Is the difference in stages due to personal choice or destiny?
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"Freedom lies in awakening; it is not fate that determines our stages, but the depth of our awareness."
According to Osho, stages aren’t fixed by destiny or a creator; existence is an eternal, uncreated continuum where only forms change, not the basic substance. Body and soul are poles of one reality, distinguished by degrees of consciousness. As awareness deepens you move ‘up’; as it dulls you move ‘down.’ Freedom lies in awakening, not fate.
We’re all the same inside; the only difference is how awake we are, and we can choose to wake up more.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts attention from fate to growing your awareness through practice.
- Encourages meditation and mindful living to raise consciousness.
- Reduces judgment: others are the same essence in different stages of awakening.
- Encourages meditation and mindful living to raise consciousness.
- Reduces judgment: others are the same essence in different stages of awakening.
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