Will practicing brahmacharya help a seeker be aware at the time of death?
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outcome
"Only the state of witnessing brings true brahmacharya; awareness, not repression, is what remains at the moment of death."
According to Osho, only the state of witnessing brings true brahmacharya; imposed celibacy by an 'enjoyer' fails and keeps you in mechanical cycles of lust and anger. Become a witness in every moment—even in sex—and craving withers as meaningless. This break from conditioned repetition cultivates the alertness that endures through all transitions, including death; awareness, not repression, is what remains.
Stay calmly aware and real celibacy happens by itself—and that same awareness can stay clear even at death.
Why this matters practically
- Stops mechanical habits instead of repressing them
- Builds steady attention useful in crises and endings
- Turns sex and anger into opportunities for witnessing
- Builds steady attention useful in crises and endings
- Turns sex and anger into opportunities for witnessing
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