What is the origin of the mind in relation to the inner state of supreme bliss?
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"The mind is born from the blissful consciousness choosing to forget itself; awakening is the journey back to that original state of pure freedom."
According to Osho, the mind originates when the inherently blissful, attributeless consciousness freely chooses to veil itself—becoming dormant, ‘asleep,’ or unmanifest. This self-chosen forgetfulness gathers the clouds of duality and impurity upon the inner sky, creating the restless, separate mind. Mind is thus not an external imposition but a byproduct of consciousness’s absolute freedom; awakening reverses it.
Mind shows up when our inner light plays hide-and-seek with itself, and in that forgetfulness we start worrying and thinking we’re separate.
Why this matters practically
- Puts responsibility back in your hands: choose awareness instead of autopilot.
- Points to meditation/alertness as the way to dissolve mental noise.
- Reframes guilt: your nature is pure; confusion is a reversible self-veiling.
- Points to meditation/alertness as the way to dissolve mental noise.
- Reframes guilt: your nature is pure; confusion is a reversible self-veiling.
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