What do you mean by life being a long drawn-out process of dying?
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"Life is merely the body's slow decay, while true existence lies in the deathless consciousness that transcends birth and death. Embrace meditative awareness, and you will see death as simply changing worn clothes, freeing yourself from the fear of living."
According to Osho, what we commonly call life is merely the body's continuous decay that begins at birth; 'death' is only the completion of that process. True life is the deathless consciousness—the soul—untouched by birth and death. Through meditative awareness and disidentification from the body-mind, one directly knows this immortal presence; then death becomes like changing worn clothes, and fear-driven living ceases.
From the moment you’re born your body slowly wears out, but the real you is the quiet awareness behind it—found by calming the mind.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces fear of death and loss.
- Shifts focus from control and security to awareness and presence.
- Encourages meditation and disidentification from the body-mind for freer, authentic living.
- Shifts focus from control and security to awareness and presence.
- Encourages meditation and disidentification from the body-mind for freer, authentic living.
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