Why should the ego be removed if it is created by nature?
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"Ego is a natural phenomenon, but clinging to it guarantees suffering; choose non-identification and embrace bliss instead of the inevitable misery of ego."
According to Osho, ego is natural, like illness or poison; nature supplies possibilities, but clinging to ego guarantees suffering. The issue isn’t to violently remove ego, but to stop feeding it—stand apart, don’t let the seed become a tree. If you seek bliss, choose non-identification; if you choose ego, accept its inevitable misery.
Just because ego exists doesn’t mean you must hold it—like poison, it hurts if you drink it, so stop feeding it.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces suffering by not identifying with ego-driven reactions.
- Guides daily choices: don’t water pride, comparison, or defensiveness; practice awareness and letting go.
- Aligns your actions with your goal of peace and bliss instead of mixed, self-defeating desires.
- Guides daily choices: don’t water pride, comparison, or defensiveness; practice awareness and letting go.
- Aligns your actions with your goal of peace and bliss instead of mixed, self-defeating desires.
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