Is the motivation towards liberation an aspiration rather than a desire?
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"Liberation is not a desire to be achieved; it is the flowering of reality when all seeking ceases and you rest in the present."
According to Osho, any motivation or aspiration toward liberation is still desire—future-oriented seeking that creates bondage. You cannot desire liberation; that contradiction keeps you dreaming. Liberation is not achieved but happens when desiring ends: when you drop all seeking and rest totally in the present. In desirelessness, reality reveals itself and freedom flowers.
Don’t try to get free someday; stop wanting and be fully here now, and freedom appears by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Stops endless future-chasing that breeds anxiety and frustration.
- Shifts you to present-moment awareness where peace is available now.
- Prevents spiritual materialism—turning freedom into another ego goal.
- Shifts you to present-moment awareness where peace is available now.
- Prevents spiritual materialism—turning freedom into another ego goal.
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