What is within a person's control in this lifetime if their karmic life is influenced by past actions and samskaras?
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"Your past may condition you, but it does not imprison you; in the present moment, your awareness and choices hold the key to transforming your life."
According to Osho, while past karma and samskaras condition you, they don’t imprison you absolutely: one leg is tied, one is free. Present awareness and choice remain within your control—use them to act opposite to conditioning, transform arising impulses (like anger), and dissolve habits. Consciousness is free; the future is your freedom to break chains you created.
You can’t change your past, but right now you can notice your habits and choose differently, slowly undoing them.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you respond, not react, in triggering moments.
- Empowers habit change through small, opposite actions.
- Grounds spiritual growth in present-moment awareness.
- Empowers habit change through small, opposite actions.
- Grounds spiritual growth in present-moment awareness.
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