Why do I continue to repeat past mistakes despite personal growth experiences?
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"Real change is not about improvement; it is a profound mutation that occurs when you see the ego's game clearly, allowing the old patterns to lose their grip."
According to Osho, you repeat past mistakes because the very one trying to improve is the problem - the ego. It recycles the same hunger, first through outer achievements, then through 'inner' growth experiences, leaving the core unchanged. Real change isn't improvement but a discontinuous mutation that happens when you see the ego's game clearly; in that recognition, striving drops and the old patterning loses its grip.
You keep slipping because the same 'me' trying to get better is causing the slips; when you notice that game and stop chasing badges, real change happens by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Shift from striving to seeing; awareness loosens old habits.
- Save time and energy wasted on ego-decorating 'growth.'
- Cultivate humility and ease, making genuine transformation possible.
- Save time and energy wasted on ego-decorating 'growth.'
- Cultivate humility and ease, making genuine transformation possible.
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