Is sadhana and sannyas also dreamlike if the mind is dreamlike?
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"Sadhana and sannyas are dreamlike, yet they serve as purposeful illusions to awaken you; use them to transcend the worldly, then let them go, for the ultimate truth is pure awareness beyond all practices."
According to Osho, yes—sadhana and sannyas are dreamlike, but of a special kind: like a second thorn or a snake in a dream, they are purposeful illusions that can awaken you. Use them to remove worldliness, then drop them; medicine is not food. Do not cling to practices or renunciation. The ultimate is Buddhahood—pure awareness beyond world, sadhana, chanting, austerities.
Practices and renunciation can wake you up, but once awake you must let them go too.
Why this matters practically
- Treat practices as tools, not identity—prevents new attachments.
- Drop methods once they’ve worked—fosters flexibility over dogma.
- Keep focus on direct awareness beyond roles, rituals, and renunciation.
- Drop methods once they’ve worked—fosters flexibility over dogma.
- Keep focus on direct awareness beyond roles, rituals, and renunciation.
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