What is the significance of rebirth in spiritual terms?
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"Spiritual rebirth is the inner death of your past, a conscious beginning that transforms misery into aliveness, allowing you to live from awareness and embrace the freedom of the present."
According to Osho, spiritual rebirth is the inner death of your past—your repetitive, robot-like self—and a conscious beginning afresh. Initiation (sannyas) is a radical discontinuity: you stop seeking bliss in the wrong places, drop old identities and conditioning, and live from awareness. This revolution transforms misery into aliveness, opening the possibility of contentment, ecstasy, and freedom now.
It means letting your old, unhappy habits die so you can start a fresh, joyful life from your true self.
Why this matters practically
- Breaks the loop of suffering and stale routines.
- Redirects your search for happiness inward, where real contentment is found.
- Reduces fear of death by inviting you to “die before you die.”
- Redirects your search for happiness inward, where real contentment is found.
- Reduces fear of death by inviting you to “die before you die.”
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