What is the nature of ignorance?
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"Ignorance is not the lack of knowledge, but the absence of awareness; it dissolves effortlessly in the light of watchfulness."
According to Osho, ignorance is not the absence of information but the absence of awareness—the trance of identification with mind, belief, and ego. It is secondhand knowing, borrowed conclusions, and the sleep of mechanical living. Trying to fix it with more ideas is another mistake; only watchfulness dissolves it. When awareness flowers, ignorance vanishes without struggle.
Ignorance is like being asleep with your eyes open; only quiet, alert watching turns on the inner light.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts you from collecting opinions to practicing awareness.
- Softens egoic reactions and habitual suffering.
- Clarifies that meditation, not more beliefs, is the remedy.
- Softens egoic reactions and habitual suffering.
- Clarifies that meditation, not more beliefs, is the remedy.
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