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Why do I identify with my body and ego, and what prevents me from seeing through the eyes of other beings?

Your identification with the body and ego is a veil that obscures the universal consciousness; only through meditation can you dissolve this illusion and truly see through the eyes of others.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, you identify with body and ego because persistent desires condense awareness into a private center, so the “last thought” keeps reasserting itself, life to life. Consciousness is universal, but unless it becomes lived experience through meditation, it remains a concept—hence you can’t see from others’ eyes. In authentic absorption, as with Ramakrishna, body, illness, and otherness vanish.
Your cravings make you feel like a separate body; only by directly tasting shared awareness in meditation do the walls drop and others feel like you.
Why this matters practically
- Watch your last thought before sleep to reveal attachments shaping your identity.
- Meditate to turn universal consciousness from idea into experience, easing ego-driven suffering.
- Loosen cravings to grow empathy and dissolve the sense of separation in relationships.
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