Core Insight:
According to Osho, austerity isn’t a technique to reach meditation; meditation itself is true austerity. When awareness deepens, non-essentials fall away on their own—then fasting or renunciation “happens” effortlessly and joyfully. Forced austerities only feed ego and suffering. So don’t ‘do’ tapas; awaken awareness. Let simplicity arise as a natural byproduct, not a goal.