Can one reach a state of realization in total ecstasy?
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"Realization cannot be found in total ecstasy; ecstasy is the flowering of realization, arising when the ego's seeking collapses and the mind surrenders to the bliss of being."
According to Osho, realization cannot be reached in total ecstasy — total ecstasy happens only after realization. Ecstasy flowers when total frustration with the mind’s hopes collapses ego-driven seeking; the mind drops, energy turns inward (“instasy”), and awakening occurs. Then bliss, beyond happiness and unhappiness, naturally abides; the goal is already left behind, and there’s nowhere further to go.
You don’t get enlightened by joy; when you stop hoping the mind can make you happy and turn inward, the mind falls away and true, beyond-happy peace appears.
Why this matters practically
- Stop chasing mental highs; save energy for inner turning.
- Let frustration signal it’s time to drop hope and look within.
- Aim for bliss beyond moods, reducing anxiety and compulsive striving.
- Let frustration signal it’s time to drop hope and look within.
- Aim for bliss beyond moods, reducing anxiety and compulsive striving.
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