Can someone who has indulged attain understanding in this lifetime?
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"Indulgence does not block realization; it is unconsciousness that does. Engaging with full awareness transforms every experience into a path toward freedom and deeper understanding."
According to Osho, yes—indulgence does not block realization; unconsciousness does. If you engage with full awareness, indulgence itself becomes a path toward brahmacharya. Practicing wakefulness in ordinary moments enables consciousness during intense experiences like sex and death. Passing through any state awake transforms it, dissolves craving, and reveals deeper truths—ultimately, freedom from compulsion and the taste of the immortal.
Yes; what matters isn’t that you indulged, but that you learn to stay awake and watchful while it happens, so craving loses its grip.
Why this matters practically
- Cultivate moment-to-moment attention to stay conscious in peak moments.
- Watch sensations, thoughts, and urges; awareness weakens craving and fear.
- Turn ordinary experiences into practice, moving from compulsion to clarity.
- Watch sensations, thoughts, and urges; awareness weakens craving and fear.
- Turn ordinary experiences into practice, moving from compulsion to clarity.
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