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Will conditioning or tendencies remain with us?

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Awakening is the key that breaks the chain of conditioning; in that moment of awareness, all tendencies dissolve and liberation becomes instant.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, conditioning does remain—but only as a ‘dry trace’: unconscious habit-energy that repeats itself while we are asleep to it. Karmas are already settled; nothing from the past compels us now. The moment we become aware, the chain breaks and tendencies dissolve. Thus liberation is possible instantly through awakening, not by exhausting past deeds.
Yes, habits stick around, but they only run you when you’re on autopilot—wake up and they stop.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts focus from guilt about past to present-moment awareness.
- Gives immediate agency: noticing a tendency can end it now.
- Encourages mindfulness to break reactive cycles like anger or greed.
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