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Does the seeker have to suffer inevitably on the way?

Suffering on the path is not inevitable; it is born from our resistance to growth. Embrace the present, let go of the past, and allow your journey to unfold in bliss.

— Osho
According to Osho, suffering on the path is not inevitable; it is self-created by resisting growth. Division breeds pain, while total cooperation and let-go turn growth into bliss. End suffering by dropping the past and its judgments, releasing expectations about the future, and cultivating a meditative, relaxed space where effort and rest balance. Then growth unfolds naturally, not as agony but as rejoicing.

You don’t have to suffer to grow; pain comes from fighting change—let go of past stories and future expectations, relax into meditation, and growth becomes joyful.

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