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Does the self die with the person, or does it live beyond death in another body?

Synthesized from Source definition

"Your personality is merely a mask that dies with the body; your true individuality, the essence of your being, is eternal and cannot be touched by death."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, the 'self' that society gives you—your personality—is only a mask and it dies with the body; in fact it is dead already. Your individuality, the authentic consciousness that is truly yours, is life itself. Live as individuality by dropping imposed roles and rebelling against conditioning; then death can only remove the mask, not your real being.
The pretend you ends at death; the real you—your own awareness—does not.
Why this matters practically
- Clarifies what to let go (the mask) and what to nourish (awareness).
- Encourages life choices aligned with your natural individuality, bringing joy.
- Eases fear of death by seeing it only strips the false.
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