How can my real suffering be caused by something that does not exist?
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outcome
"Your suffering arises not from reality, but from the illusions of the ego; when you awaken to your true self, the friction between what is and what you imagine dissolves."
According to Osho, suffering can be caused by the nonexistent because belief makes the unreal operative: like a nightmare, the fictitious ego feels real and collides with reality, producing pain and after-effects. You hurt wherever the 'I' is touched. Awakened awareness exposes the ego’s unreality; dropping self-centeredness ends the friction between what is and what is imagined.
Like a bad dream, your hurt feels real because you believe in a pretend 'I'; wake up with awareness and the hurt loses its grip.
Why this matters practically
- When you feel hurt, notice it's the 'I' that aches; use it to spot ego.
- Practice simple awareness or meditation to wake from the ego-dream.
- Drop self-centered views to reduce friction with reality.
- Practice simple awareness or meditation to wake from the ego-dream.
- Drop self-centered views to reduce friction with reality.
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