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How can one avoid preferring bliss to a life of suffering?

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"Preference is the bondage; in choiceless awareness, bliss and suffering dissolve into the oneness of existence."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, preference itself is the bondage. To avoid preferring bliss over suffering, drop all choosing and desire; rest in alert, choiceless awareness. Do not even choose choicelessness. When the mind’s division ceases, rubbish and bliss are one; the world of opposites dissolves, and what remains—here-now—is enlightenment, a natural, whole flowering.
Stop picking sides; be quietly aware of whatever comes, and the fight between pain and pleasure fades into a simple, peaceful okayness.
Why this matters practically
- Ends the stress of constant comparison and chasing highs.
- Brings you back to the present, where clarity and ease are available.
- Lets compassion and wise action arise from wholeness, not egoic preference.
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