How to tame the inner animal and achieve self-control?
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"True self-control arises not from repression but from the simple act of witnessing your impulses; in this awareness, transformation blooms naturally, preserving your joy and sensitivity."
According to Osho, true self-control is not repression or indulgence but simple, moment-to-moment awareness. Watching is the master key: by seeing impulses, senses and energies as they arise, they are transformed rather than suppressed, preserving sensitivity, joy and humor. Don't philosophize; practice direct, existential witnessing; from this clarity, intelligent order and natural self-mastery flower without violence against yourself.
Gently watch your thoughts and urges without fighting or following them, and they settle and transform by themselves.
Why this matters practically
- Avoids the harm of repression while preventing blind indulgence.
- Keeps your sensitivity, joy, and sense of humor alive.
- Builds effortless, reliable self-discipline from clarity, not force.
- Keeps your sensitivity, joy, and sense of humor alive.
- Builds effortless, reliable self-discipline from clarity, not force.
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