If I stop looking at myself, will awakening come sooner?
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outcome
"Awakening does not come from stopping the gaze upon yourself, but from looking rightly—beyond the ego, into the pure awareness of your changeless nature."
According to Osho, awakening doesn’t come by stopping self-looking but by looking rightly. What most call “looking at myself” is gazing at the ego—roles, opinions, memories—mere darkness. Turn within to the thought-free witness, your changeless nature, using neti-neti to discard all that you are not. Drop others’ views and identifications; in pure awareness the dawn is immediate.
Don’t stop looking; stop staring at your masks and look at the quiet watcher inside, and awakening comes.
Why this matters practically
- Frees you from living by others’ opinions and shifting roles.
- Gives a practical method (neti-neti) to drop identifications and rest as awareness.
- Brings clarity and peace, making spiritual progress immediate rather than distant.
- Gives a practical method (neti-neti) to drop identifications and rest as awareness.
- Brings clarity and peace, making spiritual progress immediate rather than distant.
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