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Is a birthday just like any other day or is it special in some way?

When you are truly present, every day is a celebration, and the mind's distinctions of time dissolve into the eternal bliss of existence.

— Osho
According to Osho, a birthday is not inherently special; when time dissolves in awareness, every day and each moment share the same bliss, ecstasy, and silence. Distinctions like dates or milestones belong to the mind. In true centeredness, all moments are equally sacred, so celebration springs from presence, not the calendar.

Birthdays are fine, but with real awareness every day feels like a birthday because the same joy and silence are always here.