Is man responsible for self-ignorance?
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"You are not responsible for your self-ignorance, but you are wholly responsible for choosing to remain in it. In the light of consciousness, the choice to awaken is yours alone."
According to Osho, once consciousness has evolved to the human stage, light is available; if we remain in darkness, it is our choice. We did not create self-ignorance, but we alone can end it—and not doing so is our responsibility. Animals lack this freedom; humans are “condemned to choose,” and thus accountable.
Why this matters practically
- Practice awareness, meditation, and inquiry instead of blame or fatalism.
- Choose nonviolence and clarity over habitual reactions.
- Treat each decision as a step from animality toward full humanity.
- Choose nonviolence and clarity over habitual reactions.
- Treat each decision as a step from animality toward full humanity.
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