Is renunciation a big thing or a small one?
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"Renunciation is not about sacrifice; it is the effortless act of dropping what is valueless when you truly see it for what it is."
According to Osho, renunciation is small or big depending on awareness: with understanding you simply drop what you’ve seen as valueless—like throwing away trash—without pride, praise, or “mine-ness.” Without understanding, you barter with God, inflate the act, and no real renunciation occurs. True letting-go arises from clear seeing, not calculation; when reality is recognized, sacrifice feels trivial, and the ego’s claim to merit disappears.
Let go only when you truly see something has no real value; then it’s easy and quiet—boasting about sacrifice means you haven’t really let go.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you test if your giving up is ego-driven or born of clarity.
- Encourages seeing the real worth of things so letting go becomes effortless.
- Prevents transactional spirituality and the pride that blocks inner freedom.
- Encourages seeing the real worth of things so letting go becomes effortless.
- Prevents transactional spirituality and the pride that blocks inner freedom.
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