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Is sannyas a form of bondage, and are methods and techniques also considered bondages?

Synthesized from Source definition

"Sannyas and methods are not bondages; they are tools to help you remove the real chains of restlessness and ego, and when true freedom blossoms, even the tools are effortlessly dropped."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, sannyas and all methods are not bondages; they are skillful devices to remove your real chains—restlessness, ego, attachment—like using a thorn to pull out another. If deep silence has already happened, no method is needed; otherwise, courageously use them. When freedom flowers, even the method is dropped—neither clung to nor condemned.
Sannyas and meditation are tools to pull out your inner splinters; use them while you hurt, and toss them when you’re healed.
Why this matters practically
- Check honestly if peace is real or avoidance
- Use methods fully to undo attachments, then let them go
- Avoid clinging to or prematurely rejecting paths
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