Ask Osho!

Is the mind greater than the essence that observes the mind?

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"The mind is not greater than the essence that observes it; true liberation comes from surrendering the ego and aligning with the witnessing awareness within."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, the mind, operating as ego, is not greater than the essence that can witness it. The ego creates entanglement and cannot cure itself; using it as medicine deepens the disease. Turn within and move in the opposite direction: surrender. By setting ego aside and aligning with the whole (the masterful, witnessing awareness), problems unravel, unlike partial specialist fixes that only appease but never liberate.
Your thinking self ties the knots; the quiet watcher inside can untie them, so stop fighting with ego and rest in deeper awareness.
Why this matters practically
- Breaks mental loops by shifting to the witnessing presence
- Cultivates humility and openness to true guidance
- Chooses holistic awareness over fragmented, short-term fixes
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