What can we do to surrender the ego when the desire to surrender is part of the ego itself?
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"The ego cannot be surrendered because it is an illusion; instead, bring in the light of awareness, and in that awakening, the ego simply dissolves."
According to Osho, you cannot surrender the ego because it has no real existence—it is merely the absence of awareness, like darkness without light. Any urge to surrender is itself ego. Stop fighting the shadow; bring in the candle of awareness through watchfulness and meditation. With awakening (self-realization), the ego is simply not found—that absence is its surrender.
Like turning on a light to end darkness, just be aware in each moment; then the “ego” isn’t there to surrender.
Why this matters practically
- Stops the futile struggle to “drop the ego.”
- Gives a practical method: cultivate moment-to-moment awareness (meditation, witnessing).
- Eases anxiety and conflict as egoic reactions lose energy.
- Gives a practical method: cultivate moment-to-moment awareness (meditation, witnessing).
- Eases anxiety and conflict as egoic reactions lose energy.
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