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What happens after taking sannyas?

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Taking sannyas is the beginning of a journey where the outer color invites an inner dyeing, leading to the dissolution of all divisions until you become one with the Beloved's essence.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, after taking sannyas the outer “color” invites an inner dyeing that gradually deepens until inside and outside are one. All divisions—body/soul, thought/feeling, world/God—dissolve into nonduality. Society may call you mad, but an inexhaustible inner lamp ignites. Sannyas culminates in totality and surrender: the ego burns like a moth in the Flame, and you live as the Beloved’s color.
It starts as a robe, but slowly colors your whole being until you and life feel like one light—even if others think you’ve gone crazy.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you live as one piece—no inner split between roles, mind, and heart.
- Gives courage to follow inner truth despite social judgment.
- Opens steady inner joy and surrender, easing control and anxiety.
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