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What happens to accumulated karma after taking sannyas?

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"Sannyas does not erase karma; it awakens you to the truth that the chains of bondage were never real, for liberation is your very nature."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, sannyas doesn’t mechanically erase karma; it awakens you to see there were never real chains. Liberation is your nature. When remembrance dawns, the whole karmic ‘account’ is revealed as a dream and loses its hold. Sannyas is consent to be shaken awake—so the weight of accumulated karma drops, because the believer in bondage disappears.
When you truly wake up, the heavy bag of past actions is seen as pretend, so it stops weighing on you.
Why this matters practically
- Frees you from guilt and fear about your past.
- Redirects energy from rituals to present-moment awareness.
- Encourages responsible action without carrying a karmic ledger.
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