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What happens to the ego during meditation?

In meditation, the ego is not suppressed but ripened, and when it reaches its fullness, it drops away effortlessly, revealing the truth of no-ego.

— Osho
According to Osho, during meditation the ego is not suppressed but ripened until it drops by itself. Like a balloon pushed to bursting or a fruit maturing on the tree, the ego may even swell at first—sometimes deliberately—so its falseness is seen and it pops. Then surrender happens naturally: an unripe, weak ego clings; a mature one collapses effortlessly into no-ego.

Meditation lets your sense of ‘me’ grow up and then pop, so you can simply be.

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