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What is awareness?

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"Awareness is your true nature, the ever-present knower; liberation comes when you turn your attention inward and watch the watcher."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, awareness is your very nature - the ever-present knower that is never lost, only entangled with objects. Liberation is a single shift of direction: turn attention from outer things to its own source, 'watch the watcher'. In that inward resting, awareness disentangles, joy arises, and you arrive home in an instant.
Awareness is like a light that’s always on inside you; instead of shining it on things outside, gently turn it around to notice itself.
Why this matters practically
- Stops endless distraction by withdrawing attention from objects. - Brings immediate clarity, peace, and joy. - Gives a simple practice: pause and 'watch the watcher' anytime, anywhere.
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