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Osho on What is gained through enlightenment and is there certainty in the existence of God?

What is gained through enlightenment and is there certainty in the existence of God?

Enlightenment is not a gain but a total loss of the ego, revealing the God that has always been within you; certainty is not belief, but the awakening to what has always been present.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, enlightenment gains nothing; it is the total loss of ego and craving, an emptiness that becomes the abode of the Whole. One simply recognizes what was always present—God/Reality—so certainty is not belief but awakening. The treasure was already yours; realization ends the chase, removes sorrow’s thorns, and reveals the ever-present Self while the imagined “me” disappears.
You don’t get something new; you wake up from a dream and see what was already here, full and complete.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts you from grasping to contentment, easing anxiety and greed.
- Points practice to simple awareness/recognition instead of chasing experiences.
- Dissolves egoic suffering so you feel at home in life.
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