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What is the difference between a bridge and a blockade in relation to the ego?

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The ego is a blockade that isolates you in misery, while the dissolution of the ego transforms you into a bridge, allowing the flow of existence to connect and rejoice within you.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, the ego functions as a blockade: it is the misery‑maker that builds walls, creates barriers, and cuts you off from existence. When ego dissolves into bliss and trust, you become a bridge—open, available, relating and rejoicing—so existence can flow to you and through you. Bridges arise from non‑situational bliss; blockades arise from situational, defensive unhappiness.
A bridge is you open and joyful so life can meet you; a blockade is your ego making walls that keep life out.
Why this matters practically
- Choose openness over self-protection to deepen connection.
- Cultivate non-situational bliss (meditation, trust) to stay balanced.
- When you notice walls, turn them into bridges through gratitude and presence.
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