What is the difference between mind and ego?
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"Ego is an illness that constricts the mind; when it dissolves, the cosmic intelligence flows through you, and you become one with the whole."
According to Osho, mind and ego are not the same: ego is an illness, a constriction of the mind. The 'small mind' is the ego-bound, separating wall; when it drops, the 'Mind' with a capital M (cosmic intelligence) flows through you. Thus, don't discard mind itself; dissolve ego. Then the sense of a separate center ends, the whole operates, and you function from the original source rather than personal fantasies.
Like a pot wall, ego makes your little mind feel separate; remove the wall and the big Mind (life itself) thinks and acts through you.
Why this matters practically
- Focus on dissolving ego instead of suppressing thinking.
- Spot and avoid spiritual grandiosity and self-deception.
- Act with greater wisdom and calm by aligning with a larger intelligence.
- Spot and avoid spiritual grandiosity and self-deception.
- Act with greater wisdom and calm by aligning with a larger intelligence.
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