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What is the nature of self-identity?

Self-identity is not a manufactured ideal but the acceptance of your inherent suchness; in this surrender, peace and joy naturally unfold.

— Osho
According to Osho, self-identity is whatever is naturally present in you right now — even the wish to be different. It is not an ideal to manufacture but a fact to relax into with absolute humility. By accepting your given suchness as destiny or God’s way, inner tension dissolves; peace, silence, and joy arise. Resistance breeds neurosis; consent reveals your authentic being.

Be exactly what you are, including your feelings and wishes, and stop fighting it—then you’ll feel calm and happy.

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