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What is the nature of the soul and the concept of reincarnation?

The soul is not a fixed entity but a flowing process, a continuous stream of moments, where each new form is born from the last, embodying the essence of reincarnation without the need for a permanent self.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, what we call ‘soul’ isn’t a fixed entity but a flowing process—a stream of moment-to-moment flames, like a lamp whose light keeps renewing. Continuity exists without an identical self: each moment is progeny of the previous. Reincarnation, then, is the ongoing flow taking new forms, not the migration of a permanent person; remembrance is not required for continuity.
There isn’t a tiny unchanging “me” that jumps bodies; there’s just a river of change that keeps going and taking new shapes.
Why this matters practically
- Softens fear of death by seeing life as a continuous process
- Loosens egoic attachment and reduces suffering
- Focuses you on present actions that shape the ongoing stream
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