According to Osho, the mind originates when the inherently blissful, attributeless consciousness freely chooses to veil itself—becoming dormant, ‘asleep,’ or unmanifest. This self-chosen forgetfulness gathers the clouds of duality and impurity upon the inner sky, creating the restless, separate mind. Mind is thus not an external imposition but a byproduct of consciousness’s absolute freedom; awakening reverses it.
Mind shows up when our inner light plays hide-and-seek with itself, and in that forgetfulness we start worrying and thinking we’re separate.