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What is the significance of sannyas?

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"Sannyas is not renunciation; it is the courageous remembrance that you are already whole, lacking nothing, and the resolve to live from your own center—alert, loving, and free."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, sannyas is not renunciation but a courageous remembrance: you are already whole, lacking nothing. The master’s function is to awaken this awareness, as the old lion leads the young to its reflection. Sannyas marks the resolve to stop returning to borrowed identities and live from your own center—alert, loving, and free.
It’s choosing to remember you’re already complete—like a lion who stops believing it’s a sheep.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces anxiety and craving by shifting from seeking to being.
- Encourages authentic choices over social conditioning.
- Deepens meditation, love, and courage in daily challenges.
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