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What is the significance of the statement that you were never born and will never die?

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"You were never born and will never die; you are the timeless consciousness witnessing the dance of existence, free from the chains of fear and ego."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, “you were never born and will never die” is a parabolic pointer to your timeless, witnessing consciousness—the space in which body and mind appear and disappear. It negates identification with form, freeing you from fear and ego. Taken existentially, not theoretically, it opens you to the deathless present where your being is one with existence.
It means the real you is like the sky—bodies and thoughts are passing clouds, but the sky itself doesn’t start or end.
Why this matters practically
- Dissolves fear of death and anxiety about time.
- Loosens ego-identification, enabling compassion and ease.
- Encourages living fully in the present rather than chasing theories.
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