What is the theory of reincarnation?
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"Reincarnation is not the journey of a fixed ego, but the relentless pursuit of unfulfilled desires; through awareness, we can dissolve these desires and transcend the cycle of birth and death."
According to Osho, reincarnation is the continuity of one’s unfulfilled desires and karmic tendencies, not the travel of a fixed ego. Body dies; the mind-stream, driven by desire, seeks new forms—moment to moment and between lives. Through awareness and meditation, desires dissolve, the witness is realized, and the wheel of birth and death ceases; then there is freedom.
It’s like your habits and wants jumping to a new body until you wake up inside and stop the jumping.
Why this matters practically
- Meditate to reduce craving, ending repetitive patterns of suffering.
- Live ethically; actions shape future tendencies and experiences.
- Shift identity from body/mind to the witnessing presence, bringing peace now.
- Live ethically; actions shape future tendencies and experiences.
- Shift identity from body/mind to the witnessing presence, bringing peace now.
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