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Why does the question of self not fall away despite seeking answers?

Synthesized from Source outcome

"The self-question lingers because you seek answers outside; only by turning inward through meditation can you become the answer, allowing all questions to dissolve into silence."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, the self-question persists because you seek answers outside yourself, turning living inquiry into secondhand belief. The problem and solution never meet when Krishna, Christ, or a teacher is your answer. Only by turning inward through meditation or devotion to become the answer yourself does the mind fall silent (samadhi), and then all questions, including 'Who am I?', naturally disappear.
Because you keep wearing other people's answers like borrowed shoes; only when you look inside and see for yourself do the questions stop.
Why this matters practically
- Start a daily practice (meditation or devotion) instead of collecting beliefs.
- Lower doubt by aligning problem and solution within your own awareness.
- Cultivate inner silence to gain clarity for choices, relationships, and work.
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