According to Osho, unlearning feels harder because learning stuffs the hollow ego with knowledge, status, and praise, while unlearning removes these props and exposes its emptiness. The ego resists this “deflation” as if it were death, clinging to any applause or identity. The soul needs nothing added; true freedom comes by dropping accumulations, not collecting more.
Learning makes our show-off self feel big, but unlearning takes away its toys, so it throws a tantrum.