Core Insight:
According to Osho, the living find enlightenment hard because they cling to ego, ambition, jealousy, greed—believing these define life—so dropping them feels like losing meaning. Enlightenment demands total letting go. At death, the futility of these burdens is obvious; with nothing left to lose, surrender happens in a single shock, making awakening easy. Still, he urges letting go now to enjoy enlightened living.