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Will the first three stages fall away after the fourth stage has happened?

Synthesized from Source outcome

"Don't seek the promise of the fourth stage now; immerse yourself fully in the first three, for only through total surrender can spontaneity arise and guide you."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, after the fourth stage there is no question—what is needed continues, what isn’t drops by itself. But don’t seek that promise now; such questioning is the mind’s trick to avoid the necessary first three stages, which dissolve fear and repression. Do them totally, allowing happenings (with deep breathing); then spontaneity decides, not you.
Do the first three stages wholeheartedly; after the fourth, they’ll naturally continue or fall away—don’t try to skip ahead.
Why this matters practically
- Stops the mind from bargaining and procrastinating.
- Encourages full catharsis: keep breathing, let the body express without forcing or suppressing.
- Builds trust in natural spontaneity instead of control.
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