Birth and Death

Q: Can a person choose their death if they can choose their birth?

According to Osho, one who has attained knowing can choose to be born or not, but by selecting a womb he also accepts the body’s limits, including its lifespan. Hence freedom over death is only partial: he knows when the body will end and moves with urgency within that frame. An ordinary person has no freedom about death.

Birth and Death

In the dance of existence, a seeker who has embraced true understanding realizes that choosing a womb grants the gift of life yet binds them to the body's limitations, making freedom over death a delicate balance of urgency and acceptance.

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Can a person choose their death if they can choose their birth?

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"To choose your birth is to embrace the limits of the body, and while the knowing can sense the end, true freedom over death remains an illusion for the ordinary."

An enlightened person can choose birth, but not fully choose death, because choosing a body means accepting its built‑in end.

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