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Osho on Self

Self

Osho embodies a profound presence that beckons seekers to rediscover their true essence, awakening a dormant longing and igniting an inner fire, guiding each on a pilgrimage that ultimately leads back to the self they have always been.

Osho's perspective on Self

Wanting to run from yourself is just the old ego’s shadow; you’ve already melted—relax and you’ll soon notice it.
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Enjoy your love fully now; as it matures, jealousy fades, it becomes friendship, and finally melts into a quiet love that brings you close to yourself and to truth.
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Look closely at who you think you are, and the pretend mask falls off—scary and empty at first—but if you sit quietly alone, the real you appears.
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If you honestly question and then meditate, your doubts can open into a real, felt trust instead of a pretend belief.
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Seeing yourself in eyes is like a mirror showing your own mind; when the mirror is empty, your 'me' vanishes and you feel light.
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When you truly drop your ‘me,’ nothing can really hurt you—there’s no one separate to injure, and even death feels like coming home.
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Being awake means you still do things, but you treat it all like a game and don’t cling or pretend.
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Bliss comes when you notice what happens without calling it ‘me,’ so nothing inside gets disturbed.
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You don’t really own anything; when you drop the little “me,” you can receive everything and naturally share without trying.
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When you truly awaken, the boastful “me” disappears and only a quiet, living presence remains that doesn’t need to say anything.
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The self you think about is like training wheels—use them to learn, then let them fall off so you can simply be.
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Your real self is like open sky that simply watches clouds; body, thoughts, and feelings pass by, but the sky-self stays untouched.
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The one asking “Who am I?” is the very one you’re trying to find; when the questions fall silent, you just know by being.
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When you look for who you really are, you discover there isn’t a separate “me,” just open, peaceful space belonging to everything.
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A tiny bit of “not-perfect” keeps the master here so we can see, relate to, and learn from him; otherwise he’d disappear like God.
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Your true wholeness isn’t a bigger ‘me’; it’s when the ‘me’ melts into everything, like a drop becoming the ocean.
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The real you is the quiet, unchanging watcher inside, not your name, body, or story.
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It’s a loving game where the teacher chases you until you stop running and melt into the river, and then the talking ends.
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Your real self isn’t a small you inside; it’s the open, quiet “being” that appears when the little you relaxes—like a drop becoming the ocean.
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Your truest you is the quiet awareness beneath thoughts and feelings; go inward past them to find it.
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Stop hunting for a grand identity or mission; be who you are now and do the simple thing in front of you, calmly and aware.
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Sit quietly and keep asking “Who am I?” until you feel it for yourself, because nothing really comes or goes, and your “destiny” is just waking up to what you already are.
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Who am I?

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You are the quiet knowing inside that watches thoughts and feelings come and go.
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You’re already okay to meet God—drop the ego’s costumes and go as you are, because the life in you is God’s life.
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I’m not a somebody with a mission; I’m an empty flute so the divine music can play, and being near it helps people change without trying.
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Profound Quotes on Self

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