dieper ik (1)

The seed must die. 

Every man is born as a seed. 

The ego is the outer covering. It protects the child. If a child is born without the ego - without the feeling that 'I exist' - he cannot survive. He will not be able to protect himself, he will not be able to struggle, he will not be able in any way to exist. He needs a strong center. Even if it is false, it is needed. 

But a moment comes, when this help becomes a hindrance. 

It protects you from outside, but it becomes so strong... 

that it will not allow you - the inner being - to spread. 

To go beyond it. 

To sprout. 

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So ego is needed. 

And thén, ego-transcendence... 

is needed.

~osho~

vigyan bhairav tantra

(1972) - vol.ii, ch.37