How can we teach children to be moral and religious?
Synthesized from Source
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"Protect their natural intelligence and wonder, for true morality and religion are not taught but caught from the beauty of existence."
According to Osho, you don't teach children religion or morality - you protect their natural intelligence, wonder, and authenticity. Religion is a lived love affair with existence, not borrowed beliefs. Let them 'catch' it from your presence: your silence before stars, tears at sunsets, joy with roses. Avoid conditioning and commandments; nurture freedom, awareness, and sincerity so their innate morality flowers by itself.
Don't stuff kids with beliefs; keep their wonder alive and show your own joy and reverence so they naturally become good and soulful.
Why this matters practically
- Prevents dogmatic conditioning and preserves creativity and intelligence.
- Models authentic reverence through your actions, making values contagious.
- Creates a home atmosphere where freedom, curiosity, and compassion grow.
- Models authentic reverence through your actions, making values contagious.
- Creates a home atmosphere where freedom, curiosity, and compassion grow.
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