Which view is closer to the truth: the Divine incarnating in a human body or the ultimate flowering of the human being into the Divine?
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"Truth cannot be contained in words; it is realized in silence, beyond concepts and comparisons."
According to Osho, neither idea—the Divine descending into a body nor man flowering into the Divine—is closer to truth; both are concepts, useful only as pointers. Truth cannot be contained in words; it is realized in silence. Use any story as a device to step out of illusion, then drop it; stop comparing fingers, see the moon.
Neither story is the truth; they just help you look up—like fingers pointing to the moon—so use one to find the moon, then forget the finger.
Why this matters practically
- Stops fruitless debates and dogma; turns attention to direct experience.
- Encourages using teachings pragmatically, then letting them go.
- Points you toward meditation and inner silence where truth is realized.
- Encourages using teachings pragmatically, then letting them go.
- Points you toward meditation and inner silence where truth is realized.
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