Is it possible to cooperate with perceived tricks for personal benefit, or is this all just madness?
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outcome
"What appears as madness can be a compassionate device, a skillful illusion that shakes you awake to the truth that already resides within you."
According to Osho, yes—what seems like madness or trickery can be a compassionate device: an illusion used to uproot deeper illusions. You can cooperate with such “tricks” because truth already exists in you; you just need a shock to awaken. Skillful lies, rituals, and symbols—like an empty locket—rebuild trust, break fear patterns, and are discarded once you see.
A kind pretend helps cancel a harmful pretend so you can wake up to what’s real.
Why this matters practically
- Lets you use symbolic aids to interrupt fear and self-deception.
- Encourages meeting people’s felt reality first, then guiding them out.
- Reminds you to drop the tool once awareness dawns.
- Encourages meeting people’s felt reality first, then guiding them out.
- Reminds you to drop the tool once awareness dawns.
AI Confidence Score: 95%
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