What is the belief in God?
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"Real religion is not about belief; it is about direct knowing—an immediate awareness where 'God' becomes a lived reality, not a borrowed theory."
According to Osho, belief in God is a poor substitute for direct knowing; it’s secondhand, borrowed, and rooted in doubt. He rejects belief and insists on existential experience—awareness so immediate that ‘God’ is not a theory but a lived reality. Drop beliefs, inquire, meditate, and know. Real religion is seeing, not believing: 'No—I know; I don’t believe.'
Don’t just believe stories about God; look within and experience the truth yourself.
Why this matters practically
- Replaces blind faith with personal insight and responsibility.
- Encourages meditation and inquiry instead of dogma and fear.
- Makes spirituality practical, grounded in present-moment experience.
- Encourages meditation and inquiry instead of dogma and fear.
- Makes spirituality practical, grounded in present-moment experience.
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