Why did enlightened ones not take care to prevent the formation of sects?
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"Enlightened ones do not prevent sects because they understand that ignorance will always create divisions; instead, they choose to cooperate with the unfolding truth within the minds of their followers."
According to Osho, enlightened ones don’t try to prevent sects because a knower neither worries nor can stop what ignorance will inevitably create. Even Buddha’s anti-sect stance birthed sects; the cause lies in followers’ minds. Thus two choices remain: refuse and a sect still forms, or consciously cooperate to shape it closer to the living truth, as Krishna—and Osho—do.
Wise people know groups will form no matter what, so either they ignore it or help guide it so it harms less.
Why this matters practically
- Notice your mind’s urge to idolize and seek certainty, and return to understanding over worship.
- Don’t blame masters for institutions; take responsibility for your own awakening.
- If you must organize, design forms that serve essence, not the other way around.
- Don’t blame masters for institutions; take responsibility for your own awakening.
- If you must organize, design forms that serve essence, not the other way around.
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