Can a liberated person who attains witnessing still commit a passion-driven act like murder?
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outcome
"A liberated being becomes a mere instrument of the Divine, moved by the winds of existence, free from the chains of personal desire and aversion. In such surrender, even the act of killing may unfold, yet there is neither merit nor blame, only the unfolding of swadharma."
According to Osho, a liberated witness cannot perform a passion-driven act on his own; the egoic doer is gone. Yet if the Divine/totality wills an act—even killing—he cannot prevent it, and he claims neither merit nor blame. He is like a cloud moved by winds: no doer, no resister. Then swadharma expresses itself, not personal desire or aversion.
Like a leaf moved by the wind, a truly free person doesn’t act from hot emotions; if something happens through them, it’s life moving, not ‘them’ doing it.
Why this matters practically
- Helps drop pride and guilt; you act without psychological burden.
- Encourages surrender of stubborn insistence, letting life move you appropriately.
- Aligns actions with deeper intelligence (swadharma) rather than reactive passion.
- Encourages surrender of stubborn insistence, letting life move you appropriately.
- Aligns actions with deeper intelligence (swadharma) rather than reactive passion.
AI Confidence Score: 95%
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