Did we earn merit in our past lives to listen to teachings on the Bhagavad Gita?
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outcome
"True merit flowers as humility—'I did nothing; I am blessed.' Drop the doer and receive the grace that is given unasked."
According to Osho, no—you did not earn this by past-life merit; the very notion springs from egoic doership. The Gita teaches prasad, grace: what is essential is given, unasked. True merit flowers as humility—'I did nothing; I am blessed.' Clinging to accounts of virtue blocks the way to God; drop the doer and receive.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces ego and the stress of proving worth.
- Opens you to gratitude and deeper receptivity to truth.
- Prevents spiritual pride that stalls growth.
- Opens you to gratitude and deeper receptivity to truth.
- Prevents spiritual pride that stalls growth.
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