Why are authoritative scholars, theologians, and philosophers on religion against Osho?
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"Those who cling to borrowed knowledge fear the truth of direct experience, for it exposes their ignorance and threatens their authority."
According to Osho, scholars, theologians, and philosophers oppose him because their authority rests on borrowed, secondhand knowledge, while he speaks from direct experience. His insistence that people know truth firsthand threatens their profession and exposes their hidden ignorance. Like the blind leading the blind, they defend vested interests and one‑dimensional expertise, as has always happened with mystics such as Buddha or Jesus.
People who only read about God feel threatened by someone who has actually experienced it, because he shows their book-knowledge—and even their jobs—aren’t the real thing.
Why this matters practically
- Seek firsthand experience over borrowed beliefs.
- Recognize vested interests behind authority; trust inner seeing.
- Avoid being misled by specialization; stay open and multidimensional.
- Recognize vested interests behind authority; trust inner seeing.
- Avoid being misled by specialization; stay open and multidimensional.
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