Is there an ongoing spiritual lineage in India similar to figures like Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, or Aurobindo?
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"Authentic spiritual transmission thrives in the presence of living individuals, not in the shadows of formal lineages."
According to Osho, modern India has produced towering figures like Ramana Maharshi and J. Krishnamurti, but no enduring lineage continues. Ramana lacked a capable successor; Krishnamurti rejects institutional succession. Earlier, Ramakrishna’s realization and Vivekananda’s organizational power never fused—one lacked teaching capacity, the other firsthand realization—so the chain broke. Thus, authentic transmission today depends on living individuals, not a formal lineage.
There isn’t a long chain of gurus now because the truly realized found no equal successors, and some refuse to create organizations.
Why this matters practically
- Center your path on direct experience, not institutional labels.
- Discern organization/charisma from genuine realization.
- Learn from living teachers without clinging to lineages.
- Discern organization/charisma from genuine realization.
- Learn from living teachers without clinging to lineages.
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