Why can't a politician be religious?
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"A politician cannot be religious because politics seeks power over others, while religion seeks mastery over oneself; you cannot pursue outer domination and inner realization simultaneously."
According to Osho, a politician cannot be religious because politics seeks power over others to compensate for inner inferiority, while religion seeks mastery of oneself. Politics is an outward journey toward status and control; religion is an inward journey toward awareness and the divine. With only one life-energy, you cannot simultaneously pursue outer domination and inner realization; the outer quest must cease.
You can’t chase control of others and find your true self at the same time.
Why this matters practically
- Redirect ambition into self-mastery through meditation and awareness.
- Loosen the grip of status, approval, and control to reduce anxiety and conflict.
- Choose inner integrity over outer dominance to cultivate peace and compassion.
- Loosen the grip of status, approval, and control to reduce anxiety and conflict.
- Choose inner integrity over outer dominance to cultivate peace and compassion.
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