How to avoid becoming a lukewarm bodhisattva after enlightenment?
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outcome
"Drop the label of enlightenment and live it effortlessly; be spontaneous, humorous, and fully alive, for true enlightenment is not a state to evaluate but a way to be."
According to Osho, enlightenment ends all problems—unless you cling to the idea of being enlightened. To avoid becoming a 'lukewarm bodhisattva,' drop the label, stop evaluating your state, and live it effortlessly. Don't think about enlightenment; be it. Let spontaneity, humor, and totality make you a 'hot potato'—immediate, alive, and unselfconscious.
Stop thinking about being enlightened—drop the tag and live naturally—so you stay warm and alive, not dull.
Why this matters practically
- Prevents the ego from returning under a spiritual identity.
- Keeps daily life fresh, joyful, and spontaneous.
- Stops doubt and comparison from recreating suffering.
- Keeps daily life fresh, joyful, and spontaneous.
- Stops doubt and comparison from recreating suffering.
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