What is Osho's perspective on the words of Sigmund Freud?
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"Knowledge is a tool for awakening, not a doctrine to cling to; use it to shatter your attachments, not to build your identity."
According to Osho, Freud’s words are irrelevant as doctrine; he cites or even misquotes Freud not to inform but to transform. He rejects scholarly fidelity and uses any name, theory, or quote as a hammer to shatter attachment to knowledge, words, and identities like 'Freudian.' The end is awakening, not accuracy; means are valid if they catalyze consciousness.
Don’t cling to what Freud said—Osho uses such quotes only to wake you up, not to teach psychology.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts focus from arguing over theories to inner transformation.
- Encourages firsthand experience over secondhand authority and labels.
- Loosens ideological attachments, making you more open and present.
- Encourages firsthand experience over secondhand authority and labels.
- Loosens ideological attachments, making you more open and present.
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