Can we know truth without the help of the Shastras?
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"Truth is not found in scriptures; it is awakened within you through inner search and self-transformation. Your own being is the only true scripture and guru."
According to Osho, truth is not dependent on shastras; it precedes them. Scriptures can stuff memory and make scholars, but they cannot awaken living knowledge, which is consciousness itself. Realization demands inner search and self-transformation, not secondhand authority. The only true scripture and guru is your own being - by turning within, beyond worldly words, truth is directly known.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts reliance from texts and teachers to direct inner experience.
- Guides practice toward meditation, self-inquiry, and transformation.
- Avoids collecting dead information and nurtures living awareness.
- Guides practice toward meditation, self-inquiry, and transformation.
- Avoids collecting dead information and nurtures living awareness.
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