Why can there be no oral scripture?
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"Truth is a living experience, not a spoken word; it blossoms in silence, transforming within you rather than being recited or remembered."
According to Osho, there can be no oral scripture because truth is living, wordless, and only realized, not recited. The moment it’s spoken it fractures into concepts, memory-errors, and egos’ interpretations. Real transmission is silent presence—master to disciple—until it flowers within you as your own seeing. Talking about it creates beliefs and gossip, not liberation.
Truth isn’t a story to repeat; it’s something you quietly experience yourself.
Why this matters practically
- Seek firsthand experience through meditation, not reliance on hearsay.
- Value silent presence with the wise over argument and commentary.
- Prevent distortion by avoiding turning living insights into fixed doctrines.
- Value silent presence with the wise over argument and commentary.
- Prevent distortion by avoiding turning living insights into fixed doctrines.
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