Is going to today's temples pointless if meditation leads to samadhi and samadhi leads to knowing the Divine?
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"The real temple is meditation—a temple without walls; when you live in meditation, every place becomes holy."
According to Osho, external temple-going is pointless when sought as a route to God; the real temple is meditation—a temple without walls. God is everywhere; clinging to temples or demolishing them are both illusions. Live in meditation and every place is holy, including temples; without meditation, carrying the body to a shrine changes nothing. Let life itself become the pilgrimage.
Sit quietly and find God inside; then everywhere you go is a temple, so walking to a special building isn’t needed.
Why this matters practically
- Prioritize daily meditation over ritual visits.
- End idol-making/breaking conflicts by seeing the sacred everywhere.
- Bring reverence to ordinary work, relationships, and nature.
- End idol-making/breaking conflicts by seeing the sacred everywhere.
- Bring reverence to ordinary work, relationships, and nature.
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