Why doesn’t the balance between East and West, science and religion, and the outer and the inner make sense to ordinary people?
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"Only those with a courageous and clear intelligence can grasp the synthesis of East and West, for ordinary minds are clouded by conditioning and prejudice, unable to see the truth."
According to Osho, ordinary people cannot grasp a synthesis of East and West, science and religion, outer and inner because ‘ordinary’ means clouded awareness: minds packed with conditioning, prejudice and borrowed beliefs. They mis-hear through their junk-filled filters; the mirror is dusty. Only the courageous, clean, risk-taking intelligence can understand first and become lamps—then, gradually, others catch the light.
Most people can’t see the balance because their minds are cluttered and biased; clear your mind and bravely look, and understanding appears.
Why this matters practically
- Practice meditation and awareness to clean the inner mirror and drop prejudices.
- Listen beyond your filters; verify before reacting or labeling.
- Be a lamp: embody synthesis in your life rather than waiting for mass approval.
- Listen beyond your filters; verify before reacting or labeling.
- Be a lamp: embody synthesis in your life rather than waiting for mass approval.
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