Was celibacy introduced into the church three centuries after Jesus' death, and will this be the destiny of every church after its master's death?
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"When the master is gone, the followers often impose life-denying rules to control, forgetting the original light; let us not allow this cycle to repeat."
According to Osho, Christianity institutionalized itself roughly three centuries after Jesus, when unenlightened successors built the church; with the original light gone, priests imposed life-negative rules (especially celibacy) to generate guilt and control. This pattern tends to overtake almost every religion after its master dies, unless a truly enlightened successor prevents it. He warns: let it not happen again.
After a master dies, officials often replace joyful living with strict rules like celibacy to control people—don’t let that happen.
Why this matters practically
- Spot when a path shifts from celebration to guilt so you aren’t manipulated.
- Choose inner understanding over repression (transcend, don’t suppress).
- Support living insight and awakened individuals, not rigid institutions.
- Choose inner understanding over repression (transcend, don’t suppress).
- Support living insight and awakened individuals, not rigid institutions.
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