What is the difference between Buddha's denial of God and the arguments of atheists regarding man's dignity?
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"Buddha's denial of God is not a rejection of the divine, but an invitation to discover the inner divinity within ourselves, where true dignity and mastery reside."
According to Osho, atheists deny God to license unrestrained instinct, reducing man to refined animality and canceling the very horizon of growth; Buddha denies an external God to safeguard human dignity, pointing to inner divinity and self-mastery: oneself is one's own master. His 'no-God' redirects worship inward, restoring responsibility, possibility, and the path from animality to awakening.
Atheists say “no God” so anything goes; Buddha says “no outer God” so you find the God within and grow up.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts focus from blind belief to inner practice and responsibility.
- Preserves human dignity by affirming our capacity to awaken.
- Guides moral freedom toward growth rather than indulgence.
- Preserves human dignity by affirming our capacity to awaken.
- Guides moral freedom toward growth rather than indulgence.
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