What happened to the Indian psyche's relationship with meditation?
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outcome
"When the heights of meditation are touched, the ego often follows, transforming spirituality into mere pride and ritual, while the true quest for inner silence fades into the shadows of materialism."
According to Osho, after India touched the highest peaks of meditation, a collective ego set in, dulling the urge to seek further. Spirituality turned into proud talk and empty ritual while life fixated on hoarding and money. Thus, the living quest for meditation withered into memory, and India paradoxically became grossly materialistic—fortune turning into misfortune.
India went very deep into meditation, then got proud and stopped practicing, so now it mostly clings to money while just talking about spirituality.
Why this matters practically
- Beware spiritual pride and nostalgia; keep practice alive instead of living off past glories.
- Turn talk into daily meditation and mindful action.
- Use money as a tool, not an idol; avoid hoarding that chokes aliveness.
- Turn talk into daily meditation and mindful action.
- Use money as a tool, not an idol; avoid hoarding that chokes aliveness.
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