Is the imitation of the West by Indians unhealthy, and should they find their own path?
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"Clinging to a false sense of uniqueness is a form of suicide; true authenticity arises not from imitation, but from engaging with the world and transforming it through real action."
According to Osho, the issue isn’t Western imitation but India’s diseased ‘uniqueness’: a tradition that calls the world maya, breeding passivity, poverty, and slavery. Clinging to such authenticity is suicide. The remedy is to affirm the world’s reality, cultivate science and power, and remake culture from real engagement—not copycat surfaces, but abandon beliefs that cripple action.
Don’t copy the West or worship old labels—stop calling life a dream, take it as real, and build things that work.
Why this matters practically
- Sparks responsibility and initiative instead of fatalism
- Encourages scientific thinking and practical progress
- Breaks harmful pride and inferiority built on empty traditions
- Encourages scientific thinking and practical progress
- Breaks harmful pride and inferiority built on empty traditions
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