Will ordinary people ever be able to understand the teachings?
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outcome
"There are no 'ordinary people'; within each of us lies the same divine consciousness waiting to awaken beyond the layers of conditioning and borrowed understandings."
According to Osho, there are no 'ordinary people'—the same divine consciousness abides in all. The obstacle to understanding is not inferiority but sleep: layers of conditioning and word-made distortions. When one becomes alert, drops borrowed 'understandings,' and listens beyond language, the inner light awakens and Buddhahood flowers. Then the teaching is directly understood, not as concepts, but as lived awareness.
No one is ordinary; you understand when you wake up inside and listen without your usual habits getting in the way.
Why this matters practically
- Treats everyone (and yourself) with inherent dignity.
- Guides practice: cultivate alertness, drop conditioning, listen in silence.
- Reduces misunderstandings by valuing direct experience over words.
- Guides practice: cultivate alertness, drop conditioning, listen in silence.
- Reduces misunderstandings by valuing direct experience over words.
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