Are therapy groups brainwashing innocent people?
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"To be brainwashed, you must first have a brain; the truly innocent need no washing at all. In my groups, we shatter egoic expectations, revealing freedom through the cleansing of conditioning, not the intelligence of the individual."
According to Osho, the charge of brainwashing is a fearful projection: to be brainwashed you’d first need a brain—and the truly “innocent” need no washing at all. His groups don’t impose beliefs; they expose and shatter egoic expectations and second‑hand scriptures. Openness is voluntary, and what gets “cleaned” is conditioning—not one’s intelligence—so freedom, not conformity, is the outcome.
No—these groups aren’t making you believe something; they help wash off old habits so your own mind can be clear.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces fear of manipulation by clarifying the aim: deconditioning, not indoctrination.
- Encourages openness to feedback that dissolves ego-driven patterns.
- Helps you choose growth spaces that free you rather than program you.
- Encourages openness to feedback that dissolves ego-driven patterns.
- Helps you choose growth spaces that free you rather than program you.
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