Is it honest to believe in God when my mind is skeptical and only knows matter?
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"Doubt everything, even your doubt, and in that pure skepticism, a fresh faith will blossom, untainted by the illusions of certainty."
According to Osho, forcing belief in God while your mind is skeptical is dishonest and premature. Become a total skeptic: doubt so completely that you even doubt doubt itself. At that peak, doubt cancels doubt and a fresh, virgin faith arises. Half-doubt only paralyzes action and meditation. Even 'I know only matter' is unexamined—perception itself is uncertain.
Why this matters practically
- Ends paralysis: either finish doubting or commit, so you can act and meditate.
- Avoids both blind belief and sterile skepticism, yielding authentic, firsthand trust.
- Loosens rigid materialism by questioning perception, opening space for inner exploration.
- Avoids both blind belief and sterile skepticism, yielding authentic, firsthand trust.
- Loosens rigid materialism by questioning perception, opening space for inner exploration.
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