Why do enlightened beings experience suffering and violence?
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"Enlightened beings do not suffer; their presence merely unsettles the ego, revealing the transformative power of love hidden within hostility."
According to Osho, enlightened beings don’t truly suffer; violence arises because their presence unsettles egos, provoking fear and defensive hatred—which is still a transformative relationship. Indifference is the only real danger. From the Buddhas’ side, consciousness is untouched; what looks like torture to us doesn’t hurt them. Hostility simply signals that truth is spreading and may soon turn into love.
They don’t feel hurt inside, and attacks happen because their truth scares people—yet even hate can turn into love.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you see criticism as engagement, not doom.
- Encourages responding to hostility with awareness and compassion.
- Reminds you not to fear opposition; indifference is the real obstacle.
- Encourages responding to hostility with awareness and compassion.
- Reminds you not to fear opposition; indifference is the real obstacle.
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