Why is there a contradiction between the teachings of Osho and Jesus regarding asking and giving?
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"At the beginning of your journey, ask and seek; at the peak of your understanding, drop all striving and simply receive the grace that is already yours."
According to Osho, there is no real contradiction: Jesus urged beginners to ask, seek, and knock because movement is needed to start the journey; Lao Tzu’s (and Osho’s) counsel to “don’t ask, don’t seek” is for the mature, where all striving must be dropped. Spiritual truth reverses at the peak—run at first, then slow, and finally stop—only then does grace give itself.
Early on you knock on the door; later you stop knocking so it can open by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Shows when to use effort and when to let go.
- Prevents endless, anxious seeking; invites calm and clarity.
- Helps reconcile different teachers’ advice across your growth.
- Prevents endless, anxious seeking; invites calm and clarity.
- Helps reconcile different teachers’ advice across your growth.
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