Is truth a discovery or an invention?
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"Truth is not a discovery or an invention; it is the eternal reality that reveals itself when the mind falls silent."
According to Osho, truth is neither a discovery nor an invention—it is a rediscovery of the eternal. We forget and remember it in cycles, mistaking fresh encounters for 'discoveries' or mind-made theories for 'inventions.' Scientific findings are changing facts of the mind; real truth is religious, revealed only when the mind falls silent through meditation, allowing reality to show itself directly.
Truth isn’t something new we find or make up; it’s always there, and we see it again when we quiet our busy mind.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts focus from collecting ideas to practicing silence and meditation.
- Reduces dogmatism by distinguishing changing facts from timeless insight.
- Guides daily awareness: notice mental constructions, pause, and look directly.
- Reduces dogmatism by distinguishing changing facts from timeless insight.
- Guides daily awareness: notice mental constructions, pause, and look directly.
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