How can one approach a master without making any compromises?
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"To approach a master is to embrace compromise; without surrendering your ego and accepting the path of discipleship, you may as well walk alone in your solitary struggle."
According to Osho, you cannot approach a master without compromise: coming close means accepting discipleship—dropping arguments, obeying, and allowing your ego to be dissolved, perhaps through long silence and tests, as with Junnaid and Al-Hillaj. If you refuse compromise, don't come close; walk alone and pay the price of solitary struggle. You can't have both.
If you want a real teacher, you must listen and let go of stubbornness; if not, go alone and accept a longer, harder path.
Why this matters practically
- Clarifies the choice: surrender to guidance or accept a solitary path, ending inner bargaining.
- Prepares you for the discipline (silence, obedience) that enables transformation.
- Saves time and energy by committing fully instead of hovering half-in, half-out.
- Prepares you for the discipline (silence, obedience) that enables transformation.
- Saves time and energy by committing fully instead of hovering half-in, half-out.
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