What is the difference between sin and virtue?
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"Sin is the ego's isolation, while true virtue blossoms from the egolessness of prayerful surrender."
According to Osho, sin is the ego's isolation—trying to purify oneself without the Whole—while virtue is egolessness born of prayerful surrender. Prayer is the medicine: it dissolves sin and prevents "virtue" from becoming pride. A prayerless do-gooder turns good deeds into sin; a humble, praying "sinner" opens to grace, and true virtue flowers as gratitude.
Why this matters practically
- Stops good deeds from turning into pride by rooting them in humility
- Encourages you to pray now, letting grace do what self-effort can’t
- Builds connection with life/the Whole, easing isolation and self-reliance
- Encourages you to pray now, letting grace do what self-effort can’t
- Builds connection with life/the Whole, easing isolation and self-reliance
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