Can an enlightened person become unenlightened?
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outcome
"Enlightenment is your innermost being; once the truth is known, it can never be unknown. The unenlightened merely ignore what they already are."
According to Osho, enlightenment is your very nature—your innermost being—not a state you can put on or take off. Hence an enlightened person cannot become unenlightened; once the truth is known, it cannot be unknown. The unenlightened only ignore what they already are. An enlightened one may pretend otherwise or behave paradoxically, but the inner knowing remains unshaken.
Once you truly see who you are, you can’t un-see it; you might act silly, but the seeing stays.
Why this matters practically
- Removes fear of losing spiritual progress; focus on recognizing, not acquiring.
- Encourages trust beyond a teacher’s outer behavior; look for presence, not appearances.
- Grounds practice in steady remembrance of your true nature amid daily chaos.
- Encourages trust beyond a teacher’s outer behavior; look for presence, not appearances.
- Grounds practice in steady remembrance of your true nature amid daily chaos.
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