What is the difference between being a hollow bamboo and a puppet manipulated by God?
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"True freedom lies in being a hollow bamboo, empty and open, allowing existence to sing through you, rather than being a puppet manipulated by the illusions of ego and dependency."
According to Osho, being a 'hollow bamboo' means pure emptiness—no ego, no belief in a God or puppeteer—simply open, content, letting existence’s winds sing through you. Being a puppet, even of God, means being used as a means, a projection of ego and dependency. True freedom is hollowness itself; God-as-player is psychological nonsense he once used pedagogically, now discarded.
Don’t imagine someone controlling you; just be empty and quiet inside so life can move naturally through you, like wind through a flute.
Why this matters practically
- Less ego and dependence on external authority.
- More spontaneity, ease, and authenticity in action.
- Prevents spiritual manipulation and confusion.
- More spontaneity, ease, and authenticity in action.
- Prevents spiritual manipulation and confusion.
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