Why is it both exciting and challenging to be called a friend?
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"To be called a friend is to embrace the highest evolution of spirituality, where individuality and freedom flourish, yet it demands the courage to stand as equals with a buddha, shedding the ego without losing your essence."
According to Osho, being called a friend is thrilling because it marks the highest evolution in spirituality: the end of master–disciple slavery and the honoring of your individuality and freedom. It is challenging because you must rise to equality with a buddha, drop the ego without surrendering your true self, and avoid the subtler, 'holy' ego that traditional surrender often breeds.
It’s exciting to be treated as an equal, but hard because you must keep your ego out while staying truly yourself.
Why this matters practically
- Moves you from dependency to responsible, authentic freedom.
- Helps drop ego without losing individuality, avoiding spiritual arrogance.
- Promotes equal, respectful relating that supports real growth.
- Helps drop ego without losing individuality, avoiding spiritual arrogance.
- Promotes equal, respectful relating that supports real growth.
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