What is the relevance of God-oriented religions in contemporary society?
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"True religiousness is not found in organized faiths, but in the celebration of individual freedom, love, and awareness."
According to Osho, God‑oriented religions have lost all relevance today; their God is fiction, their doctrines breed guilt, hypocrisy and misery, and they obstruct human consciousness. He calls for their disappearance and rejects all organized faiths and priestly business. True religiousness is individual—meditative, celebrative, life‑affirming—rooted in personal freedom, love, and awareness, not renunciation, fear, or promises of heaven and hell.
Osho says old God-based religions don’t help anymore; let them go and discover your own joyful, loving awareness through meditation and celebration.
Why this matters practically
- Releases you from guilt and fear that block joy and creativity.
- Shifts focus to personal meditation and celebration instead of blind obedience.
- Strengthens individuality and freedom to live lovingly and fully.
- Shifts focus to personal meditation and celebration instead of blind obedience.
- Strengthens individuality and freedom to live lovingly and fully.
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