Why isn't knowledge of the scriptures helpful in finding the truth?
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"Truth cannot be found in borrowed words; it lives in the silence of your own being, waiting to be discovered in the here and now."
According to Osho, scriptural knowledge can’t reveal truth because it is borrowed, second-hand and dead—only words, reflections and commentaries. Truth is untransferable and lives in your own interiority; conclusions from learning create distance and barriers. Approach in silence and innocence, unlearning beliefs; Masters only help you drop knowledge so living awareness discovers 'Ah, this!' here-now.
Books can talk about truth, but you find it by being quiet and looking inside yourself, not by collecting ideas.
Why this matters practically
- Prioritize meditation and inner silence over accumulating beliefs.
- Meet each moment with childlike openness instead of fixed conclusions.
- Use teachings to unlearn conditioning and reduce dogmatism.
- Meet each moment with childlike openness instead of fixed conclusions.
- Use teachings to unlearn conditioning and reduce dogmatism.
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