What is the relationship between madness and enlightenment on the spiritual path?
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"Madness is not to be feared; it is the storm that clears the path to enlightenment, and in witnessing it, we return to our original source."
According to Osho, 'madness' is an inevitable layer of inner chaos on the way to truth: it must be lived through, not avoided. Move through it as a witnessing awareness - never identifying with it. Real meditation provokes this chaos while teaching alertness, and a Master safeguards you. Witnessed, the storm returns you to the original source; identified, it becomes pathology.
On the path, feeling crazy is just an inner storm - watch it without calling it 'me', and with a good guide it passes and leaves you clearer.
Why this matters practically
- Practice witnessing in daily acts to build alertness.
- Don’t suppress turmoil; allow it consciously so it resolves.
- Seek trusted guidance; approach potent meditations as a disciple.
- Don’t suppress turmoil; allow it consciously so it resolves.
- Seek trusted guidance; approach potent meditations as a disciple.
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