Why should there be a difference between moral and legal standards in holding one guilty?
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"True virtue transcends both morality and legality, emerging from an awakened consciousness where action flows naturally from goodness."
According to Osho, there’s a gap because humans live largely in unawareness. Morality voices society’s highest aspiration imposed from without, while legality enforces the minimum necessary to prevent chaos. Legal guilt concerns breaching the baseline; moral guilt reflects falling short of the ideal. True virtue transcends both, arising from awakened consciousness where action is naturally good.
Laws ask the least so society works, morals ask for our best, and only inner awareness makes what we do truly good.
Why this matters practically
- Distinguish between staying legal and living with deep integrity.
- Focus on cultivating awareness instead of only following rules.
- Hold clear boundaries without moralistic harshness toward others.
- Focus on cultivating awareness instead of only following rules.
- Hold clear boundaries without moralistic harshness toward others.
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