How can one be free of scriptures and doctrines?
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"True freedom arises not from scriptures, but from the courage to drop your clinging and discover your own truth. Use scriptures as hints, then let them go; only in living awareness do they find their meaning."
According to Osho, you’re bound not by scriptures but by your own clinging. Freedom comes by dropping dependence on others’ experiences and discovering directly; neither worship nor rebel—keep scriptures as ordinary books, use them as hints, then forget them. Stay centered, avoid extremes, and let living awareness (Krishna-consciousness) arise; only then do scriptures make sense.
Don’t hold tight to holy books or fight them—look within and learn from your own experience.
Why this matters practically
- Ends inner conflict by releasing dependence on external authorities.
- Cultivates direct awareness and authentic action.
- Avoids both fanaticism and reactionary rejection through the middle way.
- Cultivates direct awareness and authentic action.
- Avoids both fanaticism and reactionary rejection through the middle way.
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