What is the relationship between jealousy and the presence of a large following?
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"Jealousy is the shadow of influence; when your light attracts the heart, the fearful will always try to dim it, yet their resistance only fuels your flame."
According to Osho, a large, devoted following provokes the establishment’s jealousy—really fear of losing influence—especially when youth resonate heart-to-heart. Those who cannot reach people feel exposed, so they invent prohibitions, slander, or legal barriers to contain the magnetism of trust and decisiveness. Paradoxically, such jealous resistance amplifies attention and growth, turning suppression into momentum and widening the movement.
When lots of people love a teacher, others who can’t inspire people feel jealous and scared, try to stop him, and that stopping makes even more people curious.
Why this matters practically
- See opposition as others’ insecurity, not your failure.
- Stay steady; trust and consistency outlast bans or smears.
- Turn resistance into curiosity and respond through lawful, nonviolent action.
- Stay steady; trust and consistency outlast bans or smears.
- Turn resistance into curiosity and respond through lawful, nonviolent action.
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