Why should the World Health Organization promote meditation methods for curing diseases?
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"Meditation is not a remedy for physical ailments; it is the path to spiritual healing, liberating us from the chains of ambition and ego that bind the soul."
According to Osho, the WHO should not promote meditation as a cure for physical diseases: meditation heals spiritual illness—ambition, ego, and the politics of domination—by establishing one in the Self (svasthya). Any bodily benefits are only indirect. Because institutions are political, meditation’s first cure—freedom from politics—threatens them; thus its rightful place is inner health, not biomedical treatment protocols.
Meditation doesn’t work like a pill for the body; it soothes the inner sickness of ego and competition, which may help the body only indirectly.
Why this matters practically
- Use meditation to ease stress, envy, and ego, improving mental well-being even during illness.
- Pair inner steadiness (svasthya) with proper medical care rather than replacing it.
- Keep practice personal and sincere, since institutions may resist what frees people from ambition and control.
- Pair inner steadiness (svasthya) with proper medical care rather than replacing it.
- Keep practice personal and sincere, since institutions may resist what frees people from ambition and control.
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