How can we reconcile the teachings of Mahavira and Buddha on nonviolence with Krishna's teachings on violence?
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"True liberation arises not from clinging to doctrines, but from the pure witnessing of the Knower, where the dance of opposites dissolves into spontaneous action."
According to Osho, reconciliation comes by dropping doctrinal clinging and listening in silence. Krishna addresses action in the Field (kshetra), where opposites like violence and nonviolence arise; Mahavira and Buddha offer responses within that realm. Liberation lies in the Knower (kshetrajna)—pure witnessing—untouched by action. From this awareness, appropriate action emerges spontaneously, and contradictions dissolve. First learn to sit, wait, and let the Master pour insight beyond opinions.
Be very still and drop fixed ideas; from the quiet watcher inside, the right response appears, and the fight between ‘violence’ and ‘nonviolence’ falls away.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you avoid moral dogmatism and hear what life actually requires now.
- Cultivates witnessing so you act wisely, not react from ideology.
- Encourages patient practice (just sitting) and guidance from a living master.
- Cultivates witnessing so you act wisely, not react from ideology.
- Encourages patient practice (just sitting) and guidance from a living master.
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