What is the relationship between a devotee and God in terms of superiority?
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"In the true relationship between a devotee and God, there is no superiority or inferiority; when the ego dissolves, the devotee becomes nobody, and in that very no-self, God is."
According to Osho, in the true devotee-God relationship there is no question of superiority or inferiority: when ego dissolves, the devotee becomes nobody, and in that very no-self God is. Any ambition to be God is ego and fails, and even calculated humility is egoic. Only authentic, inner humility, free of pretense, allows the devotee to disappear, leaving only the Divine; hierarchy vanishes because twoness ends.
There is no higher or lower here; when you truly drop your ego, the devotee disappears and only God remains.
Why this matters practically
- Stops spiritual comparison and status-seeking.
- Encourages honest self-checking for fake humility and hidden ego.
- Points practice toward surrender and simplicity, where peace and grace can flower.
- Encourages honest self-checking for fake humility and hidden ego.
- Points practice toward surrender and simplicity, where peace and grace can flower.
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