Are knowledge and intellect opposing dimensions?
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"Intellect is a ladder to the divine; it only obstructs when you cling to it, for true knowing begins where intellect falls silent."
According to Osho, intellect and ultimate knowing are allies, not opposites. Intellect is a ladder or window that gives a glimpse and points beyond itself; it obstructs only when you cling and claim I've arrived. Used fully and then released, it prepares you for the leap. Where intellect falls quiet and ends, Buddhahood—vast, frameless knowing—begins.
The mind is a helpful step to see a little, but you must stop holding it and step outside to see the whole sky.
Why this matters practically
- Learn and question, but don’t idolize conclusions.
- Notice clinging to ideas; let the mind quiet so deeper insight can arise.
- Turn insights from words into direct, lived experience.
- Notice clinging to ideas; let the mind quiet so deeper insight can arise.
- Turn insights from words into direct, lived experience.
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