What is the nature of dharma and mastery?
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definition
"Dharma is not something to be attained; it is the revelation of your intrinsic nature when the 'I' dissolves, allowing you to be mastered by it rather than mastering it."
According to Osho, dharma is not something to attain or possess; it is your intrinsic nature revealed when the 'I' dissolves. In dharma, the knower disappears—no-self, emptiness—and one is mastered by dharma rather than mastering it. Claims and accumulations (virtue, knowledge, sin) obstruct. True seeking is thirst and surrender, not clever questioning or ownership.
Dharma shows up when you stop trying to get it—drop your ego and let life hold you instead of trying to hold it.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts focus from achievement to surrender, easing ego-driven strain and pride.
- Encourages humility: less clever questioning, more sincere inner thirst.
- Helps avoid spiritual traps of knowledge or virtue signaling that block realization.
- Encourages humility: less clever questioning, more sincere inner thirst.
- Helps avoid spiritual traps of knowledge or virtue signaling that block realization.
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