What is the function of mind in religion?
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"The mind can only reveal the world outside; true religion invites you to turn inward, beyond thought, to discover the essence of your being."
According to Osho, the mind’s functions of cognition and thinking face outward: the senses cognize objects, and thought spins philosophy and science from that data. None can reveal the knower. In religion the mind’s only real function is to expose its limits; the truth of being demands turning inward beyond mind, through meditative awareness, not concepts or theology.
The mind can see and think about things, but to find your true self you must go quiet beyond thinking.
Why this matters practically
- Stop seeking the self through analysis; cultivate silent awareness.
- Let the mind serve practical tasks, not ultimate questions.
- Prefer meditation and direct experience over secondhand beliefs and theology.
- Let the mind serve practical tasks, not ultimate questions.
- Prefer meditation and direct experience over secondhand beliefs and theology.
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