Why are the common masses against the truth?
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"The masses resist truth because it shatters their comforting illusions, leaving them unprepared to face the only certainty in life: death."
According to Osho, the masses resist truth because it is the death of their consoling lies—dreams sold by priests and ideologues—which keep them asleep and unprepared for life’s only certainty: death. Truth disturbs this sleep, shatters identities and utopias, so its messengers—Socrates, Jesus, Mansoor—are condemned as enemies for exposing illusions that people depend on.
People fight truth because it pops their nice dreams and shows scary facts like death, so they attack those who wake them up.
Why this matters practically
- Notice where truth feels disturbing; investigate rather than defend the comfort.
- Question beliefs that console but don’t align with reality; prefer clarity over pleasant fantasies.
- Remember mortality daily; it brings urgency, humility, and compassion when speaking or hearing truth.
- Question beliefs that console but don’t align with reality; prefer clarity over pleasant fantasies.
- Remember mortality daily; it brings urgency, humility, and compassion when speaking or hearing truth.
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