Are holy scriptures useless, and are they truly holy?
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"Drop the borrowed knowledge of scriptures and ignite the inner bonfire of your beliefs; only then can true wisdom and innocence blossom."
According to Osho, so‑called holy scriptures are not merely useless but positively harmful: they stuff the mind with second‑hand doctrines, mistaking borrowed knowledge for wisdom, and thereby block direct seeing. He urges an inner bonfire of scriptures—dropping all conditioned beliefs—so innocence and honest ignorance can flower. From that openness, authentic knowing arises. As for their 'holiness': fifty percent holy cow dung, fifty percent holy bullshit.
Throw away borrowed ideas from holy books and keep an open, innocent mind so you can discover truth for yourself.
Why this matters practically
- Stops mistaking secondhand information for wisdom.
- Encourages direct experience and clarity.
- Frees you from dogma to live more innocently and authentically.
- Encourages direct experience and clarity.
- Frees you from dogma to live more innocently and authentically.
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