What is the concept of absurdity in your teachings?
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"Embrace the absurdity of life, for it is in the irrational that we discover love, joy, and the profound truth of our existence."
According to Osho, “absurd” names life’s most significant dimensions that lie beyond logic and utility—love, joy, beauty, meditation, the search for truth. He calls himself absurd because his teaching defies conditioned beliefs (like love’s permanence) and affirms life’s continual change. What looks irrational to society’s vested interests is often authenticity, a direct, transformative experiencing that cannot be defended by reasons yet reveals deeper truth.
Absurd means the most important things—like love and meditation—don’t follow neat reasons; they just happen, and living them may look strange but is true to life.
Why this matters practically
- Trust felt truth over mere logic in love, creativity, and meditation.
- Loosen the demand for permanence; allow relationships and self to change.
- Ignore social labels of “irrational” and choose what makes you more alive.
- Loosen the demand for permanence; allow relationships and self to change.
- Ignore social labels of “irrational” and choose what makes you more alive.
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