Why does Sahjobai emphasize inwardness and the inner journey despite her path being love, devotion, surrender, and worship of the guru?
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"In the dance of love and devotion, the true seeker finds that surrender is not the end, but the beginning of the journey inward, where the outer guru leads to the inner light."
According to Osho, Sahjobai stresses inwardness because in authentic bhakti there is no opposition between love and meditation: perfected love ripens into dispassion (vitaraga), surrender dissolves the outward ego revealing pure inward being, and worship of the outer guru is only a ladder to the inner guru. Love and meditation are different vehicles to the same destination; at the end, both are identical to inner awakening.
Real love and devotion make you drop your ego and turn inside, and the outer guru simply points you to the guru within.
Why this matters practically
- Ends false conflicts between love and meditation, simplifying your path.
- Focuses practice on surrendering ego to discover inner peace and clarity.
- Helps relate to a guru as a pointer to your own inner authority.
- Focuses practice on surrendering ego to discover inner peace and clarity.
- Helps relate to a guru as a pointer to your own inner authority.
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