Why have no women carried the news of Buddhahood to the world?
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"Women embody a spiritual genius of supreme surrender, realizing the depths of existence while often remaining silent, not inferior but simply the opposite of the yang impulse to proclaim."
According to Osho, no women have 'carried the news of Buddhahood' largely because feminine consciousness is yin—receptive, non‑aggressive, content to receive and dissolve. Woman’s spiritual genius is supreme surrender; as disciples they flower inwardly, but do not feel the yang impulse to proclaim, organize, or initiate. Hence women often realize, yet remain silent or unknown—not inferior, simply opposite.
Women may awaken deeply, but their nature prefers quiet receiving over public preaching, so their wisdom often stays unseen.
Why this matters practically
- Reframes difference as complementarity, not hierarchy.
- Honors quiet, receptive paths and presence-based transmission.
- Stops judging worth by visibility or loudness.
- Honors quiet, receptive paths and presence-based transmission.
- Stops judging worth by visibility or loudness.
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