What does it mean when a surrendered disciple seeks out another enlightened one?
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definition
"A true disciple sees in his master the essence of all Buddhas; if you seek another, it reveals your incomplete surrender and the lingering shadow of your ego."
According to Osho, if a so‑called surrendered disciple goes searching for another enlightened one, it shows he is not a disciple at all: his love and surrender are incomplete and his ego still hunts knowledge. A true disciple, having effaced himself, finds in his master the essence of all Buddhas; the failure lies in his own closed receptivity—the blindness, not the lamp.
If you keep shopping for teachers, you haven’t truly trusted and surrendered; the problem is your closed heart, not the master.
Why this matters practically
- Stop collecting teachings; practice surrender and receptivity.
- Deepen with one master/path instead of spiritual window‑shopping.
- When restlessness arises, look at your egoic resistance, not for a new guru.
- Deepen with one master/path instead of spiritual window‑shopping.
- When restlessness arises, look at your egoic resistance, not for a new guru.
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