What happens when a spiritual teacher does not return as expected?
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outcome
"Enlightened ones never return, for rebirth is born of desire, and enlightenment is the ultimate freedom from all desires. Drop your expectations and transform yourself here and now, for waiting for saviors only breeds postponement."
According to Osho, enlightened ones never return; rebirth needs desire, and enlightenment is desirelessness. Hence prophecies of comebacks are empty—either the teacher was unenlightened or the promise was a device to keep followers dependent. Waiting for saviors breeds postponement. The only authentic path is to drop expectations and transform yourself here and now.
Why this matters practically
- Ends procrastination by placing responsibility on your present actions.
- Protects you from manipulation through promises of future returns.
- Focuses practice on immediate awareness and self-transformation.
- Protects you from manipulation through promises of future returns.
- Focuses practice on immediate awareness and self-transformation.
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