Will religion or truth always remain?
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"When the urge to be special ceases, truth remains, for it is the ever-present essence that outlasts all our fleeting claims and pursuits."
According to Osho, truth is timeless and ever-present; what changes and dies are our egoic pursuits—the ‘extraordinary’ religions of doing, achievement, or renunciation. The real religion is ordinariness, a relaxed non-doing in which truth reveals itself. When the urge to be special ceases, truth remains, because it was always here; only the claimant and his claims come and go.
Truth stays like the sky; our trying-to-be-special clouds pass.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces ego-driven anxiety by valuing simplicity over achievement.
- Makes spirituality accessible: you don't need to be special to know truth.
- Encourages resting in non-doing, allowing clarity and peace.
- Makes spirituality accessible: you don't need to be special to know truth.
- Encourages resting in non-doing, allowing clarity and peace.
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