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Osho Quotes on Tradition

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Tradition is where living revelation goes to die; spirituality must be lived in the present, not merely remembered from the past.

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True scripture is timeless and revolutionary; it is the traditions around it that grow stale and need to be refreshed.

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To keep the timeless truth alive, we must renew the bottle, for only then can the same wine be tasted anew by each generation.

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Tradition is a refuge for the fearful, but it can also become a prison; true courage lies in living each moment from awakening, not from the past.

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Do not cling to my words; let them be mere pointers guiding you back to your own awareness. True liberation lies in becoming yourself, not in forming another sect.

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