Superstition

Q: Is it really bad luck to have a black cat cross your path?

According to Osho, luck isn’t in the black cat but in your state of being; superstition bites only the fearful. If you are courageous and aware (“a man”), nothing ominous happens; if you’re ruled by fear (“a mouse”), you create your own misfortune. Drop fear and credulity, act consciously, and life stops being governed by omens.

Q: What is superstition?

According to Osho, superstition is blind belief and loud certainty that cover inner uncertainty—assertions like 'absolute faith' pasted over doubt. Truth does not arise from belief but from love; where love is absent, untruth thrives. Therefore, drop borrowed convictions; let love uncover honesty, and certainty will flower from direct, heartfelt seeing.

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Is it really bad luck to have a black cat cross your path?

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"Luck is not determined by a black cat but by your own state of being; drop fear and superstition, and life becomes a conscious creation."

It’s not the cat that brings bad luck, it’s being scared and superstitious.

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What is superstition?

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"Superstition is the loud certainty that masks our inner uncertainty; only love can unveil the truth that belief obscures."

Superstition means pretending you’re sure by just believing, instead of loving and honestly seeing for yourself.

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