Do all enlightened masters exhibit egoistic behavior?
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"Enlightened masters may appear egoistic, but their words arise from emptiness, not self; it is your ego that interprets their truth as arrogance."
According to Osho, enlightened masters only seem egoistic because they cannot fake your idea of humility—which is just a refined ego. Having no 'I', they speak through our limited language, which you interpret through your ego. Their declarations (like Krishna’s or Jesus’) arise from emptiness, not self. Understand this by dissolving your ego; then their 'I' is pure absence, not arrogance.
They’re not bragging; they’ve lost the self that brags, but we hear bragging because we still have one.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you avoid misjudging awakened teachers and missing their guidance.
- Encourages surrender/trust needed to experience the emptiness they point to.
- Shifts focus from words to your own ego’s filter, aiding inner transformation.
- Encourages surrender/trust needed to experience the emptiness they point to.
- Shifts focus from words to your own ego’s filter, aiding inner transformation.
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