Does reading inflate and invigorate the mind?
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outcome
"Read meditatively, not to impress, and let the words awaken your wisdom; then reading transforms into a beautiful communion."
According to Osho, reading can either inflate the ego or awaken wisdom—it depends on how you read. If you use it to accumulate information and impress, it poisons, burdening the mind. Read meditatively, without greed, listening between the words with your whole being; be inspired, not impressed. Then reading becomes communion, beauty, and transformation.
Reading can hurt if you hoard facts, but if you read calmly with your whole heart, like listening to music, it can make you wiser.
Why this matters practically
- Turn reading into a meditative practice: read slowly, feel the gaps, and let meaning arise.
- Examine motive before reading; drop the urge to collect and impress.
- Engage your whole being (heart, body, breath) so inspiration replaces mere information.
- Examine motive before reading; drop the urge to collect and impress.
- Engage your whole being (heart, body, breath) so inspiration replaces mere information.
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