How can meditative people be corrupted by power?
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"True meditation brings clarity and compassion; if one is corrupted by power, it reveals they were never truly meditative."
According to Osho, meditation makes one incorruptible: when awareness flowers, the ego’s hunger for power disappears. If someone is corrupted by power, it proves they were not truly meditative—their interests lay elsewhere. True meditation brings clarity, compassion, and responsibility; it neither seeks domination nor excuses wrongdoing. Power can only exploit unconsciousness, not a meditator rooted in silence.
If power spoils you, you weren’t really meditating; real meditation makes you honest and uninterested in controlling others.
Why this matters practically
- Use meditation to check your motives; if power tempts you, deepen awareness.
- Don’t confuse charisma or position with spirituality; look for silence and listening.
- Pair love with accountability: confess mistakes, accept consequences, and regain dignity.
- Don’t confuse charisma or position with spirituality; look for silence and listening.
- Pair love with accountability: confess mistakes, accept consequences, and regain dignity.
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