Is it true that whatever the master says or does is simply a device to transform the disciple?
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"The master's words and actions are not doctrines to be believed, but compassionate devices to awaken the disciple to their own inner truth."
According to Osho, since ultimate truth is beyond words, whatever a master says or does—stories, gestures, even silence—is a compassionate device to trigger transformation. These are not doctrines to believe but pointers to direct experience. The master’s aim is to make the deaf hear and the blind see, using any skillful means, including paradox.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts you from collecting beliefs to seeking direct experience.
- Encourages meditation and experimentation instead of argument.
- Opens you to learn from paradox and silence, not just explanations.
- Encourages meditation and experimentation instead of argument.
- Opens you to learn from paradox and silence, not just explanations.
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