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Is the value of truth dependent on the character of the person who speaks it?

Truth shines by itself, independent of the speaker's character; it is your own awareness that reveals its worth.

— Osho
According to Osho, truth does not borrow its worth from the speaker’s socially approved ‘character.’ The respectable moralist is often a repressed split personality, so his words are suspect. Real authority comes from spontaneity and understanding. Test any statement in your own awareness; truth shines by itself, independent of roles, reputations, or compartments like religion and politics.

Truth is true on its own—don’t accept or reject it because a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ person said it; feel whether it comes from real understanding.

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