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What happens when false perceptions about a spiritual teacher spread among people?

Synthesized from Source outcome

"Let lies run; they self-erase, for false perceptions wobble on borrowed feet and cannot withstand the weight of truth."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, false perceptions cannot outlast truth: they wobble on 'borrowed feet,' impress from afar, and collapse on close contact. Truth requires no defense and inevitably prevails. Slander briefly misleads a few and harms the deceivers most, yet even their publicity serves the master, drawing visitors whose borrowed beliefs shatter and a new seeing begins. Therefore, let lies run; they self-erase.
Bad rumors fade and can even help, because when people meet the teacher up close, they see what's real.
Why this matters practically
- Stay calm amid gossip; live the truth instead of defending it.
- Check firsthand rather than rely on hearsay.
- Conserve energy; lies undo themselves and backfire on speakers.
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