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What happens when knowledge becomes an obstacle to devotion?

When knowledge clings to the mind, devotion becomes a mere performance; only by letting thought die can the heart truly open to authentic love.

— Osho
According to Osho, when ‘knowledge’ (logic, scholarship) is clung to, devotion degrades into pedantry—bhajans and worship become ego-games, not surrender. Only by allowing thought to ripen to its own futility and die can one drop it; then the unconditioned heart opens and authentic devotion flowers. Prematurely abandoning inquiry breeds false theism; completed understanding dissolves itself and makes space for real love and vision.

If you cling to being clever, prayer turns into showing off; let thinking finish and fall away so real love can bloom.

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