What is the difference between lasting communes created by enlightened masters and those that do not last?
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"Lasting communes are not built on permanence but on the fluidity of shared exploration, where attachment is relinquished and energy flows freely towards meditation. When a community becomes a town, it loses its essence, becoming mired in management and agendas that distract from the original quest for truth."
According to Osho, enduring spiritual communities are not static communes at all but fluid sanghas or 'mystery schools': small, time-bound gatherings that keep people moving, minimize infrastructure, and avoid attachment and power politics, so energy stays on meditation. Communes that do not last become towns - large, fixed, management-heavy - breeding relationships, agendas, and local problems that devour time and subvert the original search.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you focus on inner work instead of logistics and social drama.
- Prevents attachment and power games by encouraging movement and brevity.
- Guides how to design spiritual groups: time-limited courses, not permanent settlements.
- Prevents attachment and power games by encouraging movement and brevity.
- Guides how to design spiritual groups: time-limited courses, not permanent settlements.
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