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What is the difference between unconditional trust in a master and fanaticism?

Unconditional trust in a master is the natural flowering of love within you, while fanaticism is a coerced surrender that enslaves the spirit. True masters inspire gratitude and trust without demanding obedience.

— Osho
According to Osho, the line is subtle yet crucial: unconditional trust is an unasked, experiential flowering of love within you; fanaticism is demanded surrender to authority. A true master never asks for obedience; he trusts that, as you grow, gratitude and trust arise naturally. Spontaneous surrender liberates; coerced surrender enslaves, turning discipleship into spiritual slavery.

If your trust grows on its own from love and experience, it frees you; if someone demands you surrender, it’s blind fanaticism that enslaves.

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