What is the nature of belief and how do we determine truth?
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definition
"Belief is a borrowed consolation, while truth is discovered in your own silent awareness; let direct experience, not opinion, reveal what is real."
According to Osho, belief is second‑hand, a consolation borrowed from crowds and authorities; it substitutes opinion for seeing. Truth is not decided by counting votes—‘the opinions of five or ten’—but discovered in your own silent awareness. Drop borrowed conclusions, inquire, meditate, watch. Let direct experience, not agreement or tradition, test what is real; truth reveals itself in choiceless witnessing.
Don’t believe something just because many people say it—be still, look within, and find out for yourself.
Why this matters practically
- Protects you from herd thinking and manipulation.
- Replaces confusion with clarity through firsthand verification.
- Builds inner freedom and responsibility for your choices.
- Replaces confusion with clarity through firsthand verification.
- Builds inner freedom and responsibility for your choices.
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