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What is the significance of addressing a spiritual teacher?

A master cannot awaken you; only your own inward turning does. Use the teacher’s presence as a pointer, not a prop.

— Osho
According to Osho, addressing a spiritual teacher—whether by lofty names or lavish praise—has no real significance. Names are irrelevant; self-remembering is essential. A master cannot awaken you; only your own inward turning does. Use the teacher’s presence as a pointer, not a prop. When you know yourself, the bridge to the teacher appears; without that, devotion becomes distraction and you keep changing doors, finding nothing.

What you call the teacher doesn’t matter; look inside and wake yourself up, using the teacher only as a helpful sign.

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