What is the significance of celibacy in spiritual practice?
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"Celibacy has no intrinsic spiritual merit; true spirituality is found in freedom and love, not in the repression of life."
According to Osho, celibacy has no intrinsic spiritual merit; it’s a cultural ideal that often represses life. Enlightenment transcends sex but never love, and true spirituality is freedom—choosing naturally, moment to moment. An enlightened person may love with or without sex; what matters is consciousness, not abstinence. Rules about celibacy bind; freedom and love liberate.
Spiritual growth isn’t about never having sex—it’s about being free, loving deeply, and choosing naturally without rigid rules.
Why this matters practically
- Releases guilt and pressure around sexuality; focus on awareness in relationships.
- Supports authentic choices—celibate or sexual—based on consciousness, not conditioning.
- Keeps spiritual practice joyful and alive, avoiding repression and hypocrisy.
- Supports authentic choices—celibate or sexual—based on consciousness, not conditioning.
- Keeps spiritual practice joyful and alive, avoiding repression and hypocrisy.
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