What is the significance of honor in relation to national identity?

According to Osho, ‘honor’ tied to a nation is just the collective ego—an imaginary purity we defend with stereotypes and violence. By joking about ethnic mixes and mocking revolutionary pride, he shows national honor is brittle and regressive. Real dignity arises from awareness and humanity, not flags. Drop borrowed identities; relate as individuals, not as ‘Iranians’ or ‘Indians’.

Don’t worship your country’s ‘honor’; be a kind, aware person—that’s real honor.