What is the significance of the Gita and the Ramayana if Krishna states there is nothing in the scriptures?
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"Scriptures are ladders to be climbed; once you reach the top, you must let them go to discover the truth that lies beyond words."
According to Osho, the Gita and Ramayana matter precisely because they reveal their own limits: by engaging them you learn that truth isn’t contained in words and must be realized. Scriptures and masters are ladders—use them, then drop them. Merely rejecting them without the journey is like refusing the train; arriving requires boarding and then getting off.
Use these books to climb toward understanding, then let them go once you can stand in your own experience.
Why this matters practically
- Guides you from belief to direct experience, not bookish knowledge.
- Prevents both blind faith and lazy dismissal; encourages mature discernment.
- Helps you use teachings as tools, then release them without clinging.
- Prevents both blind faith and lazy dismissal; encourages mature discernment.
- Helps you use teachings as tools, then release them without clinging.
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