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What is the significance of the one percent in relation to being ninety-nine percent alcohol?

The one percent impurity in a realized master is the compassionate thread that connects them to humanity, allowing them to serve as a bridge between the divine and the seeker.

— Osho
According to Osho, the 'one percent' impurity is the compassionate tether that keeps a realized master visible and accessible. If he were 100 percent 'alcohol' (pure divinity), he would vanish like God, losing contact with seekers. That residual desire or bondage forms a living bridge, allowing the master to serve as vehicle, medium, and guide between the absolute and humanity.

A tiny bit of “not-perfect” keeps the master here so we can see, relate to, and learn from him; otherwise he’d disappear like God.

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