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What is the significance of tradition in spiritual practice?

Tradition is where living revelation goes to die; spirituality must be lived in the present, not merely remembered from the past.

— Osho
According to Osho, tradition is where living revelation goes to die: original masters were courageous rebels, but once their freshness hardens into inherited forms, practice becomes imitation and the seeker a 'dead man.' Spirituality must be lived, not remembered—like poetry happening now, not verses preserved. Respect insights, not their shells; keep questioning, stay inwardly alive, and allow each moment to birth its own authenticity.

Don’t just copy old rules—meet truth freshly yourself, right now.

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