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Why do you quote poetry from outside if every word is poetry?

Every word is poetry, and in recognizing the single fragrance of existence, we dissolve the boundaries that separate us.

— Osho
According to Osho, there is no 'outside' or 'inside'—all words, all saints, all songs arise from the same one taste. Quoting Kabir, Farid, or Rumi is not borrowing but recognizing the single fragrance through many garlands. He invokes many voices to dissolve sectarian molds, expand all-acceptance, and reveal the divine rightness permeating everything.

I quote others because there is no ‘other’—it’s all one poem sung through many mouths.

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