Why don't you use intoxication as a method to understand the innermost being?
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"True intoxication comes not from substances that touch the body, but from the music of silence and the nectar of meditation that awakens the innermost being."
According to Osho, he does use intoxication—but of a subtle, transforming kind. Gross substances like alcohol touch only the body; they cannot reach the innermost being. The true wine is music, silence, meditation, and the mystical soma that arises in the presence of an awakened master. Such nectar requires a prepared vessel—a disciple’s receptivity—so he pours it where readiness and the heart’s lineage make deeper transmission possible.
Real understanding comes from quietness, music, and meditation with a wise teacher—not from drinking or drugs.
Why this matters practically
- Choose meditation, music, and silence over substances to deepen awareness.
- Cultivate receptivity and discipline; become a ready vessel.
- Seek the company of the awakened to taste inner joy without dependency.
- Cultivate receptivity and discipline; become a ready vessel.
- Seek the company of the awakened to taste inner joy without dependency.
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