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Why is now the right time for authentic religion to be born?

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"Authentic religion is born in the gapless immediacy of the present, where thought dissolves and a childlike awareness awakens. Only in this silence does the essence of truth reveal itself."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, authentic religion is born only in the gapless immediacy of the present, when thinking falls away, the ego dies, and a silent, witnessing presence remains. Thought is mere groping; it can neither find nor recognize truth. In the unbridgeable shift from mind to no-mind, a fresh, childlike awareness appears—there, and only there, real religion begins.
When your thinking stops and you simply are here like a clear, quiet sky, true religion starts inside you right now.
Why this matters practically
- Shift from beliefs to direct, silent awareness.
- Use meditation to end restless seeking and meet life as it is.
- Respond from presence, not ego, improving clarity and compassion.
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