Will I be disillusioned again?
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outcome
"Disillusionment arises from projecting your fantasies onto me; when you embrace the emptiness of reality without expectations, you will find liberation in seeing things as they truly are."
According to Osho, disillusionment happens because you project your ideas onto him; since he is ‘empty’—without ego—he becomes a screen for your fantasies. He will lovingly shatter those projections, which hurts. If you cultivate meditative, nonprojective awareness and drop all labels and expectations, you see reality-as-it-is—his nothingness—and then disillusionment ends.
You’ll feel let down if you imagine things about him; stop imagining and, through calm seeing (meditation), look at what is.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces disappointment in teachers, partners, and life by noticing your projections.
- Encourages meditation and label-free seeing to meet reality directly.
- Helps accept uncomfortable guidance that actually supports growth.
- Encourages meditation and label-free seeing to meet reality directly.
- Helps accept uncomfortable guidance that actually supports growth.
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