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Osho on Martyrdom

Martyrdom

Martyrdom, often mistaken for holiness, reveals itself as a veiled form of suicide, where the wounded ego seeks to manipulate others in a destructive dance; true contentment transcends the duality of life and death, dissolving the need for sacrifice.

Osho's perspective on Martyrdom

"Martyrdom is not a path to holiness but a tragic masquerade of self-destruction, where the wounded ego seeks to die while dragging others into the abyss. True contentment transcends both life and death, dissolving the need for martyrdom altogether."

Martyrdom means secretly wanting to die and getting others to do it for you; real happiness ends both the wish to live forever and the wish to die.
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