Your
Own Experience
“Are you sure that the one whose words
you are taking in, whose knowledge you are imbibing, is authentic? You have no way to find out. You have no criterion to judge the true from
the false. The only real test is when
you have your own experience, but then you have no further need to listen to
anyone else.” – Osho “The True Name” – pg. 467
With your own experience, you will know
what is true and what is false. I
connect so much with Osho’s teachings because his teachings are truths that I
have realized within and it’s the same with Bruce Lee. They have laid the groundwork of sharing
their teachings. Bruce was the first and
probably last Asian American to break into Hollywood as a respectable actor,
there is no need to do it again, simply promote his teachings, his books, his
movies. Osho had worked for many years
and have built a great following, he has thousands of hours of lectures and hundreds
of books published, I simply need to promote his work. I can create my own, but to build a following
the way Osho and Bruce had built a following is an enormous task at hand, if it
cannot be done, then simply promote the teachings of those who have already built
the foundation.
When a sage is living, people tend to
not listen. After they pass away, then
they listen. That is why it is
beneficial to refer to the teachings of sages that have already passed. Buddha, Osho, Lao-tzu, Bruce Lee. You will
not need to listen to anyone when you know, but when you know and you wish to
share to others, others tend to only want to listen to those who have passed,
that is why quoting the works of those who have passed serves to be very
beneficial towards the growth of humanity.
Well said. Both Osho and Bruce Lee's teachings connect with me as well. You and I see eye to eye on many things as well. In fact, my life experience coincide with yours more than the one's of Bruce.
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