Which enlightened man is meant in this/in your context: the instructed man or the illuminated man?
On 13 Jun., 17:58, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > "People are afraid, very much afraid of those who know themselves. > They have a certain power, a certain aura and a certain magnetism, a > charisma that can take out alive, young people from the traditional > imprisonment.... > > The enlightened man cannot be enslaved - that is the difficulty - and > he cannot be imprisoned.... Every genius who has known something of > the inner is bound to be a little difficult to be absorbed; he is > going to be an upsetting force. The masses don't want to be disturbed, > even though they may be in misery; they are in misery, but they are > accustomed to the misery. And anybody who is not miserable looks like > a stranger. > > The enlightened man is the greatest stranger in the world; he does not > seem to belong to anybody. No organization confines him, no community, > no society, no nation." -- Osho The Zen Manifesto: Freedom from > Oneself Chapter 9 > > Have you known rebels that make you uncomfortable? Is there a rebel > in you that makes others uncomfortable? Is the rebel in you able to > break barriers (especially internal?) With what results? > > What do YOU think?
