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Wednesday 12 October 2011

29/365 - The Rebel

"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 our 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.

[...] The Rebel challenges us to be courageous enough to take responsibility for who we are and to live our truth." - Osho (Zen Tarot)

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