Comparison of Indian Spirituality and Islam (According to Osho)
📌 Osho explained his limited commentary on Islam by noting that India has a continuous lineage of enlightened beings (Buddha, Mahavira, Patanjali, Kabir), unlike Arabia which primarily features Prophet Muhammad as a unique historical figure.
🗿 Muhammad's teachings were necessarily simple, like a primary school lesson, because the contemporary society was primitive, whereas Indian spiritual discourse is comparable to teaching at a university level.
📜 The Upanishads are continuously reinterpreted across ages, allowing for new perspectives, whereas the Quran is seen as untouched, unrefined, and a "closed book."

Critique of Religious Texts and Dogma
✋ Osho stated he fully agreed with the Upanishads but disagreed with certain parts of the Quran, which he felt had not seen refinement or new interpretations over time, likening it to an uncut diamond.
📢 The concept of a "final message" from God is rejected; Osho posits that truth expression must continually change as humanity and time evolve.
🛑 The Muslim community’s reluctance to reinterpret the Quran, often viewing it as forbidden to touch or change, contributes to its stagnation.

The Role and Persecution of Sufis
🌟 If there was spiritual light within the Islamic world, it shone through the Sufis, who represented the potential for evolution within the tradition.
🔨 The persecution of Sufis, exemplified by Mansur al-Halaj who was executed for declaring "Analak" (I am the truth/God), demonstrates Islam's rejection of profound mystical insights.
😭 Mansur al-Halaj smiled while being brutally tortured because his body was being destroyed, not his essence, but he wept when his master Junai threw a flower at him, signaling that the betrayal from an enlightened peer hurt the most.
📉 Islam's rejection and persecution of the Sufis prevented it from becoming a fresh, vibrant religion, resulting in it feeling stuck in the past.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Any belief, book, or idea that fails to evolve with time becomes stagnant, leading to a loss of vitality and life.
➡️ Spiritual truth requires continuous reinterpretation to remain relevant to changing human consciousness, contrasting with closed, unchangeable texts.
➡️ The story of Mansur al-Halaj highlights the extreme brutality meted out to mystics whose truths challenge established orthodoxy, even within the same spiritual sphere.

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