Are enlightened people always kind and ethical?
I touched on this topic once before in a blog (https://herethewaking.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-to-know-when-it-is-time-to-move-on.html ) while considering when it is time to move on from a spiritual teacher. In that blog I mentioned the ethical behaviour (or the lack of it) of spiritual teachers as a reason for moving on. To consider this further, not all those who are widely considered awakened or enlightened behave kindly and/or ethically. Many do, but it is clear that ethical behaviour, kindness and enlightenment don’t always go together. If you want to look for yourself into the lives of people who have been considered by many to be awake or enlightened, but about whom there is also evidence of unkind or unethical behaviour then candidates include: • Indian mystic Osho (also known as Rajneesh) was sometimes seen as harsh, unkind and dismissive of followers. His luxurious lifestyle, including a fleet of Rolls-Royce cars, was also seen by critics as ethically...