How can I conquer greed, anger, and sex?
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"Real change comes not from fighting greed, anger, and desire, but from shifting your awareness from possessiveness to a state of spiritual living. In meditation and watchfulness, these energies transform naturally, losing their grip on you."
According to Osho, greed, anger, and sex cannot be conquered by fighting or repression; struggle only feeds them. The real change comes by shifting from possessiveness to awareness—living spiritually, not by renouncing things, but by dropping the desire to possess—and meditating. With watchfulness, these energies relax, lose their grip, and naturally transform rather than erupting as obsession or hypocrisy.
Don’t fight these feelings; calmly watch them, and the urge to grab, explode, or obsess fades by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces inner conflict and hypocrisy caused by repression.
- Creates space to respond wisely instead of reacting compulsively.
- Turns meditation and awareness into daily habits that cool anger and soften greed and lust.
- Creates space to respond wisely instead of reacting compulsively.
- Turns meditation and awareness into daily habits that cool anger and soften greed and lust.
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