Why have all the religions used repression as a basic strategy?
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"Repression is the tool of the priest to keep you in chains; when you embrace your naturalness, the authority of the priest crumbles."
According to Osho, religions adopted repression to keep the priestly enterprise alive: by condemning natural thoughts and desires as ‘impure,’ priests explain ritual failures, manufacture guilt, and keep people obedient and dependent. Repression weakens intelligence, divides the mind, and sustains authority. When people accept their naturalness consciously, the priest loses his hold, so repression becomes the basic strategy for control and exploitation.
They call normal feelings bad so you feel guilty and need them, which keeps them in charge.
Why this matters practically
- Spot guilt-based manipulation and stop fighting natural thoughts; watch them instead.
- Choose awareness over repression to grow integrity and freedom.
- Refuse imposed shame; take responsibility for your life directly.
- Choose awareness over repression to grow integrity and freedom.
- Refuse imposed shame; take responsibility for your life directly.
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