Is sadhana only necessary so long as there is lust and desire?
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"Sadhana is a medicine for the disease of desire; use it until health arrives, but remember, it is not the goal—release it when dawn breaks."
According to Osho, sadhana is a medicine for the disease of lust, desire and restlessness; use it only until health (inner peace and balance) arrives. Methods are devices, not the goal: take the friend's hand in the dark, but release it at dawn. If you cling, practice becomes a new bondage and recreates disturbance. Drop sadhana as the goal nears; rest in the middle, free of both worldly excess and ascetic fever.
Use spiritual practice like medicine: take it when you’re sick with desire, and stop when you’re well, or it will make you sick again.
Why this matters practically
- Prevents attachment to practices that can become new ego traps.
- Teaches timing: practice when needed, let go when peace arises.
- Guides you to balance, neither worldly indulgence nor rigid austerity.
- Teaches timing: practice when needed, let go when peace arises.
- Guides you to balance, neither worldly indulgence nor rigid austerity.
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