Can worldly things be obtained by surrendering to the divine?
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"Surrender to the divine is not a bargaining chip for worldly gains; true wealth comes only through the relentless pursuit of effort and ambition, not through the stillness of surrender."
According to Osho, no—don’t bargain with the divine for worldly gains; you’ll get nothing. Worldly things come only through worldly means: labor, striving, restlessness, even a kind of madness that blindly races for success. Mixing surrender with material ambition is a category mistake; surrender belongs to another dimension, while wealth and power demand obsessive effort and its attendant costs.
Giving yourself to God won’t make you rich; hustling like crazy might—so don’t mix prayer with shopping lists.
Why this matters practically
- Stop trading devotion for material rewards; choose aims honestly.
- Use the right means: inner surrender for spirit, effort for worldly goals.
- Recognize the psychological price of chasing success and choose consciously.
- Use the right means: inner surrender for spirit, effort for worldly goals.
- Recognize the psychological price of chasing success and choose consciously.
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