Why can't we simply accept ourselves and others as we are?
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"When you drop the need for 'more' and embrace life as a playful game, acceptance of yourself and others naturally blossoms."
According to Osho, we fail to accept ourselves and others because imagination keeps inventing a future 'more'—endless comparisons that breed dissatisfaction. Dropping imagination by becoming dull only cripples awareness. Instead, rise in intelligence: be in the world but not of it, see life as a playful, goalless game. With watchful awareness, the urge for 'more' fades, and natural acceptance flowers.
Our minds keep imagining a better version of everything, so we can’t relax; stay aware and play life lightly to let acceptance happen.
Why this matters practically
- Catch the mind’s 'more' and label it imagination; return to present experience.
- Cultivate awareness/meditation to stay intelligent without becoming dull.
- Treat work and love as play, not a crusade; stress and comparison drop.
- Cultivate awareness/meditation to stay intelligent without becoming dull.
- Treat work and love as play, not a crusade; stress and comparison drop.
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