Has civilization done man any good?
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"Civilization intensifies our dissatisfaction, pushing us beyond mere comfort to seek the divine within ourselves, where true contentment resides."
According to Osho, civilization benefits man by intensifying dissatisfaction: it fulfills body and mind needs, exposes the absurdity and misery produced by the mind (even through disease and near-madness), and thereby compels a search for meaning beyond comfort—toward meditation, sannyas, and the religious. As needs ascend—body, mind, spirit—civilization and culture ripen into a yearning for the divine; only then can true contentment arise.
Civilization makes us so comfortable and then so unhappy that we finally look inside for real peace.
Why this matters practically
- Reframe stress and disillusionment as signals to begin inner work.
- Prioritize meditation once basics are met; wealth and art won’t end restlessness.
- Use discomfort as a doorway to spiritual growth, not a reason for despair.
- Prioritize meditation once basics are met; wealth and art won’t end restlessness.
- Use discomfort as a doorway to spiritual growth, not a reason for despair.
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