Why does God fill us with desires and passions if accepting His gift is sannyas?
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"Desire is the divine furnace that refines your consciousness; embrace it consciously, and you will find that true sannyas is the natural acceptance of this gift."
According to Osho, God gives desires so consciousness can ripen; desire is the divine furnace that refines us like gold. The mistake is either to drown in the fire (addiction) or to flee it (repression). The third way is to live desires consciously, allowing their fire to burn away dross; then stepping out naturally is sannyas—the mature acceptance of the gift.
Desires are God’s training fire—experience them with awareness, learn, and when they’re finished you naturally let go, which is real sannyas.
Why this matters practically
- Transforms cravings into opportunities for awareness instead of guilt or repression.
- Prevents endless indulgence by recognizing when the lesson is complete and letting go.
- Builds a mature spirituality grounded in lived experience, not escape.
- Prevents endless indulgence by recognizing when the lesson is complete and letting go.
- Builds a mature spirituality grounded in lived experience, not escape.
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