What makes the devil so attractive?
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"The devil's allure stems from our repression of the dark side of the divine; only by embracing the totality of existence—creation and destruction, light and dark—can we dissolve the glamour of duality."
According to Osho, the devil's allure arises from centuries of repressing one face of the divine—the destructive, dark, salty side—especially in Christianity's one-sided 'sweet' God. Repressed energy rebounds and becomes fascinating, even rebellious, while a partial God feels lifeless. Recognizing existence as a polarity (creation-destruction, light-dark) dissolves Satan's glamour: integrate both aspects of life as divine, not split.
When you ban the dark parts of life, they build pressure and start to look exciting; see both light and dark as parts of the same God and the temptation fades.
Why this matters practically
- Stops glamorizing taboo impulses by acknowledging and integrating them.
- Encourages emotional wholeness—allow anger, grief, and desire consciously rather than repressing them.
- Reduces inner conflict and reactive behavior by balancing life's opposites.
- Encourages emotional wholeness—allow anger, grief, and desire consciously rather than repressing them.
- Reduces inner conflict and reactive behavior by balancing life's opposites.
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