Are both the one who surrenders and the one who doesn’t surrender necessary?
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"Surrender is the key that unlocks the door to effortless existence, while the non-surrenderer perpetuates the very needs that bind them to suffering."
According to Osho, both are not inherently necessary. The one who surrenders suffices; if surrender became common, life would be effortless and the makers of conveniences—doctors, architects, moon-voyages—would lose their purpose. The non-surrenderer, chasing outer fixes, creates the very needs that sustain them. Like illness creating doctors, desire manufactures its suppliers; surrender dissolves the marketplace.
No—only surrender is needed; the unsurrendered keep inventing problems and gadgets that wouldn’t exist if we were content inside.
Why this matters practically
- Redirects energy from endless upgrades to growing a big heart and simple living.
- Reduces anxiety and consumer pressure by seeing desires as self-created.
- Fosters a culture needing fewer external ‘fixes,’ easing competition and restlessness.
- Reduces anxiety and consumer pressure by seeing desires as self-created.
- Fosters a culture needing fewer external ‘fixes,’ easing competition and restlessness.
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