What is the unconscious mind and how does it contribute to human sickness?
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"Real health arises not from perfecting circumstances but from the awareness and acceptance of life as it is, embracing both its joys and sorrows without envy or resistance."
According to Osho, the ‘unconscious’ is our unexamined, automatic stance that rejects suffering, clings to fantasies, and compulsively compares. From this refusal to accept life’s built‑in opposites, we breed personal misery and collective ‘sickness’: every control on one side spawns disorder on the other. Real health arises not from perfecting circumstances but from awareness and acceptance—meeting reality as it is, without envy or resistance.
When we keep saying “no” to pain and keep comparing with others, our mind gets sick; saying “yes” to life as it is makes us feel well inside.
Why this matters practically
- Accept discomfort instead of fighting it; stress drops.
- Stop comparisons; contentment returns to your path.
- Use awareness to catch reactive habits before they breed new problems.
- Stop comparisons; contentment returns to your path.
- Use awareness to catch reactive habits before they breed new problems.
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