Why do people feel the need for power and prestige instead of just being themselves?
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"True fulfillment arises not from the pursuit of power and prestige, but from the acceptance of your own being and the blossoming of love, silence, and compassion within."
According to Osho, people chase power and prestige because lifelong conditioning—by parents, teachers, society—rejects their isness and praises only future respectability, breeding an inferiority complex and competitive striving. Beneath that, a natural urge to grow is hijacked and diverted outward. Real fulfillment comes by deprogramming this conditioning, accepting oneself as a seed, and allowing inner flowering—love, silence, compassion—rather than seeking status.
We want power because we were told we’re not good enough, so our natural wish to grow gets pushed toward trophies outside instead of becoming happy and loving inside.
Why this matters practically
- Stop chasing status; heal inferiority by practicing self-acceptance.
- Redirect energy from competition to inner growth—awareness, love, silence.
- Parent/teach by affirming a child's being instead of comparing.
- Redirect energy from competition to inner growth—awareness, love, silence.
- Parent/teach by affirming a child's being instead of comparing.
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