What is the nature of greed?
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"Greed is not your nature; it is a sign of misused consciousness, a futile attempt to fill an inner emptiness that can only be satisfied by choosing happiness and awareness."
According to Osho, greed is not our nature but a sign of misused consciousness: forgetting our freedom to choose happiness, we try to fill an inner emptiness with “more” — things, power, experiences. Because no object can satisfy a being avoiding being, the hunger is endless. Choose happiness and awareness, and greed withers; meditation then flowers naturally as the fragrance of contentment.
Greed comes from feeling empty inside; when you choose to be happy and aware, the need for more fades.
Why this matters practically
- Notice cravings as cues to return to awareness, not to accumulate.
- Choose simple contentment daily to ease compulsive consumption.
- Let meditation blossom from happiness rather than as a fix.
- Choose simple contentment daily to ease compulsive consumption.
- Let meditation blossom from happiness rather than as a fix.
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