Are lust, anger, greed, and attachment merely shadows of time?
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definition
"Desire is the root of all passions; uproot it, and both time and its shadows—lust, anger, greed, and attachment—will dissolve."
According to Osho, these passions are not merely shadows of time but of desire. Time itself is the shadow of desire—two sides of one coin. When desire surges, lust appears; when it is blocked, anger erupts; when it succeeds, attachment (and greed) coils around it. Uproot the seed—discontent and wanting—and both time and these by-products dissolve.
All these troubles come from wanting more; if wanting stops, the feeling of time and these troubles fade.
Why this matters practically
- See anger as blocked desire and respond with awareness.
- Cultivate contentment to loosen attachment and greed.
- Live in the present, easing time-pressure by dropping excess wanting.
- Cultivate contentment to loosen attachment and greed.
- Live in the present, easing time-pressure by dropping excess wanting.
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