What happens when a devotee confronts the urge to live intensely?
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outcome
"Only when the lust to live intensely is exhausted does true devotion arise, transforming the seeker into a disciple ready to embrace the beyond."
According to Osho, as long as the jiveshana—the lust to live and taste life—burns strongly, devotion is impossible. Only after one exhausts and tests life, sees its hollowness, and the urge is defeated, does true discipleship arise. Then a radical turning toward the beyond happens; attachment loosens, courage awakens, and existence itself conspires to support the journey, as in Buddha’s departure.
When you chase life fully and find it empty, you naturally let go and start seeking what’s beyond—and life starts helping you do it.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you stop clinging to pleasures and roles that keep you stuck.
- Encourages the courage to pivot from distraction to truth.
- Shows that choosing truth invites unexpected support and ease.
- Encourages the courage to pivot from distraction to truth.
- Shows that choosing truth invites unexpected support and ease.
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