Is God really dead?
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"God was never real; he is a psychological invention to soothe our fears and control our minds. Embrace the natural dance of life and death, and live with awareness rather than superstition."
According to Osho, God was never real—so he cannot be dead. 'God' is a psychological invention by priests to soothe humanity’s primal fear, especially of death, and to control anxious minds. Rather than cling to a fabricated deity, see the natural polarity of sex and death, face mortality consciously, and live responsibly from awareness, not superstition or taboo.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you drop fear-based beliefs and avoid manipulation by religious authority.
- Encourages honest contemplation of death, reducing anxiety and increasing presence.
- Shifts focus to personal responsibility and awareness as the source of meaning.
- Encourages honest contemplation of death, reducing anxiety and increasing presence.
- Shifts focus to personal responsibility and awareness as the source of meaning.
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