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Osho Quotes on Materialism

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When you live fully in the present, nothing is missed—paradise is wherever you are, for it is the restless mind that creates suffering, not the absence of possessions.

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Spiritualism and materialism are not opposites but two wings of the same bird; true transformation arises when we embrace both with alert awareness, transcending the limitations of sleepy conformity.

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Material pursuits can never still your restlessness, for desire is a yearning for the Infinite; only in recognizing the limits of the finite can you transform craving into a quest for true contentment.

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Material prosperity is the soil in which the seeds of spirituality can grow, but true realization comes only when we see the futility of wealth and turn inward.

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True spiritual growth arises not from what you possess or renounce, but from the liberation of your heart from the chains of craving. Embrace life as a guest, using its gifts without the burden of ownership.

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