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Are lust, anger, greed, and attachment merely shadows of time?

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"Desire is the root of all passions; uproot it, and both time and its shadows—lust, anger, greed, and attachment—will dissolve."

Core Insight:
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.
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