Can the mind be the creator of joy?
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"The mind cannot create joy; it only manufactures suffering. True joy is your intrinsic nature, discovered only by transcending the mind."
According to Osho, the mind cannot create joy; it only manufactures suffering because it is a conditioned, societal by-product. Joy is your intrinsic nature discovered only by going beyond mind. At best, a non-obstructive mind can let you transcend it. Nurture freedom and open inquiry, not borrowed answers, so being beyond mind reveals innate bliss and truth.
Your thinking can’t make real happiness; you find joy only when you step outside your busy, borrowed mind.
Why this matters practically
- Stop seeking happiness through thoughts, achievements, or comparisons driven by conditioning.
- Observe thoughts without believing them, creating space to move beyond mind where ease appears.
- Encourage questions and freedom (in yourself and others) instead of imposing ready-made answers.
- Observe thoughts without believing them, creating space to move beyond mind where ease appears.
- Encourage questions and freedom (in yourself and others) instead of imposing ready-made answers.
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