Is imagination a form of desire that creates tension?
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definition
"Imagination is a playful energy that becomes desire only when it is chained to a future goal; in its pure form, it keeps you present and free like a child."
According to Osho, imagination itself is not desire; it’s a playful energy. It becomes desire—and thus bondage and tension—only when harnessed to a future goal. Desire works in the present for the future, splitting means and ends. Used as pure play, imagination keeps you present like a child, aligning with meditation and freedom.
Imagination creates stress only when you use it to chase a future result; if you just play with it now, it relaxes you.
Why this matters practically
- Notice when your mind turns imagination into a means to an end; drop the goal and return to play.
- Treat meditation and creativity as ends in themselves to ease tension.
- Stay in the present so joy is immediate, not postponed.
- Treat meditation and creativity as ends in themselves to ease tension.
- Stay in the present so joy is immediate, not postponed.
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