Ask Osho!
Osho on Is striving to acquire more of what is worth having considered greed?

Is striving to acquire more of what is worth having considered greed?

Greed is not about what you seek, but the insatiable hunger that drives your seeking; when that hunger dissolves, so too do anger and attachment.

— Osho
According to Osho, greed is the very impulse of 'more and more'—the grasping that underlies lust, anger, and attachment—regardless of the object. Even holiness, celibacy, immortality, heaven, or God can become targets of greed; the grasping mind simply shifts its aim. What matters is not what you seek but the hungry quality of seeking. When greed drops, its by-products—anger, attachment, restless craving—also fall away.

Wanting ‘more and more,’ even of good or holy things, is still greed; peace comes when the grasping stops.

Keep Exploring

Related Questions on Greed