What are the consequences of living without societal norms?
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outcome
"Living without societal norms allows our natural impulses to flow freely, creating harmony rather than the chaos born from repression and moralism. In such a state, emotions rise and fall like waves, preventing the toxic buildup that leads to violence and perversion."
According to Osho, when life is lived without imposed social-moral restraints, our natural, divine impulses self-regulate, producing harmony: emotions like anger arise briefly and pass, avoiding the poisonous buildup that erupts as murder, perversion, and world wars. Societies unpoisoned by moralism resemble animals: no species-wide violence, no pornography, because trusting nature prevents repression and its explosive, pathological consequences.
If you don’t bottle up natural feelings to please rigid rules, they pass quickly and don’t explode into big harms like violence or weird fixations.
Why this matters practically
- Let feelings surface and resolve in the moment to avoid buildup and backlash.
- Trust natural impulses instead of guilt-driven control to reduce aggression and compulsions.
- Build healthier relationships through honest, brief expressions rather than chronic suppression.
- Trust natural impulses instead of guilt-driven control to reduce aggression and compulsions.
- Build healthier relationships through honest, brief expressions rather than chronic suppression.
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