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What happens when I can't feel any wonder in existence?

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"When you are filled with secondhand knowledge, you become a programmed computer—mathematically right, poetically dead; drop the borrowed knowing and reclaim your childlike wonder to rediscover the beauty of existence."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, when you can’t feel any wonder, your mind is overcrowded with secondhand knowledge and the ego of “I know.” This labeling dulls sensitivity, halts real seeking, and blinds you to life’s mysteries and beauty. You become a programmed computer—mathematically right, poetically dead. Drop borrowed knowing, reopen poetic windows, and reclaim childlike amazement; only then does wisdom and the living adventure return.
If you stop feeling wonder, your head is stuffed with borrowed facts—empty it a little and look with child eyes again.
Why this matters practically
- Revive joy and creativity by pausing labels and meeting life directly.
- Be more present with people and nature, noticing beauty instead of analyzing.
- Grow spiritually through firsthand experience rather than borrowed beliefs.
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