What is money and why do people feel uncomfortable about it?
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"Money is not just currency; it reveals our fears of intimacy and vulnerability, transforming from a master into a mere tool when understood."
According to Osho, money isn’t merely currency; it symbolizes our love of things over persons, a flight from intimacy, a false security against death, and a will to control life. We feel uneasy about it because it exposes these fears: closeness, sharing, and vulnerability. Attachment makes us closed and possessive; both hoarding and renouncing are the same neurosis. With understanding, money becomes a tool, not a master.
Money isn’t just coins—it shows how we hide from loving people to feel safe, so it scares us; use it as a tool, don’t let it own your heart.
Why this matters practically
- Notice when fear of intimacy drives your saving, spending, or hoarding.
- Use money to support relationships and growth, not to replace love or control life.
- Avoid extremes: neither cling to money nor reject it; relate to it with freedom and sharing.
- Use money to support relationships and growth, not to replace love or control life.
- Avoid extremes: neither cling to money nor reject it; relate to it with freedom and sharing.
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