Core Insight:
According to Osho, living means remaining in continuous change—venturing into the unknown, future-oriented, courageous enough to drop the comfort of past certainties—whereas dying is stagnation: clinging to the known, revering the past, and preferring convenience over inquiry. Societies become 'alive' when they nurture curiosity and effort; they become 'dead' when they idolize yesterday’s knowledge and avoid the creative pain of growth.