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What is the impact of materialism on human restlessness?

Material pursuits can never still your restlessness, for desire is a yearning for the Infinite; only in recognizing the limits of the finite can you transform craving into a quest for true contentment.

— Osho
According to Osho, material pursuits can never still restlessness because desire is inherently a yearning for the Infinite; finite wealth, status, and ego-satisfactions only intensify the sense of 'not enough.' Prosperity becomes a blessing: by failing to fulfill us, it exposes its own limits and converts restless craving into a spiritual quest for the Supreme, where alone true contentment lies.

Chasing money and status is like drinking salty water—the more you get, the thirstier you feel—until you realize you really want the endless ocean, not little sips.

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