According to Osho, what we call civilization is a superficial pretense—skin-deep manners over boiling violence. True civilization cannot be imposed from outside; it must grow from within, rooted in primal, childlike innocence and ripened through meditation. Only Buddhas are truly civilized. Real culture flowers from the center to the periphery, transforming authenticity into nonviolence and intelligence, not masking our nature with hypocritical character.
Real civilization happens when you grow from your innocent heart through meditation, not by pretending to be good on the outside.