According to Osho, Americans seem tense because affluence exposes the failure of desire: after “arriving,” hope collapses into disillusionment, meaninglessness, and tension. Indians appear content not from spirituality but from poverty; unmet desires keep hope and comforting illusions alive. Frustration requires wealth; the poor can’t afford it. Only after success fails does authentic religion become possible—thus America, not India, is ripe for true inner inquiry.
Rich people can feel upset because they got everything and still feel empty; poor people seem calm because they still hope tomorrow will be better.