According to Osho, misery feels safe because it sustains the ego; happiness threatens it by dissolving it like darkness before the sun. We’re conditioned to mistake the ego’s grave for security, so we choose hellish familiarity. Disidentify from the ego, welcome awareness and risk, and let joy’s “danger” liberate you into aliveness, growth, and celebration.
The little voice that says “me, mine” feels safer in gloom because joy makes it melt—notice that fear, step out of the cave, and enjoy the sun.