Why has the attraction toward meditation been declining despite its historical significance?
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"The ego shuns meditation, for it offers no trophies, no competition, and threatens its very existence, leading us to chase the fleeting allure of ambition and status instead."
According to Osho, attraction waned because the ego craves difficult, competitive peaks and postpones what seems simple and always available. Seeing countless saints attain meditation made it appear easy, non-urgent, and non-competitive; ambition, wealth, and status seemed more challenging and ego-nourishing. Meditation threatens the ego’s very existence, offering no outer trophies, so the mind avoids it and chooses worldly races instead.
We chase hard, shiny prizes that feed our ego and keep delaying the simple, quiet practice that dissolves it—meditation.
Why this matters practically
- Notice the ego’s pull toward competition; schedule daily time for inner silence.
- Treat meditation as urgent, not a ‘someday’ project.
- Value simplicity over trophies; choose practices that soften the ego.
- Treat meditation as urgent, not a ‘someday’ project.
- Value simplicity over trophies; choose practices that soften the ego.
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