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Why should we strive for the upward movement of the natural energy that is flowing downward?

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"Turn your energy upward, for only in the ascent does true joy and inner growth blossom, transforming suffering into bliss."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, no one should push you to strive; your own suffering from the energy’s natural downward flow compels transformation. Downward movement tempts with short-lived pleasure but culminates in pain and degeneration; upward movement begins with tapas and discipline, then flowers into bliss and inner growth. If you truly want joy, consciously turn energy upward—through yoga, tantra, and meditation—like water heated into steam that rises to the sky.
Because chasing quick pleasures hurts later, but patiently lifting your energy with practice feels hard at first and then makes you deeply happy.
Why this matters practically
- Choose lasting joy over fleeting thrills by noticing which path ends in peace.
- Use the signpost: pleasure-then-pain means downward; hardship-then-bliss means upward.
- Adopt steady practices (meditation, breath, discipline) to reverse inner decline.
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