Why Can I Not Live Without Misery

By: OSHO

Narrated by: OSHO

“You are miserable because you have decided to be miserable” – hard words and difficult so see let alone to admit, that our misery is self-created, a strategy, something that we unconsciously cultivate because it works for us; it all allows us to avoid responsibility. And if we are willing to face it and to take responsibility for our misery we are freed from it. As simple as that.©1977 OSHO International Foundation (P)2015 OSHO International Foundation

Misery is all about attachment.

In this Osho talk Osho explains that if you are miserable it is because it has a purpose. Many times that purpose is unconscious: so a certain amount of soul searching is necessary. I do want to provide a caveat to this: in the modern world many people have been taking things prescribed or otherwise that have altered their brain chemistry and in my case it took almost a year before I felt a sense of balance and happiness. In many cases there is an attachment to misery because it anchors you to this world and you like to be "angry" or "depressed". In other cases it is a chemical imbalance in the brain and over time the brain will reset or adapt. Regardless both situations require patience and awareness to address.