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How to live a quiet life of my choice in this chaotic society demanding diverse material objects and services, without any reciprocal benefits?
By Mrityunjoy Seal on 27/03/19Question asked to Osho
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The best way to live a quiet life of our choice in this chaotic society is to retreat from the illusory world, to go on a quest to realize we are not the body that will die. We are not the mind and ego ME, that is fighting with society in the world outside us. We are the Divine Soul. When we realize this, that we are the Spark Of Unique Life that comes alive nine months before our body is formed, when we realize we are the Soul, a manifestation of SIP, then we realize that the whole world is nothing but a show. Everybody is just performing their act. We are actors who come and go. Enlightenment, realization of the truth will free us from the noise as we can hear the Divine voice that is within. It is overcoming ignorance realizing the truth. This is the way to be free, from all misery, from all the chaos.
The society looks how we see it. If we see a chaotic society, it proves that we are carrying chaos inside us. When we will be able to defeat it, the society will reflect this calmness.
We desire to enjoy a life of idyllic happiness, a life of pastoral innocence and serenity of truly a life of childlike simplicity, free from misery and corruption of the present-day society. Yes it is possible only when we can confine and quarantine ourselves within our own cocoon without cravings or dwelling on the sense-objects of the world. To attain to the heights of such a state of mind, we need to practice dispassion and discriminating will of a Yogi.
Most human minds are born into conditions beyond their mind's control and so choice has nothing to do with life and circumstances. For a few billion poor minds these kind of questions have no meaning.
It comes on its own, whether you make a choice or not. Every individual who is born, goes through his/her life whatever the life offers. Very few lucky ones only can live their choice of life all through.