"One of the most fundamental things to be always remembered is that we are living in a hypocrite society.
"Once, a great philosopher was asked: 'What do you think of civilization?' The philosopher said, 'It is a good idea, but somebody has to change the idea into a reality. Civilization has not happened yet. It is a dream of the future.'
"The reality is your uncultivated self, untouched by society. But that is dangerous. A child, if left to himself, will be just an animal. He will be authentic, but he will be an animal; he will not become a man. So that is not possible, that alternative is closed. We cannot leave a child to himself. We have to do something, and whatsoever we do will disturb the real self.
Osho, As society’s hold on people’s minds begins to disintegrate, in times of social crisis such as now there seems to be a tendency for an increasing number of people to fall below the mind into madness. Also, is it true that this is paralleled by a tendency for people to look at the possibility...
