Osho's Views on Despair and a Poem on Arjuna's Despair

 

Osho's Views on Despair and a Poem on Arjuna's Despair

According to a Google AI Overview, Osho views despair as a natural human emotion that arises from resisting life's inherent impermanence and clinging to the illusion of a fixed self. "He suggests that the root of despair lies in the ego's desire to become something or someone, rather than accepting oneself as one is. Osho encourages befriending despair, rather than repressing it, as a path to understanding its root cause and ultimately finding liberation from its grip," it adds

Mahabharata Warrior Arjuna's Despair: A poem

In shadow of despair, humans wrestle,
Conflicts rise like storms, uninvited.
In Arjuna’s heart, turmoil nestles,
Bound by love, yet heavily indicted.

He stands, bow laid down, a warrior torn,
Fate whispers in the silence of his grief.
In battle’s gaze, a kinship is worn,
Duty or attachment, a doubt of belief.

The struggle unfolds between dharma and desire
What is the cost of blood on sacred ground?
With each breath, he seeks the flicker of light,
In Krishna’s wisdom, solace is found.