FROM SEX TO SUPERCONSCIOUSNESS: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF OSHO’S PHILOSOPHY
The Social Science Review A Multidisciplinary Journal February 22, 2026 DOI: 10.70096/tssr.260401053 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that Osho's From Sex to Superconsciousness presents sexuality as the energetic basis of spirituality, reinterpreting Tantric kundalini through psychoanalytic concepts like repression and sublimation. The author contends that Osho's non-dual vision challenges Cartesian mind-body dualism and patriarchal moral norms, proposing an integrated model in which biological impulses transform into superconscious awareness. |
Abstract
Osho’s philosophical discourse in From Sex to Superconsciousness offers a stimulating yet cohesive framework in which sexuality is not regarded as opposing spirituality but rather as its essential energetic foundation. This research paper offers a comprehensive examination of his discourse, positioning it at the combination of Eastern mysticism, Tantric traditions, Western psychology, and developing theoretical frameworks in the physics of consciousness. Through an interpretation and interdisciplinary technique, the research investigates how Osho reinterprets old Tantric concepts, notably the notion of kundalini as a latent spiritual force, within a modern psychological lexicon that promotes awareness rather than repression. Drawing on psychoanalytic notions like as repression, sublimation, and catharsis, the research illustrates how Osho attacks the moralistic suppression of sexuality widespread in institutional religion and Victorian-influenced societal structures. The research also investigates Osho’s implicit conversation with the “physics of consciousness,” specifically concepts of unified fields and non-locality, to suggest that his vision destabilises Cartesian mind and body dualism (Bisoi & Giri, 2025). Osho’s deconstruction of the rigid dichotomies of matter and spirit, the holy and profane, and male and female resonates with non-dual Eastern metaphysics and parallels contemporary quantum theories of unity. The paper continues by analysing the sociological and gender consequences of this philosophy, considering how the liberation of sexual consciousness challenges normative moral standards and patriarchal frameworks. The findings show that Osho’s project is not just spiritual, but also psychological, epistemological and socioculturally transformational. It promotes an integrated model of human evolution in which biological impulses are transformed into superconscious awareness. Finally, the paper examines the sociological and gender consequences of this philosophy, including how the emancipation of sexual consciousness confronts patriarchal structures and normative moral standards.