Man goes on doing the same; maybe a slightly different situation, but nothing very different. Thousands of times you fall and still you don't learn the single thing worth learning. You learn all kinds of things in life except the one thing which can transform you, and that is the art of awareness, says Osho, the Zen master.
It has been valued very much in the past: the warlike quality, the warlike man, because man has existed violently. In three thousand years we have fought five thousand wars. It is very rare that war is not happening somewhere or other on earth. It continues, if not here then there, if not there then somewhere else; it seems to be a continuous phenomenon...
Acceptance becomes transformation. This is difficult to understand because we always reject, and then too we cannot transform anything. You have greed, but you reject it. No one wants to think of himself as greedy. You are sexual, but you reject it...
I used to think a great deal about non-violence, but everything I ever heard about it seemed so superficial. It touched my intellect but not my heart. And slowly I understood why. The non-violence everyone talked about was negative...
One of the things mankind seems to crave most is peace; many prayers are being constantly beamed up to the heavens with the aim of stopping bloodshed and brutal conflict. Demonstrations for peace are being initiated, candle light vigils are held, peace placards are held high, peace petitions flood the internet...
To be with trees and plants is beautiful because they go on growing, they
become an impetus, an inspiration, and the whole energy is flowing upwards
with the growth. You cannot remain low, you have to go high. Just the smell
of the wet earth, the smell of the growing plants, the joy of the birds and
the sun -- all that becomes a milieu for spiritual growth. To be close to
nature is to be close to god.
OSHO Don't Bite my Finger, Look Where I am Pointing # 21
"Osho Born Again group" was conducted from 15 to 21 August 2008. Around eighty participant took part in this group. Ma Dharam Jyoti faciliated the group. Born Again is process that takes place for two hours a day, over seven days...
Osho Sufi Meditation camp at Osho Dham from 22 to 24 August 2008. It was a team effort : Ma Dev Dakshina and Swami Amit conducted the dynamic meditation in the morning and Kundilini meditation in the afternoon, while Swami Kul Bhushan conducted the so-called 'Sufi' sessions laced with music and dancing...
Our minds have been conditioned to be negative but our hearts cannot be. The language of life simply means the language of the heart-innocent and uncorrupted by mischief-mongers...
It may be a fad many would want to latch on to—vegetarianism as an individual means to combat the global phenomenon of climate change. But can it work? And to what end?
Life is to be lived in the here and now. This is the criterion of reality: Whatever is, is always now; whatever isn’t, is never now. Quit worrying about the past and the future. Live in the now!
One should become a mother knowingly, fully aware of the responsibility. Don’t take it for granted that just by being a woman, one is necessarily a mother. That is a fallacy. You must learn how to mother...
Title - Tantric Methods for awareness & nonjudgement
Meditation - At the beginning of a strong sensation, be aware
Sutra (Technique) - At the start of sneezing, during fright, in anxiety, above a chasm, flying in battle, in extreme curiosity, at the beginning of hunger, at the end of hunger, be uninterruptedly aware.
This book is transcribed from a series of talks given by Osho over a number of days, at a time when he was personally conducting meditation camps at various sites throughout India. There is directness to the words, a swordlike quality that reaches straight to the core of understanding and transcends the limitations of the printed page.
Man goes on doing the same; maybe a slightly different situation, but nothing very different. Thousands of times you fall and still you don't learn the single thing worth learning. You learn all kinds of things in life except the one thing which can transform you, and that is the art of awareness, says Osho, the Zen master.