A clear message in a dream – related by two long-time friends: Ojas and Shanti
Ojas and Shanti have been close friends for many years… although they are two so very different people, walking such different ways in life.
Ojas is very socially committed; he likes to climb barricades and participate in marches, as he did recently as in a Climate March in his home town, Amsterdam, armed with the slogan ‘Mensen boven winst’ (People above profit).
Shanti, on the other hand, lives in the quiet countryside, near the sea, where he loves to listen to the tales of poets and mystics of all times who are ‘pointing to the moon’ – in an attempt to share their experiences and insights with us.
And the beauty of truth is that the moment you hear the truth something inside you responds, says yes. It is not agreement of the mind, remember; it comes from your totality. Every fiber of your being, every cell of your body, nods in tremendous joy, “Yes!”…
If you hear the truth from the outside your truth will be awakened, it will be provoked. Suddenly you will say “Yes!” – as if you had known it already. It is a recognition, it is a remembrance. You are simply being reminded by the Master about that which you have forgotten.
Osho, Ah This! Ch 5
They are to him like a midwife, evoking that heartfelt ‘Yes’. That’s why Shanti enjoys their songs and most beautiful poetry… and also he is an avid long-distance walker.
Recently Ojas had the following dream: Shanti and Ojas would switch paths! Shanti would participate in a climate march and share a word of wisdom to inspire everyone – and Ojas would go for a 45 kilometer walk.
Soon the loud din of slogans and the hard beat of the music become too much for Shanti. After only 10 minutes he stops marching, leaves the crowd and goes looking for a quiet bus stop.
Ojas, who has cheerfully started his 45 kilometer walk, after one hour gets very tired, and after 10 kilometers he is so exhausted that he looks for a bus stop too.
There at the bus stop, Ojas and Shanti meet, and they both come to the conclusion that it’s better for everyone to walk the path that suits them best!
To be authentic means: to remain true to your own being. How to remain true? One, never listen to anybody, what they say for you to be; always listen to your inner voice, what you would like to be.Otherwise your whole life will be wasted.
Osho, Yoga: the Alpha and the Omega, Vol V
That’s the message of Ojas’ dream.
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