The journey is long

Love.
The journey is long
and the path is pathless –
and one has to be alone.
There is no map and no one to guide.

But there is no alternative
One cannot escape it,
one cannot evade it.
One has to go on the journey.

The goal seems impossible
but the urge to go on it is intrinsic.
THE NEED IS DEEP IN THE SOUL.

Really, you are the urge, you are the need –
and consciousness cannot be otherwise
because of this challenge
and because of this adventure.
So do not waste time – begin.
Do not calculate – begin.
Do not hesitate – begin.
Do not look back – begin.

And always remember old Lao Tzu’s words:
A tree that takes both arms to encircle
grows from a tiny rootlet.
A many-storied pagoda
is built by placing one brick upon another brick.
A journey of three thousand miles is begun by a
single step.

Osho, A Cup of Tea, letter 170

Osho in Dwarka – photo by Dhinubhai – credit to Osho Resources Centre (oshoresourcecenter.com – facebook.com) – manually spot-retouched by Osho News