A Sufi story told be Osho.
“This is the man of individuality, who does not care for his life, for his body, who has no fear. He accepted death with joy.”
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“You have to catch hold of your inner light with your own awareness. Other than that there is no way,” says Osho.
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Osho says, “Beauty is the god of the poet, of the painter, of all creative artists.”
This month’s horoscope by Phoebe with quotes by Osho: “What is true for me is not true for all, and what is true for me today is not going to be necessarily true for me tomorrow.”
A quote by Rumi.
Osho states, “… there is no need that the revolution should happen before our eyes. It is contentment enough that you were part of a movement that changed the world.”
Osho comments on the lines: ‘Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection,’ from the Desiderata.
“The man of compassion has to lie. The lie is only a device to wake you up,” explains Osho.
Three quotes by Socrates and a commentary by Osho.
Osho speaks on these lines in the Desiderata: “Hear then the wisdom of the wise…” and “Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.”
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Max Ehrmann’s most acclaimed work which Osho declared “…seems to be one of the most ancient documents available today.”
“…your soul is intrinsically free. You don’t have to ask for it, and you don’t have to struggle for it. It is already there, this very moment,” says Osho.
Osho quotes Rabia al-Adawiyya as saying: “The heard is the lie and the seen is the truth.”
Divakar reflects on finding our own inner wisdom. A way to navigate a path to truth, through an ocean of opinions, beliefs, and information overload.
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Osho answers Yoga Anurag’s question: According to what I have been hearing you say, the title of this series, Theologia Mystica, seems to be a contradiction in terms.
Osho states, “The whole function of the Master is just to bring you home – which you had never left in the first place.”
Jamie’s ways of finding a balance on the razor’s edge, while giving more attention to the light than to the dark.
“Truth is not decided by voting. It is not a question of how many people believe in it,” confirms Osho.
“You are a totally new manifestation of God. It has never been before so there has never been a person exactly like you,” states Osho.
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Worldwide support for Julian Assange continues. In London this week, John Pilger joined Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters at a rally outside the Home Office.
A quote by George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright (1856-1950).
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Julian Assange’s recent arrest in London, UK, is being widely reported in the media, writes Bhagawati. (The article includes a video-interview by journalist, author and documentary filmmaker, John Pilger.)
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A meditation technique to find our inner voice, explained by Osho.
When the Master is alive, when he is living, when the truth is breathing, then it is a cult – it has to be condemned. And when the Master is dead… And with the Master’s death the truth disappears, because truth needs an embodiment. It is an experience; it has to exist in the person
Q: Today at the lecture you extolled the virtues of Hasidism. But if they are so praiseworthy, so full of feeling of brotherhood, etc., why do they exclude women from their religious practices, and particularly their ecstatic religious dancing?
The relentless hunting-down plans for WikiLeaks’ publisher are again coming to a head. His ongoing persecution is widely seen as a threat for freedom of speech. But not enough is being done to support him, and the nature of the charges against him are not transparent.
Osho answers a question about why he has come to earth, and says, “My whole message is to see the truth, to see the hell that ego creates in the name of perfection, uniqueness – and to let it drop.”
If we want transformation to happen, it can take place in a moment. Just one moment of will, of complete determination is enough. writes Naina in The Sentinel, Assam, on June 24, 2018.
A quote by Dave Sim.
Osho answers the question: Osho, you are quoted as being here to proclaim a new tradition, not to perpetuate the old. Why is this, and how do you see the future?
Sifu Freddie Lee, a Kung Fu teacher and practitioner, speaks about Osho’s impact on him and the message given out by the media.
In a Hindi discourse, Osho answers a question by the late Om Prakash Saraswati after listening to the first discourse on the Gita of Ashtavakra: “These words are of the sky. These words come from the homeland, come from that from which source we all come, the source to which we must return.”
Osho explains to a new disciple that the people who come to a master can be divided into four categories.
Osho states about his message: “Its universality means that it is the foundational doctrine of existence,” and that “truth is absolutely uncompromising.”
Osho says, “You will be surprised to know that they were not ordinary fools, they were some of the wisest men in the country.” From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
Truth liberates.
Whose truth?
“All asking is unnecessary, because whatsoever answer I give to you is really there inside you. I only make it apparent. I help it to surface in you,” says Osho. From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
We should follow our heart and love our life as a precious gift of God, not to be wasted for superficial and imaginary goals, writes Keerti in The Asian Age on February 17, 2017.
A quote by the 14th Dalai Lama.
Iam Saums on the overwhelming power of the media – and a reminder to claim our own power and distinguish ourselves from societal fear, prejudice, propaganda and vanity.
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A statue featuring Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning has been unveiled in Berlin, Germany.
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Man lives in illusion.
Man lives through illusion.
Man lives for illusion.
Q: Osho, Dolly Diddee showed me a passage from one of your earlier books where you say that no saint is against any other saint, and that they deliberately speak against each other to drive away people who are not suited to them and to push their buttons.
HL Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956)
I am going to say whatsoever I feel is the truth, and every day I will go on sharpening the truth. I have spoken so much for all kinds of people – three hundred books are there. Now I have to create three hundred more books to get rid of all that I have said!
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Osho, Are all the journalists blind? Can’t they see the truth? Why are they continuously spreading lies about you?