Talks on Zen, Sufism, Upanishads, Tantra, Yoga, Sex, Love, Meditation, Career
Question – Beloved Master, The west is overpopulated with psychotherapists and their patients, but why does no one seem to be helped? Osho – Patrick, the help is possible only…
Question – Bhagwan, Why have you been Misunderstood? Osho – It is absolutely natural. If you support people’s old mind you are never misunderstood because you are saying exactly what…
Osho – Even to cut a flower is uncivilized behavior, what to say about people like Genghis Khan, who killed forty million people; Tamerlane, who killed thirty million people; Nadir…
Osho – All politicians are chimpanzees — without exception. They look like men, but they behave like chimpanzees. You should not go by the looks, you should watch their actions…
Question – Beloved Master, You told us the story of Krishna and Arjuna. But is there no value in resisting war in a time where a handful of madmen play…
Osho – The last statement of Gautama the Buddha to his disciples was: Be a light unto yourself. They were crying and weeping, naturally — the master was leaving and…
Osho – The only thing that has to be learned is watchfulness. Watch! Watch every act that you do. Watch every thought that passes in your mind. Watch every desire…
Question – Osho, What is Wisdom? Osho – Stephen Crane writes: I met a seer, he held in his hands the book of wisdom. “Sir,” I addressed him, “let me…
Question – Osho, Why am I always thinking of Money? Osho – What else is there to think about? Money is power. Everybody else is thinking of money, don’t be…
Osho – You have lost the night; you could not wake up in the night. But it can be forgiven: it was night and you slept. But you cannot be…
Osho – I was in a big city. Some young men came there to meet me. They started asking: “Do you believe in God?” I said: “No. What relation is…
Osho – Do not search for religion; search for yourself. Religion will then automatically come to you. Does religion exist in scriptures? No. Religion does not exist in scriptures. Scriptures…
Question – Is it Possible for a Politician to be Enlightened? Osho – Never heard of it. It has never happened. There are intrinsic problems. The very dimension the politician…
Question – Beloved Osho, One line from Dostoevsky’s work has impressed me much in my childhood. He says, “in suffering look for happiness.” I used to think that nothing of…
Question – When does the boat reach the other Shore? Osho – Deva Vigyan, there is no other shore, this is the only shore there is. And it is not…
Question – My mind has difficulty understanding the Existence of Beginninglessness. Would you please talk about it? Osho – Prem Viraj, reality is indefinable. Reality simply is; there is no…
Question – Osho, Is life not sometimes far more surprising than fictions themselves? Osho – Praghosh, NOT ONLY SOMETIMES BUT ALWAYS. Fictions are only reflections of life — how can…
Question – What is your Message, Osho? I Don’t understand you. Osho – My message is that there is no message. I am not here to give you a message,…
Question – Osho, You emphasize Playfulness, Leela. But is it possible for a playful mind to be a Plastic surgeon or a Scientist? Osho – The question is from Prem…
Buddha Sutra – Life is easy for the Man who is without Shame. Osho – This Buddhist idea of shame has to be understood in contrast with the Christian idea…
Question – Beloved Osho, Why does everyone want to pretend to be what they are not? What is the psychology behind it? Osho – Narendra, everybody is condemned from his…
Osho – Whenever you think of suicide, remember, why are you thinking of suicide? Some hope has turned sour, some expectation has turned into a frustration, some desire has proved…