Osho on Effort and Effortlessness
Osho : The problem arises because of the logical mind, because the mind says that these two things are contradictory. If you make effort, you make effort; how can you…
Osho on Patience and Hopelessness on Path
Osho : On the path nothing more is needed than patience. Man can do everything that he is capable of, but still there is no necessity that the ultimate happens;…
Osho on Descartes, Osho on Western philosopher Descartes
Osho : In the West there was a philosopher named Descartes – a deep thinker. He decided not to accept anything until he found the truth which cannot be doubted,…
Osho on Illusion of Mind, Osho on projection of Mind
Osho : Adhyas, or illusion, means seeing what is not there. Shankara loved this word very much and for the Upanishads it is very fundamental. Adhyas means projection, seeing what…
Osho on Desire itself leads you to Misery
Question : Beloved Osho, you said that desire always creates misery. Then do the desires for good deeds, for religion, for god also create misery? Osho : Desire itself leads…
Osho – Creation is Pranayam and Destruction of the world is Pratyahar
Question – Beloved Osho, Yesterday you explained that pranayam is the method which expands the bio-energy and pratyahar is to return to the original source. First it is expansion, then…
Osho – Self Knowledge is liberation, Knowledge is liberation
Osho : Like this, such things are given which have no value. You give away in charity that which is useless. You do not have to make much effort to…
Osho on Hope, hope can disappear in happiness
Osho : Hope is the thread with which we live. It is a very thin thread. It can break at any moment, but it does not break. It has become…
Osho on Freedom, Osho on Meaning of Freedom
Osho : There is a very old story about an ascetic who was doing sadhana in a dense forest. He was sitting with closed eyes and was praying to God…
Osho on Lord Krishna Friendship with Sudama
Questioner : You say that persons like krishna don’t make friends nor do they make foes. Then how is it that he as a king comes running down to the…
Osho on Kabir Sayings, Osho on Saint Kabir Sayings
Osho : ALL methods are methods, all means are means. And if you want to reach the end you will have to drop all means and all methods. That is…
Osho on Sanai Path of love – The Hadiqa
Osho : Sanai calls his path ”the path of the garden.” The path of the meditator is a kind of desert. The desert has its own beauty: if you have…
Osho on Life Duality, Life exists through duality
Osho : Life exists through duality. The very process of life depends on polar opposites. Life is like a river: for the river to exist, two banks are needed. The…
Osho on Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Transcendental Meditation
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Osho : I do not mean that you have to repeat the words ”I am,” rather, have the feeling. Taking a bath, feel ”I am.” Let there…
Osho on Planning and Worrying for Future
Question : Osho, is it really possible to be in the “now-here” all the time? Most of my time seems to go in planning for, or worrying about, the future.…
Osho on Sudden Enlightenment and After Enlightenment
Osho : Maneesha, it is one of the most important problems for any seeker, to understand a clear distinction between cultivation and enlightenment. You can cultivate enlightenment, but that will…
Osho on Zen Master Hyakujo Sutras of enlightenment
”IT IS NOT OBTAINED FROM OTHERS. THEREFORE, WHEN YOU ARE ENLIGHTENED, YOUR ORIGINAL NATURE MANIFESTS ITSELF. NOW YOU HAVE ATTAINED IT – CAREFULLY CULTIVATE IT.” Osho : This is a…
Osho – Why sould i Take Sannyas, Osho on reason for taking Sannyas
Question – OSHO, WHY SHOULD I TAKE SANNYAS? Osho : Because tomorrow you may not be. The next moment you may not be. And sannyas is nothing but a vision…
Osho on meaning of this Universe – Existence
Question : Beloved Osho, What is the point of the Physical Universe, If man’s destiny is ultimately to Transcend it? Osho : That is the point: otherwise, how will you…
Osho – It is Hard for me to surrender to a Man
Question : Beloved Osho, Why is it hard for me to Surrender to a Man? Osho : Then don’t surrender. Why unnecessarily create trouble for yourself? Who is telling you…
Osho – Is it True that one has to go through Hell
Question : BELOVED OSHO, IS IT TRUE THAT ONE HAS TO GO THROUGH HELL? Osho : You need not go through hell because you are already there. Where else will…
Osho on Enlightenment through Intelligence
Question : BELOVED OSHO, CAN THE INTELLECT BE A DOOR TO ENLIGHTENMENT, OR IS ENLIGHTENMENT ONLY ACHIEVED THROUGH SURRENDER? Osho : Enlightenment is always through surrender, but surrender is achieved…