Osho – Consciousness is the stuff existence is made of.
Question : Beloved Osho, What is the source of consciousness? Osho : Prem Komal, consciousness is the source of all. Consciousness is the stuff existence is made of. But there…
Osho – Man is awake and yet not Awake. His wakefulness is very thin
Osho – Man is awake and yet not Awake. His wakefulness is very thin, his wakefulness is almost of no use. He is not asleep, that is true, but he…
Osho on functioning consciousness and a pure consciousness
Osho – We all think we are aware; that is one of our unawarenesses. We are only functionally aware. We have learned to do things, to go to bed, to…
Osho – Consciousness is never judgmental. Consciousness is only a mirror
Question – Beloved Master, Can the watcher, the consciousness, ever be judgmental about what he sees, or is it still the ego judging the ego, the mind condemning itself? Osho…
Osho – Cosmic consciousness is the ultimate enjoyment
Question – Beloved Osho, Can a person who has cosmic consciousness really enjoy pleasures or does he just act as though doing so? Osho – Only a person who has…
Osho – The basic problem before a spiritual seeker is not how to know, but how to be
Osho – The basic problem before a spiritual seeker is not how to know, but how to be. Knowing is not the problem, it is easy. The real problem is…
Osho on Meditation – A consciousness without mind, A consciousness without thoughts
Osho – Don’t be in a hurry to find any answer, otherwise some rubbish will kill the answer. Don’t allow your mind to kill the question. And the way of…
Osho on Centering – The basic existential center is the navel
Osho – The basic thing to be understood about these centers is this: whenever you are centered within, the moment you are centered, whatsoever may be the center, you fall…
Osho – God is not a thought but the experience of thoughtlessness
Osho – Deva means divine, unmana means no-mind. The state of no-mind is the state of the divine. God is not a thought but the experience of thoughtlessness. It is…
Osho on Unconsciousness – The Unconscious can be transformed only through awareness
Osho – The Unconscious can be transformed only through awareness. It is difficult, but there is no other way. There are many methods for being aware, but awareness is necessary.…
Osho on Coma – Mind is a machine: it records only when you are receiving consciously
Osho – Mm mm, it can happen sometimes. Sometimes it can happen in an accident that the whole structure of the mind can change. And for better…
Osho – Consciousness without thinking: that’s what awareness is.
Osho – If you can live this moment, if you can be here this moment, then everything takes care of itself. Then you need not be anxious. Then there is…
Osho – Consciousness is one of those things which you cannot grow quickly
Question – Beloved Osho, On one occasion, Joshu said to his monks: I have single-heartedly practiced zazen in the southern province for thirty years. Osho – He is referring to…
Osho – To be object-less, to be thought-less and conscious is the goal
Osho – Meditation is object-less. If you use any object, then it is not meditation; it becomes thinking. It becomes contemplation; it becomes reflection, but not meditation. This is the…
Osho on Ideals and Meditation – Drop all kinds of idealisms
Osho – Man is unconscious, Although he believes he is conscious. That very belief protects his unconsciousness. Man is ignorant, although he believes he knows. That very belief keeps the…
Osho – Meditation means how to create the state of no-mindedness
Osho – Mind is just a disturbance. Mind is just a disturbance in consciousness. It is not your nature; it is just a disturbance. The moment there is no disturbance,…
Osho – Unless you know, never feel at ease with words, doctrines, scriptures
Osho – Buddha has used the word, ”mindfulness” – samyak smriti, right mindfulness. He says whatsoever you are doing, do it mindfully; don’t do it in sleep, do it mindfully…
Osho – Whatever you live unconsciously becomes a hangover
Osho – The first thing to remember is how to drop thoughts and become thoughtless — thoughtless but alert, because in deep sleep also you become thoughtless, and that won’t…
Osho – Parents are not consciously exploiting their children
Osho – We cling to the circumference, so much so that we have completely forgotten about the centre. Unless the circumference disappears completely we are not going to be reminded…
Osho – Walk consciously, sit consciously, eat consciously, talk consciously
Osho – Misery is human, bliss is divine. Animals are unaware of both; they are neither miserable nor blissful, they are living in a kind of deep sleep. Man has…
Osho – If we don’t achieve total consciousness in this life
Question – Beloved Osho, When you said that if we don’t achieve total consciousness in this life, we will have to start from the very beginning again, and go through…
Osho on Consciousness and Meditation
Osho – The very word ‘Christ’ comes from the Sanskrit work ‘Krishna’. From Krishna it has moved into many languages and ultimately it has become Christ. In its long journey…