Osho – You can relate, but there is no need to create any bondage
Osho – Neeto, you ask me: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LONGING FOR THE DIVINE AND LOVING ANOTHER? There is no difference at all – longing is longing. Then what…
Osho – In India people worship God in such ways that one feels sorry for them
Osho – In India people worship God in such ways that one feels sorry for them. Once I was staying with a woman; she was a great lover of Krishna,…
Osho – All human relationships fail because the other is there
Osho – When one becomes too fed up with ordinary relationships with people one starts imagining a relationship with God; that is the longing for the divine. Now God is…
Osho on Zen – Zen is not a philosophy, it is not a doctrine
Question – Osho, What is Zen? Osho – Sagar, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ANSWER because Zen is not a philosophy, it is not a doctrine. It is an experience,…
Osho – Sex simply means energy being dissipated downwards
Question – Beloved Master, Why am I Tired of Sex?Osho – Sandhan, sex is tiring — and that’s why I say to you: Don’t avoid it. Unless you know its…
Osho – The greatest fear in the world is to be left Alone
Osho – To be alone is the greatest achievement. One feels always a need for the other. There is a Tremendous need for the other because something is lacking within…
Osho – Meditation is just a situation; silence is not going to be the consequence of it
Osho – Meditation is just a situation; silence is not going to be the consequence of it. No, meditation is just creating the soil, the surrounding, preparing the ground. The…
Osho – Remember, meditation can never be result-oriented
Osho – Remember, meditation can never be result-oriented; you simply meditate, that’s all. Everything happens but it will not be a result. If you are seeking the result nothing will…
Osho Jokes – The more you are full of desire and lust, the more stupid you are
“How much do you charge for handling a case like mine?” he asked.“I really don’t like to handle divorce cases,” replied his attorney. “Why do you want to get a…
Osho – Desire as such is a bondage, because when you desire, you become dependent
Osho – Desire AS SUCH is a bondage, because when you desire, you become dependent on the other, on the desired object. Whether it is a woman, money, a man,…
Osho Jokes – A pretty young girl stretched out on the psychiatrist's couch
A pretty young girl stretched out on the psychiatrist’s couch. “I just can’t help myself, Doctor. No matter how hard I try to resist, I bring five or six men…
Osho – Life is a flux, nothing abides. Still we are such fools, we go on clinging
Osho – Life is a flux, nothing abides. Still we are such fools, we go on clinging. If change is the nature of life, then clinging is stupidity, because your…
Osho – Guilt is imposed by others; shame is your own experience
Osho – But why does the priest go on creating guilt in man? There is a secret behind it. If you can make humanity feel guilty you remain powerful. The…
Osho – What is enlightenment? — the insight that desire is futile, that ambition is illness
Question – BELOVED MASTER, WHY AM I NOT GETTING ENLIGHTENED SOON? WHY IS THERE SO MUCH DELAY? Osho – Sagaram, the cause must be in you. In fact, YOU ARE…
Osho – Beloved Master Why you use Rolls Royce
Question – BELOVED MASTER, WHAT IS SO FUNNY ABOUT YOUR DRIVING TO DISCOURSE IN A ROLLS ROYCE?Osho – There is a long story behind it! I was driving… I was…
Osho Jokes – The Silversteins sent their son to a boarding school
The Silversteins sent their son to a highbrow New England boarding school. A few months later he returned home for the Christmas holidays.“Samela,” greeted his mother. “It is so good…
Osho – Whatsoever happens to you is your own doing
Osho – If you don’t listen to the buddhas you will be consumed by your own mischief. The harm that you do to yourself is such that nobody can do…
Osho – Cut the roots of desire
Osho – Desire means you are dragged out of the moment; that creates a tension, that creates anxiety, that creates hope. And then finally hope turns sour, becomes frustration. Each…
Osho Jokes – A bartender at a very posh gentlemen's club was on duty
Osho – A bartender at a very posh gentlemen’s club was on duty when a distinguished gentleman seated himself at the bar, but made no attempt to order a drink.…
Buddha says: Meditation is the only wealth, because you can take it beyond death
Osho – There is only one thing which you can take with you, and that is true wealth. Buddha calls it meditation, awareness, watchfulness, mindfulness, consciousness. If you become more…
Osho Jokes – A little girl answered the knock on the door of the farmhouse
A little girl answered the knock on the door of the farmhouse. The caller, a rather troubled-looking, middle-aged man, asked to see her father.“If you have come about the bull,”…