Who is Osho really? Osho, bhagwan rajneesh and the lost truth. "One wrong move, one big mistake"

Today I will tell you about Osho again. many do not know who he is. A person must believe in something, so his life takes on meaning. A thinking person does not believe blindly, he analyzes, doubts, is in a constant search for truth. Religions provide answers to many questions, motivate people to act, providing a theoretical basis for aspects of life.

For some, this information is a given, and it makes life easier, for others it is a ground for reflection and debate, but in any case, if faith appears in a person's life, it should only be his choice and his path. This was the case with Osho, who created his own religion, ambiguous, but having followers all over the world.

Osho religion

Osho () considered his religion the only one in the world, calling all other beliefs a deception, and their key figures as seducers of people. He based his teaching on the experience of life, sharing it with others. Unlike many other beliefs, in particular Christianity, he did not consider poverty to be a spiritual value and called himself a "guru for the rich."

He owned several Rolls Royces while living in Oregon and drove different cars every day. The followers saw deep meaning in this and even planned to provide their teacher with Rolls-Royces for every day.

Osho's teachings

Osho's teaching does not refer to future benefits or punishments, it calls to live for your pleasure, here and now, not to limit yourself in anything. Only in this case, according to Osho, you can be satisfied with yourself and the world around you.

According to Osho, the love of luxury and comfort is not something shameful - on the contrary, together with laziness, they constitute a complex of the main features of the right "new man". This person must combine the spirituality of Gautam Buddha and love for the life of Zorba, therefore he was conventionally called Zorba-Buddha. Osho did not discriminate between the sexes when talking about the "new man", but in his movement women predominated in leadership positions.

Moving away from assimilation to other religions, Osho did not create commandments or rules, and, nevertheless, during one of the interviews, answering a correspondent's question, he nevertheless formulated the main ideas of his teaching.

Osho's teachings had many opponents at home and in the world, but after his death, the situation changed. Osho, from the vilified founder of the sect, became a philosopher, an important character in spiritual life and the founder of a doctrine recognized as part of the popular culture of India and Nepal. Osho's books are published and have been translated into more than 50 languages \u200b\u200bto date.

Childhood

Osho was born on December 11, 1931 in Kushwada (Central India). The family loved him very much, especially his grandfather, who gave Raja, which means king. He spent all his childhood at his grandfather's house. Father and mother took him to them only after the death of grandparents. Before the school he was given a new name - Rajneesh Chandra Mohan.

FROM early age he was interested in spiritual development, studied his body and its capabilities, constantly experimented with various methods of meditation. He did not follow any tradition and did not look for teachers. Experiment was the basis of his spiritual search. He looked very closely into life, especially at its critical, extreme points. He did not believe in any theories and rules and always rebelled against the prejudices and vices of society.

Enlightenment

Osho was 21 on March 21, 1953. On this day, enlightenment happened to him. It was like an explosion. “That night I died and I was reborn. But the person who was reborn has nothing to do with the one who died. It is not a continuous thing ... The person who died died totally; nothing is left of him ... not even a shadow. The ego died totally, completely ... On that day, March 21, a person who lived many, many lives, millennia, simply died. Another being, absolutely new, not at all connected with the old, began to exist ... I became free from the past, I was torn out of my history, I lost my autobiography. " At this point, Osho's story actually ends. A man named Rajneesh Chandra Mohan died at 21, and at the same time a miracle happened: a new enlightened person was reborn, completely free of ego.

University years

After that, Osho's outer life did not change. He continued his studies at Jabalpur College in philosophy department.

In 1957, he graduated from Saugar University with an honors degree, a gold medal and a master's degree in philosophy. Two years later, he became a professor of philosophy at Jabalpur University. He was very much loved by students for his humor, sincerity and uncompromising pursuit of truth. During his nine-year career, Osho traveled throughout India, often commuting fifteen days a month. A passionate and skillful debater, he constantly challenged orthodox religious leaders. Addressing one hundred thousand audiences, Osho spoke with conviction emanating from his enlightenment, he destroyed blind faith in order to create true religiosity.

In 1966, Osho left the university department and devoted himself entirely to spreading the art of meditation and his vision of a new person - Zorba the Buddha, a person who synthesizes the best features of the East and West, a person who is able to enjoy a full-blooded physical life and is able to simultaneously sit silently in meditation, achieving peaks of consciousness.

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Bombay

In 1968 Osho (Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh) settled in Bombay and soon the first Western seekers of spiritual truth began to come to him. Among them were many specialists in the field of therapy, representatives of the humanist movements, who wanted to take the next step in their growth. The next step, as Osho said, is meditation. Osho experienced the first glimpses of meditation as a child, when he jumped from a high bridge into the river, or walked along a narrow path over an abyss. There were a few moments when the mind stopped. This caused an unusually clear perception of everything around him, of his being in it and complete clarity and separation of consciousness. These experiences, experienced many times, sparked Osho's interest in meditation and prompted him to seek more available ways... In the future, he not only experienced all the meditations known since antiquity, but also came up with new, revolutionary techniques designed specifically for modern people. They are called “dynamic meditations” and are based on the use of music and movement. Osho brought together elements of yoga, Sufism and Tibetan traditions, which made it possible to use the principle of energy transformation through the awakening of activity and subsequent calm observation.

Osho (Bagwan Shri Rajneesh) first showed his morning dynamic meditation in April 1970 at a meditation camp near Bombay. Everyone was dumbfounded and fascinated that day. Indian journalists were amazed to see the participants screaming, screaming and ripping off their clothes - the whole scene was fatal and very intense. But no matter how strong the tension was in the first, intense stage, so was the relaxation in the second part, leading to complete peace, not attainable in ordinary life.

Osho explained:

“For ten years I have been continuously working with the Lao Tzu methods, that is, I have been continuously studying direct relaxation. It was very easy for me so I figured it would be easy for anyone. Then, from time to time, I began to understand that this is impossible ... I, of course, said “relax” to those whom I taught. They understood the meaning of the word, but they could not relax. So I decided to come up with new methods of meditation that first create tension - even more tension. They create such tension that you go crazy. And then I say relax.
What is meditation? Osho Rajneesh talked a lot about meditation. On the basis of his conversations, many books have been compiled, in which all objects of meditation are considered in great detail, starting from the technique of execution, ending with explanations of the subtlest inner nuances.

Pune 1

In 1974 Osho moved to Pune, where, together with his students, he opened an ashram in the beautiful Koregaon Park. Over the next seven years, hundreds of thousands of seekers from all over the world come there to experience Osho's new meditations, to listen to his talks. In his conversations, Osho touches on all aspects of human consciousness, shows the innermost essence of all existing religions and systems of spiritual development. Buddha and Buddhist teachers, Sufi masters, Jewish mystics, Indian classical philosophy, Christianity, yoga, tantra, Zen ...

Osho says about his books:
“My message is not a doctrine, not a philosophy. My message is not verbal contact. This is much more risky. This is nothing more, nothing less than death and rebirth ... "
Many people from all over the Earth felt this and found the strength and courage to touch this source and begin their own transformation. Those who are firmly established in this decision take sannyas. The sannyas that Osho gives is different from the traditional one. This is neosannyasa. Former sannyasins - people who completely devoted themselves to spiritual practice, went to monasteries or secluded places and studied with their Master, minimizing contact with the outside world. Osho's neo-sannyasa does not require this. Neo-sannyas is not a renunciation of the world, it is rather a renunciation of the madness of the modern mind, which engenders division between nations and races, depletes the Earth's resources for weapons and wars, destroys the environment for profit, and teaches its children to fight and dominate others. Modern sannyasins, Osho's disciples are in the very thick of life, they are engaged in the most common things, but at the same time they regularly engage in spiritual practice and, first of all, meditation, combining material life with spiritual, synthesizing in themselves the love of life of Zorba and the height of the spiritual consciousness of Buddha ... This is how a new person is formed - Zorba-Buddha, a person who will be free from the madness of the modern mind. According to Osho, "the new man is the only hope for the future."

One who becomes a sannyasin receives a new name as a symbol of commitment to meditation and a break with the past. The name, usually derived from Sanskrit or Indian words, contains indications of a person's potential or a certain path. Women receive the prefix Ma - an indication of the highest qualities of a woman's nature: to cherish and take care of themselves and others. Men get the prefix Swami - which Osho translates as “self-possessed”.

Osho met with his disciples every day, except for periods when he was unwell. His conversations were very beautiful.

Rajneeshpuram

Rajneeshpuram is a city of dreams. In America I had a beautiful commune of five thousand people,

living joyfully without a shadow of class struggle. There was not a single beggar. Not a single child has been born in five years. They worked hard, they meditated, and at night they danced, played the flutes, played the guitars. It was a dream come true.

We have transformed an entire desert.
It was not a small place; it was one hundred twenty-six square miles ... a great desert. We built dams, we had our own buses, our own cars - all ours. We had our own hospital, our own school, our own university.

And what happened to America? Why were they so worried about us, the oasis in the desert? The nearest town was twenty miles away. We were not interested in anyone else. We enjoyed ourselves.

How it was - a chronicle of events

1981 year. For many years Osho suffered from diabetes and asthma. In the spring, his condition worsened and he plunged into a period of silence. On the recommendation of doctors in June this year, he was taken to the United States for treatment. Osho's American students bought a 64,000-acre ranch in Central Oregon and founded Rajneeshpuram. Osho arrived there in August. In the four years that Osho lived there, Rajneeshpuram became the most daring experiment in creating a transnational spiritual commune. Every summer, up to fifteen thousand people from Europe, Asia, South America and Australia came to the festival organized there. As a result, the commune became a thriving city with a population of five thousand people.

1984 year. As suddenly as he stopped speaking, in October Osho spoke again. He talked about love, meditation and human lack of freedom in a crazy, heavily conditioned world. He accused priests and politicians of corrupting human souls and destroying human freedom. From the very beginning of the experiment to create a commune, federal and local authorities tried to destroy it in any way. Documents subsequently confirmed that the White House was involved in these attempts.

In October 1985, the US government accused Osho of violating immigration laws and took him into custody without any warning. He was held in handcuffs for 12 days in custody, with no bail. He suffered physical harm in prison. He was exposed to a life-threatening dose of radiation in Oklahoma, and he was also poisoned by talium, according to subsequent medical examination. When a bomb was discovered in Portland Jail, where Osho was located, he was the only one who was not evacuated. Concerned for Osho's life, his lawyers agreed to admit violation of the immigration law, and Osho left America on November 14. The commune fell apart. The US government was not content with violating its own constitution. When Osho, at the invitation of his students, went to other countries, the United States, using its influence in the world, tried to influence other states so that Osho's work was disrupted where he did not arrive. As a result of this policy, 21 countries have banned Osho and its companions from entering their borders. And these countries consider themselves free and democratic!

In July 1986, Osho returned to Bombay and his disciples began to gather around him again.

Return to Pune

In January 1987, as the number of people visiting him grew rapidly, he returned to Pune, where by that time the Osho International Commune was formed. Daily wonderful conversations, meditations, holidays began again.

New names

In December 1988, OSHO went to bed again with a serious illness that required the presence of a personal doctor around the clock. Three weeks later, Osho reappears in the meditation hall and makes a startling statement. In her letter, a Japanese clairvoyant says that Gautama Buddha lives in the body of Osho. Osho confirms that this is true and announces his decision to renounce the title of Bhagavan. In addition, for the first time in many months, he takes off the sunglasses that protected his eyes from camera flashes and gives them to one of the students. Over the course of several days, he chooses a new name for himself and settles on the version that came in response to a question from a reporter from United Press International.

Gautama Buddha took refuge in me. I am the host, he is my guest. This does not mean conversion to Buddhism. I am a buddha in myself, that is why he decided to use my body to finish what he did not have time to. He waited a long time. For twenty-five centuries, he has been a wandering cloud, seeking a suitable body.

I am not a Buddhist. Gautama Buddha also did not set himself the goal of creating Buddhism, an organized religion. He never created it. The moment truth is turned into an organization, it immediately becomes a lie. Organized religion is simply an implicit policy, the hidden exploitation of people by the clergy, and it doesn't matter what the priest calls himself - shankaracharya, imam, rabbi or priest.

Gautama Buddha left no successor behind him. His last words were: “Don't put statues on me, don't write down my words. I don't want to be a symbol, I don't want to be worshiped. And most of all I am afraid that you will become imitators. You don't have to become a Buddhist, because potentially every one of you is a buddha. "

And I also want to state: I do not teach Buddhism. For that matter, I don't teach any "-ism" at all. I am teaching how to become a Buddha.

And my people don't belong to any organized religion. They are independent, self-sufficient seekers. They are my companions and friends, not students.
By the way, I would like to remind you of the prophecy made by Guatama Buddha twenty-five centuries ago. He said: “When I come back again, I will not be able to be born from the mother's womb. I will have to seek refuge in a person with a similar consciousness, the same level and under the same open sky. And they will call me simply Friend. "
The word "friend" implies great freedom. Buddha does not want to be a guru, he wants to be just a friend. He has something to tell about, but he does not want to bind others with any harsh conditions.
By the way, this is helpful, tat as some sannyasins are now confused. They do not know how to distinguish the words of ancient Gautam Buddha from my own. Gautama's prophecy clears up the confusion.
Although he took refuge in me, I will not call myself Gautam Buddha. Let me be called, according to his prophecy, "Buddha Maitreya." This will show the difference, there will be no more confusion.
On the fifth night, after an unusual visit, Osho appears in the meditation hall with a new statement.

Gautama Buddha left due to some inconsistencies in the lifestyle of the host and the guest. These four days were very difficult for me. I hoped that Gautama Buddha would understand what changes have taken place in the world for two half millennia, but he never succeeded. I did my best, but he is too peculiar and disciplined ... Twenty-five centuries made him hard as a stone.

And therefore, even with the most unremarkable little things, difficulties arose. He only sleeps on his right side. He's not used to the pillow and just puts his hand under his cheek. He considers the pillow a luxury.

I told him, “This cheap pillow is not a luxury. Sleeping with your head on your palms is sheer torment. You think that you need to sleep only on the right side, but what is the fault of the left one? Personally, I have a different principle: I always try to treat both sides of things equally ”.

He ate only once a day - and demanded it from me. In addition, he was used to feeding himself only on alms and kept asking: “Where is my alms bowl?”

Yesterday evening, at exactly six o'clock, when I was taking a jacuzzi, he suddenly became terribly indignant, because he considered it a luxury to even swim twice a day.

And I told him: “You fulfilled your prophecy. You are back. But four days was enough for me - now goodbye! Stop wandering the earth, dissolve in your blue sky.

During these four days, you have already understood: I am doing the same thing that you wanted to do, but I am doing it in accordance with the dictates of the times and current conditions... But no one will order me anything. I am a free person. I gave you shelter with all my love, I accepted you as a dear guest, but don't even try to become the master here. "

All these days my head was splitting. I haven't had a headache for thirty years. I completely forgot what it is. But all my attempts to improve relations were in vain. He was used to doing everything in his own way and could not even understand that times had changed.

So now I am making an even more important, historic statement: I am just me.

You can call me Buddha if you like, but this will have nothing to do with Gautama or Maitreya.

I am a buddha in my own right. The word "buddha" simply means "awakened." And now I declare that from now on my name is Shri Rajneesh Buddha Zorba. "
Soon “Shri Rajneesh Buddha Zorba” again strips himself of all names and says that he will remain a man without a name. However, his sannyasins are confused, they do not know how to address him, and therefore they offer the title of Osho, which in many Zen parables is used as a respectful, respectful address. Osho agrees and supplements this word with a new meaning, associating it with the concept of "ocean" (ocean) by William James. He later says that this is not a name at all, but just a healing sound.

Zen Manifesto: Freedom from Self

For several weeks after “visiting” Gautama Buddha, Osho seemed to overflow with new reserves of strength and energy. Conversations are getting longer - a couple of times he spoke for almost four hours without a break. Osho's speech sounds noticeably livelier and more energetic. In several series of lectures, he links Zen to the works of Friedrich Nietzsche and Walt Whitman, compares it to Christianity, and even recommends it to Gorbachev as an easy path to transition from communism to capitalism. However, in February 1989, after two lectures in a new cycle called The Zen Manifesto, Osho fell ill again and did not appear in the meditation hall until early April. The Zen Manifesto was the last cycle of his talks.

The Zen manifesto is absolutely necessary because all ancient religions are now falling apart. And until they die completely, and humanity does not go crazy, Zen must be spread throughout the earth. New houses need to be built before the old ones collapse.

Now you must not repeat the mistakes of the past. You lived in a house that did not exist at all, and therefore suffered from rains, cold winters and a burning sun, because the house existed only in your imagination. This time it's time for you to enter your real home, and not hide in man-made temples, under the roof of contrived religions. Hide in your own existence. Why be someone's exact copy?

This is a very important time. You are lucky that you were born in this era when the old loses its validity and reality, when it just hangs around, because you are afraid to escape from this prison. But the doors are open! Truth be told, there are no doors at all, because the whole house where you live exists only in imagination. Your gods, priests, and holy scriptures are all in your imagination.

This time, you must not make the same mistake. Humanity must make a qualitative leap, move from an old, rotten lie to a fresh, eternally young truth.

This is the Zen Manifesto.
Osho pronounces his last words to the assembly of sannyasins on the evening of April 10, 1989:

You are the most blessed people in the world now. Remembering yourself as a buddha is the most precious experience, because it contains your eternity, your immortality. It is no longer you, but the Universe itself. You are one with the stars and trees, the sky and the ocean. You are inextricably linked to everything that is. The last thing the Buddha said was the word sammasati. Remember you are buddhas! Sammasati.

Inner Circle

April 6, 1989 Osho chooses the so-called "Inner Circle". This group includes twenty-one of those who practice community management. This is not publicly disclosed, but later he unequivocally explains to the members of the group that their goal is not spiritual leadership of the community, but purely practical concerns about the availability of the fruits of his labor. If someone from the “Circle” dies or for some reason refuses to continue working, another person is elected to his place by secret ballot. The group makes all its decisions only by a general vote.

Tradition cannot be avoided. It is not in our power. After death, you are no longer able to influence people. And therefore, giving clear instructions to trusted people in advance is better than leaving everything to the mercy of the ignorant.

Preparing for leaving

On the evening of April 10, at the end of the lecture, Osho tells his secretary that his energy has changed dramatically. He explains that nine months before death, the energy goes into the period of preparation for death - just like nine months before birth, a person's energy begins to develop in the mother's womb. Osho's next lecture was supposed to be the beginning of a new cycle called “Buddha's Awakening”.

May 19 at general meeting in the meditation hall, it is announced that Osho will never again speak in front of an open assembly.

On May 23rd, it was announced that Osho would start coming to the meditation hall in the evenings. When he appears, music plays and everyone can have fun with him. The holiday gives way to silent meditation, after which Osho leaves. After he leaves, the recordings of his conversations are shown in the hall.

Osho University was founded in June-July. It is made up of many “faculties” covering the seminars and programs offered by the community. Among the departments of the University are the Transformation Center, the School of Mystery, the School of Creativity and Arts, and the School of Martial Arts. Everyone is asked to come to evening meetings in white. This rule is established during the traditional Indian festival in honor of the enlightened teachers, which is held on the July full moon. This holiday has been celebrated in the community for a long time.

On August 31, at the former Chuang Tzu Hall, adjacent to his home, a new bedroom for Osho is being completed. He is directly involved in the design of the new room, which is decorated with marble and illuminated by a huge chandelier; floor-to-ceiling windows look out onto a wild jungle garden.

On September 14, Osho returns to his old bedroom. The new room is given to the Mystic Rose and Out of Mind meditation therapy groups. A new indoor and air-conditioned glass corridor, specially built for Osho to walk in the garden, is now dedicated to Vipasana, Za-Zen and other silent meditation groups.

On November 17, Osho gives instructions on what to do when he leaves this world. He also asks to create a group to translate his books from Hindi to english language and leaves detailed orders for the work of the Inner Circle.

On December 24, the English "Sunday Mail" publishes an article stating that Cardinal Ratzinger, that is, the Vatican, is responsible for the deportation of Osho from the United States.

On December 17, doctor Osho announces that from now on he can no longer participate in evening meditations in the common room, but will appear for a short time only to greet the audience. When Osho enters the hall, everyone sees that it is already very difficult for him to move.

On January 18, Osho remains in his room and does not appear at the evening meeting, but communicates through assistants that he will be present at the meeting invisibly.

Osho's departure from the body.

On January 19, 1990, at five o'clock in the evening, Osho leaves his body. Before that, he refuses the doctor's offer to conduct urgent medical intervention. Osho says: "The universe itself measures its time", closes his eyes and peacefully leaves. The doctor announces death at 7pm when everyone comes to the meditation room for their daily appointment. After a while, when the sad news spreads throughout the community, Osho's body is brought to the hall, where a ten-minute farewell takes place. The procession then takes him to a nearby funeral pyre. A farewell ceremony is held all night long.

Two days later, Osho's ashes are transported to the Chuang Tzu Hall - the very room that was to become his new "bedroom". There he spent many years talking and meeting with sannyasins and visitors. According to Osho's will, the ash is placed “by the bed,” that is, on a marble slab in the center of the room, which was really intended as a support for the bed. Nearby, a tablet is being strengthened with the words that Osho himself had dictated a few months earlier:

Osho - never born, never died
He was often asked the question, what will happen when he dies? Here is Osho's answer to Italian TV:

“You are asking what will happen when Osho dies. He is not God and he does not believe in any prophets, prophecy, or a messiah. They were all selfish people. Therefore, whatever he can do at this moment, he does. What happens after he leaves, he leaves to the will of existence. His trust in existence is absolute. If there is any truth in what he says, it will survive. "

Every day you go deeper and deeper. Remember that no matter how you go today, tomorrow you can go a little further. It may take two, five, ten, twenty or thirty years, but you will certainly become Buddhas. For me you are already buddhas, all that remains is to take courage and admit it to yourself. Thirty years is not needed to become a buddha, you are already a buddha. It may take thirty years to drop the hesitation, the doubt that you are really a buddha. Even though I repeat this, all the buddhas are trying to convince you, but deep down you still doubt: “God, am I really a buddha? How can this be? " But one day you will be convinced of this by your own experience. No one can convince of this, you can only be convinced on your own.
Osho chair

Detailed letter of Osho's departure

Illustration: silentlights

What difference does it make who is stronger, who is smarter, who is more beautiful, who is richer? After all, in the end, it only matters whether you are a happy person or not.

Osho's teachings can be presented as a chaotic mosaic composed of elements of Buddhism, yoga, Taoism, Greek philosophy, Sufism, European psychology, Tibetan traditions, Christianity, Zen, Tantrism and many other spiritual movements intertwined with his own views. Osho himself said that he does not have a system, because systems are initially dead, and living currents are constantly undergoing changes and improving.

This is probably the main advantage of his teaching - it does not give ready-made quick answers to all questions, but only provides a rich basis, which initially gives a good start for finding your own path and forming your own conclusions.

Throughout his life, Osho had different names. This is quite characteristic of the traditions of India and conveyed the essence of his spiritual activities. The name he received at birth is Chandra Mohan Jayin. Later he was called Rajneesh - a nickname for childhood. In the 60s he was called Acharya ("spiritual teacher") Rajneesh, and in the 70s and 80s - Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh or simply Bhagwan ("enlightened"). By the name of Osho, he called himself only in last year his life (1989-1990). In Zen Buddhism, "Osho" is a title that literally translates as "monk" or "teacher." This is how he remained in history as Osho, and it is under this name that all his works are published today.

1. People take everything so seriously it becomes a burden to them.... Learn to laugh more. For me, laughter is as holy as prayer.
2. Every action leads to immediate results... Be attentive and watch. A mature person is one who has found himself, who has determined what is right and wrong for him, good and bad. He did it himself, so he has a huge advantage over those who have no opinion.
3. We are all unique... No one has the right to indicate what is right and what is wrong. Life is an experiment in which we define these changing concepts every day. Sometimes, you may do something wrong, but it is because of this that you will benefit immensely.
4. There are times when God comes and knocks at your door... It can happen in one of a million ways - through a woman, a man, a child, love, a flower, a sunset or a sunrise ... Be open to hear it.
5. The desire to be unusual is the most common desire... But relaxing and being ordinary is really unusual.
6. Life is a series of mysteries and mysteries... It cannot be foreseen or predicted. But there are always people who would be satisfied with life without secrets - with them fear, doubts and anxieties would go away.
7. First, hear yourself... Learn to enjoy yourself in company. Become so happy that you will no longer be bothered whether someone comes to you or not. You are already full. You do not wait in awe if someone knocks on your door. Are you at home already. If someone comes, great. No, that's fine too. Only with this attitude can you start a relationship.
8. If you are rich, do not think about it, if you are poor, do not take your poverty seriously.... If you are able to live in peace, remembering that the world is only a show, you will be free, you will not be touched by suffering. Suffering comes only from a serious attitude towards life. Start treating life as a game, enjoy it.
9. Courage is moving into the unknowndespite all the fears. Courage is not the absence of fear. Fearlessness happens when you get bolder and bolder. But at the very beginning, the difference between a coward and a daredevil is not so great. The only difference is that the coward listens to his fears and follows them, while the daredevil leaves them aside and moves on.
10. You change every moment... You are like a river. Today it flows in the same direction and climate. Tomorrow - in another. I have never seen the same face twice. Everything changes. Nothing stands still. But it takes very keen eyes to see it. Otherwise dust falls and everything becomes old; it seems that everything has already happened.

Listen consciously. Awaken yourself.
When you feel bored with everything, kick yourself properly. Himself, not another.
Open your eyes. Awake. Listen again.

We have collected 25 wise quotes Indian spiritual leader and mystic Osho (full name is Chandra Mohan Rajneesh). Osho's teachings represent several spiritual currents merged together, for example, such as: Christianity, Sufism, Hasidism, Taoism, Zen and Tantrism.

1. Love has nothing to do with relationships, love is a state.

2. Love is not a phenomenon that can be limited. You can hold it in your open hands, but not in your fist. The moment your fingers are clenched into a fist, they are empty. The moment your hands are open, the whole existence is available to you.

3. What difference does it make who is stronger, who is smarter, who is more beautiful, who is richer? After all, in the end, it only matters whether you are a happy person or not.

4. The child comes clean, nothing is written on it; there is no indication of who he should be - all dimensions are open to him. And the first thing to understand is that a child is not a thing, a child is a being.

5. The man suffers from a large inferiority complex because he cannot give birth to a child. This is one of the deepest unconscious inferiorities in a man. He knows that a woman is superior, because in life there can be nothing higher than the birth of life.

6. If you are brave, listen to your heart. If you are a coward, listen to your head. But there is no heaven for cowards.

7. Love is food for the soul. Love for the soul is the same as food for the body. Without food the body is weak, without love the soul is weak.

9. To love is to share; to be greedy is to accumulate. Greed only wants and never gives, and love only knows how to give and does not ask for anything in return; she shares unconditionally.

10. Love is not a quantity, it is a quality and a quality of a special category that grows through bestowal and dies if you keep it. If you skimp on love, it dies.

11. Love knows no boundaries. Love cannot be jealous because love cannot possess. You own someone - it means you killed someone and turned him into property.

12. If love is understood as a meeting of two souls - not just a sexual, biological meeting of male and female hormones - then love can give you great wings, great insights into life. And then for the first time, lovers can be friends. Sex is a natural, natural flow of life energy and its lowest application. Sex is natural, because life is impossible without it. The lowest is because it is the bottom, but not the top. When sex replaces everything, life is wasted. Imagine that you are constantly laying the foundation, but the building for which it is intended is not being built.

13. Love is harmony. They love not only the body of another, but his whole being, his very presence. In love, the other is not used as a means, a way to relieve tension. You love the person himself. The other is not a means for you, an adaptation, but is valuable in itself.

14. Love is the most powerful healing power in the world. Nothing can penetrate so deeply as Love - it heals not only the body, not only the mind, but also the soul. If a person is able to love, all his wounds will be healed ...

15. The only criterion for life is bliss. If you don't feel that life is bliss, then know that you are going in the wrong direction.

16. The problems of life can be solved only by love, they cannot be solved by hatred.

17. A woman becomes a goddess when she studies and accepts her femininity.

19. Love is a flower so delicate that it cannot be forcibly made eternal.

20. Only when you give your love do you show that you have love, only when you give your life do you show that you have life. Happiness comes from the feeling of being needed. If you want to be a happy person, do not rummage in your memory. Make life around you beautiful. And let each person feel that meeting you is a gift.

21. Love is just like the scent of a flower. She doesn't create relationships; it does not require you to be this or that, behave in a certain way, act in a certain way. It doesn't require anything. She just shares.

22. People take everything so seriously that it becomes a burden to them. Learn to laugh more. For me, laughter is as holy as prayer.

23. Love must be of such a quality that it brings freedom, not new chains; love gives you wings and supports you to fly as high as possible.

24. A woman in love with you can inspire you to such heights that you never dreamed of. And she doesn't ask for anything in return. She just needs love. And this is her natural right.

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Quotes and Aphorisms 06.08.2017

Dear readers, today we have a very deep and soulful topic on our blog - about the meaning of life. At some point, we all begin to be interested in such questions, and then we turn to sages such as Osho for answers. Surely everyone knows this name and many have come across Osho's quotes in the network, and someone, perhaps, has read books compiled from his lectures. However, not everyone knows that Osho is far from such an unambiguous and benevolent person as he is sometimes presented. So let's find out more about him.

At birth in 1931 he was named Chandra Mohan Jayin, then changed his name to Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh, which means "The blessed one who is God." He left this world 27 years ago as Osho, translated from Hindi - "Oceanic, dissolved in the ocean."

The life of this Indian mystic was very rich and contradictory. He criticized socialism, Christianity and personally Mahatma Gandhi. He promoted free love relationships (he was even called "sex gurus" and "scandal gurus"). He founded "special" settlements, whose inhabitants were considered dangerous sectarians. He was banned from entering 21 countries! And only after his death, many realized that Osho's activities are not only shocking, but the "oceanic" man himself is not an over-aged bully, but a keen, interested in many, truly deep personality. This is also indicated by his quotes about life.

In fact, Osho's teachings are a combination of Buddhism, yoga, Taoism, Sikhism, Greek philosophy and much more, even Christianity, which he did not particularly like, and personal experience... Osho said many wise important things, and in the books compiled on the basis of conversations with him (and there are more than a thousand such books), everyone will find something for themselves.

Osho's worldview

Osho's worldview is reflected in his statements:

“I don't have a system. Systems can only be dead. I am a haphazard, anarchic stream, I am not even a person, but just a process. I don't know what I told you yesterday. "

"Truth is outside of concrete forms, attitudes, verbal formulations, practices, logic, and its comprehension is carried out by a chaotic, not a systematic method."
“My message is not a doctrine, not a philosophy. My message is a kind of alchemy, the science of transformation. "

Many of Osho's lectures were paradoxical, but on this occasion he said the following: “My friends are surprised: yesterday you said one thing, and today - another. Why should we obey? I can understand their bewilderment. They only grasped at words. Conversations are of no value to me, only the emptiness between the words I speak is what is valuable. Yesterday I opened the doors to my emptiness with the help of some words, today I open them with other words. "

And yet, Osho's speeches that reflect his views are of value to contemporary culture. I suggest we read the best quotes of Osho ...

About happiness

Osho believed that whatever happens to you should be taken with ease. This will avoid suffering. Osho's quotes about life help you see where true happiness lies.

“What difference does it make who is stronger, who is smarter, who is more beautiful, who is richer? After all, in the end it only matters whether you are a happy person or not. "

"There are three traps that steal joy and peace: regret for the past, anxiety for the future, and ingratitude for the present."

“If you are rich, don’t think about it, if you are poor, don’t take your poverty seriously. If you are able to live in peace, remembering that the world is only a show, you will be free, you will not be touched by suffering. Suffering is the result of taking life seriously; bliss is the result of the game. Take life as a game, enjoy it. "

“Don't look for the best, but look for your own. After all, the best will not always be yours, but your own is always better ... "

Love is what's inside

Love is what's inside. Osho's quotes about love are very sincere. The objects of passion can change, the main thing is freedom and joy, although in principle they can be preserved in an alliance with one partner. But tormenting yourself with love experiences, giving up something meaningful to yourself, is the wrong approach.

"Love has nothing to do with relationships, love is a state."

“If you can have freedom and love at the same time, you don't need anything else. You have everything - that for which life was given. "

“If you have caught a bird, then do not keep it in a cage, do not make it want to fly away from you, but could not. But make it so that she could fly away, but did not want to. "

"If you want to love a person forever, you cannot approach him for a minute."

“Stop thinking how to get love, and start giving it away. By giving, you receive. There is no other way ... "

“Love never hurts anyone. If you feel that love hurts, then something else hurts, but not your love experiences. If you don't understand this, then you will continue to move in the same vicious circle. "

“When you are sick, call a doctor. But most importantly, call those who love you, because there is no medicine more important than love. "

“If you love, but you do not, let go. If you are loved, but you are not - evaluate and take a closer look. If love is mutual, fight. "

“Love knows how to go into the unknown. Love knows how to drop all guarantees. Love knows how to throw itself into the unfamiliar and unknown. Love is courage. Trust love. "

"You should know that freedom is the highest value, and if love does not give you freedom, then it is not love."

"The mind is a very business-like, calculating machine; it has nothing to do with love."

“In fact, there is no reason why a woman should wait for an initiative from a man. If a woman is in love, she should take the first step. If the man didn't respond, she shouldn't feel humiliated. "

Make life around you beautiful!

The idea is simple: you must always go forward and upward and discover something new! And around him, and in himself. Osho's inspirational quotes will support you along the way.

"The only person on earth that we can change is ourselves."

“Make as many mistakes as possible, just remember one thing: don't make the same mistake twice. And you will grow. "

“Make life around you beautiful. And let every person feel that meeting you is a gift. "

“Whenever you are faced with a choice, be careful: do not choose what is convenient, comfortable, respectable, recognized by society, and honorable. Choose what resonates in your heart. Choose what you would like to do, regardless of any consequences. "

“You only need one thing - to be natural, as natural as your breathing. Love your life. Don't live according to some commandments. Don't live according to other people's ideas. Don't live the way people demand of you. Listen to your own heart. Become silent, listen to the quiet, weak voice within you and follow it. "

"All the values \u200b\u200bthat a person dreams of are hidden inside him."

“You must constantly purify yourself: when you notice some absurd idea in your head, cleanse it, throw it away. If your mind is pure and clear, you can find a solution to any problem that arises in your life. "

“Any borrowed truth is a lie. Until you yourself experience it, it is never true. "

“Dedicate your life to beauty. Don't dedicate it to the disgusting. You don't have much time, not much energy to waste. Such a small life, such a small source of energy is simply stupid to spend on anger, sadness, hatred, jealousy. "

“Only one thing in the world is constant and that is change. Everything else changes, except for changes. "

“We have inherited not only the mind of millions of past years. We have inherited the madness of millennia as well. ”

"If you have become a river, you cannot help becoming an ocean!"

About communication

All this "socialization" is an illusion. Understand yourself and share the most intimate with your loved ones who are ready to understand you.

"Allow yourself the luxury of not interacting with unpleasant people."

"Loneliness is a state when you are sick with yourself, tired of yourself, tired of yourself and you want to go somewhere and forget yourself in someone else."

“Nobody can say anything about you. Whatever people say, they say about themselves. "

“The greatest fear in the world is fear of the opinions of others. The moment you are not afraid of the crowd, you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion. A great roar is heard in your heart - the roar of freedom. "

"Society will give you everything if you give it your freedom."

A smile is the main weapon!

High spirits are the basis of our existence. And a smile is the main weapon!

"Have you ever noticed that man is the only animal that laughs?"

“People take everything so seriously that it becomes a burden to them. Learn to laugh more. For me, laughter is as holy as prayer. "

"To become too serious is the greatest disaster."

“There comes a time in your life when you move away from the drama and the people who create it. You surround yourself with people you laugh with. You forget the bad and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right and pray for the rest. Life is so short, live it happily. Falling is part of life, getting up is living it. Being alive is a gift, and being happy is your choice. "

"Truth is not a dogma, but a dance."

Difficulties are good for us

Is it not too easy not to take problems to heart? Difficult, yes. But we must remember that difficulties are good for us.

"You are a big fan of creating problems ... just understand this, and suddenly the problems disappear."

"Whatever happens, everything is fine."

"Fighting others is just a trick to avoid internal struggles."

"Paradise is where the flowers of your true Self bloom. Hell is there - where your Self is trampled on, and something is being imposed on you."

“Falling is part of life, getting up is living it. Being alive is a gift, and being happy is your choice. "

"The world comes to you the way it comes from you."

Osho suffered from many diseases, for example, from diabetes and asthma, he had to be treated in the United States, and at the time of his death the philosopher was only 58 years old. So there is no doubt that he spoke so about life not because it was easy and cloudless for him. And because he really understood that there was no other way but to fall and rise again and rejoice and be grateful for everything.