Reaction to an action I remember a tale: One Sunday a poor farmer was leaving his house and at the gate he met a childhood friend who had come to see him. The farmer said, “Welcome! But where have you … Continue reading →

Be free from guilt There was a young English boy by the name of Orrie. He was from a home of very meagre circumstances. On nights when they didn’t have enough food for supper, they resorted to a dish known … Continue reading →

Consciousness is God People ask me, “But Buddha renounced the world. Why did he renounce?” He renounced when he was not a Buddha. He renounced when he was as ignorant as anybody else. He renounced in ignorance. When he attained … Continue reading →

Don’t choose, be choiceless There is a Sufi story: A Master was traveling, and he came to an inn for an overnight stay with his disciples. The innkeeper told him that he had two wives, one beautiful, another ugly. “But … Continue reading →

Life is a paradoxical game A man went to seek and search. He asked the first man outside the town, sitting under a tree ’How to find a master?’ The man described him, saying ’These are the signs. he will … Continue reading →

Knowledge is ugly I will tell you one anecdote I have always loved. It is about Siddha Naropa, the disciple Of Tilopa. It happened before Naropa found his Master, Tilopa. It happened before he himself became enlightened. And it is … Continue reading →

Trust existence Question: BELOVED OSHO, I’M IN A HURRY TO BECOME ENLIGHTENED. WHAT SHOULD I DO? Chitten, first just listen carefully to this small story. The plane had just taken off and the captain was telling the passengers about the … Continue reading →

Four stages of getting old Question: BELOVED OSHO, LAST NIGHT AS YOU WERE GIVING SUTRAS FOR DEVAGEET TO CONTEMPLATE, YOU WENT DIRECTLY FROM THE THIRD TO THE FIFTH, WITHOUT SPEAKING ABOUT THE FOURTH. IS THERE SOME SIGNIFICANCE IN THIS? Sarito, … Continue reading →

A dead routine Let me tell you an anecdote: “Mr. Smith had killed his wife, and his entire defense was based on temporary insanity. He was a witness on his own behalf and was asked by his lawyer to describe … Continue reading →

Inference Just the other day I was reading a story about a rabbi. Must have been utterly unenlightened. Rabbis are like that — priests. A man came to the rabbi. The man was an atheist, and he said, “I don’t … Continue reading →