Osho on Philosophy – It is mind that philosophizes
Question : Osho, Actually, i love to philosophize. What to do with that ability in a place like this? Osho : Deva Anurati, PHILOSOPHY IS A SHEER WASTE of your energy. The…
Osho – Things are the way they are, there is no other way
Question : Does there ever come a moment when one knows why things are this way and not that way? Osho : NO, THAT MOMENT NEVER COMES. That moment cannot…
Osho – You cannot stop the mind because you have not started it
Question – HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE MIND CAN GO ON PRODUCING THOUGHTS CONSTANTLY, AND HOW CAN WE STOP THAT WHICH WE HAVE NOT STARTED? Osho – You cannot…
Osho – Why we don’t feel the divine which is here/ now, within/without
Question – Please explain why we don’t feel the divine which is here/ now, within/without, which is you, me and all. Osho – This is from Swami Yoga Chinmaya. Because…
Osho – Philosophy is a tranquilizer, Religion is a shock
Osho – One man came to me. He was worried; he is the father of a beautiful daughter. He was very much worried. He said, “Every morning she feels a…
Osho – It is difficult to forget words. They cling to the mind
Osho – It is difficult to forget words. They cling to the mind. It is difficult to throw away the net because not only are fish caught in it, the…
Osho on Buddhism Message – The message of Buddhism is freedom
Osho – THE THINKER IS CREATIVE WITH HIS THOUGHTS. This is one of the most fundamental truths to be understood. All that you experience is your creation. First you create…
Osho – Do positive thoughts bring happenings too? like wishing for enlightenment
Question – Do positive thoughts bring happenings too? — like wishing for enlightenment. Osho – THAT IS TOO MUCH ASKING from positive thoughts because enlightenment is beyond duality: it is…
Osho, As a scientist, Do I ever stand a chance of experiencing mystery?
Question – Osho, As a scientist, Do I ever stand a chance of experiencing mystery? Osho – Not as a scientist, there is no chance. I cannot give you false…
Osho – A knowledgeable person is almost hidden behind his knowledge
Osho – Knowing always becomes knowledge — and you have to be alert not to allow it. One of the most delicate situations on the path of a seeker: knowing…
Osho – Truth is felt by the heart, by your totality; by you, not by your head
Osho – Truth IS. It simply is, Nothing can be said about it. And all that can be said about it will falsify it. There is no need for any…
Osho – Thinking cannot uncover truth because all thoughts are borrowed
Question – I gather from your words that i am dead. What should i do to become alive? Osho – My friend, if you think so only because of my…
Osho on Thinking – Our minds always think in terms of dichotomies
Osho – Our minds always think in terms of dichotomies. They cannot think without dividing. Whenever we go to think about something, we dissect it, we divide it into two.…
Osho – The philosopher is in a turmoil, The mystic is absolutely silent
Osho – There are two ways to seek the truth: one is mind, the other is meditation. If you choose the mind you land in the world of philosophy. Then…
Osho on difference in Philosophy and Darshan
Osho : Philosophy is not darshan. Darshan is the eastern term. Darshan means perception, philosophy means thinking. Herman Hesse has coined a new word to translate darshan into western languages.…
Osho on Indian Philosophy, What is the basic Indian Philosophy?
Question – What is the basic Indian Philosophy? Osho – As far as I am concerned, I do not see philosophy as Indian or non-Indian. It is not possible. Philosophy…
Osho on Philosophy – PHILOSOPHY means mind, philosophy means thinking
Question – Osho, Why are you so much against Philosophy? Osho – Sudheer. PHILOSOPHY means mind, philosophy means thinking, philosophy means going away from yourself Philosophy is the art of…