Below is an excerpt from a talk by Osho. In it, he answers a question from a man who says that he moves between anger and sadness and doesn’t know whether he should express anger or let it explode inside him. Osho answers this question thus: “Anger and sadness are both the same. Sadness is […]
This is a discourse by Osho that presents the idea of conscious experiencing—especially regarding painful emotions and feelings. Here, the focus is on sadness. “Sadness can become a very enriching experience. You have to work on it. It is easy to escape from your sadness—and all relationships are usually escapes; one just goes on avoiding […]
This is a question addressed to Osho. And here is how he responds: “Why should you ask to do anything? When there is fear, be afraid! Why create a duality? When moments of fear come be fearful, tremble with fear, allow fear to take possession. Why this constant inquiry: What to do? Can’t you allow […]
This is a continuation of the theme of the two truths from the previous article, “Depression and the Truth of the Body.” It begins with an excerpt from Nikos Kazantzakis’s Zorba the Greek, which Petya sent me and which beautifully illustrates what the union of these two truths looks like. “*I stretched out in my […]
Below is the response Osho gave to someone who shared that they were suffering incredibly from loneliness and asked what they could do about it. Since it is relatively long, I have translated it with some abridgments. To read the full text in English, I have provided a link at the end of the post. […]
On the subject of death and how to use it—whether as a source of fear or as an advisor for a life fully lived—Osho speaks in a profoundly beautiful way. During one of his talks, a man asked him: “Sometimes, suddenly and strongly, there comes the fear of leaving all this beauty, these friendships, and […]
“If you don’t love yourself, you will never be able to love anybody else. If you are not kind to yourself, you cannot be kind to anyone else. Your so-called saints who are so hard on themselves are only pretending that they are kind to others. It is not possible. Psychologically it is impossible. If […]
“The psychology of anger is that you wanted something and someone prevented you from getting it. Someone came as a barrier, as a blockage. All your energy was directed to get something and someone blocked that energy. You could not get what you wanted. This frustration becomes anger… and this anger is against the person […]
“Pain purifies; suffering gives understanding.”— Osho “There is no coming to consciousness without pain.”— C. G. Jung In the world of the Spirit, pain is sacred because it has meaning – it brings understanding and purifies the heart. A spiritual teacher – Osho – and a psychiatrist – Jung – are saying the same thing: […]
Below is a translation of a discourse by Osho on human relationships, which comments on the seemingly paradoxical question of whether it is better to be alone or with someone else, if in both cases we are unhappy. The Question: I am afraid of loneliness. At the moment I am not in a relationship—something I […]
“Nothing can happen because meditation, God, and prayer are not matters of technique. You can learn the technique, but nothing will happen until the question is first heard, until it becomes a deep longing within you for which you can stake your life—until it becomes a matter of life and death, until it penetrates the […]
I share another very insightful and beautiful text from Osho on the subject of sadness and what it means to celebrate the wholeness of life, including the sadness in it. “Even about misery you can take an attitude of celebration. For example: you are sad – don’t get identified with sadness. Become a witness and […]
