![]() ![]() Set up on a ranch in the Antelope city of Oregon, USA, that was later called Rajneeshpuram, the commune was at the center of a major international controversy back in the 80s. Osho, Zen: The Path of Paradox Vol.Over 30 years after it fell apart, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh's infamous 'sex cult' is back in the spotlight thanks to Netflix's Wild Wild Country. These are three stages of being with a Master. Let it reach into the body, into your GUTS, and then it becomes a practice of its own accord. Sleep over it, let it soak, let it go a little deeper. If you think in a hurry, it will remain in the head. That’s what I mean: don’t listen with argumentation. Listening in the mind means: listen to what I am saying. The mirror has no attitude about you, good or bad, beautiful or ugly – no, no attitude. When you come before a mirror, the mirror does not believe in you, but the mirror reflects you perfectly as you are. Just first listen silently like a mirror. Just no argument, there is no need to believe. And I am not saying believe what I am saying. If you are arguing with me, you will miss. Because the message is the same, it is always the same, it is an eternal message – sanatan dharma. These words are of all the Buddhas – past, present and future, too. I am functioning only as a hollow bamboo. When you are listening to me – THESE WORDS ARE NOT MINE, these are the words of all the Buddhas. Three things you need: one – listening in the mind second – pondering in the heart third – practising in the body. I am only interested in disciples, those who are courageous enough to go unto this eternal voyage. I am not here for students, I am not interested in students at all. That’s why only very courageous people can become disciples. To be with a Master is to carry your cross on your shoulders. It is a golden bridge from the visible to the invisible, from the material to the divine, from the known to the unknown, from death to deathlessness. Only this relationship is not part of the world – it takes you beyond. All other relationships are part of the world. It is no ordinary relationship it is the only extraordinary relationship in the world. This death into a Master is what makes a man a disciple. ![]() You will be losing nothing and you will be gaining all. And you will not be less by your dying – you will be more, you will be infinitely more. If you come to me, you come only in one way: if you come to die in me. It is no ordinary day – it is very symbolic. This day of Guru Purnima is a day of death and resurrection. When you die in your Master as a man, you become divine. But listen to this Rumi’s statement: “Why should I fear? When was I less by dying? I died as a plant and became an animal. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying?”Īnd that is the fear that comes when you come around a Master – the fear of dying. There is a famous statement of Jalaluddin Rumi: “I died as mineral and became a plant. ![]()
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