Glimpses of a Golden Childhood

Talks given from 1984 Miscellaneous

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< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 1 1984 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, USA It is a beautiful morning. Again and again the sun rises and it is always new. It never grows old. Scientists say it is millions of years old; nonsense! Every day I see it. It is always new. Nothing is old. But scientists are grave-diggers, that’s why I say they look so grave, serious. This morning, again the miracle of existence....

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< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 10 1984 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, USA I was looking at some pictures of the marriage procession of Princess Anne, and strangely, the only thing that impressed me in the whole nonsense was the beautiful horses, their joyous dance. Looking at those horses I remembered my own horse. I have not told anyone about it, not even Gudia, who loves horses. But now that I am not keeping anything secret, even this can be told....

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< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 11 1984 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, USA Devageet... really good, and after being hit, you have seen stars. I too can see the stars along with you. Okay. The village where I was born was not part of the British Empire. It was a small state ruled by a Mohammedan queen. I can see her now. Strange, she was also as beautiful as the queen of England, exactly as beautiful....

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< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 12 1984 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, USA I have been working the whole night because of a small remark I made which may have been hurtful to Devaraj. He may not have noticed it, but it has been sitting heavy on me all night. I could not sleep. I had said, “No Buddha has ever had a personal dentist, but Gautam the Buddha had a personal physician....

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< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 13 1984 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, USA Okay, remove the towel. Ashu, forgive me, because now I have to begin my business, and you can understand that two shirts together on one chest is very difficult for the poor chest, particularly for the poor heart hidden behind the chest. The heart cannot behave in a political or diplomatic way. It is not a diplomat; it is simple and childlike....

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< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 14 1984 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, USA Look what an English gentleman I am! Although I wanted to interfere, I didn’t. I had already opened my mouth to speak but I stopped myself. This is called self-control. Even I can laugh. When you whisper it feels so good. Although I know that you are not whispering nonsense, it still sounds nice – although it is technical and what you are saying is perfectly scientific....

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< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 15 1984 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, USA I have always loved the story told of Henry Ford. He had made his most beautiful car, and he was showing it to a prosperous, very prosperous and promising customer. It was his latest model, and he took the customer for a ride. After thirty miles the car suddenly stopped. The customer said, “What! A new car and it stops after just thirty miles?...

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< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 16 1984 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, USA There are six great religions in the world. They can be divided into two categories: one consists of Judaism, Christianity and Islam; they believe in only one life. You are just between birth and death. There is nothing beyond birth and death – life is all. Although they believe in heaven and hell and God, they are the earnings from one life, a single life....

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< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 17 1984 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, USA Okay. The first words that Ajit Saraswati uttered to me last night were, “Osho, I never expected that I would ever make it.” Of course those who were present thought he was talking about coming to live in the ashram. And that too is in a way true, relevant, because I remember the first day he came to see me twenty years ago....

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< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 18 1984 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, USA Sigmund Freud was interviewing one of his patients. He asked the man lying on the couch, “Look through the window – can you see the flagpole on the office building across the street?” The old man said, “Of course. Do you think I am blind? I may be old but I can see the pole, the flag and everything....