Philosophia Ultima

Discourses on the Mandukya Upanishad, These discourses are based on the sutras of the Mandukya and Isa Upanishads.

Talks given from 11/12/80 am to 26/12/80 am English Discourse series

1 This is the Bridge to That 2 Man is Born as Freedom 3 I Teach the Commune 4 Be Assertive!5 That State is Awakening 6 You Transcend Duality 7 Spirituality is the Ultimate in Luxury 8 Simply Get Out by the Door 9 Silently Blissful, Blissfully Silent 10 A Challenge to my Love 11 Ego is Just a Habit 12 Get Disturbed 13 Make it Your Only Longing 14 Wholeness -- A Single Word Contains It 15 Truth as it is -- Naked 16 This is Far Out

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4 Be Assertive!

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 4 Be Assertive! 14 December 1980 am in Buddha Hall The first question Question 1 OSHO: WORKING AT AMITABH, YOUR AMSTERDAM CENTER, FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, I HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT IN OUR CONTACTS WITH THE MEDIA OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WE HAVE BEEN ON THE DEFENSIVE AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO BE ACCEPTABLE. NOW THE PRESSURE IS BUILDING UP, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE RECENT DUTCH GOVERNMENT INQUIRY INTO WHAT THEY CALL ‘SECTS’....

5 That State is Awakening

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 5 That State is Awakening 15 December 1980 am in Buddha Hall SO’YAM ATMA CATUS-PAT. JAGARITA-STHANO BAHIH-PRAJNAH SAPTANGA, EKONA-VIMSATI-MUKHAH STHULA-BHUG VAISVANARAH PRATHAMAH PADAH. SVAPNA-STHANO’NTAH-PRAJNAH, SAPTANGA. EKONA-VIMSATI-MUKHAH, PRAVIVIKTA-BHUK, TAIJASO DVITIYAH PADAH. YATRA SUPTO NA KANCANA KAMAM KAMAYATE, NA KANCANA SVAPNAM PASYATI, TAT SUSUPTAM. SUSUPTA-STHANA EKI-BHUTAH PRAJNANA-GHANA, EVANANDAMAYO, HYANANDA-BHUK, CETO MUKHAH PRAJNAS TRTIYAH PADAH. ESA SARVESVARA, ESA SARVAJNA ESONTAR-YAMYESA YONIH SARVASYA, PRABHAVAPYAYA HI BHUTANAM....

6 You Transcend Duality

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 6 You Transcend Duality 16 December 1980 am in Buddha Hall The first question Question 1 OSHO: AGAIN YOU INVITE US TO SHOUT THE TRUTH FROM THE HOUSETOPS. YES, SINCE I AM HERE, CREATIVITY IS BECOMING MORE INTENSE AND VAST, AND MY SONG IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE FULL OF COLORS AND DANCE AND GRACE. BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE AN EMPTY SPACE, A COOL SILENCE IS CALLING ME MORE AND MORE GENTLY, MORE AND MORE SEDUCING, MORE AND MORE SCARY, BECAUSE IN THIS SILENCE ALL THE COLORS OF MY CREATIVITY FADE AWAY....

7 Spirituality is the Ultimate in Luxury

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 7 Spirituality is the Ultimate in Luxury 17 December 1980 am in Buddha Hall The first question Question 1 OSHO: IN ONE OF YOUR LECTURES ON SOCIALISM, ANSWERING SARJANO’S QUESTION, YOU INDICATED THAT THE PROLETARIAT WERE ‘THE LOWEST’. IS THIS CONTRADICTORY TO CHRIST’S TEACHINGS ON THE POOR AS BEING THE CHILDREN OF GOD AND THE RICH AS BEING ‘THE LOWEST’? DURING YEARS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT WORK WITH POOR PEASANTS IN LATIN AMERICA, I FOUND THEM TO BE ‘HIGHER’ SPIRITUALLY THAN THE RICH LANDLORDS....

8 Simply Get Out by the Door

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 8 Simply Get Out by the Door 18 December 1980 am in Buddha Hall The first question Question 1 OSHO: I AM ANOTHER ‘DEVELOPMENT WORKER’ WHOSE QUESTIONS YOU ANSWERED MOST BEAUTIFULLY YESTERDAY. FOR ME, THOUGH, ONE QUESTION REMAINS: WORKING TO HELP BROTHERS OUT OF THE MOLASSES SEEMS ALSO TO KEEP ME FROM FLYING. SHOULD WE FLY AND LEAVE THEM BE, AND STAY HERE IN THIS MAGIC PLACE, FOR EXAMPLE?...

9 Silently Blissful, Blissfully Silent

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 9 Silently Blissful, Blissfully Silent 19 December 1980 am in Buddha Hall NANTAH-PRAJNAM, NA BAHIH-PRAJNAM NOBHAYATAH-PRAJNAM NA PRAJNANA-GHANAM NA PRAJNAM, NAPRAJNAM ADRSTAM, AVYAVAHARYAM, AGRAHYAM ALAKSANAM, ACINTYAM, AVYAPADESYAM, EKATMA- PRATYAYA-SARAM, PRAPANCOPASAMAM, SANTAM SIVAM, ADVAITAM CATURTHAM MANYANTE SA ATMA, SA VIJNEYAH. IT IS NOT OUTER AWARENESS, IT IS NOT INNER AWARENESS, NOR IS IT A SUSPENSION OF AWARENESS. IT IS NOT KNOWING, IT IS NOT UNKNOWING,...