Satyam Shivam Sundram

Truth Godliness Beauty

Talks given from 07/11/87 am to 21/11/87 pm English Discourse series

1 Satyam, Shivam, Sundram 2 My presence says all 3 Learn the art of living with the eternal 4 A quality which is immeasurable 5 Remember the art of let go 6 Every enlightened man has all the flavors of truth 7 A beautiful servant, a dangerous master 8 Just learn to be yourself 9 The great affair 10 Only the meditators comes to know his whole being 11 You cannot hurt a humble man 12 Buts, ifs and hows 13 A peace that passeth all misunderstanding 14 Nuclear weapons, and a cowardly soul 15 Choose the flowers, leave the thorns 16 Going inwards, going godwards 17 You have to put aside your fear 18 The mystic rose 19 A blessing from beyond 20 The radiation of enlightenment 21 Only the meditator knows there is no death 22 Unknown territories, unexplored skies 23 Jump into life's deepest waters 24 A handful of dry leaves 25 Just learn to be aware in all situations 26 This great adventure 27 Love: the conscious path of the ego 28 Become an outsider 29 Therapy, hypnosis and meditation 30 In search of the ultimate new

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1 Satyam, Shivam, Sundram

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 1 Satyam, Shivam, Sundram 7 November 1987 am in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, WHAT IS THE MYSTIC CONCEPTION OF ULTIMATE REALITY? Maneesha, the mystic’s conception of the ultimate reality is the only authentic, real experience. It is not a thought or a concept, but an existential experience. But the mystic does not deal with the mind. His whole effort is to get rid of the prison of the mind....

10 Only the meditators comes to know his whole being

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 10 Only the meditators comes to know his whole being 11 November 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, RIGVEDA SAYS, “LET NOBLE THOUGHTS COME TO US FROM EVERY SIDE.” DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT? Chaitanya Kirti, I do not agree with RIGVEDA and its statement. It appears only to the intellectuals as true. But those who know, know perfectly well that thoughts are simply thoughts....

11 You cannot hurt a humble man

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 11 You cannot hurt a humble man 12 November 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING HUMBLE, BEING SHY, AND JUST HIDING OUT OF FEAR? Anand Shantideva, the difference between being humble, being shy, and just hiding out of fear is immensely great. But man’s unawareness is such that he is not even capable of making distinctions between his own actions and responses to reality; otherwise, the difference is so clear that even to ask the question is useless....

12 Buts, ifs and hows

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 12 Buts, ifs and hows 12 November 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, HOW CAN I LEAVE MY EGO OUTSIDE THE FRONT GATE? IT FOLLOWS ME LIKE A SHADOW AND EVEN HIDES BEHIND MY BACK AND THEN I AM NOT ABLE TO SEE IT. Anand Shantideva, the question shows you have not understood the meaning of the ego. It is not something visible or tangible; it is not even a shadow that follows you....

13 A peace that passeth all misunderstanding

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 13 A peace that passeth all misunderstanding 13 November 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, WHY AM I FORCING SITUATIONS ACCORDING TO MY WILL, INSTEAD OF ACCEPTING THEM AND LETTING THEM JUST HAPPEN? I HAVE A FEELING THAT MY BODY MAKES ME AWARE OF IT, REACTING WITH HIGH FEVER. Devam Navyo, the upbringing of man is so poisonous, so crippling, that it destroys all that is significant and valuable in you and replaces it with cruelty, violence, a desire to dominate....

14 Nuclear weapons, and a cowardly soul

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 14 Nuclear weapons, and a cowardly soul 13 November 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PROUDLY PROCLAIMS ITSELF THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE AND POINTS TO ITS CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS. AT THE SAME TIME IT TWISTS AND BREAKS ITS OWN LAWS TO PERSECUTE YOU WHO EMBODY FREEDOM AND TRUTH....

15 Choose the flowers, leave the thorns

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 15 Choose the flowers, leave the thorns 14 November 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, FROM WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY, I UNDERSTOOD THAT FOR ENLIGHTENMENT TO HAPPEN, MEDITATION IS A PREPARATION, BUT ALSO AN INTENSE URGE IS REQUIRED, A REALIZATION THAT NOTHING ELSE REALLY MATTERS. I SEE MYSELF BEING INTERESTED IN ALL KINDS OF THINGS, ALL KINDS OF MIND-STORIES, MUSIC, WOMEN, SENSE PERCEPTIONS....

16 Going inwards, going godwards

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 16 Going inwards, going godwards 14 November 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, WHY AM I ALWAYS RUNNING SO FAST? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT I DON’T WANT TO SEE? Prem Amita, it is not only you; almost everybody is running as fast as he can from himself. And the problem is, you cannot run away from yourself. Wherever you go you will be yourself....

17 You have to put aside your fear

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 17 You have to put aside your fear 15 November 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, I HAVE HAD A GLIMPSE OF WHAT IT COULD BE TO JUST BE. BUT SO MUCH FEAR COMES UP ABOUT DOING NOTHING, I HAVE THIS SENSE THAT I AM STUCK. WHAT IS THIS FEAR? Deva Tharsita, the first glimpse of one’s own being is inevitably unbelievable, firstly because you have not known it before so you cannot recognize what it is....

18 The mystic rose

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 18 The mystic rose 15 November 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, WHAT IS THE SECRET OF THE MAGIC ROSE? Milarepa, it is not a question suitable to you, but I will answer anyway. The mystic rose is an ancient symbol of tremendous importance. Charles Darwin propounded a theory of evolution. Most of it is relevant, but he has missed something very basic....