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Chapter 8 - The taste of your being
rare. But just a few authentic religious individuals can lead the whole world towards light, towards immortal life, towards ultimate truth.
Question 2 BELOVED OSHO,
I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN AMERICA WHILE YOU HAVE BEEN TRAVELING
AROUND THE WORLD. NOW I HAVE COME HERE TO YOUR MYSTERY SCHOOL, TO ENJOY YOU FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE I CONTINUE MY LIFE IN THE WEST.
OSHO, I FEEL YOU SO STRONGLY INSIDE OF ME THAT I DON'T EXPERIENCE THE
ACHE OF BEING PHYSICALLY AWAY FROM YOU. I AM SAVORING EVERY
MOMENT OF BEING IN YOUR PRESENCE WHILE I AM HERE, YET I DON'T FEEL A LONGING TO STAY. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE MARKETPLACE TO ACTUALLY BE
MY MYSTERY SCHOOL FOR NOW? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO FOR
YOU OUT THERE? YOU ARE THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE, OSHO. I AM SO
GRATEFUL, AND I LOVE YOU.
Prem Sunshine, the love between the master and the disciple is not of the physical; hence space makes no difference. You can be far away on another star, but your heart will be still beating with me. That is the only closeness, the real closeness; otherwise, you can be sitting by my side and still you may be wandering somewhere on some other star.
I am not interested in your physical body, where it is; I am interested in your being, that it is centered. I am interested in your love -- that it reaches to as many people as possible.
The marketplace is perfectly the right place for anyone who wants to grow spiritually. In the past, the fallacy was to renounce the marketplace and run away to the mountains. But if your mind has not changed, even in the mountains it will be thinking of your business, of your wife, of your children. If some traveler comes by, you will be hankering to know what is happening there. If your mind remains the same, it does not matter that you have renounced a palace.
I was traveling in the Himalayas and I saw a very beautiful bodhi tree. I was tired, and it was time... I have never in my whole life missed a good two hours' sleep in the afternoon. It was very cool and the shadow was thick, so I was just going to lie down, and a man came, saying, "You cannot lie down here."
I said, "What is the problem?"
He said, "This is my tree, and I have been living under this tree for five years." I said, "You look like a sannyasin."
He said, "I am; I am a Hindu monk."
I said, "You have renounced the world?"
He said, "Yes, I have renounced everything."
"Well," I said, "What about this tree? -- it is still yours. The shadow is so big, we can both rest underneath it. And I will not be disturbing you because I will be sleeping, and I don't snore -- unless I decide to."
Osho - The Hidden Splendor 84
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