The Razor’s Edge

Talks given from 25/02/87 pm to 12/03/87 am English Discourse series

1 Miracles are bound to happen 2 The new man: a citizen of the world 3 Just like the open sky 4 First be selfish 5 Existence loves imperfection 6 Laughter is the essential religion 7 When the ocean has called you 8 Our dance is forever 9 Love is never too much 10 With trust, it is always spring 11 Bring the dawn, dispel the darkness 12 God is also seeking you 13 You can't hold on and clap too 14 Easy is right 15 One coin, two sides 16 Who created god 17 Playing a part in the movie 18 The river needs no guide 19 Awareness will not go to war 20 Each human being is a longing of existence 21 What am i doing here?22 Don't be worried -- the worst will also happen 23 It is a carbon copy 24 No heaven, no hell, no doubt 25 The same vicious circle 26 Live fearlessly, die fearlessly 27 This i call the "razor's edge"28 Truth: the greatest surgery 29 The answer is you 30 A little more courage, a little more love

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19 Awareness will not go to war

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 19 Awareness will not go to war 6 March 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, PLEASE TALK ABOUT MORALITY. Shantam Divyama, the question about morality is immensely significant, because morality is not that which has been told to you for centuries. All the religions have exploited the idea of morality. They have been teaching in different ways, but the basic foundation is the same: unless you become moral, ethical, you cannot become religious....

2 The new man: a citizen of the world

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 2 The new man: a citizen of the world 26 February 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, ONE OF THE TITLES OF THE MASTER’S PRESS IS A “HISTORY OF THE FUTURE”. IT IS A BOOK THAT PUTS TOGETHER ALL THE VIEWS OF THE KNOWN PROPHECIES ABOUT OUR FUTURE, AND TRIES TO SHOW WHAT OUR WORLD WILL BE LIKE IN TWO HUNDRED YEARS....

20 Each human being is a longing of existence

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 20 Each human being is a longing of existence 7 March 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, THE MORE I AM HERE WITH YOU, THE MORE I AM CONFUSED, EXCITED AND AMAZED THAT YOU EXIST. I HAVE BEEN A SANNYASIN FOR SEVEN YEARS AND REALIZE NOW THAT I TOOK YOU FOR GRANTED. BELOVED OSHO, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IT TOOK ME SEVEN YEARS TO START SLOWLY, SLOWLY SEEING YOU?...

21 What am i doing here?

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 21 What am i doing here? 7 March 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TAKE SANNYAS? EVER SINCE I SAW YOU IN AN INTERVIEW ON TV ONE YEAR AGO, I’VE NEVER BEEN SO NERVOUS BEFORE IN MY WHOLE LIFE. SOMETIMES I WISH I’D NEVER HEARD OF YOU, AND, ON THE OTHER HAND, I’M HAPPY THAT THERE IS SOMEONE LIKE YOU TO SHOW ME THE WAY....

22 Don\'t be worried \-- the worst will also happen

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 22 Don’t be worried – the worst will also happen 8 March 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, SINCE YOU FIRST SPOKE ABOUT SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE ART, THE ARTIST AND THE MYSTIC, A DEEP REFLECTION HAS BEEN TRIGGERED IN ME. I’M CONFUSED CONCERNING MEDITATION AND DOING. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT MY ART TO BE MY MEDITATION, BUT IS IT STILL NOT A DOING?...

23 It is a carbon copy

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 23 It is a carbon copy 8 March 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, WOULD YOU TALK SOME MORE ON THE ART OF HOW TO BE FULLY ALIVE? Prem Rudra, the art of living fully, totally, and intensely is not something arduous or difficult, but it has been made almost impossible. It is so simple and so obvious that there is no need to learn it....

24 No heaven, no hell, no doubt

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 24 No heaven, no hell, no doubt 9 March 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, ONE NIGHT IN DARSHAN I SUDDENLY SAW YOU SITTING THERE AS NOT ONLY ONE PERSON. IT WAS MORE LIKE ONE PART OF YOU WAS SPEAKING TO US, AND ANOTHER PART WAS DOING SOMETHING WITH THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE AND ENERGY AROUND US AND INSIDE OF US....

25 The same vicious circle

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 25 The same vicious circle 9 March 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, YOU ALWAYS TALK AGAINST THE MIND – THAT WE SHOULD DROP IT, TELL IT TO SHUT UP, THAT IT IS NOT NEEDED IN THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH. YOU SEEM TO REGRET THAT NONE OF YOUR SANNYASINS IS A NOBEL PRIZE WINNER AND YOU GIVE US UNFERTILIZED EGGS TO NOURISH OUR BRAINS....

26 Live fearlessly, die fearlessly

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 26 Live fearlessly, die fearlessly 10 March 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, I FEEL SO IMPRISONED BY THE FEAR OF BEING INTIMATE AND TOTALLY LOSING CONTROL WITH A MAN. THIS OUTRAGEOUS WOMAN IS LOCKED UP INSIDE. WHEN SHE COMES OUT ONCE IN A WHILE, MEN USUALLY FREAK OUT, SO SHE GOES BACK INTO HIBERNATION, PLAYS SAFE, AND IS TOTALLY FRUSTRATED....

27 This i call the \"razor\'s edge\"

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 27 This i call the “razor’s edge” 10 March 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, WHAT IS THE FALSE IN ME? Atmo Khirad, everything is false in you. The false and the true cannot have a mixed existence. There is no compromise possible; either you are true or you are false. Your whole personality is false because it has been given to you; it is not a growth....