YAA-HOO! The Mystic Rose

Talks given from 19/03/88 pm to 21/04/88 pm English Discourse series

1 I am a beginning and an end 2 Nowhere and everywhere 3 Heart is the soil -- trust is the climate 4 Laugh and drop the past 5 Blindness and following are synonymous 6 Let-go -- the fundamental principle 7 No dialogue, no monologue -- yaa-hoo!8 Our longing is for the stars 9 Say goodbye to politics -- not to science 10 That flame depends on you 11 These creatures are found everywhere 12 On the flight alone 13 Just ordinary friday 14 The way goes through 15 Never ask, "who am i?"16 Helplessness: another name of let-go 17 A no-return state of affairs 18 Love the only freedom from attachment 19 No "I" no "you" -- just a mirror reflecting 20 Just a glimpse and the work is done 21 I have come again the storm has persuaded me 22 My experience is of the wordless 23 Enlightenment without bargaining 24 Saying small things with big words 25 A great surgery in the right hands 26 To be effortless is just to be spontaneous 27 Love your camel and trust 28 The art of listening is enough 29 When your hands are empty...30 Laughter and tears -- a cleansing of the heart

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19 No \"I\" no \"you\" \-- just a mirror reflecting

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 19 No “I” no “you” – just a mirror reflecting 7 April 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS UNCONSCIOUS MIND WHICH IS ALSO CALLED THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL? IS IT SOMETHING BELONGING TO THE PHYSICAL MONKEY BRAIN? OR IS IT SOMETHING OF THE UNIVERSAL MIND, WHICH I AM ASSUMING IS MY OWN HIGHER MIND?...

2 Nowhere and everywhere

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 2 Nowhere and everywhere 20 March 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, AT THE AGE OF SIXTEEN I LEFT MY BODY AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT. WHEN I SAW THAT THE PEOPLE I LOVED COULD NOT SEE OR UNDERSTAND MY HAPPINESS, I ENTERED MY BODY, IN A STATE OF SHOCK, AND STAYED UNCONSCIOUS FOR TWO MONTHS. FOR A FEW WEEKS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A VERY SIMILAR STATE OF BEING IN MY MEDITATION, AND SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU....

20 Just a glimpse and the work is done

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 20 Just a glimpse and the work is done 8 April 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, IN THE TWO MINUTES OF SILENCE AND LET-GO THE OTHER NIGHT, YOU TOOK US TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS. THE SOUNDLESS SOUND AND INEXPRESSIBLE GRATITUDE INSIDE, EVEN THE WATCHER DISAPPEARS. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW EASY IT IS! BELOVED MASTER, IS THIS ENERGY ALWAYS AVAILABLE, OR ONLY CLOSE TO YOUR PHYSICAL PRESENCE?...

21 I have come again the storm has persuaded me

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 21 I have come again the storm has persuaded me 9 April 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGY FOR OUR BEHAVIOR LAST NIGHT. WE ASK FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS. BELOVED OSHO, LAST EVENING I HAD MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OF DEATH. YOUR ANSWER TO THE BEAUTIFUL QUESTION PUT BEFORE YOU HAD TAKEN ME SO DEEP WITHIN, SO HIGH, THAT BY THE TIME I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING – YOU WERE GONE....

22 My experience is of the wordless

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 22 My experience is of the wordless 10 April 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, ACCORDING TO MY DICTIONARY, A CULT IS “A RELIGION REGARDED AS UNORTHODOX OR SPURIOUS” – “SPURIOUS” MEANING “OF ILLEGITIMATE BIRTH, BASTARD.” IS IT NOT TRUE TO SAY THAT THE REAL SPIRIT OF RELIGIOUSNESS CAN NEVER BE ANYTHING BUT UNORTHODOX; AND WILL ALWAYS BE INSPIRED BY A LOVE UNION, RATHER THAN BORN OUT OF A LEGALIZED CONTRACT?...

23 Enlightenment without bargaining

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 23 Enlightenment without bargaining 11 April 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, I HAVE BEEN YOUR SANNYASIN FOR ONE YEAR. I MEDITATE, WATCH, AND DO WHATEVER LOOKS TRUE TO ME; STILL A BIG PAIN ARISES. BELOVED OSHO, HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET ENLIGHTENED, AND DOES THIS ENLIGHTENMENT REALLY EXIST? Yoganand, existence is not a goal; you don’t have to cover a certain mileage....

24 Saying small things with big words

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 24 Saying small things with big words 13 April 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, HUANG PO, THE NINTH CENTURY ZEN MASTER SAID, “ORDINARY PEOPLE ALL INDULGE IN CONCEPTUAL THOUGHT BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA; HENCE THEY FEEL DESIRE AND HATRED. TO ELIMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA JUST PUT AN END TO YOUR CONCEPTUAL THINKING. WHEN THIS CEASES, ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA ARE VOID, AND WHEN THESE ARE VOID THOUGHT CEASES....

25 A great surgery in the right hands

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 25 A great surgery in the right hands 14 April 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, I UNDERSTOOD FROM PAST DISCOURSES WHEN YOU HAVE TALKED ON HYPNOSIS, THAT ONE BECOMES, TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, TOTALLY UNCONSCIOUS, AWARE ONLY OF THE HYPNOTIST’S VOICE. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS STATE, BUT SOMETHING MORE AKIN TO WHAT I FEEL IN DISCOURSE, EXCEPT MORE SO: I FEEL MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY TRANSFIXED, WITHOUT ANY VOLITION TO MOVE, TALK OR THINK; BUT I AM DEFINITELY PRESENT AND AWARE OF EVERYTHING GOING ON AROUND ME....

26 To be effortless is just to be spontaneous

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 26 To be effortless is just to be spontaneous 15 April 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, I HAVE BEEN STUDYING AIKIDO FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS, BUT I DIDN’T GET THE BASIC TRUTH. BUT WHEN I SAW THE MOVEMENT OF YOUR BODY IN DISCOURSE, I UNDERSTOOD THE POINT OF THE BASIC TRUTH: I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE MOVEMENT WHICH IS ONE WITH EXISTENCE IS COMING FROM TOTAL RELAXATION AND DEEP AWARENESS....

27 Love your camel and trust

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 27 Love your camel and trust 16 April 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED OSHO, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE SUFI SAYING, “TRUST IN ALLAH, BUT TETHER YOUR CAMEL FIRST”? SOMETIMES I FEEL I HIDE IN PASSIVITY, WAITING FOR THINGS TO HAPPEN. AND YET SOMETIMES I AM IN AWE AT THE WAY EXISTENCE SEEMS TO BE CONSTANTLY CARING FOR ME....