SHIVNETRA DHYAN

1st Step: (Omkaar): 2 min
Please stand up and pronounce thrice the divine sound of OM.

2ND Step: (Tratak-1): 2 min
Switch off the bulb and Look at it for 2 min without blinking.

3rd Step: (Looking inside –1): 5 min
Switch off the bulb and close your eyes.
Look inside and watch the changes in the colors and shapes being reflected inside.
When there is no picture or color, just look inside at the formless emptiness.

4th Step: (Tratak – 2): 2 1/2min
Open your eyes, switch on the bulb and for half a minute, do not focus anywhere.
Now, again look at the bulb for 2 minutes without blinking your eyes.

5th Step: (Looking inside-2): 5 min
Switch off the bulb and close your eyes.
Look inside and watch the changes in the colors and shapes being reflected inside.
When there is no picture or color, just look inside at the formless emptiness.

6th Step: (Tratak –3): 21/2 min
Open your eyes, switch on the bulb and for half a minute, do not focus anywhere.
Now, again look at the bulb for 2 minutes without blinking your eyes.

7th Step: (Looking Inside –3): 5 min
Switch off the bulb and close your eyes.
Look inside and watch the changes in the colors and shapes being reflected inside.
When there is no picture or color, just look inside at the formless emptiness.

8th Step: (Relaxation): 3 min
Sit down in a comfortable posture or lie down in Shavasan (back touching the ground, one foot apart from the other and palms towards the sky). Feel that the body is getting calm, breathing is getting poise and mind is becoming peaceful.

9th Step: (Self-Remembrance): 30 min
Close your eyes and look in the inner sky. This is our formless being. As there is water in the vessel, content in the container; similarly there is the formless in the form.

Now just look in this inner space. Gradually get merged with this formless consciousness filled with Divinity.

Connecting With Osho

A FRIEND HAS ASKED THAT HOW DOES A MASTER BECOMES AVAILABLE TO HIS DISCIPLES. KINDLY EXPLAIN. OSHO HAS SAID MANY A TIMES THAT AFTER LEAVING THE BODY HE WOULD BECOME EVEN MORE AVAILABLE. HOW CAN ONE EXPERIENCE HIS PRESENCE?

The most subtle of the forms for the Masters who are no longer in their physical body, is the Omkar, divine sound. This is not only true for Osho; it is true for all Masters. When masters leave their body, the inner light and the sound is set free from the bondage of the physical body. Then they become one with the omnipresent Divine Light and Divine Sound. It is then that the Master becomes the Supreme One.

So long as they were within the body there was a limitation, there was a shape and a form. Now, even that form has disappeared and the boundary has disappeared. The name that Osho has chosen for himself is derived from the ‘Oceanic Experience’. It signifies a person who is no longer, like a drop of water instead has become like the ocean. One who has merged with the infinite.

The droplet had a finite boundary, now even that has disappeared. There no longer remains any shape or form. Drop is no longer a drop; it has become the ocean. One can experience the presence of this drop in the entire ocean. Now it is omnipresent; present like Om

Master of Masters — Om
Osho himself has spoken in relation to this subject matter. While speaking on Pantanjali Yog Sutra in Lecture numbers 15, 16, 17 and 18, Osho has specifically elucidated on the state of Masters who are no longer in their physical body. Osho has explained three things:
First, there is relation of a Teacher and a student.
Second, there is relation of Master and a disciple.
Third, there is the relation of a living Master with the Master of the Masters who are not in the physical body.
Osho has titled the 15th lecture of this series as “The Master of the Masters”. In other words Param Guru- Supreme One.

Patanjali’s sutra states that the Master after leaving his body becomes the Master of the Masters. And in order to connect with Him one needs to pay attention to the divine sound, one has to drown oneself into the Divine Sound.

It is quite surprising that when I meet sanyasins and ask them in which form do they try to experience the presence of Osho. They do not know anything about it. They have absolutely no knowledge on this subject despite the elaborate explanation given by Osho.

I wish that all sanyasi must read lecture numbers 15-18 given by Osho on Patanjali Yog Sutra. So that at least you would know where the Master is, with whom you are making an effort to connect. What is the meaning of connecting with the Master? What is the technique with which you can connect? Patanjali has explained this very distinctly; recite the Divine Sound, meditate on the Divine Sound and drown in the Divine Sound because the Master becomes the Divine Sound after having left the body. He becomes the soundless sound.
He becomes the light of the Divine Sound.

You must have heard the name Om Prakash; it is a very common name. Have you ever reflected that Om Prakash means the Light of the Divine Sound (Omkar). Divine Sound has two forms; one is the sound form and the other is the illumination.

Speaking on Gorakhnath, in ‘Maro hey Jogi Maro’, Osho explains the statement of Gorakhnath “Shabad Bhaya Ujiyala”. This means the sound that is reverberating within; is the divine sound and that becomes luminous. An unique occurrence; ‘Shabad Bhaya Ujiyala’. The illuminated Shabd (divine sound) within is the Divine. The Master also merges with the Shabd (divine sound).

Kabir says, “boond samani samund mein so kat heri jaye”; the droplet has merged into the ocean. This is the oceanic experience. Now the drop has merged into the ocean of the Divine Sound. Therefore, in order to connect with the Master one has to drown oneself in the Divine Sound. One will have to do sadhana of Divine Sound.

Many participants complain to me that whatever they are learning in our Samadhi Programs is different from what Osho has said.

No, it is not at all different. Maybe you have not read Osho properly or understood him correctly. Without knowing, you are trying to connect with the formless existence of Osho.

Masters help us
All that is being taught in our Samadhi programs is Osho’s teaching. In the 15th Lecture of Patanjali Yog Sutra, Osho has yet explained that even after leaving the body, the Master tries to help his disciples. Moreover, the Master can now

help in a better way because earlier he was bound in one place in one body and now he is omnipresent. Now he can work on everyone in the world. Now he is beyond time and space.

Giving an example Osho further explains that not a single disciple of Gurdieff had become enlightened after Gurdieff’s death. Ouspenski was very close to becoming enlightened but he was not fully awakened. He was trying to take another birth. However, he could not be born again. It might take some more time. Until then the continuity of Gurdieff’s tradition was broken. Consequently, there is no enlightened person in the Gurdieff Tradition. Osho has therefore said that Gurdieff has sent his disciples to Osho. The disciples would not know how they have come to Osho. If they are asked about it, they may give very obvious reasons.
Understand it like this; for instance, a man has come from Germany. If you ask him how he came to Osho, he would say, “I went to a bookstall and was going through some books. Then I was attracted by a photograph on a book and bought the book. After reaching home, I read the book, it was by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. I was impressed by it. I found out where he lives and thereafter I went to Poona. Here I did Dhyan Sadhana, enjoyed it very much. I was overwhelmedby the feeling of taking sannyas and I became disciple of Osho.” This is the story he would surely narrate.

However, Osho reveals that the true story is something else; that person is a disciple of Gurdieff. Gurdieff has left his body but still his disciple has nofound his ultimate purpose. He could not become enlightened yet. Now Gurdieff is helping him in an indirect way. That person does not know who lead him to the bookstore, why did he lay his eyes upon that particular book and why did that book enchant him? Gurdieff was inspiring him from within. He was getting a message from the subtle world. That person does not know that someone else is guiding him. Gurdieff is making extensive effort to send his disciples to the Enlightened Masters who are present on earth at this moment.

He has sent all his disciples to Osho. This is what always happens. If in a tradition of a Master, a disciple does not attain enlightenment then that tradition does not proceeds further, it collapses. Just like how the Jaina tradition ended after Mahavir. After the 24th Tirthankar, there was no such person to whom Mahavir could pass on his message or through whom he could facilitate his work. Similarly, in Sikhism after the 10th Master, the tradition ended as the 11th person was not ready to take the tradition further. All such traditions end someday.

After Gurdieff there was not a single person available. However, the Jainas had 24 Tirthankars. The Sikhs had 10 Masters even though their tradition ended.

The work done by Gurdieff remained incomplete. After sending all this disciples to Osho, the responsibility of Gurdieff is fulfilled. This is also worth bearing in mind. Gurdieff has done his work, has kept his word, even after reaching the subtle world. Now it is the responsibility of the disciple as to what he does. It is possible that he comes to Osho but does not take sanyas because of the interference of his ego. He might think that he is Gurdieff’s disciple how can he become someone else’s disciple. If the ego becomes an obstacle then it would not help. However, Gurdieff’s responsibility is over. He is no longer responsible for

this person. Now this person has to take his own responsibility.
Masters are available in form of OM

All Masters provide their help in this manner. Their presence is in the form of Divine Sound. What I am saying is at a very subtle level. The obvious level as I said is that of celebration, bliss, love. At the subtler level, it is the fragrance, intoxication, weightlessness, the form of consciousness. And the most subtle form is as told by Patanjali in Yog Sutra about The Master being present in the form of Divine Sound after leaving his body.

The meaning of being Osho is only this that the droplet has now become the ocean. He has merged with the Supreme One who is in the form of the Divine Sound (Omkar), has disappeared after drowning in the Divine Sound.

In the 15th Lecture of the Patanjali Yog Sutra, Osho has also pointed out a unique thing that no enlightened person ever wants to start a new religion. However, helpless situation arises. The people of old religion do not accept them. Jesus Christ had never wanted to start a Christian religion. He himself was born a Hebrew, lived and died like a Hebrew. He never had in mind to start a new religion because whatever he was doing was in accordance with the guideline of the Masters of the old religion. He was getting subtle guidance from Moses and other Hebrew Masters. However, the messages of the Supreme Master alter with the time. Problems of the people change, the psychology of people changes. In accordance with the changing times, the Master has to give new solutions to people’s different problems.

It is certain that Jesus was saying something that Moses had not said, that no other Hebrew Master had ever said. Nevertheless, those Masters were causing Jesus to say these new things. This is because the circumstances had changed during the time of Jesus. During the era of Moses, the people were very brutal and ruthless, very cruel and violent. In those times they imagined God to be very jealous and violent. The Old Testament states that God is not your Uncle; he will revert with double vengeance. If you smash somebody’s one eye, he will smash your both eyes. Moreover, He will have you rot for eternity in hell and will torture you for eternity. ‘God is not your uncle’ this was the statement of the Old Testament.

However, Jesus said that ‘God is Love and He is compassionate’. If you confess, he will forgive you. Now this was contradictory because the people to whom Moses was addressing only understood the language of violence. They were aggressive and cruel primitive people. By the time Jesus came, there was some development of civilization. People became a bit loving. The consciousness evolved a little. Now there was no longer a need to threaten them. They could be made to understand that God is compassionate. ‘If you have made a mistake, then it is ok, you just need to ask forforgiveness, He will forgive you.’ Conversely, the Hebrews thought that Jesus was saying something against their religious Scripture.

In this lecture, Osho has explained that though Jesus was saying something against the old religious Scripture, he was nevertheless directed by Moses and other Prophets. He was following the commands from the subtle world. He was not adding anything from his side. But how will the Pundits, Priests, and Rabbi comprehend this? They will ask, “Show us where it is written in the Bible that God is Love?” “That God forgives, which Scripture states this?” It’s not written in any Scripture. Jesus does not have any evidence for this. But whatever Jesus is saying is under the guidance of Hebrew Prophets. Hence with helplessness, when the Hebrew does not accept him, a new religion is formed. Christianity comes into the world. But this is a result of helplessness. Jesus never wanted this. No Master ever wants to start a new religion. But in a state of helplessness, it has to be done.

Just think, Osho was born in a Jain family. If He said that He is the 25th Tirthankar (Prophet), will the Jainas be able to accept it? Not at all! They will forget ‘Ahimsa Parodharmah’- Violence is against the religion; they will murder him. They will not be able to accept that there could be 25th Tirthankar also. They do not even accept that in this pancham kaal- age anyone can even go up to the fourth Gunasthan- level (there are 14 Gunasthan’s as propounded By Mahavir). Even this is not possible and enlightenment is very far-fetched thing.
Mahavir has classified 14 Gunasthan- levels of the spiritual journey. Enlightenment comes at the end. Jainas say that in this time nobody can go up to the fourth Level, hence how anyone can be a Tirthankar. A Jain will reject this. Hindus will disagree that there could be any Avatar today despite the fact that they have been waiting for 5000 years for Krishna (sambhavami yuge yuge). However, if somebody says that he is Krishna then that will result in Mahabharat.

No religion is ready to accept. In this state of helplessness, the new enlightened Master has to start a new religion. A new stream has to be added with absolute reluctance and helplessness.
Thus, the presence of the Supreme One is in the form of the Divine Sound. In Samadhi, we connect with them. They are in the form of Light. Here, in Surati and Nirati Samadhi, what is being taught, is the path to connect with the subtle universal presence of the Master. And all Masters are contained within the One. Now the drops are no longer separate. Do not think that Mahavir is a separate drop, Buddha is a separate drop, and Osho is a separate drop. All drops have merged with the ocean and have become the ocean itself.

What is Ego?

To understand ego, first one must understand a little bit about the mind. Mind has three different states. When you contemplate on some subject matter, when you think with concentration then this state of mind is called the Intellect. The most beautiful state of mind, most pure state of mind is the Intellect.

Nevertheless, most of the time, it is caught up in thoughts. In addition, you do not have any control over it. There are some or the other waves rising and falling all the time. In fact, during your waking hours, there are always some or the other thoughts going on in your mind over which you have no control. This is the ordinary state of the mind and you can call it Mind stuff.

There is a third state of mind. When you consider yourself to be separate from the Existence, this state arises in presence of other person. Intellect does not have any specific relation with another person. Even the Mind Stuff does not have anything specific to do with the other. However, the third state arises only in the presence of the other. You start protecting yourself. You start keeping yourself aloof and feel different from the other. This state of mind is called Ego. Therefore, ego is not an independent state. It is just like the shadow, which does not have its independent state. When there is light, there is shadow. Similarly, whenever there is presence of the other, there is ego. For instance, when you are alone in a room, there is no ego. When you are in your bathroom, at that time there is no ego. You are natural

Ego means your pretentious state, unnatural state, affected state, a state caused by the other. You ask that why does God create it? Ego is necessary, that is why God creates it. If God has designed something then it is almost certain that it would have been of some requirement.

Once, a thought came in my mind. If God grants me right to make some alterations in His design, I would like to eliminate the institution of death. Then I began to see what the world would look like if people do not die. I imagined and visualized the world 20 years, 40 years later and saw that the world is full of old people. Wherever one looked, there were only old people, wrinkles. I was distressed with the sight and said, “Oh God! Your design is absolutely fine. I withdraw the proposal for making alterations in your design.”

Therefore, if God has given us ego then there would be some use of it for sure.
Moreover, there is utility of ego. Through it you can protect yourself from exploitation by others. If there were no ego then anybody could exploit you.

What is the meaning of ego? The ability to say no is known as ego! When you say no to something, most of the times you say it because of ego, and fewer times out of necessity. You must know to say no when required so that you can protect yourself from exploitation. A base level is necessary. However, when the matter goes to extremity, it becomes unpleasant. For instance, if one has to say no in order to protect himself from exploitation, then it is acceptable. However, if you start to say no to every thing then it would be extreme and it would be because of ego. Therefore, ego is necessary so that you can protect yourself from exploitation. Nevertheless, when one begins to feel insecure, begins to feel frightened, begins to feel afraid that someone might trouble him in someway, then it is an unhealthy state. If anybody says anything and you feel hurt. If you begin to feel hurt at everything then in all certainty it is a matter of extreme ego. For instance, you get an infection in your tonsil. Now you might say that why does God give tonsils. No, tonsils are necessary because when you get infection, when germs of the disease emerge at that point, tonsils act as guard and seize the infection so that the germs cannot reach your lungs and other vital organs. It is the duty of a guard to stop and tell off a thief or a miscreant outside the entrance itself. However, if someone is going on the road and the guard starts bothering everyone and ask where they are coming from and where are they going, then it is like when our tonsils get infected they also start behaving in the same manner. Then what is it that we do? We remove the guard. We remove the tonsils. However, it is not a pleasant situation because now the germs can directly reach the vital organs. Similar to tonsils is our ego for protecting ourselves in presence of the other. However, when this sense of protection changes to a state of extreme fear, then it is not welcome. Hence, ego is a specific state of mind and because of it, you think yourself to be separate from the Existence.

Master Liberates

Your question clearly indicates that what should have happened has not happened. Like a patient goes to a doctor and asks that I took treatment from an Ayurvedic Vaidya 25 years ago but my disease has not been cured. Now should I take your treatment or not? What will doctor say? Take it. That is my answer also.

Yes, if you would have said that you are in bliss, love and celebration and then if you would have asked, should I take Diksha, then I would have answered in negative. I would have said, “No, now you have become healthy. Now other medicine is required.” But the person, who becomes healthy, does not wander in hospitals. You are here. This clearly indicates that disease is still there. There is some problem. Otherwise why you would have come here? There is some problem, tension, stress, despair, otherwise where was the need to come here. Now be strong and consume the medicine which I am giving you, take Diksha.

If disease is not cured then a person undergoes the treatment of many doctors. He leaves allopathic and goes to ayurvedic therapist. If he does not recover even from that, then he tries homeopath. If does not regain he tries acupuncture, naturopath, magnet therapy, acupressure, Unani therapy. He tries in all the ways. Same should be in spirituality. Search it everywhere. We should go there where we get something. We should search. Definitely one day our inner vision will open and we will merge with God. Then any other treatment will not be required. Then ultimate health will occur. But till that ultimately lucky incident does not take place, it will have to be searched. Doors will have to be knocked. It will have to be searched at every place. Meandering will have to be done, there is no other option. There will be some fake masters also. Cheating will also be there. Every thing will be there. That will be the part of the process of development. The person who will continue searching will finally attain the ultimate truth one day.

You don’t get tensed that you had taken Diksha from a master 25 years ago. That incident had passed away.Now you take Diksha here. Remember that the Diksha which I am giving is not the bonding for lifetime. Don’t make me also bondage.

Master is meant to give freedom, not to tie you. Why are you tied to the incident of 25 years ago? So much of water has flown in river Ganga. You are holding that riverbank which does not exist. It is surprising that we want to attain salvation. Nirvana means ultimate freedom, freedom from all bondages and we make our master also the bondage. No, don’t make your master the bondage; not even me.

I am just advising you to experiment for three months or ninety days, half an hour daily. It will be a practice of total 45 hours. I am not laying down any condition. I can just show you the way but you will have to walk on it. Yes, if you walk you will definitely reach at some stage; for that I can give you hope that something can happen. Do mantra sadhana regularly for three months, but not like that if you skip one or two days in between you will have to go to hell. It does not matter. Then you can do it for 95 days in spite of 90 days. If due to some reasons you are unable to do it for 3-4 days it won’t make any difference. Yes from your side you definitely try to spare half an hour daily whenever you get chance. There should be interest and attempt from your side. Then you see something will start happening within 3 months.

What will start? Let me hint out something for you. While listening to the sound of your breath you will start hearing something else too. The day when you hear some thing other than the sound of your breath, sound of your heart beat, on that day you come to me, from that day all will be set. Listening to your breath is just a preparation. Here there are many acharayas of Osho Dhara in your town, contact them immediately. The day when you here something other than your breath. . . I won’t tell you now what will you hear. If I will tell you now then you may start imagining. Your imagination should not get any support, that’s why I am not telling you what is it? But if you hear it with attention, hear, hear and hear, then you will catch something else. Then I can take you ahead. The small experiment of 3 months does not have any slavery or dependence. I did not become your master and you did not become my disciple. Don’t get tied to me. You continue your search. If you do honestly whatever I say, you will get the key of the ultimate treasure. Only this much is requested; there is no bondage. This is your resolution.

So the friends who want to take diksha; take it with open heart. There is no restriction. We are just giving a small discipline. Take a bath, wear clean clothes, tie a cloth on your head and do Sanjeevani mantra along with its cassette in a silent corner of your home where there is no disturbance. Later you can lie down in shavasan as long as you wish after the cassette is completed. Till you wish to remain drowned. 15 minutes or half an hour or how much time you wish to drown, remain drowned. I expect this much from you, nothing else. There is a special importance of the patka- the cloth to be tied on head. A special kind of energy will get conserved which will help you in your practice.

Neither it is supportive nor it is a barrier. Intelligent person utilizes all the situations; stupid creates problem from everything. Actual question is not of marriage. It is of awareness. Not of marriage but of understanding.
It is like asking whether a blue shirt be worn and the vegetable of Brinjal be eaten before flying in the aero plane or else it will be more helpful to wear the yellow dress and have the vegetable of peas and potatoes. What will be your answer? You will just laugh. This question is irrelevant. There is no connection between both of them.
In the same way marriage is a physical and social relationship. If it is deep it will be a mental or emotional relationship and whereas the spiritual practice is done at the level of consciousness; that is a spiritual relationship. Marriage is the unification of the bodies and mind of husband and wife. Samadhi is the ultimate merger of the soul and God. Both are the incidents of different aspects. Marriage is the relationship of indulgence into worldly pleasures and spiritual practice is the path of yoga - the union with the Ultimate.
Therefore your question is wrong. Be simple and natural. Live with fun. Adopt the life style which ever you like. Only remember to add the aspect of meditation to it.

WHAT IS AMRIT YOG?

Amrit Yog means to know the eternal form of godliness within. Rishis address it as -
“Mrityorma Amritam Gamaya.”
Before understanding Amrit yog in detail, first let us understand what is Amrit. The experience of centeredness is the experience of Amrit. The experience of silence is the experience of Amrit. The experience of hara is the experience of Amrit. The experience of your own being is the experience of Amrit. The experience of eternity is the experience of Amrit. The experience of Subjectivity is the experience of Amrit. The experience of being centered is the experience of Amrit. The experience of being still is the experience of Amrit. The experience of being balanced is the experience of Amrit. To experience the death while alive is the experience of Amrit. The experience of coolness is the experience of Amrit.

Experience death in Life
Kabeer sahib says
“Kahan sunan kuch naahi, naahi kuch karan hai.
Jeete jee mar rahe, bahuri nahi maran hai.”

Kabir says learn to die while you are alive. What will be the art of dying? Whenever you get a chance; close your eyes towards outside, as if there is no outside, as if you are lost in the sleep. Being aware you have a sleep. Die towards outside by being awake. Outside disappear. Vanish for outside. Only remain inside. Exist only within.
‘Jeete jee mar rahe, bahuri nahi maran hai’.

And the one, who learns the art of dying, will never die. Even at the time of death he is awake within. Then he passes by watching the death within. During death also he remains in awareness. Once you know how to go within, then at the time of your death you won’t cry, scream and shout. You will close your eyes, and silently go within. During death if you can drown within, where is the death then. Body will die, mind will die, but you won’t die. One who is awake will remain awake and alive- that is Amrit.
Guru Ramdas says:
“Jivitiya mariye bhavjal tariye gurmukh nabhi samave.
Pura purakh paiya vadbhagi sach naam liv lavey”.

This means one who knows the art of dying while living can only transcend the ocean of this world. By learning this art from any master, a disciple gets acquainted of the center of the ultimate life, which is situated at the naval. With lots of good luck and grace we get a perfect master, from whom we learn the art of dying while we are alive and we develop intimacy with the true naam- omkar –the divine sound. The day we come to know the centre of our naval properly, on the very day we are out of the circle of birth and death. The person who knows this centre, knows that neither there is a thing like my birth or my death. He transcends birth and death both and becomes Amrit”
Kabeer sahib says –
“Sumiran surati lagai ke mukh se kachu no bo.
Bahar ke pat bandh kar ,bheetar ke pat khol”

This means become silent, become peaceful, and become empty. Connect your whole meditation with omkar- the divine sound. Turn your consciousness, which is moving outside, towards the godliness within. This is Amrit yog.
Guru Amardasji says –
“Guru prasad jeevit marey, toh phir maran na hoye”.
This means one who learns the art of dying while alive, there is no death for him.
Guru Gorakhnathji says –
“Maro hey jogi maro, maro maran hai meetha.
Tis marni maro, jis marni Gorakh mar deetha”

Living after death
There is lot of sweetness in death with awareness. Because while dying in awareness you know that one who died, wasn’t me and one who remained after death is me.”
Gorakh says that - I saw it while dying. You also die and see. You also vanish. You also learn the art of dying. If you will disappear you will get it. One who vanishes can only get it.
Saint Dadu says –
“Rav rank sab marenge, jeeve na koi,
Dadu soi jeevta, jo mara jeeva hoi “.

This means everybody dies no matter if he is a king or a beggar. In death everybody is equal. Anyone’s body cannot last forever. One who experiences death while alive only he can live a real life.
Laotse says “One who enters Tao – omkar, he becomes eternal. He becomes Amrit. Then there is no death for him. And one who is eternal, he goes beyond all the sorrows. Because all sorrows are the sorrows of death and destruction and this feeling of destruction is the reason of all sorrows. This feeling of being eternal is the source of real joy.
Paltu sahib says –
“Marte marte sab mare, mare na jana koi.
Paltu jo jeeyate mare, sahaj parayan hoi”.
This means everybody dies, but hardly anyone knows the art of dying. One who experiences death during his life, only he can experience godliness.
Kabir sahib says –
“Jis marne se jag dare, mere mann anand.
Marne hi te paiye, purn parmanand”.
This means the whole world is scared of death. But I feel bliss just by thinking about it. For me death is ultimate Samadhi and a golden opportunity to meet God.
Kabir mentions it some where else–
“Marta marta jag mua, mar na janiya koi.
Aise marne jo mare, bahuri na marna hoi”.
This means that whole world describes death but nobody knows the art of dying. One who knows the art of dying, there is no death for him.
Saint Dadu says –
Dadu marg kathin hai, jeevat chale na koi.
Soi chalhai bapura, jin jeevat mrutak hoi”.
This means, the path of God is difficult. You can’t walk on it just by knowing life. One who knows the art of dying while alive, only he can walk on this path.

Die Consciously
Shams Tarvez says – “The people die like blind people. But one, whose third eye is opened by a true master, he dies in awareness.
Moulana Rumi says- “Spiritual death is such a death in which we move towards light from the darkness.

While explaining the technique of dying while alive; Sawan Singh says – “As we go within, at that very moment shabda – the divine sound gives its support to us. Satguru – the master is always present within us in the subtle luminous form and is always ready to guide us. Through remembrance of divine sound our consciousness accumulates and goes within. Our body starts becoming numb. Our breath continues in the normal way, as we go in the natural sleep. Only our awareness is not outside; it is within. During sleep our attention goes below our eyes. But in this practice it does not go below the eyes, rather it remains above the eyes. We are completely conscious within but as far as the outer world is concerned we are unaware of it. This is one kind of death. The shabda- the divine sound starts pulling the consciousness upwards.

Saint Charan Singhji says –”Dying while alive means contract your consciousness and bring it to the center of your eyes. Bhajan, sumiran is doing the practice of dying while living.”

Mirdad says- “Die to live. We have to contract our consciousness from nine doors and bring it behind the eyes, and then we can live forever. Otherwise we are just living to die. After every birth we have to die, therefore we should learn the art of dying while living, so that we don’t have to die again and immortal life will be achieved”.

The art of dying while alive is taught in the nine days program of Amrit Samadhi organized by Osho Dhara. One can know the truth only by knowing the secret of death, for which Osho says:

“Neither you need to be free from death, nor do you need to win the death. You just need to know the death. Knowing becomes freedom, knowing becomes victory. One, who enters death with his own choice, enters into life automatically. One goes actually in the search of death, but does not find death. Instead he gets the ultimate life there. One goes in the edifice of death but reaches in the temple of life”.

Meditation for you

Bahir Kumbhak Dhyan:
Dear Seekers,
The meditation of this month is Bahir Kumbak Meditation.
Before the actual start of the meditation technique, we will do some Keertan. It will help us to awaken the sleeping energy within us and also we will feel an expansion of the consciousness. With the remembrance of Master of Masters Osho, and feeling gratitude towards Him, we will move ahead.
After the Keertan, we will sit and start the technique of Bahir Kumbak Meditation.
In the path of Hath Yoga, the Pranayam called Kumbak is done.
Last month, we have seen what Antar Kumbak is and now let us move on to experience what Bahir Kumbak is.

The term Kumbak stands for holding the breath. And Bahir Kumbak means - holding breath outside. Exhaling all the air from the body and holding it, helps to be relaxed, silent and peaceful. It also enables one to go beyond the rapid movements of the mind.

This meditation process has five steps:
Step 1: Good Wishes (About 2 Minutes)
Kindly stand up. Join your hands and close your eyes.
Along with this hymn, feel that everyone is getting healthy, there is no pain or trouble to anybody.
“Sarve Bawantu Sukhinaha
Sarve Santu Niramaya
Sarve Badrani Pashyantu
Ma Kashchid dukh Bhag Bhawe.”
Step 2: Bahir Kumbak (About 7 Minutes)
Sit down in a relaxed posture. Close your eyes.
Exhale deeply and slowly through the nose. Hold breath out for around 5-10 seconds as you can do it without any stress.
Repeat the same process for next few minutes.
Step 3: Witnessing (About 5 Minutes)
Witnessing means being aware of the activities of the body, thoughts of the mind and emotions of the heart and the witnesser too.
Let the breathing be normal. Look at each incoming and outgoing breath.
Along with the breath be aware of the watcher behind.
Step 4: Relaxation (About 5 Minutes)
You may remain seated or lie down as it appeals comfortable to you.
Body is getting relaxed.
Relaxed.... Relaxed... Relaxed.
Body is now relaxed.
Feel that breath is becoming slower, slower and slower.
Mind is becoming silent.
There is no more disturbances of the mind.
Everything is so silent...
Silence has pervaded all over you.
Step 5: Self Remembrance (About 5 minutes)
In this ocean of silence, just remember yourself.
You are the watcher of all.
All events will come and go, but at the center you are unaffected of all.
This witnessing self is your true nature.
Enjoy in it.
You may continue to lie down for as long as you wish to.
Step 6: Gratitude (About 3 minutes)
Come back to the surface gradually.
Keeping your eyes closed, bow down to the existence for this opportunity of meditative life.
Make this witnessing consciousness an integral part of your daily life.

Antar Kumbhak Dhyan:

Dear Seekers,
Let us the feel the Divine presence of Master of Masters - OSHO in the formless being and bow down to Him by singing Guru Vandana. Being filled with gratitude towards Him in the second step of Keertan, we shall dance together. In the Next step, we will do a breathing exercise. In the yoga of breathing, Kumbak stands for holding breathe. They are of two types -
a) Antar Kumbak -Holding breathe inside
b) Bahir Kumbak -Holding breathe outside
The term "Kumb" is used for a pot in Hindi. While we hold out breath our stomach expands and appears like a pot. Thus, this process is called as Kumbak. Holding of breath automatically leads to stoppage of thoughts or mental functions. And in turn brings silence, joy and serenity.
Step 1: Guru Vandana (3 Minutes)
Sit down in relaxed posture and join your hands.
Bow down in the feet of Master Osho.
Fill with gratitude towards Him
and sing the Hymn.
"Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu,
Gurur Devo Maheshwara...."
Step 2: Keertan (10 Minutes)
Kindly stand up.
Sind, sway, dance, clap and
rejoice to the words of the songs.
Step 3: Breathing Exercise
(Around 5 minutes)
Sit down in a relaxed posture.
Close your eyes.
Inhale slowly and deeply.
Hold your breathes for as long as you can do with ease.
Repeat the same process for next 5 minutes.
Step 4: Witnessing (5 minutes)
Now, let the breathing be normal.
Watch your breaths. See each incoming breath as well as outgoing breath.
Along with the breathing, watch the watcher too.
Step 5: Relaxation (Around 3 Minutes)
Lie down in a relaxed posture.
Now drop all activities of the body as well as the mind.
Nothing to do, Nowhere to go.
Just be in this very moment.
Step 6: Self-Remembrance
(Around 10 Minutes)
In this present moment,
look within at your being.
You are the watcher.
Just be aware of it.
Step 7: Gratitude (Around 2 Minutes)
Come back to the periphery.
Bow down to the Existence for these precious moments of awareness and bliss.
Let this awareness become
the quality of your life.

Darkness is Being away from the Center

Try to understand a few things. First of all "Oh God" is nowhere there in "Tamso ma jyotirgamaya" as is there in your translation of it. You have added "Oh God" in your translation of the prayer. This is not a prayer addressed to any God. The notion of God as the almighty is deeply engraved in your heart and you have in your question already accepted that God has created darkness and light. Then the question why God has created darkness is bound to arise. Is it to distract us; hassle us; put humankind in trouble? Then it is not God but must be a Satan. No, this is wrong. God himself is in the form of inner light. Although you can say that through this "Light" the whole existence has been created. And the darkness is nowhere there. It is only light in different degrees. Somewhere it is less light; somewhere it is more; somewhere it is yet a little more; somewhere it is bright light; they are degrees of light only. There is no such thing as darkness anywhere; nowhere in this whole world.

Did you notice the light of the moon spread outside. The light of the sun is coming to the earth after reflecting at the moon. Had moon not been there as the reflector/ transformer, the light of the sun would not have come to the earth during night. In the night also the light of the sun was there but we could not see it. Some object came in between and reflecting to which the light came in the form of moonlight. If moon had not been there; if it had been a no-moon night we would have seen darkness all around. It does not mean that there is darkness. It's just that there is no object to reflect that light when it is passing in that space. On the no-moon day we can see artificial satellites twinkling in the sky. They are twinkling with the light of the sun only. They do not have any light of their own. They returned the light of the sun up to our eyes otherwise the light of the sun would have gone pastus and we could never have seen it. You stand with a torch in the night in an open ground where there are no objects in front of you. Hold the torch two or three feet away from yourself and throw it ahead of you in the ground where there are no objects. Or keep the torch facing a little upwards so that it does not touch the ground. You will be surprised that you will not be able to see the light at all. You will not even come to know if the torch is on or not. If there is any tree, a house or any object, or a fly in font of you then you will be able to see it. If there is dust you will be able to see its particles. The light of the torch cannot be seen if there is no fly, mosquito or any other object, which can reflect it back to you. The rays of the light are going away from you and the light itself cannot be seen. The light that is outside of us cannot be seen but the inner light can be seen. I want to say that there is no darkness in this world there are only different degrees of light. Light means less of darkness and as we say darkness it means less of light. If you think in terms of degrees it will be easier to understand. Then this duality, the duality of light and darkness, it will go.

Duality is not Reality
Darkness and light are not two different things. It's less light and more light. We only feel the duality. Wherever you see duality, know that that is the fault of your vision. The world is a non-duality. How can duality be possible here? If we see duality it means our vision is not right. What will you call darkness? If you go inside your house after being in strong sun outside, you will find it dark, although it is not dark. You find the inside of your house dark because your eyes have got used to the extremely bright light. If you sit silently in the house for five minutes you will be able to see well. It means it was not dark but as compared to the strong sunlight outside the house, there was less light. So whenever we say darkness it means as compared to some strong light there is less light or darkness. There are birds and animals that can see in the night. Bats and owls can see in the night. It's dark for us but for those birds and animals who wander in the night it is not dark, they can see clearly. Owl cannot see during daytime, it can see properly in the night. The poor thing cannot see during daytime. Such strong light becomes darkness for it. Don't think that we feel darkness only when the light is less. When the light is very bright even that becomes like darkness. Our eyes are not made for that. So what we call as darkness may not be less light, it can be very bright light also. A person who has not seen for years and his eyes are operated upon. After the operation his eyes are opened in less light. The bandage is removed from the eyes and after a few hours the light is increased. The next day he is taken into brighter light. Gradually he is made to open his eyes. His vision can be destroyed if he is made to see bright light at once. It may not be able to stand bright light. He may become blind forever.

So, the first thing I want to say is that this is not a prayer to any God. It is a call to one's own potentiality. This great light is hidden inside us. When the sage is saying "From Darkness to Light", it's like anyone speaking to himself to go towards light. This prayer is to one's own self and not to any God. It is turning your potentiality into actuality. This is the way this prayer is. It is to one's own self and not to any God.

This existence is constantly growing; we are also growing. The inner self is dark because of the outgoing consciousness. Come; let's tell ourselves, "From Darkness to Light". Come; let's go upwards and inwards. In spirituality inwards and upwards are synonymous. The centre of life, our consciousness is the most lighted place. As the light starts going outside through the windows of our senses, it starts getting dimmer. The way it is brightest around the lamp and as the distance from it increases the light gets dimmer. If you go five feet away, the light will be dimmer. If you go ten feet away the light will be even dimmer. Fifty feet away it may not be seen at all. The lamp can be seen, but the light is somewhat there, very little. If you go hundred feet away, you may not be able to see the lamp at all, but the light may be seen, very dim. You may not be able to see through the naked eye but it may be seen through a magnifying glass. The light starts getting dimmer as we go away from ourselves. Similarly our personality, body, mind and the world outside it also starts getting away one after the other. The light gets brighter as we start going towards the centre. The more we are away from ourselves the darker it will appear to be. The more we return to ourselves, to the source of the light, the brighter it will be. Go back home. Rest in the endless. Light the lamp of 'Name'. Then your life will be full of light. You be a lamp to yourself as Buddha said, 'Be a Light unto Yourself'. So what we are calling darkness is not exactly darkness. And this prayer is not to God but to awaken one's own potentialities.

Meditation for you: Meditation – Who am I

Step 1: Jogging (About 2 Minutes)

Please stand up. Start jogging at your own place. Gradually increase the pace of jogging.


Step 2: Bhastrika Pranayam (About 5 minutes)

Close your eyes. Exhale through the nose.
Let the exhalation be fast and deep.
Let it have a hit on your naval centre.
Let it be a rhythmic but fast exhalation.


Step 3: Oral Chanting (Around 3 minutes)

Sit down in a relaxed posture.
Close your eyes and start asking loudly a question – Who am I?
(The question can be in any language that you feel most comfortable with).
Let this question spread in all corners of the room you are sitting.
Let there be the voice of this question and nothing else.
Go on repeating the question without any gap.


Step 4: Chanting Inside (About 3 minutes)

Now stop chanting with the mouth.
Keeping your mouth closed and touching your tongue on the upper part of your mouth go on making a sound of – Who am I?
Without any pause, any brake, just go on repeating this question.
Let this question be the only thought in you.


Step 5: Feel the chant (About 3 minutes)

Now simply relax and do nothing.
Just feel the resonance of the sound happening.
Feel the shower of the divine of You.
In its magnificence, feel it being poured on you.
Without any effort just try and listen.


Step 6: Relaxation (About 3 minutes)

You may keep sitting or lie down as comfortable for you.
Just relax.... relax... relax...
Relax in this ocean of silence.
Everything is getting silent, serene.
Your mind in getting quiet.
Utterly doing nothing.


Step 7: Self-Remembrance (About 15minutes)

In this serenity, feel your self.
You are the observer.
Things come and go but the witnesser remains.
Just witness the witnesser.


Step 8: Gratitude (About 2 minutes)

Slowly, take few deep breaths and come out of the meditation gradually.
Join your hands and bow down to the existence for the gift of this occasion of meditative living.

What is Self-Respect

WHAT IS SELF-RESPOECT? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EGO AND SELF-RESPECT?


There is a very subtle difference. It would be really nice, if you can observe this difference. Ego simply means that I am different and others should consider me different. I am talented, I am smart, I am intelligent or I am good orator and due to several such other reasons people should respect me -- this is called ego. When people become important; when you consider yourself in the opinion of others; when things are other-oriented, it is ego. But when you think that the greatness is due to my belonging to something, it is not ego. And due to this, there arises a sense of respect for the self. That is self-respect. It is respect in one's own eyes. When
I consider myself as Osho's sannyasi; Osho as my master, or I am born in India, or we are descendents of Ram-Krishna and due to rich heritage of your ancestors you feel a sense of pride, it is self-respect. Self-respect has nothing to do with the other. This is the biggest difference. For a seeker having ego is a hurdle for self-growth, but without having self-respect he cannot touch the highest skies of spiritualism. The Shabads sung by the Sikh masters are symbols of egoless ness but they are full of self-respect. You all must have heard the Shabad of Saint Kabir - 'Hum Kookar Tere Darbar, bauke aage badan pasare.'
It means: We are the dogs of your court O Lord. And we shall bark by spreading our body.

People often misinterpret it as humbleness, but it is not so. This is an open declaration of self-respect. It means O lord, We are not just normal people. We are the dogs of Your court. And with pride he further states - "Santa Manau duta danau."
Kabir Sahib has sharpness in his expression. He is a dictator of words. He just changes the words according to his wish. "Santa Manau" - I give respect to the saints. If you ask why, it is my wish. I respect those who are dear to my Lord. Who are dear to the Lord? The saints are dear to Him. And "Duta Danau" and those people whom my Lord does not respect I also scold them. "Bauke aage badan pasare" - and with much joy I sing the songs of My lord, enjoy moving around and am filled with self-respect that I am employed in His service. As a man employed in a state's service, or nation's service or U.N.O's service says it with such pride, then imagine the pride of the employee of Divine's court. Being an employee of the Existential Government is not a symbol of humbleness but of self-pride.

Guru Arjun Dev says it perfectly - "Hum Chakar Govind ke." I am the employee of the government of my Lord and due to this I respect myself. Thus, when there is respect and regard due to the belongingness that is self-respect. And on the other hand, when we expect from others to respect us and appreciate us for our qualities, our wealth, our power and our greatness, it is ego.

The Peak Of Love

Somebody loves you and you love someone. This is the beginning of love. This is the arrival of love. This is the first step of love.

Osho says that if you stop at the first step of love, life won’t allow you to stop here. This will take you to the downward direction. Love is like water. Remember that water flows towards the slope; so is the case with love. But if you combine this love with the energy of meditation, then it goes away to the sky in the form of clouds and gets connected to the coolness of God and rains on the earth in the form of devotion. So remember that if you love someone, then next step must be taken. And what is the next step? The next step of love is meditation.

Meditation: Second step in journey of Love
The next step of meditation is love and the next step of love is meditation. If you will stop at meditation and there won’t be any rising of love in your life then you will fall below meditation also. This has happened. If you stop at love and if love does not become your meditation, then this love will become a desire and if the love rises it becomes meditation. What is the meaning of meditation? Meditation means loving yourself. For the first time you become precious in your own eyes. For the first time you can think that I have not come in this world like an accident. I am an invited guest in this world. At least one person will miss me; at least one heart won’t beat in the way it used to beat in my presence. At least one courtyard will be deprived if I won’t be planted as the plant of Tulsi in that courtyard. Now you remember yourself. Remember that the arrival of love is with self forgetfulness and the height of love is with self-remembering.

For the first time the thought of the self arrives. Then you start with your makeover. You start doing some make-up. You comb your hair properly. You pay attention to your clothes. Till someone does not love you, when do you think about yourself?

I have often seen the married men moving in casual outfits. When people tell them to wear some nice clothes, they reply what purpose it will serve since they are not going to do new marriage. Now the new love is not going to happen. When you are in love of someone then you care for yourself.

Love towards to the Master – Third Step
So the second step is of self remembrance, of meditation, of loving your self. So the next step of love is meditation; that is to love your self. And then when direction of rising starts once, then you take the third step also which is of Shradha, trust, love towards master. When you become precious in your own eyes then a quest arises that how can we be blissful? How can we be prosperous within and outside both? And then a thirst arises – the thirst of bliss; the thirst to make your self happy; the thirst to make yourself blissful. Then you go for a search and this search takes you to the feet of the master. It takes you to satsang; it takes you to disciple hood. It takes you to Shraddha – trust; and then since you have loved yourself, God starts loving you. By His grace you get the feet of the master. Then the saint tells you how can you raise your consciousness in the higher direction? How can your trust become devotion; how can your love merge with the love of infinity? And then you take your love towards godliness.

Four steps of the journey of Love
You take one step and the master takes millions of steps towards you. God takes millions of steps towards you. There is a saying in the West: “God helps those who help themselves. I would like to say: “God loves them who love themselves.” So these are the four steps of love:

• First: Some one loves you.
• Second: You love yourself.
• Third: You search and get a Master.
• Fourth: God loves you; He embraces you.

The height of love is devotion; the height of devotion is non-duality. You become one with your loved one. The difference between you and me vanishes.
Jalaluddin Roomi has written a poem. Once a lover went to his beloved’s house and knocked her door.

She asked “Who is there?”
The lover replied “It’s me”.
The beloved said “The lane of the love is too narrow. Thereis no place for you and me”. The lover gets depressed and goes away. He comes back after one year. Again he knocks the door and she asks again the same question: “Who’s there”. He replies “You, you, and only you”. She opens the door and welcomes him.

Truly speaking, while drinking the wine of love a time comes when duality vanishes.
Maikhana-e-wahdat mein , saaki ki inayat se;
Peete hi pukar utha – jo tu hai wahi main hu.
In the bar of non-dualism and the grace of the Master, drinking the wine of Divine comes a declaration – As You are, so I am I.
Peak of Love: Non-Duality One day Mulla Nasirudin came and as he was a drunkard he asked me, “ While drinking, when should I stop?
I answered: “Go on drinking till a single person appear as two.”
Mulla said “Ok, thanks a lot”.
Then Mulla completed nine days Dhyan Samadhi program of Oshodhara. One day he came and said now I am your follower. The wine of God which you have introduced to me, till what time should I consume it?
I said to Mulla, “Now go on drinking this wine of God till two persons don’t seem to be one.”
Till non duality occurs, go on climbing the steps of love.
The height of love is – Wisdom of one’s own true self.

Osho,s Core Teachings

Osho has given a revolutionary vision regarding all the aspects of life. Osho has put amazing light on all the aspects of life in his discourses. Therefore many aspects are available for people who are connected with his work. The work can be done in many ways. Osho’s vision of life can be mainly divided into two parts:

First is for the periphery – Osho’s revolutionary vision is available on the topics like politics, art, science, philosophy, psychology, education, family, poverty, community, population, ecology and its balance, AIDS, and problems of the world war.

Second is for the centre – Religion and spirituality are the central element of the vision of life. He put light on the secrets of the Sadhna traditions like - Yoga, Tantra, Tao, Zen, Buddhist, Hasid, and Sufi.

Many got involved in His work considering the different aspects of Osho’s vision of life and many are getting involved.And there are great chances of the work in the future also. For example, from 650 books if thousands of people are working for years in the same direction on the teachings from the single book ‘Siksha mein kranti’, much work can be done. In the same way work can be done in various remaining aspects. You have asked that what is your way.. Main aspect of our work is – the central element of Osho’s teaching.

My whole effort is that people should drown in Samadhi and do the journey from meditation to samadhi and enlightenment. I invoke those friends, who are meditating since long, to take the step ahead of meditation. There are many stages in Samadhi too. So gradually do your journey by drowning in the depths of the Samadhi towards enlightenment. Remember that journey continues after enlightenment also. There is a book by Osho – Beyond enlightenment. This is a long journey. But I see that many people are stuck on meditation itself. Our main work is to remind those seekers – Charaiveti, charaiveti.

These Samadhi programs have been designed scientifically. The self awakening movement started by us is proving very helpful especially for those seekers, who are meditating for many years and feeling that they are stuck. The main part of Osho’s message is the journey from meditation to enlightenment and beyond enlightenment. So we are working out especially in this field. Other friends are working on other aspects of Osho. They all deserve congratulation. We all Osho Sannyasis are complementary, not contradictory. All have chosen Osho’s work according to their talent and they are doing it whole heartedly. This is a very joyful incident. The life has to be transformed through different directions. The contribution by all friends is appreciable.

Three Sturas of Self-Realization

This question is faced by all humans. The thorns prick him but he never thinks about covering his feet. His vision goes everywhere, thousands of ways come to his mind for making his life peaceful – only one way does not come to his mind about changing himself, about covering himself. All plans are made for happiness and bliss. Search is made in all the directions. Only one direction remains untouched, that is the direction of self. We keep on watching others, but never watch ourselves.

We live in such a way that, there is nothing in present. Whatever was, there was in past and whatever will be, it will be in future. What is present, it never comes to our vision. And the truth is that present is the only truth. If you are not aware of present, then neither you can hear, neither you can understand and nor can the door of truth open

First Sutra – Living Moment-to-Moment
First sutra- Live in such a way that nothing was before this and there is nothing even ahead. From tonight itself, from now itself start living as if only this moment exists. The work which you are doing, you are just doing that work. If you are hearing, then just hear. Then there should be nothing other than hearing. So the first sutra is – live moment to moment.

Second: Holiday for the Mind
Second sutra – We are constantly suffering from a strange disease, that’s the disease of being over occupied. Every person seems to be busy in loads of work. May be there is no work but we have formed a habit of being over busy. And because of the mind which is constantly occupied, the consciousness is going on becoming weaker. Our consciousness becomes weak due to not getting relaxed even for a moment. And a weak consciousness can not attain truth. A consciousness filled with strength, a flowing consciousness is required for attaining truth. You have to gather courage for being unoccupied. Some work is to be done on this second sutra. For these three days live as if you don’t have any work, you are just relaxing. Have you everseen the eagles flying in the sky? It spreads wings and sways restfully in the air and slowly and steadily comes down. Have you ever thought about it? Have you ever seen the open wings of eagle? Neither the wings move nor is it trying to float in the air. It has just left its wings and is riding on the air, breeze brings it down slowly and steadily. Whole existence is going in rest, except man. Man is over stressed and it does not even comes to his mind that being stressed, being occupied, being confused is depriving him from attaining truth, from attaining bliss. So in these days, be extremely peaceful, relaxed and unoccupied, as if you are not doing any work. You are just relaxing. Consider these three days as spiritual holiday. Normally the holiday which we enjoy is holiday for body, not for the mind. In these three days give holiday to your mind. Live as if there is no work; and what work can you have over here? You have no work at all and spend these three days as if someone spends by sleeping and relaxing.

The journey of God is strange. One who leaves doing all the journeys does the journey of God, can do the journey of God. One who becomes so still that he has to reach nowhere

Start being little still in every moment from now onwards. It is possible that even you may hear the Sound of silence and if you hear that then you life gets transformed.

Lao Tzu says that if you want to do something, then go towards world and if you don’t want to do anything then move towards God.

I am not saying that you will close your shops, leave your jobs, stop your business, I am not saying that. I am just making request that you will try to live with this attitude, with this vision for three days. Then you will find that without doing any work at the level of consciousness, the work can even be done at the outer level and then the work becomes Yoga. If there is aaction within i.e. an attitude of non-doing, if there is no scuttle of action on consciousness, and life is completely active outside then the life becomes Yoga. And if aaction is within then any action done outside becomes perfect. This is the second sutra.

Third: Living in Meditative Awareness
Third and last sutra is – Live with awareness. So for these days live as if at every moment you are filled with awareness. Each and every incident, the shining sunlight on each and every leaf, every single stone, and the moonlight on the clouds – you are watching everything – you are awake. You are aware towards everything. Life is a danger and you are filled with a consciousness. While sitting, standing, you are always awake.

Only A Living Master Can Liberate

A master is not like a husband that if you changed from one to another you have betrayed him or you are dishonest towards him. Remember one thing that a Master is for liberating you not for tying you in imprisonment. Anybody who traps you is not a master. You yourself should run away from him. We are on the path of liberation, moksha, which means the ultimate freedom, but we are caught up in small issues. Somebody gets tied to a Master, somebody to religious books or Holy Scriptures or a temple, mosque in the search for salvation. Get up; be aware that a Master is not for holding you back but for liberating you. Neither a master should trap you up, nor a disciple should be ready to be trapped. You should be revolutionary, seeking and searching the truth but always ready to learn. Anybody who can teach you something you should be ready to learn from him. So I shall only request you this much, since you are being blissful here, you are enjoying here. You are here for some days, then you must learn it fully. Do it completely.

Your question is like – a disease has infected me 20 years ago and I got operated from a doctor. Now that doctor is no more but the disease is still troubling me so should I take treatment from you or not? If you would go to a doctor and say this, what will he do to you? Either he will show the way to get out or else he will tell you to follow the prescribed dosage offered by him. You had been operated 20 years ago. That did not work out; that’s why you are here. If you would have been fine then what was the need to be here. And you are saying that just in few days you are enjoying here, you are feeling blissful and want to go deeper into meditation. Is this not enough proof that your condition is improving. Now move ahead on this path.

Now forget about what happened in the past and think of your future. Now leave all those old Gurus, forget about them, they are not holding you but you are getting caught in your trap. Think sensibly that a person who is no more, how he could help you anymore. How can a doctor who does not exist do your treatment? Our ego is very subtle. In case of physical treatment we will go to the doctor who actually is present but in case of spiritual guide, we always worship those who are no more. We regard the dead as higher and ill treat the living ones.

I would like to shake you, wake you up from your sleep and say be alive. Be here and now. Be aware towards what is happening right now. You are saying it you are being blissful in few days then go ahead and dive in it fully. You may also dive in it with the remembrance of your master but then it would be half-hearted. Then your past will be hanging in you. Live in the present moment and search for a living Master. This is one of the most important teachings of Osho. Only then we can be of any help to you.

Meditation for you; INDRADHANUSH DHYAN

1st Step: (Omkaar): 2 min

Please stand up and pronounce thrice the divine sound of OM.

2nd Step: (Shivering): 5 min

Make your whole body shiver on the tunes of the music.

Watch consciously the shivering and the balance.

3rd Step: (Listening): 3 min

Sit down in a comfortable posture.

Listen to the music and also be aware of yourself.

4th Step: (Vipassana): 3 min

Be conscious of the incoming as well as the outgoing breath.

Simultaneously beware of the self.

5th Step: (Gratitude): 5min.

You can be seated or can stand according to your wish.

Keep both your hands on heart and feel the love vibrations of your Master coming towards you and his love is showering.

Swing and dance in ecstasy.

6th Step: (Watching): 3 min

Close your eyes and look into the inner sky. Invite your thoughts.

7th Step: (Contemplation): 3 min

Feel that your Master is present in front of you.

8th Step: (Relaxation): 3 min

Sit down in a comfortable posture or lie down in Shavasan (back touching the ground, one foot apart from the other and palms towards the sky).

Feel that the body is getting calm, breathing is getting poise and mind is becoming peaceful.

9th Step: (Self-Remembrance): 30 min

Close your eyes and look in the inner sky. This is our formless being. As there is water in the vessel, content in the container; similarly there is the formless in the form.

Now just look in this inner space. Gradually get merged with this formless consciousness filled with Divinity.

It Resistance Right?

SOMETIMES I GET CAUGHT IN THE TRAP OF NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND ALSO FEEL MISERABLE AFTER THAT. SO PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I SHALL DO.

If you fight with thoughts, you cannot ever get rid of them. Whoever is your enemy shall be with you forever. Understand this secret of mind very well. The time you made somebody your enemy, you will be tied to that person. The psychologists call this “Law of Opposite Result.” The more you run away from something the more it comes in front of you. You must have learnt riding a bicycle in your childhood. The road is stretched long and wide, may spread about 50 feet, but yet a small child is riding a cycle. He has a fear in his mind that he might hit the light pole standing at an extreme of the road. The moment this thought entered his mind, he himself got hypnotized. The light pole became his entire focus. He could just think of something else. Now when he was looking at it, automatically his hands and handle moved in the direction of the pole. Now seeing that the cycle is moving in the direction of pole, he gets more scared about the same thought that he will dash with that pole now or within a while. The wide road of 50 feet almost disappeared for him. Only the pole of light became the center of his attention and than cycle went ahead and dashed the pole. There is a song in Hindi: “Jisse Darte the wahi baat ho gai” which means the thing that I was scared about that actually happened.

Resist not the Evil
This is how our mind is. The situation or a thing, which you want to stay away, you get stuck in the same. If you tried to fight the negative thoughts so as they should be finished then you will be badly caught up in them. Fighting or resisting something is itself a negative process. I am telling you a new direction start doing something positive. Do not be against the thoughts. Start developing good vibes, feelings. Don’t fight with negativity, but inculcate something positive. Wherever there is a chance of anything good just direct your life energy in that direction. Give it a new way.

opposition will never fetch you victory over them. For an instance, if there is a dark room and I instruct you to remove darkness from there. Then what will you do? Will you hit darkness with your hands and legs? Or else will you get a gun or a stick or a knife? Or will you wrap darkness in a cloth and throw it out? Not really. Nothing can be done to darkness, as it does not have existence of its own. Darkness simply means absence of light. It does not have its own existence. And one who does not has its own existence how will you fight with it? Thus, nothing can be done to darkness; whatever is possible is with the light, which is positive by its nature. Yes, you can light up a candle or a bulb as they have it in their own nature. We can turn a bulb on and also off. There is no possibility of doing something with darkness. It does not mean that the darkness is too powerful. But if you try to fight and push it out of the room then it is certainly more powerful than you and you shall be tired and finally loose from it. It is so because basically there is something wrong. In opposing the negative we shall always loose. This is the reason why I never suggest fighting with anger, lust, fear or negative thoughts. According to me, give birth to something positive. Divert your attention towards it. Let your energy flow towards creating something better. Gradually, the direction will change. Light will bright up the entire room and darkness will vanish.

God without Samadhi?

I WANT TO KNOW THAT IS IT POSSIBLE TO KNOW THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WITHOUT HAVING A DIVE IN SAMADHI?

Samadhi means experiencing Godliness. And you are asking is it possible to know God without being in Samadhi. Try to ask your question once again by replacing the term Samadhi with God or godliness. It would be – is it possible to know Godliness without knowing Godliness. Now, you will understand how non-sensible your question in itself is. This is all what you have been trying to ask. Now, it is simple and clear that as Samadhi means – to dive in Godliness, to experience Godliness, to feel the shower of the Godliness so there is no other way out. So, it is utterly impossible without having a jump into Samadhi to know Godliness.

Right meditation

AFTER BEING IN THE SAMADHI PROGRAMS HERE WHEN WE GO BACK HOME AND HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME ROUTINE LIFE, FAMILY, AMBITINS AND SO FORTH. PLEASE BLESS US SO THAT WE DON’T HAVE TO WASTE TIME IN THIS AND WE CAN GO DEEP IN SAMADHI FOR TEN TO TWELVE HOURS.

No, that will not be a blessing but a curse.

In the eight-fold path of Gautama Buddha the last one is Right Meditation. He adds ‘Right’ even with meditation. It’s ‘Right’ to go in Samadhi for one and a half hours to three hours. Live in this world for the rest of the time otherwise you will turn against this world. There is duality in your mind. You think of this world and the divine as opposites. Sanyas means ‘Right Distribution’. You don’t have to leave this world. Live in this world and also in divinity.

You have twenty-four hours in a day. Out of this eight hours are spent in sleep; another eight are spent in earning your livelihood. You can divide rest of the eight hours in two parts – four hours for taking care of yourself, your family and other social formalities; and the other four hours for your Samadhi, meditation. It wont be appropriate if you go in Samadhi for more than that.

I am in favour of ‘Right Meditation’. Don’t go for any kind of extremes. It’s like if you take excessive medicine it could become poison. Samadhi is also a medicine and should not be taken in excess. Excess of everything is bad.

Why does a man drink?

Just try to think, why does a man drink? He may be living a miserable, just to forget his sorrow he drinks. Instead of stopping him from drinking, we must do some positive efforts that shall help the misery, pain, sorrow, unhappiness and problems of his life to be reduced or finished. If he is able to live a happy life again than why shall he drink? The basic quality of alcohol is it helps to forget. And thus by drinking we tend to forget our sorrow. But when we are happy… Neither of us would like to drink and forget those joyful moments.

I would like that you should not hate him nor instruct him nor stop him. Do not try to make him understand. You love him, respect him, and accept him the way he is. Do not look at him with the eyes fill with hatred towards him. Always do not raise you finger against him. Might be, if he gets your love and respect he would agree to give his life a new start in a new way. When we respect somebody then he too thinks that how shall he continue to be respectful? He will refrain him from doing those things that can bring down his respected image. Thus, I would wish from you to create an environment of love, understanding and respect in your home.

When he will live with happiness in home, receive your love and affection; his pain and problems will be reduced, his tensions will be lowered and than automatically he will stop drinking. This would be an indirect of making him to stop drink. If you directly say somebody that you must stop drinking, he would not listen. That’s what you have been trying since many years and it did not brought any fruitful results. So, for sometime try what I am saying to you.
Don’t ever raise the topic of alcohol. You just love and respect your husband. Tell your kids and other family members also to do the same. Then you shall see a gradual change arising in him. Possibly send him here for a nine-day program of Dhyan or Bhakti Samadhi. When a person starts meditating, he will feel the shower of bliss on him. And a blissful, doesn’t ever drinks.