osho.......

A young man says, “All that I have achieved is lost. A tremendous sadness arises and I can’t perceive the end of it — or is there no end?”
Many should feel jealous of you. To know that all has failed is the beginning of a new journey.
To know that “All that I have achieved is lost” is the beginning of a new search for something that cannot be lost.When one is utterly disillusioned with the world and all its successes, only then does one become spiritual.You may not yet be aware of it, but something is stirring, a new joy is arising behind the curtain of sadness — a joy of a new search, of a new adventure, of a new life, of a new way to be.“I can’t perceive the end of it — or is there no end?”


“There is a beginning of the mind and there is an end of the mind, there is a beginning of the ego and there is an end of the ego, but there is no beginning to you and no end to you. And there is no beginning to the mystery of existence and no end to you.


It is an ongoing process. Mysteries upon mysteries are waiting for you, hence the thrill and the ecstasy.Feel ecstatic that there is no end to life, that when you have reached one peak, suddenly another peak starts giving you challenges — a higher one, a more arduous climb, a more dangerous reach. And when you have reached the other peak, there will be another peak; peaks upon peaks. It is an eternal Himalayas of life.Just think of a point where you arrive, and now there is nothing else left. You will be utterly bored then; boredom will be your only fate then! And life is not boredom, it is a dance. Life is not boredom, it is exultation, exuberance.Many many things are going to happen, and many many things will always remain to happen. The mystery never ends, it cannot end. That’s why it is called a mystery, it cannot even be known. It will never become knowledge, that’s why it is called a mystery; something in it is eternally elusive. And that’s the whole joy of life. The great splendor of life is that it keeps you eternally engaged, searching, exploring. Life is exploration, life is adventure.
Ecstasy is our very nature; not to be ecstatic is simply unnecessary. To be ecstatic is natural, spontaneous. It needs no effort to be ecstatic, it needs great effort to be miserable.


That’s why you look so tired, because misery is really hard work; to maintain it is really difficult, because you are doing something against nature. You are going upstream — that’s what misery is.


And what is bliss? Going with the river — so much so that the distinction between you and the river is simply lost. You are the river. How can it be difficult? To go with the river no swimming is needed; you simply float with the river and the river takes you to the ocean. The river is already going to the ocean.
Life is a river. Don’t push it and you will not be miserable.

AMARKANTAK!

Being to Amarkantak.....was like being in a dream.....a place where u have an out of the body experience......the people i met were also so different .......i met an old man aged 88 years who called the stones in temples.....ATM machines....he actually asked kids to consider the money thrown away by stupid people in the temples as their own pocket money.....
im amazed.....( but not so amazed! i already had read a lot about him.... )i met quiet, simple people, who had eyes like they were drilling into u....one of those people...his name is Sadhan...such a stange name...i ws attracted...why would parents name their child `object`..i asked him....he told me that it was short for Sadhana....hmmmmm....his eyes... hypnotic......after a long conversation ....im still amazed to know...tht this mining engineer...(who gave up wat people wud think as luxuries...)and made Amarkantak his home.....he now practices ayurveda......and helps the tribals of the region....this place is surrounded by thick forests and mystics.......this place is also where the Narmada river bEgins its journey....
i had one meal with this amazing man......we cooked...(i ll explain..)..take some potatoes, tomatoes, some chilles, some brinjal , put all these ingredients into a roaring fire, take it out on a `patal`( a plate made of leaves)whn a wonderful cooking smell catches your nose..( the temp there is 0 degrees) add some salt and lime and eat to your hearts content.......
i want more of such life...... once is not enough....
im already making plans to go back......and i know i will!

been a long time....

its been a long time since i put my thoughts down.....i dont seem to have the inclination..im talking so much nowadays with people.....i want silence....quiet......