A Rose is a Rose is a Rose - Discourses Series by Osho

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"A Rose is a Rose is a Rose" delves into the intricate layers of identity, perception, and reality through the profound teachings of Osho. With his characteristic blend of humor, logic, and warmth, Osho explores the symbolic essence of a rose, challenging conventional definitions and urging listeners to perceive beyond the apparent. The series transcends ordinary symbolism, using the rose as a metaphor for existence itself, inviting individuals to experience life directly rather than living through preconceived labels or judgements. Osho invites a peeling away of societal constructs and conditioned responses, encouraging a direct encounter with the present moment. By dissecting linguistic constructs, he leads us to a deeper understanding of pure being, untouched by intellectual categorization. Through meditative inquiry, the discourses propose a radical shift from a life of superficial naming to one of deep, intrinsic knowing. Osho's insights emphasize that true freedom comes when we detach meaning from words and lies in authentically experiencing life. This series offers a liberating journey into the nature of identity and reality, promoting a transcendental view where life's beauty and truth unfold beyond the limitations of language.

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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #1 28 June 1976
Gratitude, laughter and childlike trust dissolve guilt and fear; choose nature over society, drop conscience, and live playfully to reclaim your soul.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #2 29 June 1976
Forget past conditioning; become childlike—simplicity, purity and love arise spontaneously. Find your fitting meditation, catharsis, and dawn worship.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #3 30 June 1976
Meditation reveals repressed childhood jealousies and heart-tightness; face honest anger with your sister to turn politeness into real communion and trust.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #4 1 July 1976
Christ is a state; surrender wholly now-commit in the present, not postponing over orange; dissolve fear with joyful attention to small acts and accept death.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #5 2 July 1976
Embrace Rudra: destroy past junk so the new can be born; expose roots not branches, feel pain and the fear of the future, meditate to be ready for freedom.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #6 3 July 1976
Mind projects distort teachings - sexual taboos cause misunderstanding; truth must be seen and experienced; responsibility and inner courage liberate.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #7 4 July 1976
Jealousy over a lover's leaving is realistic; witness and accept the fear, live the present fully—embrace or honestly commit, trust will grow with surrender.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #8 5 July 1976
Divine bliss (divyo-anand) is the essence: true happiness dissolves the ego into pure being; accept sadness as the heart’s rhythm and offer alternatives.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #9 6 July 1976
Mind and body must change together: Rolfing and similar methods only help if they lead beyond habit into awareness; love without awareness enslaves.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #10 7 July 1976
Allow and melt the ego into tanmaya: drop guilt that splits worldly life and spirituality, trust, savor joy as the spiritual path and simply be.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #11 9 July 1976
Follow childlikeness and happiness rather than others' expectations; accept change, be responsible to yourself, let meditation guide relationships.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #12 10 July 1976
Freedom requires understanding society's necessary rules while cultivating inner liberation through life/death meditations and grounding the body in the earth.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #13 11 July 1976
Guru Poornima's unspeaking darshan turned celebration into inner surrender and remembrance, a communal flowering of silence, devotion, and gratitude.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #14 12 July 1976
Conceive only after deep meditation so a higher-quality soul may enter; love is sacred—meditate first and balance love with freedom.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #15 13 July 1976
Meditation makes temptation sharp; guard rising energy, prefer love's shared sacred space to mere sexuality. Surrender to the mystery and don't force life.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #16 14 July 1976
Claim your inner light: use imagination and reverence, embrace difficulties, slip out of the mind, collect fleeting moments until transformation.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #17 15 July 1976
Embrace divine softness—like water that outlasts rock—slow down, listen to the body's wisdom, and let feminine surrender transform struggle into victory.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #18 16 July 1976
Devotion as creativity: love makes the world your God, centre in the hara, accept childlike being, let emptiness be filled with light and perfume.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #19 17 July 1976
Stop fighting the stubborn mind; accept and witness desires, like roses from a bush, allowing their energy to transmute into freedom and natural meditation.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #20 18 July 1976
Choose shreyas - see the good in everyone; choose goodness moment-by-moment. Cultivate deep silence as the soil of virtue, slow down, reconcile with parents.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #21 19 July 1976
Love and hate arise together in relationships; accept both instead of repressing, be true and unguarded with your beloved so love can mature beyond the mind.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #22 21 July 1976
Life is an endless journey: ground the body with Bio-energetics but don't stop—trust energy, follow love fearlessly, and let relationships root and transform you.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #23 22 July 1976
Choose bliss by removing barriers; balance inner emptiness and fullness through participatory meditation, and let love dissolve territorial fear to live fully.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #24 23 July 1976
Truth isn't invented but uncovered: be receptive, patient and open; life is a constant beginning—dance into presence and let meditation reveal inner light.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #25 24 July 1976
Desire sows destiny-cultivate desirelessness, protect your fragile new self from the heavy past, befriend dreams rather than analyse them, and live herenow.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #26 25 July 1976
Trust your own heart: seek a master only when unable to decide; use aloneness to deepen self-love and drop ego so you won't be humiliated with clarity.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #27 26 July 1976
Regain childlike, worshipful wonder and surrender desires: say 'yes' to life's flow, drop egoic wanting to find inner, unconditional joy and freedom.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose #28 27 July 1976
Love is a wild whirlwind—surrender and let life possess you; God is wilder. Make meditation alive with compassion, and use group work to transform living.

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