My beloved Atman! Enter today’s experiment filled with great hope and resolve. Know it shall happen. As the sun has arisen, so too will light spread within. As the morning’s flowers have blossomed, so will the flowers of bliss bloom within. One who moves with total hope arrives, and one who calls with total thirst is granted. Those friends who can stand will do the experiment standing. Those sitting near the friends who are standing—please move a little away, so that if anyone falls, they do not fall upon another. Standing, the action will intensify—the body will begin to dance, intoxicated with joy. Therefore, if someone is sitting close by, let them shift. Leave a little space around those who are standing—quickly. And bring total courage; leave not the slightest holding back within. First Stage Close your eyes. Begin deep breathing—breathe in deeply and breathe out deeply. And keep watching within—the breath came, the breath went. Breathe in deeply, breathe out deeply. (As the experiment begins, many women and men seekers around start crying, shouting, and screaming. Many bodies begin to tremble and many kinds of kriyas begin.) Deep breath in, deep breath out. (Many seekers begin to dance, jump, leap, cry, scream, and shout; from many mouths many kinds of sounds begin to emerge. Osho continues to offer suggestions.) Deep breath in, deep breath out. Deep breath in, deep breath out. Put in your total energy. For ten minutes, breathe in deeply and breathe out deeply. Deep breath in, deep breath out. Deep breath in, deep breath out. Use your whole strength. Deep breath in, deep breath out—and keep watching within. (shrieks, screams, etc.) Deep breath in, deep breath out. Deep breath in, deep breath out. And keep watching within—the breath is coming, the breath is going. Put in your total energy. Deeper, and deeper, and deeper. Put your whole energy into the breath. For these ten minutes, put in your total energy. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. (people crying, shouting, laughing) Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Keep watching within—the breath came, the breath went. Put in your total energy. Hold back nothing—put in your total energy. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. The body will remain only a cluster of energy. Only breath will remain. The body will become electricity. Deep breath. (weeping, screaming, etc.) Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Let no one lag behind—put in your total energy. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. (the seekers laugh, mutter, roar, scream, dance, leap) Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Five minutes remain—use your whole strength. Then we shall enter the second sutra. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. (in between, many seekers scream, leap, and produce many kinds of sounds) Let the body remain only a mechanism, merely a mechanism for breathing. Let only breath remain. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Put in your total energy. Deep breath. Put in your total energy. Deep breath. Deep breath. Only breath remains, only breath remains. Do not be weak, do not stop—apply your full strength. Save nothing—apply your full strength. Put in your total energy. Put in your total energy. Put in your total energy. (seekers release intense sounds, pant, shout, leap, jump) Put in your total energy. Do not hold back. Do not hold back. This whole atmosphere will become charged. Put in your total energy. The happening will happen. Put in your total energy. Deep breath. Still deeper breath. Still deeper breath. Still deeper breath. Still deeper breath. Still deeper breath. Put in your total energy. Watch—do not stop. I am coming right up to you and saying—pour your total energy. Let there be no saying later that it did not happen. Put in your total energy. Put in your total energy. Put in your total energy. Put in your total energy. Deep breath. Deeper, and deeper. The deeper the breath, the more it will help awaken the sleeping energy. Kundalini will begin to rise upward. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply. (some people cry loudly, scream) Kundalini will begin to rise upward. Breathe in deeply. Energy will begin to move upward. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply. (one seeker screams at the highest pitch—Kwaaaaa... Kwaaaaa... All around, seekers are engaged in many kinds of processes. For some, yogasanas are happening; for some, many kinds of pranayamas are happening; for some, various mudras are happening. Many are laughing, many are crying. A strange scene has arisen all around. Osho remains silent for a while, then begins again to encourage the seekers.) Two minutes remain—use your whole strength. Deep breath. Deep breath. Kundalini will begin to rise. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply—as deeply as you can. Two minutes remain—use your whole strength. Then we shall enter the second sutra. Deep breath. Deep breath. Something within is rising—let it rise. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. (some seekers scream, make many kinds of sounds, and dance) One minute remains—put in your total energy, then we shall go to the second sutra. Deep breath. Put in your whole strength. Put in your whole strength. Put in your whole strength. The energy within is rising—do not leave yourself. Put in your whole strength. Deeper—and deeper—and deeper—and deeper. Leap in—put in your whole strength. Pour all your energy. Deep—deep—deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Let the impact of the breath strike within—the sleeping energy will rise. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Now we have to go into the second sutra. Deep breath. Still deeper—I am saying it to you. Put in your whole strength. Deeper, and deeper, and deeper, and deeper. Second Stage Enter the second sutra. The breath will remain deep. Drop the body. Whatever happens to the body, let it happen. If the body weeps, let it weep; if it laughs, let it laugh; if it screams, let it scream. If the body starts dancing, let it dance—whatever happens to the body, let it happen. Now leave the body. Whatever happens to the body, let it happen. (all kinds of sounds arise, and in the body’s processes a quickening into diverse movements) Leave the body completely—whatever happens, let it happen. In the limbs, whatever happens, let it happen. Leave the body. For ten minutes, allow the body whatever happens to happen. (The movements of the body and the screaming and shouting continued. And Osho kept offering guidance.) Let go of the body, let go completely. The body will dance, will jump—let it. Inner energy. Inner energy will arise. The body will dance, will jump. Let go—let the body go absolutely. Whatever happens, let it happen. (Some people are roaring with laughter, some are clapping; many are crying, many are laughing and dancing. A woman begins to shriek in a piercing voice. Strange sounds are coming from many mouths. One person is shouting intensely: Aaaaaaah... Aaaaaaaaaah...) Let go of the body. Keep the breath deep. Let go of the body. Inner energy will awaken. The body will start to dance, to jump, to tremble—whatever happens, let it happen. If the body starts rolling, starts screaming, starts laughing—let it be. Let the body go completely, so it becomes clear: I am separate, the body is separate. Leave the body. Leave the body. Leave the body utterly. Let go. Leave the body. The body is now nothing but an electrical instrument. The body is dancing, the body is jumping, the body is trembling—let the body go. The body is crying, the body is laughing—let the body go. You are separate from the body; let the body be, let whatever happens to the body happen. (Sounds. Screams. Weeping. Sobs.) Let go. Let go. Let the body go utterly. Do not hold back. Some friends are holding back—do not hold back. Let go. Do not hold back even a little; whatever happens, let it happen. The body has to be exhausted completely—cooperate. Let the body go—cooperate; let whatever happens happen. (Many kinds of sounds—screaming, shouting, sobbing uncontrollably. The process of catharsis became very intense. Crying, laughing, making sounds, screaming, shouting grew very strong; Osho kept giving suggestions.) The body has to be tired out—let go. Let go completely—let whatever happens happen. Let go. Let go. Do not stop. See that no one stops—let go, let go completely. Let whatever is happening to the body happen. Let it happen. Let it happen. Let go. (All around, a mixture of many soft and loud sounds is creating a kind of uproar.) Let go. Five minutes remain—let the body go totally—cooperate. Cooperate with whatever is happening to the body. Let the body do what it is doing—if it has to cry, let it cry; if it has to laugh, let it laugh. Do not stop. If the body begins to dance, let it dance. If the body begins to jump, let it jump. (Many intense sounds—groaning, screaming, shouting, crying, laughing, running about.) Let go. Let go totally. Cooperate. The inner energy is rising—let it. Five minutes remain—let go completely. Let the body go completely. (Many screams, shrieks, and intense bodily reactions. Suddenly the microphone stops working. All those responsible for arrangements are in meditation. The loudspeaker operator is also meditating. After a while someone shakes him back to normal, calms him, and then he begins to look for the fault in the mic. Osho keeps speaking without the mic.) Let go. Let go completely. Let go. Let go totally. Let whatever is happening to the body happen. Let go with your whole energy. Let go. Two minutes remain—let go completely. Two minutes remain—let the body go totally. The body is separate; you are separate. Let whatever has to happen to the body happen. You are separate. For two minutes, let go completely; then we will move into the second sutra. Let go. Let go. Let go absolutely. Tire the body out. Let go. Let go. Let go. Breathe deeply. Let the body go. If the body dances, let it dance. Let go absolutely. You are separate. Before moving into the third sutra, put your whole energy into it. Leave the body. Let go. One minute remains—let go completely. Completely let go. Completely let go. (One seeker shouts intensely: Aaaaaaaah...) Let whatever happens happen. One minute remains—let go completely. Let go completely. Let whatever happens happen. For one minute, drop everything. (A long, braying kind of sound. Weeping. Roaring laughter. Laughter.) Let go—let go absolutely. Let the body dance utterly—let it. Let it shout. Let it cry. Let it laugh—let go. Let the body do whatever it is doing. It will be clearly seen: you are separate, the body is separate. Let go completely. Then we will enter the third sutra. Let go. Let go. Let go. Cooperate. Leave the body. Third Stage And now enter the third sutra! Inside, ask: Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? For ten minutes let the body keep dancing, let the breath stay deep, and inside keep asking: Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? (People, while engaged in many actions, are crying, shouting, groaning, sobbing, panting. One seeker is loudly and continuously shouting—Who am I? Who am I? Osho keeps giving guidance.) Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Put your total energy into it. Who am I? Who am I? (Many kinds of sounds are coming from people’s mouths—crying with sobs, shouting, dancing. One person is shouting with extraordinary intensity—Kwaaaaa... Kwaaaaaaa... Kwaaaaaaaaa...) Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? (Voices. Roaring. Peals of laughter. A seeker cries out with a groan—Aaaaa... Aaaaa... Aaaaa. Osho keeps offering suggestions.) Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Totally—ask with your whole strength: Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? (Crying, screaming, writhing, dancing, etc. Many voices: Who am I? Who am I?) Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Put in your total energy, put in your total energy. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Put in total power. Who am I? (Many people’s screams, roars; sobbing while thrashing; falling; rolling on the sand; jumping; leaping.) Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? (A voice with a groan—Aaaaaa... Aaaaaa...) Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Five minutes remain—put in your total strength, then we will rest. Drop the body. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Total strength, total strength. (A long scream; many crying, screaming, shouting.) Who am I? Who am I? Total strength, total strength. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Three minutes remain, then we will rest. Exhaust yourself. The energy is rising within. (Crying, screaming, jumping, leaping, running.) Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Total strength. Who am I? Two minutes remain—total strength. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? (Bodily movements. Uproar. Voices. A piercing sound—Kwaaa... Kwaaa...) Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? The last two minutes—put in total strength. Then we will rest. Who am I? Who am I? Energy is awakening within—let the body dance. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Let the inner energy awaken fully. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Go completely mad. Who am I? Who am I? (One person shouts loudly—Baaa... Baaa... Baaa...) Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Wear yourself out; then we will rest. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? One more minute—Who am I? If the body wants to dance, let it dance. Who am I? Who am I? (The seekers’ movements become most intense—piercing screams and sobbing.) Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Then we go into rest—give it your total strength. In the last moments, give it your total strength. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Don’t miss the opportunity—give it your total strength. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Your last strength—then we go into rest. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?
Fourth Stage Enough. Let everything go. Let everything go. Stop asking. Stop the breath—wherever you are lying, remain lying; wherever you are standing, remain standing. If you have to fall, let yourself fall. If you have to lie down, lie down. If you have to sit, remain seated. Let everything become silent, everything become empty. Ask nothing, do nothing—just remain as if dead, as if you are not. The storm has passed; peace will remain within. Everything is erased. Everything has become quiet. The storm is gone. Remain as you are—lie there absolutely still for ten minutes. In this silence, in this emptiness, he arrives—the one you are seeking. Remain as you are. Let everything go. Let everything go. Do not breathe forcefully, do not ask questions, do nothing. Leave the body too. If you are standing, remain standing; if you have fallen, remain fallen; if you are lying, remain lying. For ten minutes, die—be as if you are not. The storm is gone. Everything is quiet. Everything is silent. (All around, the seekers have become quiet and still. Now and then someone groans, someone begins to hiccup, someone sobs—and then becomes quiet and silent again.) Only in this emptiness does something happen—some flower will blossom; some light will spread; some stream of peace will burst forth; some music of bliss will be heard. Only in this emptiness does the Lord draw near. Wait, wait, wait. Remain lying, remain standing. Wait, wait. Just wait. Everything is tired; everything has become empty. (A few groans.) Wait, wait. Now I fall silent. Ten minutes in silence. (Birds’ melodious calls. Someone shifting, someone sobbing, breathing. One seeker shouts loudly—“Loooord, forgive me. Turn every sin into a teaching. O Lord.” From some, a drawn-out “Hmmm... Hmmm... Hmmm...” Groans. One person screams—“Siiiii—nner!” After a while, from a distant corner a seeker’s voice arises—“Who says I am a sinner?” Again someone groans—“Om... Om... Om...” Crows caw; wind rustles through the cypress grove; the ocean’s roar. Silence everywhere, as if the grove were utterly deserted. A woman’s crying, hiccuping.) As if you have died. As if you have been erased. Only a void remains. Everything is erased. Everything is quiet. Everything is silent. In this silence is his arrival. In this emptiness is his doorway. Wait, wait. (A woman sobs and sobs. A person makes “Hmmm... Hmmm... Hmmm...” From a far corner a seeker breathes rapidly in and out. Some groan; some whisper. Again a person screams—“Siiiii—nner!” Someone mutters. The mic is now fixed. Osho speaks on the mic.) As if you have died. As if you have been erased. The storm is gone; peace remains. Wait, wait. In this very moment something happens. Wait in silence, wait in silence. Emptiness—everything has become empty. Wait, wait, wait. As if you have died, yet within someone is awake. Everything is empty, yet within a flame is lit—the one who knows, who sees, who recognizes. You are gone, but someone else is awake. Within, everything is illumined. Within, a stream of bliss has begun to flow. The divine is very near. Wait, wait, wait. (A person whispers—“Sinner... sinner... sinner.” Half-asleep, a seeker speaks—“Keep this practice going, keep this practice going.” From somewhere, the brisk slap of both palms—pat, pat, pat. A seeker’s piercing scream—“Heeelp! Ooooo!”) As if you have died. As if you have been erased. As if you have died, as if you have been erased. Like a drop that falls into the ocean and is lost, so you are lost. Wait. In this very losing is his finding. Wait, wait. Within, a silent, mute light has spread. Deep bliss will begin to glimmer. Deep bliss will begin to rise. Within, a stream of bliss will begin to flow. Wait, wait, wait. (Voices: “Lord, Lord, O Lord.”) Within, bliss will begin to flow. Within, his light will begin to descend. Wait, wait, wait. As if you have died, as if you have been erased—everything has become empty. In this very emptiness is his vision. In this very emptiness is his glimpse. In this very emptiness is his attainment. Wait, wait, wait. See—within, someone is entering. See—within, someone has awakened. See—within, some bliss has manifested. Bliss never known. Bliss unfamiliar. Bliss unknown. Something has filled every pore of your being. Wait, wait. (Birds’ calls. The rustle of the cypress trees. All is quiet.) Only bliss remains. Only light remains. Only peace remains. Wait, wait. In these very silent moments is his arrival. In these very silent moments is union with him. Wait, wait, wait. (A seeker breathing intensely. A person groans.) That which you seek is very close. The one you are searching for is very near at this time. That which you seek is very close. The one you search for is very near. Wait, wait. Now slowly return from this world of bliss. Slowly return from this world of light. Slowly return from this inner world. Very gently, open your eyes. If they don’t open, place both hands over them, then open slowly. And no one should hurry. Those who have fallen and cannot get up, take two or four deep breaths and then rise very slowly. Without speaking, without making a sound, rise quietly. Those who are standing, sit quietly. Slowly open your eyes; return. (A woman sobs with hiccups.) Our morning session is complete.
Osho's Commentary
Enter today’s experiment filled with great hope and resolve. Know it shall happen. As the sun has arisen, so too will light spread within. As the morning’s flowers have blossomed, so will the flowers of bliss bloom within. One who moves with total hope arrives, and one who calls with total thirst is granted.
Those friends who can stand will do the experiment standing. Those sitting near the friends who are standing—please move a little away, so that if anyone falls, they do not fall upon another. Standing, the action will intensify—the body will begin to dance, intoxicated with joy. Therefore, if someone is sitting close by, let them shift. Leave a little space around those who are standing—quickly. And bring total courage; leave not the slightest holding back within.
First Stage
Close your eyes. Begin deep breathing—breathe in deeply and breathe out deeply. And keep watching within—the breath came, the breath went. Breathe in deeply, breathe out deeply.
(As the experiment begins, many women and men seekers around start crying, shouting, and screaming. Many bodies begin to tremble and many kinds of kriyas begin.)
Deep breath in, deep breath out.
(Many seekers begin to dance, jump, leap, cry, scream, and shout; from many mouths many kinds of sounds begin to emerge. Osho continues to offer suggestions.)
Deep breath in, deep breath out. Deep breath in, deep breath out. Put in your total energy. For ten minutes, breathe in deeply and breathe out deeply. Deep breath in, deep breath out. Deep breath in, deep breath out. Use your whole strength. Deep breath in, deep breath out—and keep watching within.
(shrieks, screams, etc.)
Deep breath in, deep breath out. Deep breath in, deep breath out. And keep watching within—the breath is coming, the breath is going. Put in your total energy. Deeper, and deeper, and deeper. Put your whole energy into the breath. For these ten minutes, put in your total energy. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath.
(people crying, shouting, laughing)
Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Keep watching within—the breath came, the breath went. Put in your total energy. Hold back nothing—put in your total energy. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. The body will remain only a cluster of energy. Only breath will remain. The body will become electricity. Deep breath.
(weeping, screaming, etc.)
Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Let no one lag behind—put in your total energy. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath.
(the seekers laugh, mutter, roar, scream, dance, leap)
Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Five minutes remain—use your whole strength. Then we shall enter the second sutra. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath.
(in between, many seekers scream, leap, and produce many kinds of sounds)
Let the body remain only a mechanism, merely a mechanism for breathing. Let only breath remain. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Put in your total energy. Deep breath. Put in your total energy. Deep breath. Deep breath. Only breath remains, only breath remains. Do not be weak, do not stop—apply your full strength. Save nothing—apply your full strength. Put in your total energy. Put in your total energy. Put in your total energy.
(seekers release intense sounds, pant, shout, leap, jump)
Put in your total energy. Do not hold back. Do not hold back. This whole atmosphere will become charged. Put in your total energy. The happening will happen. Put in your total energy. Deep breath. Still deeper breath. Still deeper breath. Still deeper breath. Still deeper breath. Still deeper breath. Put in your total energy. Watch—do not stop. I am coming right up to you and saying—pour your total energy. Let there be no saying later that it did not happen.
Put in your total energy. Put in your total energy. Put in your total energy. Put in your total energy. Deep breath. Deeper, and deeper. The deeper the breath, the more it will help awaken the sleeping energy. Kundalini will begin to rise upward. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply.
(some people cry loudly, scream)
Kundalini will begin to rise upward. Breathe in deeply. Energy will begin to move upward. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply.
(one seeker screams at the highest pitch—Kwaaaaa... Kwaaaaa... All around, seekers are engaged in many kinds of processes. For some, yogasanas are happening; for some, many kinds of pranayamas are happening; for some, various mudras are happening. Many are laughing, many are crying. A strange scene has arisen all around. Osho remains silent for a while, then begins again to encourage the seekers.)
Two minutes remain—use your whole strength. Deep breath. Deep breath. Kundalini will begin to rise. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply. Breathe in deeply—as deeply as you can. Two minutes remain—use your whole strength. Then we shall enter the second sutra. Deep breath. Deep breath. Something within is rising—let it rise. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath.
(some seekers scream, make many kinds of sounds, and dance)
One minute remains—put in your total energy, then we shall go to the second sutra. Deep breath. Put in your whole strength. Put in your whole strength. Put in your whole strength. The energy within is rising—do not leave yourself. Put in your whole strength. Deeper—and deeper—and deeper—and deeper. Leap in—put in your whole strength. Pour all your energy. Deep—deep—deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Let the impact of the breath strike within—the sleeping energy will rise. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath. Now we have to go into the second sutra. Deep breath. Still deeper—I am saying it to you. Put in your whole strength. Deeper, and deeper, and deeper, and deeper.
Second Stage
Enter the second sutra. The breath will remain deep. Drop the body. Whatever happens to the body, let it happen. If the body weeps, let it weep; if it laughs, let it laugh; if it screams, let it scream. If the body starts dancing, let it dance—whatever happens to the body, let it happen. Now leave the body. Whatever happens to the body, let it happen.
(all kinds of sounds arise, and in the body’s processes a quickening into diverse movements)
Leave the body completely—whatever happens, let it happen. In the limbs, whatever happens, let it happen. Leave the body. For ten minutes, allow the body whatever happens to happen.
(The movements of the body and the screaming and shouting continued. And Osho kept offering guidance.)
Let go of the body, let go completely. The body will dance, will jump—let it. Inner energy. Inner energy will arise. The body will dance, will jump. Let go—let the body go absolutely. Whatever happens, let it happen.
(Some people are roaring with laughter, some are clapping; many are crying, many are laughing and dancing. A woman begins to shriek in a piercing voice. Strange sounds are coming from many mouths. One person is shouting intensely: Aaaaaaah... Aaaaaaaaaah...)
Let go of the body. Keep the breath deep. Let go of the body. Inner energy will awaken. The body will start to dance, to jump, to tremble—whatever happens, let it happen. If the body starts rolling, starts screaming, starts laughing—let it be. Let the body go completely, so it becomes clear: I am separate, the body is separate. Leave the body. Leave the body. Leave the body utterly. Let go. Leave the body. The body is now nothing but an electrical instrument. The body is dancing, the body is jumping, the body is trembling—let the body go. The body is crying, the body is laughing—let the body go. You are separate from the body; let the body be, let whatever happens to the body happen.
(Sounds. Screams. Weeping. Sobs.)
Let go. Let go. Let the body go utterly. Do not hold back. Some friends are holding back—do not hold back. Let go. Do not hold back even a little; whatever happens, let it happen. The body has to be exhausted completely—cooperate. Let the body go—cooperate; let whatever happens happen.
(Many kinds of sounds—screaming, shouting, sobbing uncontrollably. The process of catharsis became very intense. Crying, laughing, making sounds, screaming, shouting grew very strong; Osho kept giving suggestions.)
The body has to be tired out—let go. Let go completely—let whatever happens happen. Let go. Let go. Do not stop. See that no one stops—let go, let go completely. Let whatever is happening to the body happen. Let it happen. Let it happen. Let go.
(All around, a mixture of many soft and loud sounds is creating a kind of uproar.)
Let go. Five minutes remain—let the body go totally—cooperate. Cooperate with whatever is happening to the body. Let the body do what it is doing—if it has to cry, let it cry; if it has to laugh, let it laugh. Do not stop. If the body begins to dance, let it dance. If the body begins to jump, let it jump.
(Many intense sounds—groaning, screaming, shouting, crying, laughing, running about.)
Let go. Let go totally. Cooperate. The inner energy is rising—let it. Five minutes remain—let go completely. Let the body go completely.
(Many screams, shrieks, and intense bodily reactions. Suddenly the microphone stops working. All those responsible for arrangements are in meditation. The loudspeaker operator is also meditating. After a while someone shakes him back to normal, calms him, and then he begins to look for the fault in the mic. Osho keeps speaking without the mic.)
Let go. Let go completely. Let go. Let go totally. Let whatever is happening to the body happen. Let go with your whole energy. Let go. Two minutes remain—let go completely. Two minutes remain—let the body go totally. The body is separate; you are separate. Let whatever has to happen to the body happen. You are separate. For two minutes, let go completely; then we will move into the second sutra. Let go. Let go. Let go absolutely. Tire the body out. Let go. Let go. Let go. Breathe deeply. Let the body go. If the body dances, let it dance. Let go absolutely. You are separate. Before moving into the third sutra, put your whole energy into it. Leave the body. Let go. One minute remains—let go completely. Completely let go. Completely let go.
(One seeker shouts intensely: Aaaaaaaah...)
Let whatever happens happen. One minute remains—let go completely. Let go completely. Let whatever happens happen. For one minute, drop everything.
(A long, braying kind of sound. Weeping. Roaring laughter. Laughter.)
Let go—let go absolutely. Let the body dance utterly—let it. Let it shout. Let it cry. Let it laugh—let go. Let the body do whatever it is doing. It will be clearly seen: you are separate, the body is separate. Let go completely. Then we will enter the third sutra. Let go. Let go. Let go. Cooperate. Leave the body.
Third Stage
And now enter the third sutra! Inside, ask: Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? For ten minutes let the body keep dancing, let the breath stay deep, and inside keep asking: Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?
(People, while engaged in many actions, are crying, shouting, groaning, sobbing, panting. One seeker is loudly and continuously shouting—Who am I? Who am I? Osho keeps giving guidance.)
Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Put your total energy into it. Who am I? Who am I?
(Many kinds of sounds are coming from people’s mouths—crying with sobs, shouting, dancing. One person is shouting with extraordinary intensity—Kwaaaaa... Kwaaaaaaa... Kwaaaaaaaaa...)
Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?
(Voices. Roaring. Peals of laughter. A seeker cries out with a groan—Aaaaa... Aaaaa... Aaaaa. Osho keeps offering suggestions.)
Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Totally—ask with your whole strength: Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?
(Crying, screaming, writhing, dancing, etc. Many voices: Who am I? Who am I?)
Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Put in your total energy, put in your total energy. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Put in total power. Who am I?
(Many people’s screams, roars; sobbing while thrashing; falling; rolling on the sand; jumping; leaping.)
Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?
(A voice with a groan—Aaaaaa... Aaaaaa...)
Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Five minutes remain—put in your total strength, then we will rest. Drop the body. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Total strength, total strength.
(A long scream; many crying, screaming, shouting.)
Who am I? Who am I? Total strength, total strength. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Three minutes remain, then we will rest. Exhaust yourself. The energy is rising within.
(Crying, screaming, jumping, leaping, running.)
Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Total strength. Who am I? Two minutes remain—total strength. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?
(Bodily movements. Uproar. Voices. A piercing sound—Kwaaa... Kwaaa...)
Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? The last two minutes—put in total strength. Then we will rest. Who am I? Who am I? Energy is awakening within—let the body dance. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Let the inner energy awaken fully. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Go completely mad. Who am I? Who am I?
(One person shouts loudly—Baaa... Baaa... Baaa...)
Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Wear yourself out; then we will rest. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? One more minute—Who am I? If the body wants to dance, let it dance. Who am I? Who am I?
(The seekers’ movements become most intense—piercing screams and sobbing.)
Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Then we go into rest—give it your total strength. In the last moments, give it your total strength. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Don’t miss the opportunity—give it your total strength. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Your last strength—then we go into rest. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?
Fourth Stage
Enough. Let everything go. Let everything go. Stop asking. Stop the breath—wherever you are lying, remain lying; wherever you are standing, remain standing. If you have to fall, let yourself fall. If you have to lie down, lie down. If you have to sit, remain seated. Let everything become silent, everything become empty. Ask nothing, do nothing—just remain as if dead, as if you are not. The storm has passed; peace will remain within. Everything is erased. Everything has become quiet. The storm is gone. Remain as you are—lie there absolutely still for ten minutes.
In this silence, in this emptiness, he arrives—the one you are seeking. Remain as you are. Let everything go. Let everything go. Do not breathe forcefully, do not ask questions, do nothing. Leave the body too. If you are standing, remain standing; if you have fallen, remain fallen; if you are lying, remain lying. For ten minutes, die—be as if you are not. The storm is gone. Everything is quiet. Everything is silent.
(All around, the seekers have become quiet and still. Now and then someone groans, someone begins to hiccup, someone sobs—and then becomes quiet and silent again.)
Only in this emptiness does something happen—some flower will blossom; some light will spread; some stream of peace will burst forth; some music of bliss will be heard. Only in this emptiness does the Lord draw near. Wait, wait, wait. Remain lying, remain standing. Wait, wait. Just wait. Everything is tired; everything has become empty.
(A few groans.)
Wait, wait. Now I fall silent. Ten minutes in silence.
(Birds’ melodious calls. Someone shifting, someone sobbing, breathing. One seeker shouts loudly—“Loooord, forgive me. Turn every sin into a teaching. O Lord.” From some, a drawn-out “Hmmm... Hmmm... Hmmm...” Groans. One person screams—“Siiiii—nner!” After a while, from a distant corner a seeker’s voice arises—“Who says I am a sinner?” Again someone groans—“Om... Om... Om...” Crows caw; wind rustles through the cypress grove; the ocean’s roar. Silence everywhere, as if the grove were utterly deserted. A woman’s crying, hiccuping.)
As if you have died. As if you have been erased. Only a void remains. Everything is erased. Everything is quiet. Everything is silent. In this silence is his arrival. In this emptiness is his doorway. Wait, wait.
(A woman sobs and sobs. A person makes “Hmmm... Hmmm... Hmmm...” From a far corner a seeker breathes rapidly in and out. Some groan; some whisper. Again a person screams—“Siiiii—nner!” Someone mutters. The mic is now fixed. Osho speaks on the mic.)
As if you have died. As if you have been erased. The storm is gone; peace remains. Wait, wait. In this very moment something happens. Wait in silence, wait in silence. Emptiness—everything has become empty. Wait, wait, wait. As if you have died, yet within someone is awake. Everything is empty, yet within a flame is lit—the one who knows, who sees, who recognizes. You are gone, but someone else is awake. Within, everything is illumined. Within, a stream of bliss has begun to flow. The divine is very near. Wait, wait, wait.
(A person whispers—“Sinner... sinner... sinner.” Half-asleep, a seeker speaks—“Keep this practice going, keep this practice going.” From somewhere, the brisk slap of both palms—pat, pat, pat. A seeker’s piercing scream—“Heeelp! Ooooo!”)
As if you have died. As if you have been erased. As if you have died, as if you have been erased. Like a drop that falls into the ocean and is lost, so you are lost. Wait. In this very losing is his finding. Wait, wait. Within, a silent, mute light has spread. Deep bliss will begin to glimmer. Deep bliss will begin to rise. Within, a stream of bliss will begin to flow. Wait, wait, wait.
(Voices: “Lord, Lord, O Lord.”)
Within, bliss will begin to flow. Within, his light will begin to descend. Wait, wait, wait. As if you have died, as if you have been erased—everything has become empty. In this very emptiness is his vision. In this very emptiness is his glimpse. In this very emptiness is his attainment. Wait, wait, wait. See—within, someone is entering. See—within, someone has awakened. See—within, some bliss has manifested. Bliss never known. Bliss unfamiliar. Bliss unknown. Something has filled every pore of your being. Wait, wait.
(Birds’ calls. The rustle of the cypress trees. All is quiet.)
Only bliss remains. Only light remains. Only peace remains. Wait, wait. In these very silent moments is his arrival. In these very silent moments is union with him. Wait, wait, wait.
(A seeker breathing intensely. A person groans.)
That which you seek is very close. The one you are searching for is very near at this time. That which you seek is very close. The one you search for is very near. Wait, wait.
Now slowly return from this world of bliss. Slowly return from this world of light. Slowly return from this inner world. Very gently, open your eyes. If they don’t open, place both hands over them, then open slowly. And no one should hurry. Those who have fallen and cannot get up, take two or four deep breaths and then rise very slowly. Without speaking, without making a sound, rise quietly. Those who are standing, sit quietly. Slowly open your eyes; return.
(A woman sobs with hiccups.)
Our morning session is complete.