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Om Shantih Shantih Shantih

Feb – Mar 1988 Gautam the Buddha Auditorium 27 talks

About this series · summary by Osho Live

Om Shantih Shantih Shantih is a profound exploration of the essential quest for peace, delving into both its serene and tumultuous dimensions. Osho, with his characteristic insight and eloquence, unravels the multifaceted nature of peace, not merely as the absence of conflict but as a vibrant, living presence at the core of existence. This discourse series weaves through the spiritual tapestry of inner tranquility and examines how external chaos often mirrors internal unrest. Osho poignantly addresses the paradox of seeking peace in a world characterized by constant change and challenges the listener to embrace the present moment as the only truth. Through this journey, he offers a transformative perspective on acceptance, surrender, and the delicate balance of engaging with life while maintaining a serene center. Emphasizing meditative awareness, Osho encourages an intimate discovery of silence and stillness, fostering a deep understanding that peace is not a distant destination, but a continuous process of inner alignment. His teachings resonate with timeless wisdom, inviting seekers to transcend the surface noise of everyday life and connect to the profound peace within their own being, resonating with the universal vibration of "Shantih"—the ultimate peace.

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    Sound is our mind -- silence is our being 26 February 1988

    Om is the universal heartbeat; tuning to Om leads to silence—sound is mind, silence our being. Eastern sutra begins and ends with Om Shantih Shantih Shantih

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    An open future with no reverse gear 26 February 1988

    Life moves only forward; enlightenment is a beginning to be transcended, not a finish, and true meditation must be authentic alone, not borrowed as group energy.

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    Love is showering on your boyfriend too! 27 February 1988

    Love should be transformed, not renounced: a master's love nourishes even your boyfriend, deepening love into pure, boundless lovingness and rejoicing.

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    Life itself prepares the ground 27 February 1988

    Stop forcing light into the unconscious; relax, let-go and wait with silent receptivity — life prepares the ground and illumination arrives on its own.

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    Love gives your legs a dance 28 February 1988

    Emptiness and fullness are complementary: meditation reveals their oneness, transcending mind's contradictions and opening the heart to compassion and being.

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    First find yourself 28 February 1988

    True freedom comes from taking responsibility and finding yourself, not surrendering to gurus or psychic healers; reject belief, heal thyself.

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    Nothing unnatural, but something unique 3 March 1988

    Share your being without converting others: love and learn from simple peoples, offer presence and art not doctrine; be open inwardly so the master can enter.

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    Forward to supernature 4 March 1988

    Genetic engineering is natural progress, not against nature; embrace forward-to-supernature with global science, meditation-trained scientists and safeguards.

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    Old stones that you used to think were diamonds 4 March 1988

    Passion becomes compassion only when love is genuine, not lust; drop the past, live fully in the present — Buddha’s return shows forgiveness as transformed love.

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    Only reflecting, but not identifying 5 March 1988

    Be aware in moments of joy so depression cannot seize you; become a mirror that reflects without identifying, watching mood-swings and others' projections.

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    Just don't be a polack! 5 March 1988

    Move inward out of love, joy and play—not fear. Shed anxious attachments, meet the unknown with courage and humor, and don't wait helplessly like the 'Polack'.

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    Camels don't like to go to the mountains 6 March 1988

    Power favors the corrupted because society teaches ambition and competitiveness; authentic inner power is shunned. Osho urges radical education and revolution.

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    Be, known thyself, keep the measure 6 March 1988

    Be, know thyself, keep the measure: balance inner meditation and outer action; reject priestly God as power, cultivate self-awareness and courage.

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    Trust life, love life 7 March 1988

    Trust and loving surrender make the master both door and mystery: dissolve ego, touch the feet or remember him, and existence opens within you.

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    The three rings of love 7 March 1988

    Don't surrender to a person but to love: preserve freedom, rejoice in the other's being; marriage as contract breeds jealousy and inevitable suffering.

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    Having a lovely time -- but why? 8 March 1988

    Disidentify from heart and mind; witness their quarrel and remain silent — questions evaporate and guidance comes from awareness, not following impulses.

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    Almost drunk with emotion 8 March 1988

    A nameless overwhelming feeling - love, fear, anger - blinds you; transform love from a transient emotion into an expression of your being through awareness.

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    The mind goes out of employment 9 March 1988

    Mind creates endless complications; simplicity is your natural state in heart and being — stop solving, just be, and the mind goes out of employment.

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    You cannot avoid what you are 9 March 1988

    You cannot avoid what you are: acknowledge guilt, confess to transform hollow emptiness into liberating nothingness; awareness stops reactive falling in love.

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    Without icecream no love is complete 10 March 1988

    A woman asks why she’s never been fully loved; Osho explains biology vs poetic love, urges creating the loving atmosphere, playfulness, and patience.

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    Little Ernie is your brother 11 March 1988

    Answers address the whole commune—Osho answers the person, revealing cowardice; 'Little Ernie' is a universal brother and the master claims no personal life.

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    The seeker was the search 14 March 1988

    You are already the goal; inner awakening replaces seeking. The 'right man' is self-realized and beyond laws—become that right man, immediately.

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    When you meet me just say good-bye 14 March 1988

    Meet your master, then say good-bye: Buddha's 'kill me' means drop both master and disciple, relinquish clinging and melt into nondual presence.

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    A great waiting... a great longing for the unknown 15 March 1988

    Love as wine dissolves the ego: intoxication with existence frees us from priestly chains and rituals, bringing silence, joy and a fearless welcome of death.

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    Greed knows no limit 16 March 1988

    Humanity must move beyond tribe and family to honor the sacred individual; dissolve old collectivisms — greed, conditioning and workaholism kill inner freedom.

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    Existence does not believe in speed 17 March 1988

    Existence grows slowly; sannyas unfolds without hurry—initiation is a yes, not instant success. Patience and awareness in sleepiness bring awakening.

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    Time for silence and time for laughter 18 March 1988

    Build a World Academy of Meditation, Art and Creative Science: love and honor the body as the door to consciousness, live herenow instead of postponing bliss.

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