How to practice the essence of Tilopa's sutra?

Beloved Osho, you brought this sutra of tilopa's to life in poona. Would you speak on this again as we go deeper and deeper? Do nought with the body, but relax. Shut firm the mouth, and silent remain. Empty your mind, and think of nought. Do nought with the body, but relax.

TILOPA is one of my most loved ones. His sutras are very small, but have the capacity of an atomic explosion. The first sutra is: as far as the body is concerned, remember only one thing, only one word -- relaxation. If your body can remain relaxed, more and more, you will be coming closer and closer to home. Just whenever you have time simply watch whether your body is relaxed or whether there are some tensions somewhere. Close your eyes and start from your feet, watching inside upwards, and you will find that the knees are tense or the back is tense -- whichever part feels tense, just suggest to it, "Please relax." It is something very fundamental to understand, that the body is always ready to listen to you -- you have never talked with it, you have never made any communication with it. You have been in…

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DO NOUGHT WITH THE BODY BUT RELAX; SHUT FIRM THE MOUTH AND SILENT REMAIN; EMPTY YOUR MIND AND THINK OF NOUGHT. LIKE A HOLLOW BAMBOO REST AT EASE WITH YOUR BODY. GIVING NOT NOR TAKING, PUT YOUR MIND AT REST. MAHAMUDRA IS LIKE A MIND THAT CLINGS TO NOUGHT. THUS PRACTICING, IN TIME YOU WILL REACH BUDDHAHOOD. A lunatic is a person whose whole world is confined in himself. He is the talker and he is the listener; he is the actor and he is the spectator -- he is all, his whole world is confined in himself. He has divided himself in many parts and everything has become fragmentary. That's why people are afraid of silence -- they know they may crack up. And if you are afraid of silence that means you have an obsessive, feverish, diseased mind inside, which is continuously asking to be active. Activity is…

In the cavity of the heart, which is situated in the body, dwells the unborn who is eternal.

THE EARTH IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN THE EARTH, BUT THE EARTH DOES NOT KNOW IT. WATER IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN WATER,BUT WATER DOES NOT KNOW IT. FIRE IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN FIRE BUTFIRE DOES NOT KNOW IT. AIR IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN THE AIR, BUT THE AIR DOES NOT KNOW IT. THE SKY IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN IT,BUT THE SKY DOES NOT KNOW IT. THE MIND IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN THE MIND, BUT THE MIND DOES NOT KNOW IT. THE INTELLECT IS ITS BODY. IT LIVES IN THE INTELLECT, BUT THE INTELLECT DOES NOT KNOW IT. THE EGO IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN THE EGO,BUT THE EGO DOES NOT KNOW IT. THE CONSCIOUSNESS IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN THE CONSCIOUSNESS, BUT THE CONSCIOUSNESS DOES NOT KNOW IT. THE UNMANIFEST IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN THE…

In his song of mahamudra, tilopa says: mahamudra is beyond all words and symbols, but for you, naropa, earnest and loyal, must this be said: the void needs no reliance, mahamudra rests on nought. Without making an effort, but remaining loose and natural, one can break the yoke -- thus gaining liberation.

Tilopa doesn't say, "Be moral," he says, "Be natural." And these are completely, diametrically opposite dimensions. A moral man is never natural, cannot be. If he feels angry he cannot be angry because the morality doesn't allow it. If he feels loving he cannot be loving because the morality is there. It is always according to the morality that he acts; it is never according to his nature. And I tell you: if you start moving according to moral patterns and not according to your nature, you will never reach the state of Mahamudra, because it is a natural state, the highest peak of being natural. I tell you: if you feel angry, be angry -- but perfect awareness has to be retained. Anger should not overpower your consciousness, that's all. Let anger be there, let it happen, but be fully alert to what is happening. Remain loose, natural, aware,…

As in our nightly meditation, relax the entire body—leaving it loose, giving suggestions at each chakra, relaxing—sit in a darkened room and enter meditation. When the body is relaxed, the breath easy, and the mind quiet, then feel: you have died—your death has happened. And remember within: If I am dead, which of my loved ones will gather around me? See their images rising around you. What will they do? Who will weep, who will cry out, who will grieve? See all of this very clearly. They will begin to appear. Then see: neighbors and all dear ones have gathered; they have lifted your corpse, placed it on the bier. See that too. See the bier proceed, people carrying it. Let it reach the cremation ground. Let them place it on the pyre. See it all. This is all imagination, creative visualization.