Is providing amenities necessary for those who have surrendered?

Osho, if after surrender nothing is really possible to do, then whatever work has been done in the world, whatever comforts have been provided—have they all been given by those who did not surrender, by those who have ego?

Conveniences are necessary; they are not the end of life. They are the road, not the destination. They should be there; but if there are only conveniences, life becomes meaningless. Even a life with inconvenience is then a bit more meaningful. If you don’t have a big house or a big car, at least you keep running after them; there is some juice in that. You don’t realize that if we made a rule that whatever a person wants be given to him immediately, you would find that in five minutes he would commit suicide—for nothing would be left to do. He would become utterly futile. That is why, the more affluent a nation, the higher its suicides. America has more suicides than India; India has more than the tribal Bastar. The tribal has no reason to kill himself, because his life is full of hope. Suicide comes from despair,…

Osho, please talk about surrender and obedience.

And because from the very beginning your father, your mother, your parents, your teachers, your priests are all teaching you, "Do this, don't do that," they all create a certain obedience in you. You become addicted to obedience; it is a drug. So when you come to me you would like.... People go on asking me -- I never answer their questions -- they go on asking me, "Give us detailed instructions what we should do and what we should not. We want clear instructions from you." I give you clarity not clear instructions, because my instructions may be right today and tomorrow they may not be right. My instructions may be a hindrance to your growth tomorrow because nobody knows about tomorrow -- it is unpredictable. So I give you clarity so that you can find your own way of life today and tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.…

A friend has asked, Osho, after surrendering oneself at God’s feet, will feelings of pleasure and pain no longer arise in us? And if they do, what is the way to stop them?

Bliss is not pleasure. Dictionaries and language make it seem that bliss is “super-pleasure.” Don’t think that even by mistake. Bliss is related to pleasure exactly as it is to pain—or not related at all. Bliss means the state of consciousness where both pleasure and pain have become meaningless. After surrender there is bliss. If there isn’t, understand that there is no surrender. Do not conclude that there is no bliss after surrender; if there is no bliss after surrender, understand that surrender has not happened. After surrender, bliss is. Surrender is the body and bliss its soul. But the surrender must be total. Total surrender means: now I have no choice. I no longer say, “Let this happen,” and I no longer say, “Let that not happen.” Now I am not. Now I have no decision. I have put the reins into his hands. If he leads to the…

But it is easy to say, 'I am surrendered to everybody so there is no need to surrender to you.' It is better to be dear that you don't want to be surrendered. Perfectly good -- but at least you are true. Why play an indirect trick upon your own mind? Whom do you think you are kidding? If you are not surrendered, perfectly good. I am not saying to be surrendered. It is not easy for me when you surrender. I am taking a responsibility on. You are not doing anything when you surrender to me. What are you doing in surrendering? What have you got to surrender? I am taking on responsibility. I am taking somebody's life in my hands, and I have to be careful about it. It is a delicate phenomenon.

What is the meaning of surrender? How is surrender?

Coming closer to me, you will be able to imbibe my spirit. That is the meaning of surrender: that you are ready to come close to me, that you are not afraid, that you will not protect yourself against me, that you will not be defensive, that simply you are ready to come closer to me, that you are attracted, that you have heard my call, that something has clicked in your heart and you will try to know who this man really is, what manner of man. You would like to enter into my emptiness and be surrounded by my emptiness. Sannyas is the visible effort of surrender. Many people come to me and they say, "We don't take sannyas. Can't you help us?" I say, "I will try my best, but it won't be of much help because you will continuously protect yourself. You will be defensive." Sannyas…