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What is the source of your calmness in extreme heat?

Calmness in the face of extremes comes not from resistance, but from embracing the present with awareness and a playful spirit. Learn to dance with reality, and you will find ease in any heat.

— Osho
According to Osho, calmness amid extremes—whether a flood or searing heat—arises from radical acceptance and playful adaptability. Instead of chasing salvation or resisting reality, turn to the present and ‘learn to live under water’: meet heat with awareness, humor, and practical learning. Responsiveness, not belief or complaint, generates ease.

When it’s very hot, don’t fight it—stay aware, relax, and learn small ways to work with it, like Osho’s joke about learning to live underwater.

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