Take It Easy, Vol 1 - Discourses Series by Osho

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"Take It Easy, Vol 1" is a profound exploration of life's inherent complexities, addressed with the simplicity and ease for which Osho is renowned. This discourse series delves into the art of living lightly and fully, encouraging individuals to embrace a state of ease as they navigate the existential journey. Osho challenges the conventional paradigms of seriousness and struggle, advocating instead for a life lived in harmony with the natural rhythm of existence. He offers a unique perspective that dissolves the dichotomy between effort and surrender, teaching followers to cultivate a state of relaxed alertness. Through insightful anecdotes and humor, Osho dismantles the constructs of societal conditioning, urging seekers to transcend the mind's incessant chatter and embrace the spontaneity of the present moment. A central theme is the importance of trust and acceptance, allowing life to unfold without the resistance bred by fear and doubt. "Take It Easy, Vol 1" invites readers to rediscover the joy and simplicity of being, proposing that true wisdom arises not from mastery over life but from an open-hearted participation in its flow. Osho's guidance is both liberating and transformative, offering a timeless message of living with grace and mindfulness.

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1
Back From the Leaky Road 11 April 1978
Religion is irrational: drop the ego, return from the leaky road to the never-leaking road; be mirror-like, embrace nothingness and live beyond desire
2
Death in the Ego is Life in Love 12 April 1978
Science and religion are opposite yet bridged through love and a master as threshold; dying of the ego in love awakens true being and timelessness.
3
All Lies and Nonsense! 13 April 1978
No goal, no sin: life is its own meaning; to seek salvation is to miss the present—'If at the end of our journey there be no final resting place?'
4
Live Dangerously! 14 April 1978
Truth is here-now yet hard because ego lives in dreams; surrender and witness choicelessly, take the quantum leap into the illogical — live dangerously now.
5
And we are in Love 15 April 1978
Return to original inactivity: drop the ego and doing-mind, enter nothingness; a glimpse of the real man dissolves artifice, awakening love fully.
6
The Cosmic Simultaneity of All 16 April 1978
Life has no goal: existence is a purpose in itself; drop egoic hierarchies, see the cosmic simultaneity of all forms like H2O, and awaken now rather than pursue spiritual goals.
7
The Whiskers of the Pebble 17 April 1978
Religion is immediate inquiry, not distant longing: watch with samata to de-hypnotize the mind; seeing shunyata (nothingness) reveals reality and frees you.
8
In Search of a Ghost 18 April 1978
Fear of open heights reveals fear of losing the ego; freedom demands a risky leap of trust—surrender melts self, enabling true love, joy and living fully.
9
Do you smell the mountain laurels? 19 April 1978
Enlightenment is immediate presence, not a goal; Zen jolts you into herenow - smell the mountain laurels and find Buddhahood in ordinary life.
10
Only Man is Capable of Boredom 20 April 1978
Boredom is a spiritual doorway: facing it, not escaping, transforms futility into emptiness and satori; meditation deepens boredom until awakening.
11
The Lotus Flower of the Law 21 April 1978
Forgetfulness of the self causes suffering; awaken inward to the timeless lotus of being and rediscover 'Who am I?' to find Nirvana's joy and be free.
12
Gladly Beyond any Experience 22 April 1978
Clarity dissolves ego: laughter and tears unite the heart, therapy exposes self-made prisons so the natural self can surface when effort and seriousness are dropped.
13
Daruma, the Cat and the Ladle 23 April 1978
Since life is little but grief, why cling outward? Drop hope, return to our native sky by becoming present, soft and unbound—don’t harden into a stone Buddha.
14
I am Also a Plumber 24 April 1978
Mystic is ordinary being who drops desire to know and becomes living presence; love, inner polarity, and metaphors reveal how to melt, flow and evaporate.

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