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The Golden Future

Apr – May 1987 Chuang Tzu Auditorium 40 talks

About this series · summary by Osho Live

"The Golden Future" by Osho offers an audacious exploration of human consciousness, urging a transformation that transcends the limitations of the present. In his distinctive style, Osho envisions a future suffused with spiritual evolution and the awakening of individuality. The series delves into the awakening from the collective hypnosis of societal norms, emphasizing inner freedom and the courage to embrace one’s true self. Osho critiques the constraints of structured religion and the mechanistic lifestyle, advocating for a spiritually conscious society where each person lives authentically. He speaks of the need for radical change, not just in external systems but in the inner realms of human thought and emotion. This requires dismantling old paradigms and embracing a natural, spontaneous way of life. "The Golden Future" serves as both a critique of contemporary life and a guide towards creating a future built on the principles of love, freedom, and creative individuality. Osho's vision is not a utopian dream, but a call to action for a new dawn of awareness where humanity's potential is realized through deep personal and spiritual transformation.

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    The language of the golden future 19 April 1987

    Silence is a positive inner reality - an inward music and light; drop the social personality, cultivate meditation, love and joy so the inner plant can blossom.

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    Peaks beyond peaks unending 20 April 1987

    Glimpses of light must be crystallized into lived achievement; otherwise they fade after death — transform fleeting glimpses into enduring consciousness.

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    Untry and untry again 23 April 1987

    Stop trying - meditation, love and silence happen when you relax and watch the mind; allow the unknown in, be grateful, and open the inner door.

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    Patience is the way of existence 24 April 1987

    Longing and patience: spiritual growth is silent — remain joyfully patient and trusting; let impatience fuel longing, not disturb the inner unfolding.

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    Just a little knack of losing yourself 24 April 1987

    Gazing into the abyss becomes mutual: meditation dissolves the gazer into the vast; cultivate will to realize your being, not desires that fragment you.

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    Loneliness is aloneness misunderstood 25 April 1987

    Aloneness is our true, blissful nature; loneliness is misunderstanding that breeds fearful relationships and escapism. Know your aloneness, then love.

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    Love: the purest power 25 April 1987

    Love is the purest power—creative, inexhaustible; 'will to power' is inner flowering, not domination. Nietzsche was widely misunderstood and distorted.

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    You have forgotten the way home 26 April 1987

    Going inward dissolves the ego into pure witnessing; accept the initial darkness and fear, find your is-ness, and become love as being rather than an object.

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    I want you to become the dance 26 April 1987

    Authentic virtue springs from inner truth and is often punished by society, which rewards conformity; aim to become the living dance rather than a spectator.

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    Life is not short life is eternal 27 April 1987

    Life is not short but eternal; follow your nature, relax and don't hurry. Meditate to step off the mind's mule, enjoy each life-death as a house change.

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    The sacred makes you speechless 17 May 1987

    Enlightenment arrives when desire ceases; Buddha found silence by dropping effort, Osho teaches after awakening — the sacred leaves one speechless.

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    That beyondness is you 17 May 1987

    Not the shifting flux but the witness beyond it: settle as the watcher, face the inner crowd like an elephant, let fear, guilt and death dissolve.

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    Nothing goes right without meditation 18 May 1987

    Meditation is a willing death separating the false from the real; with a master's presence fear falls away—like the king who had surgery awake.

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    The love that never ends 18 May 1987

    True love blooms when 'I' and 'thou' dissolve; masters need disciples to share and renew enlightenment, and acknowledgement must be innocent, not ego-driven.

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    Most people return unopened 19 May 1987

    Exhaust hope until it vanishes so the present and your being arise; relinquish ashamed ego, avoid mechanical repetition, remain humble, fresh and inward.

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    Life is an eternal incarnation 19 May 1987

    Consciousness is clouded by thought—neither asleep nor awake; learn true listening, embrace life’s eternal cycles so aging becomes grace, not loss.

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    Gorbachev: a new beginning 20 May 1987

    Gorbachev heralds a second, peaceful revolution; his openness can free Soviet people, weaken America’s power, and allow sannyasins to practice openly.

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    Existence is taking care 20 May 1987

    Let-go is the soil for witnessing; trusting that 'existence takes care'—seen by watching the breath—brings relaxation, deep trust, and inner awakening.

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    The sunlit peaks of sacredness 21 May 1987

    Stop asking, seeking or knocking: truth is already the seeker—relax, let go, dance with life's winds; love transforms the ordinary into the sacred.

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    The second russian revolution 21 May 1987

    Russia's second revolution can renew world hope: political freedom must be joined by a spiritual awakening—freedom 'for' inner growth, not mere material change.

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    Sunrise in the soviet union sunset in america 22 May 1987

    Enlightened beings merge into existence like fragrance; they don't choose rebirth. Paradise is inner harmony—transform yourself, not only society.

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    The time for families is over 22 May 1987

    Families, marriages and nations must give way to spiritual communes where children belong to all, love is the only law, and individuals grow as seekers.

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    The five dimensions of education 23 May 1987

    Five-dimensional education eliminates exams and competition, uses guides and media, prioritises the present, creativity, reverence for life and meditation.

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    Love will be his law 23 May 1987

    Law is revenge against the crowd; in a future commune crime will be treated as sickness—no jails or judges, only scientific, meditative healing and love as law.

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    You need a divine discontent 24 May 1987

    False loyalty enslaves; love and trust must arise freely, not by demand. Let the certainty of death sharpen living—dance faster; keep a divine discontent.

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    Freedom is all I want 24 May 1987

    Yearning for freedom yet clinging to comforting chains: Osho illumines Tagore's paradox with the parrot-in-a-cage and warns freedom demands risk, responsibility.

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    I can see a shoe in your heart 25 May 1987

    Presence awakens but cannot be forced - nourish the first flowers of devotion; trust patience, surrender and disappearance into nothingness and bliss.

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    We have to create a golden future 25 May 1987

    Humanity must create a golden future by abandoning past divisions and war; nuclear danger forces responsibility and awakens longing for life, love and joy.

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    When the archer is perfect 26 May 1987

    Transcend technique: true mastery is silent music and motionless dance — the perfect archer shoots with his eyes; live playfully, savor every peak and valley.

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    Life is a deep interdependence 26 May 1987

    Fragile beauty and love must be enjoyed and released; clinging kills them. Embrace impermanence, trust life's interdependence, and envision small communes.

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    Watchfulness -- the essential religion 27 May 1987

    Beyond the mind is silence and mastery; ordinary madness is servitude to thought. Love and meditation are one—be true to your nature and celebrate variety.

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    The new man: the very salt of the earth 27 May 1987

    Renounce the conditioned past: the new man is already within you - a joyful, earth-loving creator of godliness; freedom heals fear, even death.

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    The natural man needs no morality 28 May 1987

    Accept nature and desires without guilt: spontaneity transcends biology and morality; love thrives on honesty and shared freedom, enriching both partners.

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    Out of the mind -- below or beyond 28 May 1987

    Fear of life, not death: people choose the cage's security over the risk of freedom; true sanity transcends mind into joyful, responsible, fearless living.

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    Buffaloes are never bored 29 May 1987

    Prince Charles' tree-talking is sane: trees and animals are conscious; love the living world as God and live wild, free and awake to banish boredom.

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    Science has to become religious 29 May 1987

    Science must become religious and inward-looking: scientists should add meditation and conscience, reject political servitude, and serve life not death.

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    Behind the drama a witness 30 May 1987

    Trust the witness within: meditation cultivates overflowing love, dissolves possessiveness and mind's fears; a supportive commune can transform corrupt social habits into sharing and humility.

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    Don't dig valleys -- climb mountains 30 May 1987

    Wake from the dream of alienation: stop digging valleys of fear; wakeful awareness reconnects you to innocence and urges you to climb life's mountains.

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    Growing up comes by itself 31 May 1987

    Impatience blocks growth; inner maturity arises through present-moment silence, patience and meditation - the disciple question 'When will I grow up?' answered.

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    Absolutely without any goals 31 May 1987

    Live without goals, drop past attachments, and let momentary love be free; freedom and enlightenment are revealed in playful presence and inner authenticity.

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