The Mustard Seed: My Most Loved Gospel on Jesus - Discourses Series by Osho

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"The Mustard Seed: My Most Loved Gospel on Jesus" is a profound exploration of spiritual themes as seen through the eyes of Enlightened Master Osho. Through his unique lens, Osho delves deep into the lost, yet mystically rich Gospel of Thomas, drawing out transcendent themes that bridge Jesus's timeless teachings and contemporary spirituality. This series emphasizes the inner journey, encouraging seekers to venture beyond the rigid constraints of organized religion to experience an authentic, personal connection with the divine. Osho presents Jesus as a rebel against the orthodox religious structures of his time, urging a return to pure being and awareness. Key themes include the transformative power of love, the necessity of self-awareness, and the courage to embrace one's intrinsic divinity. Osho dismantles traditional interpretations, suggesting that Jesus's message was not confined to the savior paradigm but was an open invitation for individuals to awaken to their own Christ-consciousness. In this series, Osho's discourse challenges listeners to transcend fear, guilt, and judgment, advocating for a life rooted in meditation and mindfulness. His interpretations aim to liberate Jesus’s teachings from historical dogma, making them accessible as pathways to enlightenment and self-realization. The series is a summons to engage in deep introspection and foster an unmediated encounter with the sacred.

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The Mustard Seed 21 August 1974
Kingdom of heaven is a mustard seed: die to the small self, trust the master, become tilled earth; discipleship, surrender and rebirth reveal the divine.
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Jesus is very paradoxical 22 August 1974
Jesus brings inner war, not cheap peace: growth through fire, sword and solitude; true peace comes when inner conflicts are transcended beyond sight.
3
The Marvel of Marvels 23 August 1974
Humanity sleeps drunk on worldly drugs and desires, blind to inner emptiness; true awakening comes through repentant self-remembering that unveils divine within.
4
Take no Thought 24 August 1974
Drop society's masks, accept your naked original self without shame or rehearsal; only then will the Son be revealed — disciples ask, 'When?'.
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The Strangest of Saying 25 August 1974
True religion is inner transformation, not outer rites: fasting, prayer or alms performed from ego are sinful; what matters is who you are, what comes out of you.
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Absurd! Illogical! 26 August 1974
What happens to sinners? The divine seeks the rebel: the 'lost'—the strongest ego—because only a crystallized ego can surrender and be found by God.
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The Treasure which Endures 27 August 1974
Sell the many to buy the one: renounce outer possessions and others' mirrors to find the timeless inner pearl—the deathless self that endures beyond time.
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Make the Two One 28 August 1974
Make the two one: transcend inner/outer and male/female to regain a rich, second innocence and enter the kingdom—transform sexual energy into inner union.
9
What's wrong with my Wife? 29 August 1974
Fear blocks self-knowledge: we project faults onto others to avoid facing our own 'beam.' Drop fictions, attain clarity, and transformation follows.
10
Just Enjoy Yourself 30 August 1974
Anxiety arises from trying to ride two horses — living divided by contradictions; drop choice, awaken choiceless awareness, and simply enjoy being.
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Choose the Eternal 31 August 1974
Choose the eternal over the momentary: build your life on timeless consciousness atop the mountain, not on fleeting pleasures that make a ruined city.
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Come out and I'll Show You 1 September 1974
Encountering a master demands dropping the mind and projections; Jesus embodies truth beyond words—most flee or project desires, few dare to lose themselves and be transformed.
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Fe is an Open Secret 2 September 1974
The kingdom is here and now — within and without; reject priests' postponements, drop desire and time, know yourselves as sons of the Living Father.
14
Hurry Slowly 3 September 1974
Suffering awakens awareness; use pain as meditation to break identification, seek the living within before death, hurry slowly toward inner presence.
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Poet of the Ultimate 4 September 1974
Jesus' saying 'I am the all' is Vedanta: the divine is an organic presence in everything; true miracles are inner awakenings and self‑remembering.
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The Taste of the Pudding 5 September 1974
Near the Master is fire that burns identifications to birth a new being; total surrender—drinking the Master's life—opens the kingdom beyond ritual and mock religion.
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Movement and Rest 6 September 1974
Freedom is found in solitary aloneness: drop the need to be needed, become a choiceless circle returning to the light; the sign of God is movement and rest.
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Sailing in Rough Waters 7 September 1974
Jesus answers Peter's attempt to exclude Mary: 'make herself male' means awaken the unconscious into consciousness; both sexes transform and transcend gender.
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God is not a Utility 8 September 1974
God is not a utility; the money-mind trades life for future profits, misses the eternal invitation to share and be present - drop business of ego and dine now.
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Mind is Drunk 9 September 1974
The mind, drunk on past and future, misses the living Christ; asked when the new world will come, Osho replies it's here—presence alone meets the fire to burn seeds.
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Become a Gardener 10 September 1974
Bring forth the mustard seed within: inner awareness, not wealth or power, saves you; nurture it, let the seed die and grow, and death is transcended.

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