Aspiration

How can man best reach the stars?

There is no need, you are already on the star, earth. There is no need to go anywhere. And wherever you go, you will be the same. Move within. Earth itself is a star. Because it is too close to you, you don't see it. When you go to another star you will not see that star, it will be too close then the earth will look like a star from that faraway space. Man cannot see that which is close. Man can see only that which is far away and distant. Try to see that which is close. In fact, try to see that which is you. You already are on a star, you already belong to the stars, there is no need to go anywhere. And all this search of going to the moon and to Mars is in a subtle sense foolish. The real thing is to…

Osho, aspiration dissolves and becomes abhipsa. When abhipsa ends, what remains? Please clarify.

Akanksha means the world’s desires. Akanksha means desires—plural. Not one, many. The world means many. When akanksha dissolves and becomes abhipsa—abhipsa means desire, not desires. The single desire is called abhipsa; the many desires are called akanksha. When all the rays of desire gather together and are focused on one truth—on the Divine, or liberation, or on the Self, on nirvana, on kevalya—that is abhipsa. When the net of desires collects into one, abhipsa is born. When rays gather, fire is born. Rays are many; fire is one. Up to here, it is understandable: a man wants wealth, position, wife, son, brother; he wants life, a long life. All these wants—these many wants—gather together, and the man wants only the Divine—this much we can still understand. One who has had many desires can at least imagine that all desires have merged, all small streams and rivulets have fallen into a…

Question: Second question: Osho, is abhipsa enough for the Lord? Shobha! It all depends on what abhipsa is for. If abhipsa is just a beautiful name given to desire, it is not enough. If abhipsa is a lovely garment put on lust, it is not enough. If abhipsa is truly abhipsa… abhipsa means a blazing fire. Within you only one yearning remains… Consider this: someone asked Farid, “I want to attain God—what should I do?” Farid said, “Come with me to the river, we’ll bathe. If I get the chance while we’re bathing, I’ll give you the answer; otherwise, we’ll sit on the steps afterward and I’ll tell you.” The inquirer was a little frightened—what kind of answer is that? “If I get the chance, I’ll answer while bathing!” Still he thought, “Fakirs speak in such carefree ways. Let’s see what he does—what answer can there be in bathing?

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THE SUPREME UNDERSTANDING TRANSCENDS ALL THIS AND THAT. THE SUPREME ACTION EMBRACES GREAT RESOURCEFULNESS WITHOUT ATTACHMENT. THE SUPREME ACCOMPLISHMENT IS TO REALIZE IMMANENCE WITHOUT HOPE. AT FIRST A YOGI FEELS HIS MIND IS TUMBLING LIKE A WATERFALL; IN MID-COURSE, LIKE THE GANGES, IT FLOWS ON SLOW AND GENTLE; IN THE END IT IS A GREAT VAST OCEAN WHERE THE LIGHTS OF SON AND MOTHER MERGE IN ONE. Zen masters -- Bodhidharma, Rinzai, Bokuju -- they have been pictured in the first state. That's why they are so ferocious. They look like roaring lions, they look like they will kill you. If you look at their eyes, their eyes are volcanoes, fire jumps at you; they are like shocks. They have been pictured in the first satori state for certain reasons, because Zen people know that the first is the problem; and if you know Bodhidharma in this state, when the…