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In the embrace of sannyas lies a courageous leap into true connection, where commitment to wakefulness ignites a transformative communion with the essence of existence, shattering the mechanical barriers that obscure the flame of truth.

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When Osho Spoke About Connection

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Bhakti Sutra · Discourse 10Question 1 1976-01-20 Pune Translated from Hindi by Osho Live

Osho, sometimes I feel I have received so very much from you, and sometimes I feel I am missing so much of you. Why is it so?

Then you will dance in joy, sing songs of wonder; yet you will not become a dead rock sitting—you will keep moving. More and more new flowers have yet to blossom in you! You have no inkling of your own possibilities. You have no idea of your own being—how much you can be! If one wave stirs, it can become a storm— Even a small ripple, if it stirs... If one wave stirs, it can become a storm— because the ocean is also hidden in the small ripple. If a single flower wishes, it can become a garden. A tiny flower could fill the whole earth with flowers. A single seed can make the whole earth green if it keeps spreading... In one seed are millions of seeds; in those millions, yet millions more! If the earth were given just one seed, the whole earth could turn green. If one…
ओशो के मूल हिंदी शब्द · Osho's original Hindi

पहला प्रश्न: ओशो, मुझे कभी लगता है कि मैंने आपसे बहुत-बहुत पाया और कभी यह भी कि मैं आपसे बहुत चूक रहा हूं। ऐसा क्यों है?

एक छोटा सा फूल सारी पृथ्वी को फूलों से भर सकता है। एक बीज सारी पृथ्वी को हरा कर सकता है, फैलता चला जाए... एक बीज में करोड़ बीज लगते हैं; करोड़ों बीजों में और करोड़ों बीज लगेंगे! एक बीज मिल जाए पृथ्वी को तो सारी पृथ्वी हरी हो सकती है।

Beloved Osho, I give you my hands. I am your hands. You are taking my head. How can I become more open to you, closer to you? That's all that matters.

Karuna, you are becoming closer every moment, and there is no how to it. Once the 'how' comes in, you will start getting farther away. There are things which can be done, and there are things which can only be allowed. Coming closer to me is not something that you can do. Nothing can be done about it. You can only allow, you can let it happen. It is a WEI-WU-WEI; it is action through inaction. Don't ask how. And I know the question arises naturally, because the closer you come, the more close you would like to be. But you cannot do anything about it. If you do anything, you will become hard. Doing, ego becomes frozen. Non-doing, you melt, and in melting you come close to me. The moment you start doing something you are again back, the ego is back. And the ego can only take you…
Es Dhammo Sanantano · Discourse 28Question 3 1976-01-28 Pune Translated from Hindi by Osho Live

Osho, it is my great good fortune to have had the chance to live near you, and I feel blessed. But it is surprising that, living in your proximity, I sometimes feel I am drifting away from you; why is it so?

The mind has certain laws, certain tricks; one of them is that whatever becomes available, the mind begins to forget it. What is attained starts slipping into oblivion. The nearer something is, the greater the likelihood of forgetting it. The mind remembers what is far away; it cries for what has not been attained. What is attained it slowly begins to forget. The mind’s habit is to be in the future, not in the present. So if you are close to me—you have come with thousands of desires, with so many dreams, with such feeling—but if you stay here near me for long, slowly you will begin to forget me. You will be quite surprised: when you were far away, at home, thousands of miles away, there you remembered so much, you pined so much; now you are close, and a distance starts growing. It is necessary to understand and…
ओशो के मूल हिंदी शब्द · Osho's original Hindi

तीसरा प्रश्न: ओशो, आपके पास रहने का मौका मिला, यह मेरा बड़ा भाग्य; और मैं अनुगृहीत हूं। लेकिन आश्चर्य है कि सान्निध्य में रहकर कभी-कभी अनुभव होता है कि मैं आपसे दूर होता जा रहा हूं; ऐसा क्यों है?

मन के कुछ नियम हैं; मन के कुछ खेल हैं; उनमें एक नियम यह है कि जो चीज उपलब्ध हो जाए, मन उसे भूलने लगता है। जो मिल जाए, उसकी विस्मृति होने लगती है। जो पास हो, उसे भूल जाने की संभावना बढ़ने लगती है। मन उसकी तो याद करता है, जो दूर हो; मन उसके लिए तो रोता है, जो मिला न हो; जो मिल जाए, मन उसे धीरे-धीरे भूलने लगता है। मन की आदत भविष्य में होने की है, वर्तमान में होने की नहीं। तो अगर तुम मेरे पास हो, हजार-हजार तमन्नाएं लेकर तुम मेरे पास आए हो, कितने-कितने सपने सजाकर, कितने भाव से! पर अगर तुम यहां रुक गए मेरे पास ज्यादा देर, तो धीरे-धीरे तुम मुझे भूलने लगोगे। तुम बड़े हैरान होओगे कि दूर थे, अपने घर थे, हजारों मील दूर थे, वहां तो इतनी याद आती थी, वहां इतने तड़फते थे, अब यहां पास हैं और एक दूरी हुई जाती है।

Piya Kokhojan Main Chali · Discourse 4Question 3 1980-06-04 Pune Translated from Hindi by Osho Live

Osho! We very much want to ask you, but questions don’t take shape; we want to meet you, but even meeting isn’t possible; we want to change, but no change happens. How can we get connected with you? Please tell us.

Bharat Rajguru! Meeting me is a simple, straightforward matter. Remember one small word: sannyas! Sannyas is the bridge. And now, apart from it, there is no other way to meet me. Gradually I will live only for the sannyasins. Now all my time, all my energy, and all my joy will be for those who have the courage to be moths. The flame burns for the moths. I too will burn only for them. When the judge asked the religious teacher Matkanath, “If you lie, where will you go?” he replied, “Child, straight to hell.” The judge was very impressed. He asked a second question, “And if you tell the truth, where will you go?” The brahmachari, in a disappointed tone, answered with a single word: “Jail.” I too answer you with a single word—sannyas. Gather that much courage. Without courage nothing is possible. People want cheap, bargain‑basement change; they…
ओशो के मूल हिंदी शब्द · Osho's original Hindi

तीसरा प्रश्न: ओशो! हम आपको पूछना बहुत चाहते हैं, मगर प्रश्न बनता नहीं; मिलना भी चाहते हैं, मगर मिल भी नहीं सकते; बदलना भी चाहते हैं, मगर कुछ बदलाहट होती नहीं। हम कैसे आपसे जुड़ जाएं, कृपया बतलाएं।

भरत राजगुरु! मुझसे मिलना तो सरल मामला है, सीधा मामला है। एक छोटा सा शब्द याद रखो: संन्यास! संन्यास सेतु है। और अब उसके अतिरिक्त मुझसे मिलने का कोई उपाय नहीं। अब धीरे-धीरे तो मैं सिर्फ संन्यासियों के लिए ही जीऊंगा। अब तो मेरा सारा समय और मेरी सारी ऊर्जा और मेरा सारा आनंद उनके लिए ही होगा, जो परवाना होने की हिम्मत रखते हैं। शमा परवानों के लिए जलती है। मैं भी उनके लिए ही जलूंगा। अगर तुम झूठ बोलोगे तो कहां जाओगे, न्यायाधीश द्वारा यह पूछे जाने पर धर्मगुरु मटकानाथ ने कहा, वत्स, सीधा नरक जाऊंगा। यह सुन कर जज बहुत प्रभावित हुआ। दूसरा प्रश्न उसने किया, और यदि सच बोलोगे तो कहां जाओगे? ब्रह्मचारी जी ने निराश स्वरों में मात्र एक ही शब्द में जवाब दिया, जेल।

Yes—you can tell who you’re connecting with because each master has a clear, unique way to recognize them.
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Don’t worry if we met before; the real bond happens only when we are fully here together now.
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Like a flower opening to the sun, stop trying to force it—just relax, stay open, and let closeness happen on its own.
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Stop trying to make closeness happen; relax, be open and playful, and let connection come by itself.
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Let go of who you think you are and trust the unknown, because the real sea and sky are the freedom of your own awareness right here.
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Choose sannyas: be brave, wake up from make-believe, and commit fully, and you will be close to Osho.
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Trust and let go of your thoughts and control—like saying 'Good Lord' inside—so you become empty and life connects you naturally.
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You feel cut off because you’re tense with envy and wanting; relax, stop comparing, be happy for others, and the connection returns by itself.
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Stay very aware so a protective bubble forms, keeping their bad vibes out and your energy from leaking.
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One part of you is already together with them, but your busy, dreaming mind makes you feel apart.
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Your mind gets used to what’s near and chases what’s far, so stay present—and a little distance can sometimes help you remember.
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Like sipping water shows how thirsty you are, touching the infinite makes you feel both full and wanting more—so rest in the middle and enjoy the dance.
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You were taught (maybe over lifetimes) that staring is rude or unsafe, and because eyes show who you are, it feels too close—so you look away.
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