Osho's perspective on Energy
When Osho Spoke About Energy
Passages from the discourses where this theme comes alive.
I used to come out of the morning discourses feeling inspired and invigorated. Now I am usually drained. I want to be alone and I go home and sleep for a couple of hours. Why is this?
You must have been using the discourses as drugs. Otherwise why should you feel inspired and invigorated? You must have used them as props, drugs, activizers. I am not trying to inspire you here, because all inspiration, if it is really inspiration, should come from your innermost core. How can it from the outside? How can you say that you are inspired by somebody? The whole thing looks contradictory. Inspiration cannot come from outside, otherwise it won't be inspiration. Inspiration has to bubble in your being. If is comes from the outside then it is a drug. Then it is not happening to you, but as it happens with all drugs, soon you will get addicted to it -- then it won't affect you. Then more doses will be needed. And then the same drug which used to inspire you in the beginning, and give energy to you, will prove…
Another friend has asked: Why should we strive for the upward movement of the natural energy that is flowing downward?
No one is telling you to strive. Your energy is flowing downward; from it comes sorrow, from it comes suffering; because of it your life becomes wasted and hollow. So it is you who feel the pain, the distress, the sense that life is going to waste—then you feel it should be taken upward. No one is asking you to take it upward. And on anyone’s say-so, you will never take it upward either. But the experience of the downward is in itself painful. Energy flowing downward means misery; energy flowing upward means bliss. If the downward-flowing energy gave only misery, everyone would stop. But the downward flow dangles the lure of pleasure and, in the end, delivers pain. That is why so many are swept along by it. The energy flowing down raises the hope that pleasure will come. The hope remains; what comes is suffering. But we are…
Osho, you said recently that you loved wilhelm reich. I have studied and written about him for years. While your ideas -- sex equals energy, living in the now and god is life -- agree with his, you go far beyond him. In what way was he limited?
He lived in the bottle. The goose could not come out. And he became too attached to the bottle -- his ideology, his philosophy. And this constant fear of persecution, suspicion drove him mad. You say: ... YOUR IDEAS -- SEX EQUALS ENERGY, LIVING IN THE NOW, AND GOD IS LIFE -- AGREE WITH HIS... They only appear to agree. Living in the now, how can you feel persecuted? Persecution is always going to be tomorrow. Right at this moment how can you feel persecuted? It can happen only in the next moment. His whole life he was talking about living in the now, but it was only talk, mere talk; he never lived in the now. He was thinking of himself in the old foolish pattern, as being a prophet. This stupid Judaic idea of being a prophet has tortured many people in the West. Christians, Mohammedans, Jews --…
Beloved Osho, the german psychologist, wilhelm reich, stumbled upon some inner secrets of bio-energy. He also started practicing these on his patients but he was declared anti-social, was imprisoned and pronounced mad. Osho, what is it that reich was working on and where did he go wrong. What was he missing?
I suspect he was forced to go into madness. It is very easy to drive anybody mad when all the powers are in your hands and the person is made absolutely helpless. When he became mad.... This is the world: when he was at the peak of his fame, there were friends, there were colleagues, there was a beautiful woman who loved him. But when he came out of jail, the woman divorced him, the friends disappeared, the colleagues made it clear to him that they didn't want any more connection with him because even to be connected with him created suspicion. It is sad that he died, but I will say he was forced to die. If you boycott a person in such a way that he becomes an island in the great ocean of humanity -- separate, isolated, cannot communicate with anybody, everybody thinks he is mad --…
"When life energy withdraws, it condenses into a seed at the center of your existence, preparing for the next journey through the door of your most active chakra."
"When you are rooted in your inner source, sharing and guiding only allows your energy to overflow; true depletion comes from those who have not yet discovered this wellspring within."
"Unexpressed energy does not heal; it must be transformed through aware witnessing, allowing it to return to its roots and rejuvenate your being."
"Energy is inexhaustible; it flows when you remember your infinite nature, share generously, and remain lovingly active. Hoarding and inactivity only drain you, while action invites renewal."
"Without the depth of meditation, even the most profound insights about energy can lead to confusion and imbalance, turning potential awakening into a dangerous illusion."
"Embrace your energy and playfulness; let your words flow freely, for in their expression lies a path to relaxation and meditation."
"Life energy flourishes in love and withers in fear; choose to expand your aura through love and watch your vitality blossom."
"Bad company cannot take away your growth, but it can hinder your ascent, leaving you stagnant in your evolution."
"When overwhelming divine energy enters you, let it overflow and be shared; in flowing, nothing is lost, and the boundary between seeker and the divine dissolves into a single rhythm."
"When energy vibrations arise, you transcend words and enter a realm where your total being decodes the resonance, releasing you into the freedom of your eternal pilgrimage."
"Embrace the ebb and flow of your energy; celebrate the highs and rest in the lows, for every shift is an opportunity to dance with life's rhythm."
"Buddha statues are not mere representations; they are geometries of buddhahood that resonate with your inner silence and expand your awareness."
"When the master's grace showers down upon you, surrender fully, for in that humility, you ignite into a flame that rises, transforming abundance into a living circle of compassion."
"When you open yourself to energy, you cease to be a spectator and become a participant, dissolving into the dance of existence where the ego fades and ecstatic moments of realization arise."
"In moments of joy, dance and rejoice, for awareness within ecstasy prevents the subsequent crash; let your highs become a bridge to lasting awareness."
"When your energy overflows, do not shrink back; let your joy be a celebration of life, for it is the fearful who label it as 'too much.' Embrace your oceanic being and dance in the fullness of your existence."
"When you experience the energy of a master, the illusion of separation dissolves, and love flows through you, amplifying your inner growth and awakening your true innocence."
"When you function from the periphery and in unawareness, you remain a stranger to existence; only by turning inward can you dissolve the ego and discover your oneness with the cosmos."
"In the stillness of energy, where it neither moves inward nor outward, you discover the radiant pulse of your true essence—here and now, alive with light, love, and effortless joy."
"Your individual energy is merely a surface illusion; beneath it lies the underground stream that connects us all to the vast ocean of universal energy."
"True meditation is the dam that gathers your scattered energy, allowing it to rise and sink, uniting your material roots with your spiritual flowering."
"Real inspiration must bubble from your own core; using my words as intoxicants will only leave you drained. Let my energy be a springboard to awaken your own alertness and awareness."
"Saying yes becomes exhausting when it contradicts your inner no; align with your center, for only then can your yes be total and effortless."
"Your body reflects the state of your heart; when love is conditional, it becomes stone-like, but when you drop expectations, your body will naturally soften and embrace the energy of life."
Why should we strive for the upward movement of the natural energy that is flowing downward?
definition"Turn your energy upward, for only in the ascent does true joy and inner growth blossom, transforming suffering into bliss."
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