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Equanimity

Equanimity blossoms when one recognizes that both joy and sorrow spring from the same source, inviting us to embrace each as a gift; sorrow, far from an adversary, refines our spirit and elevates us closer to bliss, transforming life's challenges into sacred steps toward the divine.

Osho's perspective on Equanimity

When Osho Spoke About Equanimity

Passages from the discourses where this theme comes alive.

Jin Sutra · Discourse 41Question 2 1976-07-19 Pune Translated from Hindi by Osho Live

Osho, the inner lamp of equanimity and bliss, even after remaining steady for a long time, sometimes begins to flicker. Is this a phase in my growth, or the result of some slackness on my part? Please, from your experience, illumine my path so that this well-being, this joy of rightness, may remain forever unshaken.

If you understand this rightly, you have the whole principle of karma and conditioning. What you did yesterday will affect your today. Yesterday is gone; there is no way to change it now. Be gracious enough to change today—because today will become the tomorrow that harasses you. What you did in your past birth you are reaping now. And now you are busy thinking about the next birth, and this birth is slipping out of your hands. This empty, wasted life will again set you wandering on a road full of darkness. You ask how the lamp of equanimity can burn forever. Simply taste it for a moment. When equanimity is thick, hum, dance, drown in it. When equanimity is thick, drink—don’t delay. Don’t bring in even so much thought as, “Will it stop?” There is a Zen story: At a temple gate two monks are arguing about what is…
ओशो के मूल हिंदी शब्द · Osho's original Hindi

दूसरा प्रश्न: ओशो, भीतर समता का, आनंद का दीया अधिक समय स्थिर रहने पर भी कभी टिमटिमाने लगता है। क्या यह मेरे निर्माण की भूमिका है, अथवा मेरी किसी शिथिलता का परिणाम? यह ठीकपन या सम्यकत्व का आनंद सदा अकंपित रहे, इसके लिए अपने अनुभव से मेरा मार्ग प्रकाशित करने की कृपा करें।

इसको ही अगर तुम ठीक से समझो, तो कर्म का, संस्कार का पूरा सिद्धांत है। तुमने जो कल किया था, वह तुम्हारे आज को प्रभावित करेगा। अब कल तो गया, अब कल को तो बदलने का कोई उपाय नहीं, इतनी कृपा करो कि आज को बदल लो, क्योंकि आज फिर कल सतायेगा। जो तुमने पिछले जन्म में किया था, वह तुम अभी भोग रहे हो। और अभी तुम अगले जन्म का विचार कर रहे हो, और यह जन्म भी हाथ से जा रहा है। यह खाली-खाली गया हुआ जन्म, फिर अंधेरे से भरे हुए रास्ते पर तुम्हें भटका देगा। पूछते हो कि समता का दीया सदा कैसे जलता रहे? बस, क्षण भर तुम उसे भोगो। जब समता घनी हो, गुनगुनाओ, नाचो, डूबो उसमें। जब समता घनी हो, पीओ, फिर देर न करो। इतना भी बीच में विचार मत लाओ कि यह रुकेगी?

Death Is Divine · Discourse 6Question 4 1978-10-06 Buddha Hall English

How can we accept life's joys and sorrows with equanimity?

He gives joy, he gives sorrow: the giver, the master is one. Everything comes from him. Accept with equanimity and you will see this truth: that everything comes from him. There is nothing other than he. Then suffering too has its greatness. Sorrow is not useless. Sorrow polishes, sorrow cleanses, sorrow awakens, sorrow gives depth. Only sorrow makes you deserving of joy. So don't make suffering an enemy. One who makes suffering an enemy remains deprived of joy also. Make sorrow steps to him, steps to his temple. Yes, there will be difficulties in climbing; I admit. Tiredness comes, breathing increases, sweat comes; I admit. But these are the steps to his temple. His temple is very high, there are many steps to his temple. His temple is a Mount Everest. There is difficulty in climbing, certainly, but the more difficulty in climbing, the more the bliss in reaching. And…
Geeta Darshan · Vol 12 · Discourse 7Question 4 Translated from Hindi by Osho Live

But many people ask—one friend even asked today—how to be free of the ego?

You won’t get rid of the ego directly. Grow love. As love grows, the ego will begin to dissolve. For the very energy that becomes ego is the energy that becomes love. In both love and ego, the same force is at work. So if you are very egoistic, don’t be discouraged. A great capacity for love lies hidden within you. Do not be disheartened; you have a vast source. If this same energy is freed, it will turn into love. But don’t fight the ego head-on. Whatever you do directly against it will not erase it. Begin instead to expand toward love. Start letting love spread from anywhere. Wherever your inclination goes, let love flow in that direction. Keep just one thing in mind: don’t let it stop. Let it go on increasing. Let its boundaries widen as much as they can. In that widening, one day you will…
ओशो के मूल हिंदी शब्द · Osho's original Hindi

लेकिन बहुत लोग पूछते हैं, एक मित्र ने आज भी पूछा है कि अहंकार से कैसे छुटकारा हो?

… जैसे-जैसे प्रेम बढ़ेगा, अहंकार विसर्जित होने लगेगा। क्योंकि जो शक्ति अहंकार बनती है, वही प्रेम बनती है। प्रेम और अहंकार में एक ही शक्ति काम करती है। इसलिए अगर आप बड़े अहंकारी हैं, तो निराश मत हों। आपके पास प्रेम की बड़ी क्षमता छिपी पड़ी है। दुखी मत हों; आपके पास बड़ा स्रोत है। यही ऊर्जा मुक्त हो जाए, तो प्रेम बन जाएगी। लेकिन सीधा अहंकार से मत लड़ें। आप जो कुछ भी करेंगे सीधा, उससे अहंकार नहीं मिटेगा। आप तो प्रेम की तरफ फैलाव शुरू कर दें। कहीं से भी प्रेम को फैलाना शुरू करें। जिस तरफ लगाव जाता हो, उसी तरफ प्रेम को बहाएं। एक ही खयाल रखें कि उसको रुकने मत दें। उसे बढ़ते जाने दें। उसकी सीमाएं जितनी विस्तीर्ण होने लगें, होने दें। यह विस्तीर्ण होती सीमा, एक दिन आप अचानक पाएंगे आपके अहंकार का घाव तिरोहित हो गया। …

Es Dhammo Sanantano · Discourse 110Question 2 1977-11-30 Pune Translated from Hindi by Osho Live

Osho, I can bear neither sorrow nor joy. I am frightened of everything. I am afraid of death, of course, but I am also afraid of life. What is the path for me?

You will be surprised. You say, “We want to live happiness with our whole heart, but it is rare; and who would want to live sorrow wholeheartedly! Why would one? And it is plentiful.” Try living sorrow wholeheartedly too. What do I mean? Suppose you have a headache. The usual concern is: how to get rid of it? If it doesn’t go, at least forget it. Take an Aspro or an Anacin. If it won’t go, may I at least not feel it. Try an experiment: Sit quietly; accept that there is a headache today. Acknowledge it. Drop the tension. Drop the ill will toward the headache. Drop the notion that it should go. It is—accept it. Relax and observe the headache peacefully. You will be amazed: as acceptance deepens, the pain diminishes. Try it; it’s experimental. These are the ordinary processes of yoga—this is real yoga. Physical calisthenics and…
ओशो के मूल हिंदी शब्द · Osho's original Hindi

दूसरा प्रश्न: ओशो, मैं न दुख सह पाता हूं, न सुख। हर बात से भयभीत हूं। मृत्यु से तो हूं ही, जीवन से भी भयभीत हूं। मेरे लिए क्या मार्ग है?

तुम्हारे सिर में दर्द है, मान लो, उदाहरण के लिए। साधारण चिंता यही होती है कि कैसे मिटे? न मिटे, तो कम से कम भूल जाए। चलो, एस्प्रो ले लो, कि एनासिन ले लो। मिटे न, तो भूल ही जाए। तुमने कभी एक प्रयोग किया: शांत बैठ जाओ, स्वीकार कर लो कि सिर में दर्द है आज। अंगीकार कर लो। तनाव छोड़ दो। सिर के दर्द के प्रति दुर्भाव छोड़ दो। मिट जाए--यह धारणा छोड़ दो। है--स्वीकार कर लो। विश्राम में हो जाओ और शांति से सिरदर्द को देखो: क्या है? तुम चकित हो जाओगे। जैसे-जैसे स्वीकार बढ़ेगा, वैसे-वैसे दर्द कम हो जाएगा।

Both good and bad days come from the same big source; be thankful and use tough times as steps that help you grow.
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Your calm wobbles because you worry about the future; stay with this moment and it will steady itself.
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