Osho's perspective on Godhood
When Osho Spoke About Godhood
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Another friend asks: when we sow a seed, it takes time to sprout. And you say that man is a seed, seed of godhood, and that he can sprout into godhood this very moment, instantly. Will you please explain this seeming contradiction?
Every one is naked behind his clothes and no one gets upset about it. Inside our clothes all of us are naked and no one is disturbed. But everyone is disturbed because two persons shed their clothes during meditation. It is a great irony. It would be understandable if someone had disrobed you and you got upset. But why are you upset about someone shedding his own clothes? It was okay to be upset if someone had robbed you of your clothes, although that too would be meaningless. Jesus has said, "If someone deprives you of your coat, give him your shirt too. Maybe, he could not take more because of his shyness." His protest was justified if someone had removed his coat. But why should he lose his head if someone takes off his own coat? It seems that he was just waiting for an opportunity when someone took…
Osho, when we sow a seed, the sprout takes time to emerge. Yet you say everything can happen this very moment. And man is called the seed of the Divine.
I certainly say so. When you sow a seed, it takes time. The time is taken in the breaking of the seed, not in the sprouting. The sprout bursts forth in a single instant—an explosion. But the seed’s breaking takes time. Your breaking can take time—I don’t deny that. But the coming of the Divine takes no time; it happens in a single moment. It is like heating water. Heating can take time. To reach a hundred degrees takes time. But becoming steam takes no time—a leap! The water reaches a hundred degrees—the jump—and it has leapt, become steam. It is not that steam takes time to form—half water, half steam; one corner steaming, another not. No, when steam happens, it happens in a jump. Yes, reaching the point of steam takes time. But until it becomes steam, it is still water—whether at a hundred degrees, ninety-nine, or ninety-eight. The…
ओशो, बीज बोते हैं तो अंकुर आने में समय लगता है। और आप तो कहते हैं कि इसी क्षण हो सकती है सब बात। और आदमी को परमात्मा का बीज कहते हैं।
जरूर कहता हूं। बीज बोते हैं, समय लगता है। समय बीज के टूटने में लगता है, अंकुर के निकलने में नहीं। अंकुर तो एक क्षण में ही निकल आता है, विस्फोट होता है अंकुर का तो। लेकिन बीज के टूटने में वक्त लग जाता है। आपके टूटने में वक्त लग सकता है, वह मैं नहीं कहता। लेकिन परमात्मा के आने में वक्त नहीं लगता, वह एक क्षण में ही आ जाता है। जैसे हम पानी को गरम करते हैं। तो गरम करने में वक्त लग सकता है। सौ डिग्री तक गरम होगा तो वक्त लगेगा। लेकिन भाप बनने में वक्त नहीं लगता--छलांग! पानी सौ डिग्री गरम हुआ--दि जंप--कूद गया, भाप हो गया। ऐसा नहीं है कि भाप बनने में वक्त लगे--कि पानी थोड़ा अभी भाप बना आधा, अभी आधा भाप नहीं बना; अभी बूंद थोड़ी सी भाप बन गई एक कोने से, दूसरे कोने से भाप नहीं बनी--ऐसा नहीं, भाप तो बनेगी तो छलांग में। हां, लेकिन भाप तक पहुंचने में वक्त लगता है। लेकिन जब तक भाप नहीं बनी तब तक वह पानी ही है--चाहे सौ डिग्री गरम हो, चाहे निन्यानबे डिग्री गरम हो, चाहे अट्ठानबे डिग्री गरम हो।
Osho, what is the definition of God?
Words are very small. If you say God is light, then what of darkness? The scriptures have said that God is light. Suppose we accept this as a definition—then what about darkness? Where will darkness go? Darkness is too; in fact it is far more than light. Light sometimes is and sometimes is not; darkness is always, eternal. Where will you place darkness? If you say God is light, darkness is left out. If you say God is darkness, then light is left out. If you say God is both darkness and light, a contradiction arises: they cannot be together. Try to have both darkness and light in the same room. If you bring in light, darkness disappears; if you preserve darkness, you cannot have light. Then how can both be together? That becomes an impossibility. So you cannot say “both” either. Then the fourth device is to say: it…
पहला प्रश्न: ओशो, परमात्मा की परिभाषा क्या है?
शब्द तो बड़े छोटे-छोटे हैं। अगर कहो परमात्मा प्रकाश है, तो फिर अंधेरे का क्या होगा? ऐसा कहा है शास्त्रों में कि परमात्मा प्रकाश है। चलो मान लें इसे परिभाषा, फिर अंधेरे का क्या होगा? फिर अंधेरा कहां जायेगा? अंधेरा भी है, प्रकाश से कहीं ज्यादा है। प्रकाश तो कभी होता है कभी नहीं भी होता; अंधेरा सदा है, शाश्वत है। अंधेरे को कहां रखोगे? अगर कहा परमात्मा प्रकाश है, तो अंधेरा बाहर पड़ गया। अगर कहा परमात्मा अंधेरा है, तो प्रकाश बाहर पड़ गया। अगर कहो परमात्मा अंधेरा प्रकाश दोनों है, तो विरोधाभास होता है। दोनों एक साथ हो नहीं सकता। एक ही कमरे में अंधेरा और प्रकाश करके दिखाओ। प्रकाश करोगे, अंधेरा खो जायेगा; अंधेरा बचाओगे, प्रकाश न कर सकोगे। तो दोनों साथ कैसे होंगे? तब एक असंभव बात हो गई। तो यह भी नहीं कह सकते कि दोनों है।
Please explain how a seed can flower without the bit in between.
The wife listened. The same problem always came to everybody. She started thinking about the child. If she becomes a sannyasin and moves with this beggar -- her ex-husband, now he is a beggar -- if she moves... and what will happen to the child? She has not said anything, but Buddha said, "I know what you are thinking, because I have passed that period where promises given in the sleepy state all crowd together and say, 'What are you doing? -- your child...' You are thinking that, 'Let the child become a little more aged, let him be married, then he can take over the palace and the kingdom,' and then you will follow. But remember, there is no future, no tomorrow. Either you follow me right now or you don't follow me." But the wife... And a feminine mind is more asleep than a male mind. There are…
Is it only humans who can become gods?
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