Light

Osho, when a seeker receives a ray of light, what should be done to keep it continuous?

So if this morning you felt good in meditation, then remembering it five or ten times during the day will be very important. In this way, that memory will deepen; and by remembering it again and again, it will begin to become part of the mind’s enduring nature. If this question is approached experimentally in this way, there will be benefit—and it should be done. Often man’s mistake is that he remembers what is wrong and does not remember what is auspicious. One of man’s basic errors is to remember what is negative and to forget what is constructive. Rarely do you recall the moments when you were filled with love; rarely the moments when you felt some wondrous sense of well‑being; rarely the moments when you became very quiet. But what you recall daily are the times you were angry, you were restless; when someone insulted you, or when…

Osho, will I too ever find that light whose glimpse I behold in you?

Satyaprem! Why not! I am only a mirror. My sole use is to remind you of you. The light that appears to you in me is your own light. You are not aware of it; I am. That’s the small difference. You are asleep; I am awake. You are that, I am that. You have your back turned to yourself; I have turned to face myself. You are averted; I have become turned toward. But the matter is exactly the same. Now, if you stand with your back to a lamp, naturally the lamp won’t be seen. Just turn a little—and the lamp will be seen. The light is hidden within you too. Life itself is light. Life itself is God. You ask: “Will I ever attain that light?” Why ‘ever’—you can attain it now—here. It’s only a matter of turning a little. In the heart’s mirror is the Beloved’s…

Question: The first question: "DOES EVERYONE HAVE THEIR OWN SEPARATE LIGHT?" No, Maneesha. Everyone has light but it is not separate. We are all one continent. Nobody is an island. We are all together in our innermost being. Maneesha is asking, "I can see that in the physical world it is light that shows us the distinctions between two people, and that in darkness, definitions and distinctions are seemingly obliterated. But it seems to me it must be just the opposite in the metaphysical world -- that in the darkness or ignorance we have the illusion of separateness, while enlightenment brings the awareness that one is not separate from everyone and everything around one. What is your comment?" My comment, Maneesha, is that what you are saying is intellectually right -- "theoretically speaking" that nobody is separate. Enlightenment brings one and everything into oneness -- but this is all intellectual.

Question: Final question: Osho, your message? Roshanlal! Spread light; that is my message. Become luminous yourself, and illumine others! Light your own lamp; share your flame with the lamps that have gone out! Spread the living— one single word is more than enough to be meaningful. That living word will not only quicken you, it will pour life around you; it will turn the withered whole environment green again. That word is “love.” Go within, deeper than your own depth; then bring up the pearl of this living word, and open the lip-sealed shell— the pearl of “love” will emerge, whose radiance is greater than the sun. No doubt your own idea of yourself as someone great becomes an obstacle to receiving and spreading this living word.