Osho's perspective on Miracles
When Osho Spoke About Miracles
Passages from the discourses where this theme comes alive.
Osho, do you believe in miracles?
I AM A MIRACLE, you are a miracle, everything is a miracle. Only miracles exist, nothing else exists. Look again, afresh, and you will see the whole life consists only of miracles. Have you seen anything in life which is not a miracle? A seed sprouting -- what more of a miracle do you want? A bird on the wing and the stars in the night and the smile on a child's face, and the possibility of love and the possibility of ecstasy and the possibility of knowing God -- miracles and miracles. Miracles abound. But you must be thinking of some other foolish kind of things that you call miracles. I have heard: Once Jesus was going to give a sermon from a boat on Lake Galilee. The boat was stopped a little farther into the lake. Jesus entered the lake, walking on the water, and asked some of…
Beloved Osho, what is a miracle?
Sadhananda, it depends. To me, everything is a miracle. I never come across anything that is not a miracle; only miracles exist. Everything is such a surprise, it is so unbelievable! But if your eyes are closed, if your eyes are full of dust, if your mind is too knowledgeable, if you think you know all, then nothing is a miracle. To know "I don't know anything" makes everything a miracle. It depends on your inner state, it depends on you. And to live a life without miracles is not to live at all. You can have a million miracles every day, you are entitled to have them. But because you don't know how to connect yourself with the miraculous, you are being cheated by stupid people. Somebody produces a Swiss-made watch and you think this is a miracle. Then you become victims of ordinary magicians. Don't be befooled. The…
If you do not do miracles, then how is it that miracles are happening to me?
The question is from Chaman Bharti. I do not do miracles, but they happen. The happening is a totally different phenomenon. They are happening every day. I am not doing them, you are not doing them, they are happening. We are creating a space where it becomes possible for them to happen. The real miracles are never done, they happen. And those which are done are not miracles, they are just magic tricks. When the doer is there, how can there be a miracle? A miracle means something out of God, something from the beyond, something that nobody has done but has suddenly concretised out of nothing. Christians have a very wrong notion when they say, 'Jesus did this, Jesus did that.' Jesus never did anything, not a single miracle. Miracles happen, that is true. Miracles always happen. The whole life is so miraculous! If you have a little alertness…
Question: OSHO, DO MIRACLES REALLY NOT EXIST? I am sorry to disappoint you, but I can't help it. I cannot give you the consolation that has been given by all the religions down the centuries. I cannot do it because that consolation has cost too much. It has not given anything; on the contrary, it has taken away your very religiousness. I cannot say anything that in the short-term may seem to help your growth towards religion, but in the long-term is simply poison. That's what the idea of a miracle is. The human mind is begging for it. It is the need of a sick mind -- but all minds are sick. Mind as such is the sickness of man. When the mind disappears you are, for the first time, really healthy and whole. Mind needs all kinds of poisons to continue to exist.
"The only real miracle is existence itself; invest your energy in awakening and gratitude, not in trivial ego trips."
Do miracles happen?
definition"The real miracle is not in the extraordinary, but in the authenticity of living your own truth; transformation is a natural unfolding, not a magical event."
Do miracles really not exist?
definition"Miracles do not exist; they are the fantasies of a sick mind seeking consolation, while true awakening lies in embracing the laws of existence with awareness."
Do you believe in miracles?
definition"Everything is a miracle; the true wonders of life are found in the simple, everyday moments when we open our eyes and embrace the extraordinary within the ordinary."
"A miracle is genuine only if it withstands scrutiny and leads to true inner transformation; truth needs no theatrics."
How do you manage such miracles?
outcome"There are no miracles to manage; what appears miraculous is simply the dance of existence within its unbroken universal law. Embrace reality plainly, for the hunger for magic only obscures the beauty of coincidence."
"Revival is a dance with life, not a return from death; true death is the final curtain, while the apparent dead may simply be in a deep embrace with existence."
Is levitation a miracle?
outcome"Levitation is not a miracle of the body, but an ascent of consciousness; in deep silence and joy, we rise within, misperceived as flight."
"True miracles are simply the natural alignment with existence; what seems miraculous is merely our return to what is already within us."
"Miracles are not performed; they unfold when the doer dissolves, revealing the simple mysteries of life that are always present. Be sensitive and aware, and you will see that miracles are already happening all around you."
"Miracles are the fragrance of love; when you rise in love, the ordinary becomes luminous and transformation happens effortlessly."
"Miracles are the natural fragrance of awakening; when the 'I' disappears, existence flows through you, and life transforms into miracle upon miracle."
"Real spirituality is not about seeking miracles, but about the great death of the ego, where true divinity reveals itself in the emptiness of desire."
"True miracles are not in the spectacle but in the profound transformation of awareness within you."
"Miracles are not supernatural phenomena but glimpses into the mysteries of existence, revealing our ignorance rather than divine intervention."
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