Outcome

Osho, there may be many movements, and people will accept the one they prefer. Aren’t you afraid of this outcome?

No, no, no. I am not afraid, I am not afraid. I am simply saying what seems wrong to me. If people think that is right, they will do it. That is not the question.

Then at noon a friend said, Osho, you say we should do nothing. Then what should we do? Do not accumulate knowledge, no devotion and worship, no turning the rosary and chanting mantras—then what should we do?

He had thought the king would panic. The opposite happened—the youth panicked. The king lifted his hands to the sky and said, O God, the man I was waiting for has come. How many days you pointed the way—at last he has arrived. Embracing the youth, he said, You go inside; I will go out. And these clothes too—I’ll leave them; I’ve worn them long and am tired of them. Now I would like to go naked. The youth was alarmed. Wait! Wait a moment—let me think a little more. What is this? Why are you so eager to run? Why such impatience to leave your things? The king said, Don’t ask, don’t think. Life is long—think slowly. After all, I too reached here thinking over a lifetime. How can I tell you so quickly, and how will you understand? You go in; I go out. Life is long; you…

A friend has asked: Osho, these days you have said important things, but the moment I step out of the hall I feel just the same as before; nothing changes in my behavior. Why is that? What should I do?

You are laughing, because this is everyone’s question. It will happen to all; it is perfectly natural. Because finding something appealing or “right” is one thing, and having it come into your life is quite another. There are many reasons why something may feel good. One, it appears logical. Two, it seems to offer a glimpse of joy. Three, while listening you become so absorbed that—even if it is neither wholly logical nor does it itself carry a taste of joy—for that one hour of listening you become so immersed that a stream of well-being starts flowing within you. Because of that, you connect whatever was said with that happiness and conclude, “What was said must be right, because for an hour I had a glimpse of happiness; I felt blissful.” But the moment you step out of the room, the situation changes. It will change. Because what felt logical—life…

It is not a difficult process because the process of looking is the same, just the object changes: you start turning your consciousness upon yourself. You may have seen many pictures of snakes swallowing their own tails. Those pictures are very ancient symbols of mystery schools; they represent this inner transformation. When your consciousness starts turning upon itself you become a circle, and the moment you are a circle you are no more the same old person. Your life starts having a new grace, a new beauty, a new beatitude. You become golden, you become precious. For the first time you have a contact with god, and that contact is a magical transformation. It is sheer magic and a miracle. Enjoy the trip, don't be too fixated on the target, Osho said in conclusion. Bliss is not a pond, it is a river. It is not static.