Samskaras

Osho, by merely obtaining a new body, does the subtle body—the samskaras of the past and the mind—also change?

It does not change by itself. But if one gets the chance to die at the hands of a man like Krishna, it makes a great difference. Not everyone gets that; it comes as the fruit of great merit. Ordinarily, it does not change. When a person dies, only the body changes; nothing else within changes. But to die at the hands of a man like Krishna is a tremendous event, because a catalytic agent is present. In the presence of such a man, this event of your dying is taking place, and the moment your body drops, the subtlest web of rays that spreads from that man’s being will be absorbed into you; you will catch it, you will drink it in. The body that was obstructing your meeting with Krishna will be removed from between, and then meeting Krishna becomes easy. In that meeting, much will happen. For…

Osho, the samskaras of the previous life become habits in this one. The habits of this life will again become samskaras in the next. Then where is the end?

Yes, preserving yourself, you can play as many games as you like. When the Divine himself is at play, why should you be troubled? But God is the master; and when you too become master of your habits and samskaras, then in your small world you too become divine. Buddha called this “awareness”: do everything, but do it consciously. Even to lift a foot, lift it with awareness. Getting up, sitting down, lying down—with awareness. Do not do anything in a stupor. If you go on cultivating awareness, habits will still form and you will use them, but behind the habit a current of awareness will be flowing. The lamp of consciousness will be burning. That too will be taking shape, its intensity increasing, its light deepening. If in life there remain only habits and more habits, the soul is lost. Be there behind the habits as well—separate, distinct. And…

Questioner: do you think that the past conditioning of the subtle body and its mind changes with the change of the gross body?

They don't change on their own, but It makes a great difference if one has the rare opportunity of dying at the hands of a person like Krishna. And this opportunity comes once in a long while as a result of great meritorious karmas. Ordinarily, after death, one's mind does not undergo a change, only the body changes. Except the body, nothing of one's subtle form changes with death. But a death at the hands of a person like Krishna is in itself a great phenomenon, because it happens in the presence of a catalytic agent. If you die in the presence of such a being, his vibes will go with your subtle body. And with the removal of the gross body, which was an impediment in the way of your meeting with Krishna, and with the assimilation of Krishna's vibes by your subtle body, your meeting with Krishna will…

Osho, could each one of those sperm cells also be used?

If you are not in love with a certain woman, take an injection of LSD and look at any woman you’re not in love with—you will go madly in love at once. The LSD injection releases in your body the very drugs that are released naturally in a lover’s body. With those drugs released, any woman will appear extraordinarily beautiful; it isn’t about a particular woman. After taking LSD even an ordinary chair can look so unique that no woman has ever appeared so beautiful; a simple flower becomes so beautiful, so otherworldly. With LSD coursing through the body, everything changes. When we are angry, a kind of poison; when we love, a kind of antidote; and so on—these juices are constantly being released in the body. That is happening on the physical plane. But it is also happening on the subtle plane: when you are angry, specific kinds of…