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Union

In the dance of existence, Osho reveals that intense thirst and boundless patience are not opposites but harmonious partners in the trust of the divine, where deep longing nurtures endless waiting, transforming union into a grace rather than a conquest.

Osho's perspective on Union

When Osho Spoke About Union

Passages from the discourses where this theme comes alive.

Piv Piv Lagi Pyas · Discourse 6Question 3 1975-07-16 Pune Translated from Hindi by Osho Live

Osho, the other day you said that for union with the Lord the thirst must be utmost intense and at the same time patience must be boundless; are these two states not incompatible?

Then too, that “thirst” is not thirst, it is lust. You are mistaken again. Then it is your greed. Just as you want to acquire other things of the world, you also want to acquire God. As you have seized other things and clenched your fist around them, you want to show the world: Look, not only is a big car in my fist, God is too. Not only a big house, not only wealth—God also has been tied to my post; he too is enlisted in my service. Then what you are calling thirst is not thirst; it is greed, it is lust. What is the difference between thirst and greed? In thirst, you burn and the ego melts. A moment comes when in the fire of thirst you become utterly empty. The ego melts away completely. In lust, the ego grows, becomes stronger. The more lust is gratified,…
ओशो के मूल हिंदी शब्द · Osho's original Hindi

तीसरा प्रश्न: ओशो, आपने उस दिन कहा कि प्रभु-मिलन के लिए प्यास तीव्रतम हो और साथ ही धैर्य भी असीम हो; क्या ये दोनों स्थितियां असंगत नहीं हैं?

… तब वह भी तुम्हारा लोभ है। जैसे तुम संसार की और चीजें पाना चाहते हो, ऐसे ही परमात्मा को भी पाना चाहते हो। जैसे और सब चीजों पर तुमने कब्जा कर लिया है, मुट्ठी बांध ली, तुम दुनिया को दिखाना चाहते हो कि देखो मेरी मुट्ठी में बड़ी कार ही नहीं है, परमात्मा भी है। बड़ा मकान ही नहीं है, धन-दौलत ही नहीं है, परमात्मा को भी बांध दिया है खंभे से। ये भी मेरी ही सेवा में लगे हैं। तब तुम जिसे प्यास कह रहे हो वह प्यास नहीं है, वह लोभ है, वासना है। क्या फर्क होता है प्यास और लोभ में? प्यास में तुम जलते हो, अहंकार गलता है। एक ऐसी घड़ी आती है कि प्यास की अग्नि में तुम बिलकुल ही शून्य हो जाते हो। अहंकार बिलकुल ही पिघल जाता है। वासना में अहंकार बढ़ता है, मजबूत होता है। …

Sapna Yeh Sansar · Discourse 20Question 1 1979-07-30 Pune Translated from Hindi by Osho Live

Osho, is it necessary to pass through the state of separation for union with the Divine?

I wrote and sent countless letters, still, cruel one, you did not come. The desolate garden’s days rolled by, dark monsoon clouds kept gathering; the henna beds breathed fragrance, the thresholds rang with birdsong, the neem in the courtyard flowered, the mango grove at home bloomed. Everything spoke—only you were silent; I sat alone, my heart caged. Laughter lost, joy lost, sleep was sold, peace squandered. At whose temple shall I wave the lamp? At whose door shall I surrender? To whom shall I send my silent messages, to whom my tender invitation? I wrote and sent countless letters, none ever returned to me. All came—only you did not; why this cruel spell upon me? Such intense longing took hold, such efforts did it compel. The threshold fell hush and mute, the latch kept clicking, waiting; the clouds swayed low and bowed, the rains held back, still waiting. Whenever your…
ओशो के मूल हिंदी शब्द · Osho's original Hindi

पहला प्रश्न: ओशो, क्या प्रभु-मिलन में विरह-अवस्था से गुजरना आवश्यक है?

जब-जब आई याद तुम्हारी, बढ़ी और मन की लाचारी, कसक-कसक रह गया करेजवा, बीत गई बेरहम उमरिया, सौ-सौ बार संदेश पठाए फिर भी नहीं निठुर घर आए। लिख-लिख भेजीं अनगिन पाती फिर भी नहीं निठुर तुम आए। भक्त अस्तित्व के प्रेम में है। जहां प्रेम है, वहां विरह सघन होगा। जहां प्रेम है, वहां प्यास सघन होगी। जहां प्रेम है, वहां पुकार उठेगी अहर्निश, आकांक्षा जगेगी। कब होगी सुबह? कब टूटेगी रात? कब अंधेरा मिटेगा दूरी का? कब होगा सामीप्य, सान्निध्य उपलब्ध? …

Piya Kokhojan Main Chali · Discourse 10Question 1 1980-06-10 Pune Translated from Hindi by Osho Live

Osho! I set out to seek the Beloved; how is union with the Beloved attained?

Yog Neelam! The Beloved is not far. Not even so far that any meeting would be needed. There has only been forgetfulness, not separation. Separation cannot be. The Beloved abides within. He is the breath of our breath, the heartbeat of our heart. Without him we have no being. Because he is, we are. As the ocean is, so the waves are. The ocean can be without waves, but the waves cannot be without the ocean. Yet a wave can fall into a delusion—the delusion that “I am separate from the ocean.” In that very delusion, forgetfulness happens. Only forgetfulness happens; separation cannot. The whole search for the Beloved is nothing but remembrance—re-remembering. That is why the saints have called this search surati. Surati means remembrance, recollection. Surati is the folk form of the word smriti. What the Buddha called smriti, by the time of Kabir and Nanak became surati—dearer,…
ओशो के मूल हिंदी शब्द · Osho's original Hindi

पहला प्रश्न: ओशो! पिय को खोजन मैं चली, पिया मिलन कैसे हो?

योग नीलम! पिया दूर नहीं है। इतना भी दूर नहीं कि मिलन की भी जरूरत हो। सिर्फ विस्मरण हुआ है, विछोह नहीं। विछोह हो ही नहीं सकता। पिया तो भीतर विराजमान है। वही तो हमारी श्वासों की श्वास है। वही तो हमारे हृदय की धड़कन है। उसके बिना तो हमारा कोई होना नहीं है। वह है तो हम हैं। जैसे सागर है तो लहरें हैं। सागर तो बिना लहरों के हो सकता है, मगर लहरें बिना सागर के नहीं हो सकतीं। लेकिन लहर को एक भ्रांति हो सकती है--इस बात की भ्रांति कि मैं सागर से पृथक हूं। बस उसी भ्रांति में विस्मरण हो जाता है। विस्मरण ही होता है, विछोह तो हो सकता नहीं।

Jin Sutra · Discourse 35Question 1 1976-07-13 Pune Translated from Hindi by Osho Live

Osho, you say the same thing in countless ways. But when I listen to you, it feels as if I am hearing it for the first time. And I feel so much joy that I don’t feel like going back home. What should I do—what can I do—so that I can just keep listening to you!

You will feel as if you have been made to rise out of season, before time—as if you were not yet to go and yet had to go. And if you go in that way, your home will become even more desolate than before. I do not want to make your home desolate; I want to make your home a temple. I want that when you go home, your home’s new form is revealed. I do not want to tear you away from home, from the world, from family life. That is the newness of my sannyas: I do not want to sever you from the world; I want to join you to the world in such a way that your connection with the world becomes a connection with the Divine. Let the world no longer be a barrier between you and the Divine; let it become a means. If…
ओशो के मूल हिंदी शब्द · Osho's original Hindi

पहला प्रश्न: ओशो, आप एक ही बात कहते हैं अनेक-अनेक ढंगों से। पर जब आपको सुनता हूं तो उस समय यही लगता है कि पहली बार सुन रहा हूं। और इतना आनंद मिलता है कि वापस घर लौटकर जाने का जी नहीं करता। क्या करूं, मैं क्या करूं कि आपको सुनता ही रहूं!

… ऐसा लगेगा जैसे अभी जाना न था और जाना पड़ा। और अगर ऐसे तुम गये, तो घर और भी उदास हो जाएगा। जितना पहले था, उससे भी ज्यादा। मैं तुम्हारे घर को उदास नहीं करना चाहता। मैं तुम्हारे घर को मंदिर बनाना चाहता हूं। मैं चाहता हूं कि तुम जब घर जाओ, तो तुम्हारे घर का अभिनवरूप प्रकट हो। मैं तुम्हें घर से, संसार से, गृहस्थी से तोड़ नहीं लेना चाहता। वही मेरे संन्यास का अभिनवपन है कि मैं तुम्हें संसार सेे तोड़ नहीं लेना चाहता। …

Want God so deeply and trust so fully that you can wait forever, knowing it comes as a gift, not something to grab.
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Let your love for a woman keep you gently aware, forgive slips, and keep returning to presence until your inner and outer feminine feelings become one.
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You’re already with the Beloved inside—just stop clinging to “me” and gently remember.
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You’re not really apart from God; let go of the idea of a separate ‘me’ and the always-present oneness shows itself.
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When you truly unite inside, your busy question-making mind melts away and a quiet, sure knowing appears by itself.
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When you fully let go and love completely, you and the Beloved become one forever, and life itself answers you with joy.
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It’s like dreaming you’re someone else—just wake up and remember you were always one with the divine.
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It’s like a moth flying into a flame: as you near the Beloved, longing grows until your small self disappears and only the real light remains.
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