(Pavitra Rishta is Pure Relationship) Kabir is a nobody, a man of the masses, very poor, very ordinary, with no education at all, with no culture. And that is his rarity. Why do I call it his rarity? Because to be ordinary in the world is the most extraordinary thing. He was very ordinary — […]
On a bumpy village road filled with pebbles and potholes, a noisy bus dashed through blowing dust behind it and shaking all passengers seated and some standing. An old man was sitting with a bunch of fresh flowers in his hand. The fragrance of those lovely flowers was spreading around making the uncomfortable journey bearable.
WHY CAN’T I HEAR YOU? AM I DEAF? You are not deaf. And you also hear me, but you are not listening. And you don’t know the distinction between hearing and listening. Anybody who has ears can hear, but it is not necessary that he will be able to listen. For listening, something more is
“From where do you come, and to where are you going? Let us be very particular about it.” That is the work of a Master: to remind the disciple from where he comes and to where he is going. Otherwise, people go on moving with the crowd… wherever others are going. People remain imitators; people
This simple word “YES” contains all the religions of the world. It contains trust, it contains love, it contains surrender. It contains all the prayers that have ever been done, are being done, and will ever be done. If you can say yes with the totality of your heart, you have said all that can
IN THE GUTTER OF THE MARKETPLACE lay a dead dog, to the disgust of the passer-by. “How loathsome!” said one, and turned his head. “Pah, how he stinks!” said another and held his nose as he passed. “Look at his protruding ribs — how ugly! nauseating!” said a third. “He has not enough skin on
Don’t make a problem out of it. The mind is constantly searching for something to pounce upon — even happiness. It makes a problem out of happiness also. If you are feeling happy, you ask, ‘Why?’ That question is dangerous. If you are suffering it is good to ask ‘why?’ because the suffering has to
This is a small beautiful story… Buddha is going from one village to another, and on the way – it is a hot day, summer – he feels thirsty. He is old, so he asks Ananda, “Ananda, I am sorry but you will have to go back. Two or three miles back we have left
Osho once said that every child is born with the potential to become a BUDDHA. But during their lifetime these 4 Ps transform them into a BUDDHU. These 4 Ps are Parents, Priests (Those who teach), Politicians (Those who influence education system) and Public (the society). Osho was asked: — ARE THE CHILDREN REALLY AS
Have you ever heard anything like that, “Don’t be consistent”? When you hear it for the first time or read it for the first time, you will think there has been some mistake, maybe a proof mistake or something. Because your so-called saints have been telling you just the opposite. “Don’t be inconsistent,” they say.
