From Death to Deathlessness ~ 05

event type	discourse
date & time	6 Aug 1985 am
location	Rajneesh Mandir, Rajneeshpuram
language	English
audio	Available, duration 2h 11min. Quality: good.
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video	Available, duration 2h 16min. Quality: good. From 2:13:26 to 2:13:54 no sound (during Osho leaving).
online video
see also	timeline : Osho Timeline 1985 first edition : From Death to Deathlessness (1990.02) other editions, translations and links
online text	find the PDF of this discourse
shorttitle	DLESS05

notes

synopsis: Reader of the questions: Ma Prem Savita.

Question 1

Beloved Osho, since you have become available to us in this earthly, everyday way, I have been amazed at the amount of fear I feel with you so close. It makes me want to hide from you. I love you so much, and I don't understand this fear. Can you explain?

Question 2

Beloved Osho, why are so many of your sannyasins German?

Question 3

Beloved Osho, I heard that some of the people that were named on last year's enlightenment list, which you subsequently declared to be a joke, still believe themselves to be enlightened, and have received a certificate to prove it. They say that you said it was a joke only out of your compassion for us unenlightened souls, to spare us from greed and jealousy. Can you please comment?

Question 4

Beloved Osho, when you were testing your enlightenment by smoking, drinking alcohol, and having sex, did you try eating fish and meat? Does a vegetarian diet have a real value for our consciousness, or is it optional, like smoking?

Question 5

Beloved Osho, were you always self-sufficient even as a child? Did you never need cuddling or hugging? Was your body free of this desire?

Question 6

Beloved Osho, I remember that I did go for rebellious things, but when I was turned down or shut off or dismissed, it hurt so deeply that I gave up. Can you tell us the secret of how to be strong enough to cope with the consequences?

Question 7

Beloved Osho, you come every day, dance with us, steal our hearts, smile and disappear. Are you a gypsy or something?

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