The Wisdom of the Sands Vol 2 ~ 06

event type	discourse
date & time	7 Mar 1978 am
location	Buddha Hall, Poona
language	English
audio	Available, duration 1h 23min. Quality: good.
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see also	timeline : Osho Timeline 1978 first edition : The Wisdom of the Sands, Vol 2 (1980.12) other editions, translations and links
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shorttitle	SANDS206

notes

synopsis: Reader of the questions: n/a; questions are being read by Osho himself.

Question 1 from Sharda

In reality there is no ego, no self, no atman. You say you are not a person but a presence, that you are a mirror. When it is cloudy outside you are cloudy. You reflect whatever is.

You also say everyone is unique. Where is the uniqueness to be found in a mirror? Uniqueness implies separateness, individuality. Enlightenment is union. I know uniqueness must be so in enlightenment for I cannot imagine Christ or Buddha running their ashram the way you do if they were alive now and all three of you were doing that.

Knowing that, I still do not understand this paradox. It puzzles me deeply. Please comment.

Question 2

Please say more about what inventing/discovering/ creating is. What connection is there? And you say sometimes all is already here in existence, and then you also say it has to be created: the soul has to be created, the meaning of life -- even God. Is creating and discovery the same?

Question 3

Why is a spiritual experience often called a vision? What is the difference between sight and vision? A while ago you spoke about what it is 'to hear'. Please, what does it mean 'to see'?

Question 4 from Chetana

Osho, you say take light into darkness and the darkness disappears. You are the light. Then where is darkness? And why do I long for darkness too?

Question 5

Why am I shocked very much by your jokes?

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