Letter written on 22 May 1971 (Veetaraga)

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Osho wrote many letters in Hindi and English to Sw Chaitanya Veetaraga, some of which were published in various letter collections. This one is an English original dated 22nd May 1971. It was published in The Silent Music as letter #20, and later in A Cup of Tea as letter #168.

The letterhead reads:

acharya rajneesh on top in lower-case
A-1 WOODLAND PEDDAR ROAD BOMBAY-26 PHONE : 382184 in blue ALL-CAPS

The logo in the upper right corner is a "standard" Jeevan Jagriti Kendra logo in two colours.

The whole letter is written in black ink except for a bright red signature.

acharya rajneesh

A-1 WOODLAND PEDDAR ROAD BOMBAY-26. PHONE: 382184

dear chaitnya veetraga,
Love. God is when you are not.

When you are, it is not.

Because you are nothing but a blindness.

The ego can not see.

The ego can not be aware.

The ego exists only as a by-product of unconscious living.

One goes on living as if in sleep.

And in this sleep the part begins to the dream as the WHOLE.

And this dreaming becomes a barrier to know the WHOLE.

Begin to be aware.

Aware of your actions, thoughts and emotions.

Just AWARE.

Because, if you condemn or appreciate, you will not be aware.

In any choice the awareness is contaminated.

And the darkness or unawareness comes in.

So just be aware without any choice.

Then awareness is pure and innocent.

And then awareness is a mirror.

In this mirror-like awareness one never finds oneself but finds that-which-is.

And, that is God.

But it is only when you are not.

Because you are the dust which makes the mirror blind.

Because you are the blindness.

Rajneesh ke pranam

22.5.1971


See also
The Silent Music ~ 20 - The event of this letter.