The Path of the Mystic ~ 41

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event type discourse
date & time 24 May 1986 pm
location Punta Del Este, Montevideo, Uruguay
language English
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shorttitle MYSTIC41
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Reader of the questions: Ma Prem Maneesha.
Question 1
Beloved Osho, in 'Newsweek' I read a joke within an article on so-called quick-fix therapy. A middle-aged man had been the despair of his family for years because of his compulsive habit of tearing paper to bits and scattering the pieces all over the ground wherever he went. His family dragged him to famous Freudians, Jungians, and Adlerians at great expense but with frustrating results. Trying to shed light into the dismal abyss of his unconscious, where the habit must have its home, failed.
Finally his relatives took him to an obscure but innovative new psychotherapist. This magician took a little walk with his new patient up and down his office, whispering something in his ear. Then he declared to the surprised family, "You can take him home; he's cured."
A year later the habit hadn't returned and the grateful family asked the doctor what he had told his patient. He said, shrugging his shoulders, "Don't tear paper."
Osho, this reminds me so much of what I once heard you say: "There are two things in existence which are infinite: one is the patience and love of the master and the other is the stupidity of the disciple." For years you have been whispering in our ears your simple yet so powerful and transformative message. I feel stupid, but I simply try to wait silently and not tear up more paper.
Question 2
Beloved Osho, I had my first hypnosis session with Kaveesha yesterday. As I came out of it I gazed at the trees being blown about by the wind. In comparison to their movement, I felt such a stillness that I thought, "If I had with me always even a fraction of that peace what a different person I would be, how differently I would perceive my surroundings." It felt like the most amazing revelation to discover that "relaxation," that one word, is the key to all that I hold most precious. Is this the essence of the beautiful Biblical phrases, "Be still and know," and "the Peace that passeth all understanding"?


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