'man lives in lies'

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Man lives in lies because to seek truth is troublesome; it is risky,

it is dangerous. It is adventuring into the unknown, into the

unchartered sea. And man is a coward, he clings to the familiar, to

the known. He is not really interested in knowing the truth, he only

wants consolations; comfortable lies will do.

In fact truth is never comfortable in the beginning, it is very

uncomfortable.

Buddha is reported to have said that lies are sweet in the beginning,

bitter in the end, and truth is bitter in the beginning and sweet in

the end. And he is right, absolutely right. Truth is bitter, not

because truth is bitter, truth is bitter because we have lived in

lies for so long that when truth comes our lies are shattered, and

that hurts.

And truth never compromises. When it comes all lies are bound to be

shattered and demolished. In the beginning it creates a chaos, but

out of that chaos stars are born, out of that chaos is creativity. So

only very few daring souls have known the truth. Others have lived

coddled with their lies, holding their toys, their teddy bears,

clinging to comfortable ideas.

For example, man is afraid of death. Because he is afraid of death,

knowing nothing of immortality he clings to the idea of immortality.

He does not even know what life is, although he is alive. He does not

know what death is although he has died many times. But he clings to

the idea of immortality.

People come to me and ask "What happens after death?" And I tell

them, "First try to know what happens before death. You are alive --

right now your concern should be with what life is. Do you know what

life is?" They say they don't know. And they are interested in

knowing about something which has not happened yet: after death, what

happens?

If you know what life is, if you know that which is right now, you

will be able to use this same awareness when death comes. It is the

same awareness; the same mirror that reflects life will reflect

death. And if you are aware, there is no death, there is no birth,

there is only eternity. But that has to be an experience, not just an

idea.

Truth means experience. Truth is never a belief. Beliefs are always

lies. They can make your life a little bit more convenient but that's

all; they are like tranquillisers. Truth is awakening. And man needs

awakening, not tranquillisers to fall into deep sleep. But for

centuries man has remained attracted to alcohol, to other kinds of

intoxicants, to psychedelic drugs; from the time of the Rig Veda up

to now he has remained addicted. In the times of the Veda he was

addicted to soma and now he is addicted to LSD -- there is no

difference. And all these intoxicants, psychedelic, alcoholic or

whatsoever they are, are just efforts to avoid the truth. And to

avoid the truth is to remain in misery.

Yes, we can make a life which is surrounded by misery a little

comfortable, but it is stupid. We can have an absolutely blissful

life but that is possible only if we drop the lies and enquire into

truth, And the first requirement of the enquiry is to not carry any a

priori ideas. Go in absolute ignorance, knowing nothing.

Whenever a person moves in a state of not-knowing he is bound to know

truth. And truth brings bliss.

My sannyasins have not to be believers but adventurers, explorers of

the unknown. So I am not giving you any dogma, any creed to cling to.

My whole effort is to push you into enquiry, because it is enquiry,

authentic enquiry, that brings a man to truth, to the realisation of

truth. And then bliss is yours, benediction is yours.

 

 

Osho

[Guest guest]

you are just so very very sweet and insightful, and i love this!

please keep writing!

;-)

v

 

dabo_now wrote:

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>

>

>

> Man lives in lies because to seek truth is troublesome; it is risky,

> it is dangerous. It is adventuring into the unknown, into the

> unchartered sea. And man is a coward, he clings to the familiar, to

> the known. He is not really interested in knowing the truth, he only

> wants consolations; comfortable lies will do.

> In fact truth is never comfortable in the beginning, it is very

> uncomfortable.

> Buddha is reported to have said that lies are sweet in the beginning,

> bitter in the end, and truth is bitter in the beginning and sweet in

> the end. And he is right, absolutely right. Truth is bitter, not

> because truth is bitter, truth is bitter because we have lived in

> lies for so long that when truth comes our lies are shattered, and

> that hurts.

> And truth never compromises. When it comes all lies are bound to be

> shattered and demolished. In the beginning it creates a chaos, but

> out of that chaos stars are born, out of that chaos is creativity. So

> only very few daring souls have known the truth. Others have lived

> coddled with their lies, holding their toys, their teddy bears,

> clinging to comfortable ideas.

> For example, man is afraid of death. Because he is afraid of death,

> knowing nothing of immortality he clings to the idea of immortality.

> He does not even know what life is, although he is alive. He does not

> know what death is although he has died many times. But he clings to

> the idea of immortality.

> People come to me and ask "What happens after death?" And I tell

> them, "First try to know what happens before death. You are alive --

> right now your concern should be with what life is. Do you know what

> life is?" They say they don't know. And they are interested in

> knowing about something which has not happened yet: after death, what

> happens?

> If you know what life is, if you know that which is right now, you

> will be able to use this same awareness when death comes. It is the

> same awareness; the same mirror that reflects life will reflect

> death. And if you are aware, there is no death, there is no birth,

> there is only eternity. But that has to be an experience, not just an

> idea.

> Truth means experience. Truth is never a belief. Beliefs are always

> lies. They can make your life a little bit more convenient but that's

> all; they are like tranquillisers. Truth is awakening. And man needs

> awakening, not tranquillisers to fall into deep sleep. But for

> centuries man has remained attracted to alcohol, to other kinds of

> intoxicants, to psychedelic drugs; from the time of the Rig Veda up

> to now he has remained addicted. In the times of the Veda he was

> addicted to soma and now he is addicted to LSD -- there is no

> difference. And all these intoxicants, psychedelic, alcoholic or

> whatsoever they are, are just efforts to avoid the truth. And to

> avoid the truth is to remain in misery.

> Yes, we can make a life which is surrounded by misery a little

> comfortable, but it is stupid. We can have an absolutely blissful

> life but that is possible only if we drop the lies and enquire into

> truth, And the first requirement of the enquiry is to not carry any a

> priori ideas. Go in absolute ignorance, knowing nothing.

> Whenever a person moves in a state of not-knowing he is bound to know

> truth. And truth brings bliss.

> My sannyasins have not to be believers but adventurers, explorers of

> the unknown. So I am not giving you any dogma, any creed to cling to.

> My whole effort is to push you into enquiry, because it is enquiry,

> authentic enquiry, that brings a man to truth, to the realisation of

> truth. And then bliss is yours, benediction is yours.

>

>

> Osho

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