Guest guest Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 A good and timely read from Osho: " If a person can learn how to live without beliefs, there will be no confusion at all. Confusion simply disappears; it is a by-product of belief. You must have some belief in your mind of how life should be, and when it is not, there is confusion; how you should behave, and when you do not, there is confusion; how people should relate to you, and when they don't, there is confusion. You are carrying a dead pattern of life, and when life doesn't fit with it -- and it is never going to fit with it -- there is confusion. Once you drop that dead map, life is flowing and there is no confusion. If you believe that people are good, are supposed to be good, and then they are not, then what to do? You are confused. If you think that people are bad and sometimes they are not, you are confused. When you don't have any conception, when you simply relate to the fact, whatsoever it is, and you don't have any pre-fixed idea about it; only the fact is there -- that this man is behaving in such a way -- then there is no confusion. You relate to the fact, and there is clarity, tremendous clarity. So drop your beliefs. Don't ask how not to be confused, and don't ask how to solve the confusions: these are wrong questions. They will not lead you beyond confusion -- they will create more confusion. Drop all your beliefs -- they are creating problems. You are carrying a map, and life goes on continuously changing. It is as if you are carrying a map of Poona with you, and wherever you go, things are continually changing. Roads are moving from here to there. The crossroad used to be here yesterday, now it is not there today. The station used to be in the south, it has moved to the north. You are carrying a map -- and all maps are of yesterday. Life never remains there. No yesterday can hold life. It goes on moving, changing, so there is immense confusion. You throw that map, burn it, and then suddenly there is no confusion. Burn the scriptures and there is no confusion. Don't be an idealist and there is no confusion. Then there is clarity, tremendous clarity, because your eyes have nothing to corrupt you. They are simply receptive. Whatsoever is, is. You love a man and you have certain ideas about how a lover should behave. No lover ever behaves like that. Those ideas are just dead ideas . . . ideals which have never existed. When this man doesn't fit with the idea, you are in trouble. You try to fit this man to the idea, so you start killing this man. He feels annoyed, he feels that you are aggressive, and he feels angry; you are trying to put him into a category of the husband, the good husband. You are creating unnecessary trouble for yourself. There are no categories and people should not be categorised. Life is a process. It is changing. Every moment is a change. It is continuously changing into something else. So if you really want to get rid of confusion, get rid of all beliefs. Never be a Christian, never be a Hindu, never be a Buddhist -- otherwise you will be confused. Never believe in any belief systems. Then suddenly all the clouds disappear . . . there is opening and the sunlight, and everything is as clear as can be; everything becomes transparent. A man of no belief is a transparent man. He is simply there as he is. And for a transparent man the whole life is transparent, because life is just like the way you are. It is your interpretation. You follow me? Just look at what beliefs you are carrying, what 'shoulds' you are imposing on life, what moral concepts and religious concepts and political philosophies you are carrying in your head. You must be carrying much of a load, much junk; that is creating the trouble. Life is not confusion at all. It is there in sheer aliveness . . . it is its very aliveness -- that's why it goes on changing. And you never change your concepts. All those concepts have been put into you since you were a small child, when you were not aware at all, not even conscious about what is happening, what is being taught to you. And not only that dead concepts are in you -- contradictory concepts are in you. That creates more trouble, more confusion. You cannot find a single concept in you that has not, side by side, its opposite also. Your parents, your society, your culture, they go on giving you double-binds. For example a mother says to the child, 'Be spontaneous.' Now what nonsense! How can the child be spontaneous? Either he is spontaneous or he is not. If he is, finished. If he is not, that is his responsibility. But how is he supposed to be spontaneous? If he tries to be spontaneous, it will not be spontaneity. If he does not try, the mother is angry. Now a double- bind has been given to the child. There is a very famous book about relaxation. The name of the book is 'You Must Relax'. Now the 'must' . . . how can you relax with a must? You must relax? Now the must creates a tension and relaxation will become impossible. You can relax, but must is not needed. And watch . . . . You will see that all ideas that you are carrying have their contradictions in your mind, so you are pulled in opposite directions. On the one hand, they go on teaching you that man is good because in each and in every man there is God. On the other hand they go on telling you 'Never trust anybody. People are very cunning and deceptive; be aware, otherwise you will be cheated. ' Now you say that people are good and God is within them and then you say, 'Never believe anybody.' These things you go on carrying within your mind, and through these contradictions you go on looking at life. Once you drop all these contradictory systems and your mind is clean, then only life reflects -- and those reflections are beautiful, never confusing. Try to look at life as it is, just the facticity of it with no condemnation, no justification, no rationalisation. Just look at the fact and don't go beyond it. It is so -- and nothing can be done about a fact -- one has to accept it. What can you do about it? Nothing can be done about it. So just drop beliefs, accept the facts, remain alert. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 advaitajnana , " Tony OClery " <aoclery wrote: > > A good and timely read from Osho: > > " If a person can learn how to live without beliefs, there will be no > confusion at all. Confusion simply disappears; it is a by-product of > belief. You must have some belief in your mind of how life should be, > and when it is not, there is confusion; how you should behave, and > when you do not, there is confusion; how people should relate to you, > and when they don't, there is confusion. > > > You are carrying a dead pattern of life, and when life doesn't fit > with it -- and it is never going to fit with it -- there is > confusion. Once you drop that dead map, life is flowing and there is > no confusion. If you believe that people are good, are supposed to be > good, and then they are not, then what to do? You are confused. If > you think that people are bad and sometimes they are not, you are > confused. > > > When you don't have any conception, when you simply relate to the > fact, whatsoever it is, and you don't have any pre-fixed idea about > it; only the fact is there -- that this man is behaving in such a > way -- then there is no confusion. You relate to the fact, and there > is clarity, tremendous clarity. > > > So drop your beliefs. Don't ask how not to be confused, and don't ask > how to solve the confusions: these are wrong questions. They will not > lead you beyond confusion -- they will create more confusion. Drop > all your beliefs -- they are creating problems. You are carrying a > map, and life goes on continuously changing. It is as if you are > carrying a map of Poona with you, and wherever you go, things are > continually changing. Roads are moving from here to there. The > crossroad used to be here yesterday, now it is not there today. The > station used to be in the south, it has moved to the north. You are > carrying a map -- and all maps are of yesterday. > > > Life never remains there. No yesterday can hold life. It goes on > moving, changing, so there is immense confusion. You throw that map, > burn it, and then suddenly there is no confusion. Burn the scriptures > and there is no confusion. Don't be an idealist and there is no > confusion. Then there is clarity, tremendous clarity, because your > eyes have nothing to corrupt you. They are simply receptive. > Whatsoever is, is. > > > You love a man and you have certain ideas about how a lover should > behave. No lover ever behaves like that. Those ideas are just dead > ideas . . . ideals which have never existed. When this man doesn't > fit with the idea, you are in trouble. You try to fit this man to the > idea, so you start killing this man. He feels annoyed, he feels that > you are aggressive, and he feels angry; you are trying to put him > into a category of the husband, the good husband. > > > You are creating unnecessary trouble for yourself. There are no > categories and people should not be categorised. Life is a process. > It is changing. Every moment is a change. It is continuously changing > into something else. So if you really want to get rid of confusion, > get rid of all beliefs. Never be a Christian, never be a Hindu, never > be a Buddhist -- otherwise you will be confused. Never believe in any > belief systems. Then suddenly all the clouds disappear . . . there is > opening and the sunlight, and everything is as clear as can be; > everything becomes transparent. > > > A man of no belief is a transparent man. He is simply there as he is. > And for a transparent man the whole life is transparent, because life > is just like the way you are. It is your interpretation. > You follow me? > > Just look at what beliefs you are carrying, what 'shoulds' you are > imposing on life, what moral concepts and religious concepts and > political philosophies you are carrying in your head. You must be > carrying much of a load, much junk; that is creating the trouble. > > > Life is not confusion at all. It is there in sheer aliveness . . . it > is its very aliveness -- that's why it goes on changing. And you > never change your concepts. All those concepts have been put into you > since you were a small child, when you were not aware at all, not > even conscious about what is happening, what is being taught to you. > And not only that dead concepts are in you -- contradictory concepts > are in you. That creates more trouble, more confusion. You cannot > find a single concept in you that has not, side by side, its opposite > also. > > > Your parents, your society, your culture, they go on giving you > double-binds. For example a mother says to the child, 'Be > spontaneous.' Now what nonsense! How can the child be spontaneous? > Either he is spontaneous or he is not. If he is, finished. If he is > not, that is his responsibility. But how is he supposed to be > spontaneous? If he tries to be spontaneous, it will not be > spontaneity. If he does not try, the mother is angry. Now a double- > bind has been given to the child. > > > There is a very famous book about relaxation. The name of the book > is 'You Must Relax'. Now the 'must' . . . how can you relax with a > must? You must relax? Now the must creates a tension and relaxation > will become impossible. You can relax, but must is not needed. And > watch . . . . You will see that all ideas that you are carrying have > their contradictions in your mind, so you are pulled in opposite > directions. > > > On the one hand, they go on teaching you that man is good because in > each and in every man there is God. On the other hand they go on > telling you 'Never trust anybody. People are very cunning and > deceptive; be aware, otherwise you will be cheated. > ' > > Now you say that people are good and God is within them and then you > say, 'Never believe anybody.' These things you go on carrying within > your mind, and through these contradictions you go on looking at > life. Once you drop all these contradictory systems and your mind is > clean, then only life reflects -- and those reflections are > beautiful, never confusing. > > > Try to look at life as it is, just the facticity of it with no > condemnation, no justification, no rationalisation. Just look at the > fact and don't go beyond it. It is so -- and nothing can be done > about a fact -- one has to accept it. What can you do about it? > Nothing can be done about it. > > So just drop beliefs, accept the facts, remain alert. " Namaste, Like the TV show Dragnet....'Just the facts ma'am just give me the facts'. The problem is unrealised people like myself will still forget and get angry from time to time. Usually from pre-existing samskaras or impression that haven't been burnt to seed yet. I get angry occasionally and I notice that the circumstances at the time are re-energising old samskaras,,,,,,,,So like others I have to stand back and observe myself----observe the facts...Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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