There is no Goal ,there is nothing to achieve, that everything is good as it is. -Osho

There is a story told by Sufis about a man who read that certain dervishes, on the orders of their Master, never touched meat and did not smoke. Since this tends to fit in with certain well-established beliefs, especially in the West, this man made his way to the ZAWIA -- assembly place -- of the illuminated ones, to sit at their feet. They were all over ninety years old.

Sure enough, there they were, not a spot of nicotine or shred of animal protein among them, and our hero gasped with delight as he sat drinking in the unpolluted air and tasting the bean-curd soup which they provided. He hoped that he would at least live to a hundred.

Suddenly one of them whispered, "Here comes the great Master!" And all stood up as the venerable sage came in. He smiled benignly and went into the house, heading for his quarters.

He did not look a day over fifty.

"How old is he, and what does he eat?" asked the enraptured visitor.

"He is one hundred and fifty years old, and I don't suppose any of us will reach that venerable age and station," wheezed one of the ancients. "But, of course, he is allowed twenty cigars and three steaks a day, since he is now beyond being affected by frivolities and temptations!"

It is a beautiful story. There comes a moment when a man goes beyond all duality -- then he is allowed everything. I can talk about the future because I live in the present -- it is allowed! And I can talk about saving the world from the third world war because I have no desires left -- it is allowed. I can go on teaching you day in, day out, year in, year out, saying continuously, hammering continuously: "There is no goal, no purpose, nothing to achieve." Still it is allowed to me to teach you.

Why is it allowed to me to teach you? -- because I am not a teacher any more. And I am not giving you a doctrine, and I am not giving you a character, and I am not giving you a discipline. I am simply imparting my joy that has happened to me.

Source - Osho Book "Be Still and Know"

A Story- Osho on Adi Shankaracharya Meeting with a Sudra

I am reminded of a beautiful incident about the Adi Shankaracharya, the first Shankaracharya, who established four temples -- the four seats of shankaracharyas for all the four directions. Perhaps in the whole world, he is the most famous of those philosophers who are trying to establish that everything is illusory.

Without doubt he was a great logician, because he went on conquering other philosophers; he moved all over the country and defeated all other schools of philosophy. He established his philosophy as the only right vision, the only right perspective: that all is maya, illusion.

Shankaracharya was in Varanasi. One day, early in the morning -- it was still dark because traditionally the Hindu monks take a bath before sunrise -- he took a bath. And as he was coming up the steps, a man touched him on purpose, not accidentally, and told him, "Please forgive me. I am a sudra, I am untouchable. I am sorry, but you will have to take another bath to clean yourself."

Shankaracharya was very angry. He said, "It was not accidental, the way you did that; you did it on purpose. You should be punished in hell."

The man said, "When all is illusory, it seems only hell remains real." That took Shankaracharya aback.

The man said, "Before you go for your bath, you have to answer my few questions. If you don't answer me, each time you come up after your bath, I will touch you."

It was lonely and nobody else was there, so Shankaracharya said, "You seem to be a very strange person. What are your questions?"

He said, "My first question is: Is my body illusory? Is your body illusory? And if two illusions touch each other, what is the problem? Why are you going to take another bath? You are not practicing what you are preaching. How, in an illusory world, can there be a distinction between the untouchable and the brahmin? -- the pure and the impure? -- when both are illusory, when both are made of the same stuff as dreams are made of? What is the fuss?"

Shankaracharya, who had been conquering great philosophers, could not answer this simple man because any answer was going to be against his philosophy. If he says they are illusory, then there is no point in being angry about it. If he says they are real, then at least he accepts the reality of bodies... but then there is a problem. If human bodies are real, then animal bodies, the bodies of the trees, the bodies of the planets, the stars... then everything is real.

And the man said, "I know you cannot answer this -- it will finish your whole philosophy. I'll ask you another question: I am a sudra, untouchable, impure, but where is my impurity -- in my body or in my soul? I have heard you declaring that the soul is absolutely and forever pure, and there is no way to make it impure; so how can there be a distinction between souls? Both are pure, absolutely pure, and there are no degrees of impurity -- that somebody is more pure and somebody is less pure. So perhaps it is my soul that has made you impure and you have to take another bath?"

That was even more difficult. But he had never been in such trouble -- actual, practical, in a way scientific. Rather than arguing about words, the sudra had created a situation in which the great Adi Shankaracharya accepted his defeat. And the sudra said, "Then don't go take another bath. Anyway there is no river, no me, no you; all is a dream. Just go in the temple -- that too is a dream -- and pray to God. He too is a dream, because he is a projection of a mind which is illusory, and an illusory mind cannot project anything real.

Source : from Osho Book “The Great Zen Master Ta Hui”

Facing U.G.

Only those persons who have courage enough to get themselves out

of their EGO trip ( so called spiritual ego is more dangerous than

the materialist ego) by understanding it can read the books and

listen videos of SHRI U.G. Krishnamurti which are freely available

on the net.

Success in life

Many of us have heard that "so and so person is very successful in life".

But the funniest thing in this statement is that the person referred is neither

aware of himself/his original identity nor he knows the life as such.

All the statements like this are being uttered unconsciously. Just imitation.

Quote on spiritual practice

Any spiritual practice which is not capable of giving fast result in this rocket era

is bound to become irrelevant.

Spiritualism A mental Game

All the expressions of truth are not truth but are about truth and may be true for those who have known, but not for us who have not come to the knowing. But the sad part is that we always cling to the those expressions and go on repeating as if they are expressions of our knowing.

One can start only from where he is e.g. if duality is his experience (which is true) at this moment, he should first accept this fact with conviction. Then he should explore this duality ( with the help of mind which is the only instrument available for any search) in small small things being faced in day to day life. He should try to find out whether this duality is true or not? He should not start with finding the so called non-dual nature which is unknown to him. Let not the belief or faith come into the way because they are hindrances in revelation of Truth which will be a happening.

Repeatation of abstract quotations about truth is just mental entertainment.

ARE YOU NOT DRUNK/LUNATIC?

A person replied " I don't know" to all the the following questions-

1. Who are you?
2. Why are you?
3. Where are you?
4. From where have you come?
5. Where will you go?
6. What is the purpose of your coming?
7. Do you know what is your size?
8. Do you really exist in the sense you understand?
9. Is there anybody yours? etc.

What do you think about the person? It appears that either he may be drunk or lunatic.

Now ask the same questions to yourself and try to figure out your status.