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MEDITATION IS THE ULTIMATE FLOWERING OF YOUR BEING.

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CONTENTS

TaoshobuddhaattheshrineofNaqshbandi HazratMazharMirJaneJana,NewDelhi,India Lifeistolearnfrom Whenyousitsilently

Editorial3 SpiritualCommandment 34 WhyisMeditationNecessary? ThoughMeditationbegins.

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TulsidasComposerofRamcharitmanas710 DynamicMeditationTechniquesofMeditation1012 TaoshobuddhaResponds1314 EkOmkarSatnamSongsofNanak1517 1718 1820 20 2122 2325 26

WhatisCommune? FromChaostoCosmosVia LaughterThewayofMeditation HanumanChalisaAMysticalDimension ENLIGHTENMENT:THEULTIMTEFLOWERING (March21stOSHOENLIGHTENMENTDAY) UpcomingEvents

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TAOSHOBUDDHA AT THE SHRINE OF NAQSHBANDI MASTER HAZRAT MAZHAR MIR JANE JANA, NEW DELHI, INDIA Jan, 2008

Whenyousitsilentlywatchingyourbreath,you are connected to the unconscious layers through the mind. You are connected to suppressed emotions both at the personal and social level. Also, you are connected to the muscleandthephysicalsystemofkarma.Then you can clear out every knot, thus clearing the body of all karmas. No particular technique is complete to clear it. However, the Rolfing or Alexandertechnique,orPatterningandsensory awareness cannot clear the body of such tensions. Because, when we stop a technique for a certain time, the body does not remain clear.Thisrequiresaconstantattentiontoour bodiesandourphysicalsystems.

Life is to learn from and grow in awareness. It does not matter what we do in life. Life presents moments and situations that we can be aware in.Wecanalsowitnesswhathappens in interpersonal relationships. When you are aware, you can learn how others affect us. As long as we live, there are opinions, ideas, and criticisms everywhere. In a way dukkha is all around us. It is like a black spot amidst happiness. When you are not aware, you can get carried away and then suffer when things change. When there is awareness, there will be no clinging. With awareness you can be in the world but the world will not be in you. Not only will you feel free but alsotheobjectsofyourpleasure.This will help you to move away without anyfeelingoffrustration.

EDITORIAL TEAM:
SWAMI DHARAM BODH; SUFI LAKSHMI SAHAI; PT. MAHENDRA NATH MAHARAJ; PT. GAJENDRA KUMAR; SWAMI SUDHAMA CHIEF EDITOR: SWAMI ANAND NEELAMBAR

3|Page Just as there are many human beings so there are many paths. It is our utmost effort to have various paths exposed to the seekers so that they can find a path that resonates with their inner calling. Only then the journey of transformation is really possible. The path should spring forth from within each aspirant only then transformation is possible. Our intention is to introduce various paths and masters and make them available in this spiritual grocery. Our first issue was very well received and we had many comments and responses. As the work continues we intend to introduce more features and special articles. This April issue highlights Ramcharitmanas as it is the month of Lord Ramas appearance. We also introduce talks on Guru Nanak as it is also in this month we celebrate Baisakhi the formation of Gurudwara.

Swami Anand Neelambar

an upcoming publication.

Lord Hanuman also appeared in this month and so we give an insight into Hanuman Chalisa A Mystical Dimension

We hope you find something of interest that resonates with your inner being. If not, then we hope the next issue will offer what you are seeking. We welcome your comments and suggestions.

SPIRITUAL COMMANDMENTS
1. CONSCIOUSBREATHING(Hoshdardam)
"Always safeguard your breath from heedlessness, the incoming and outgoing both. Be awareofyourincomingandoutgoingbreath.BuddhaintroducedVipashyanaorAnapana Sati Yoga meditation to create inner sun of awareness. Conscious breathing leads to Awakening.AndAWAKENINGISTHEKEYTOMEDITATION.Becenteredinyourheartand thereby keeping your heart always in the Divine Presence. Let each breath be soaked meditativelyintheREMEMBRANCEofthatwhichis.Rememberforeverybreathwhichis inhaled and exhaled consciously with Presence is alive and connected with the Divine Presence.Andeachbreathinhaledandexhaledunconsciouslyisdead,disconnectedfrom theDivinePresence." Ubaidullah alAhrar, A NAQSHBANDI SUFI Master said, "The most important mission for theseekerinthisOrderistosafeguardhisbreath,andhewhocannotsafeguardhisbreath, itwouldbesaidofhim,'helosthimself.'"

4|Page ShahBahauddinNaqshband,anotherEnlightenedNaqshbandiMastersaid,"ThisOrderis built on breath. So it is a must for everyone to safeguard his breath in the time of his inhalationandexhalationandfurther,tosafeguardhisbreathintheintervalbetweenthe inhalationandexhalation." Safeguarding your breath from heedlessness will lead you to complete Presence. And complete Presence will lead you to complete Vision! Complete Vision will lead you to complete Manifestation of the Ultimate. Or what Sufis call as Allah's NinetyNine Names andAttributes!OrwhatHinduscallasthousandnamesofVISHNU.Suchawarenessleads youtoULTIMATEFLOWERINGOFYOURBEING. Existence manifestsin myriadforms. The entire existence is theextension of that cosmic energy.Itisgodthatblossomsasflowers.Itistheexistencethatisthecauseofallthatis manifest and all that is unmanifest. Sufis say Allah leads you to the Manifestation of His NinetyNineNamesandAttributesandallHisotherAttributes,becauseitissaid,"Allah's Attributes are as numerous as the breaths of human beings." Isa Upanishad says that divinityismanifestandspreadovertheentireexistence.Beawareofthis.Lifewillunfolda newmeaning. Remember that securing the breath from heedlessness is difficult for seekers in the beginning. Therefore always, as Sufis say safeguard it by seeking forgiveness (istighfar) becauseseekingforgivenesswillpurifyitandsanctifyitandpreparetheseekerfortheReal ManifestationofAllaheverywhere. Isaytoyou,BEAWAREANDAWAKEeachmoment.Neverletevenasingleactionhappen unconsciously.Youcanbeawareofyourincomingandoutgoingbreaththroughpractice. For this, practice Vipashyana Meditation given by Buddha. It is basically breath watching meditation.Youneednotdoanyritual.Thebreathcomesinandgoesouteffortlessly.All youneedtodoisbeawareofthis.Beawitnessasthebreathcomesinandthengoesout.In thebeginningitwillbehard.Butasyoucontinueyouwillgettheknackofit.Remember meditationisaknack.Unlikeotherdisciplinesitcannotbetaught.Allamastercandoisto createanenergyfieldsothatyoucangetthepulseortheknackofit. (SHIVA explained 112 techniques of meditation based on breathing and awareness in a 5000 years old treatise on meditation: VIGYAN BHAIRAV TANTRA and Buddha gave a breathingtechniquemeditationtocreateaninnersunofawakening) Links: MEDITATION TECHNIQUES; MEDITATION THE WAY TO SELF REALIZATION BY TAOSHOBUDDHASTERLINGPUBLISHERS2008: OSHO.COM(MEDITATIONS) SENDAQUERYONhttp//www.taoshobuddhameditations.com

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2. ALWAYSCHOOSETOBEHAPPY
Eachmomentlifepresentsdifferentsituations,circumstancesandconditions.Certainare acceptabletohumanunderstandingwhileothersarenot.Inallcircumstancesyouchoose tobeunhappy.Andtohumanunderstandingwhileothersarenot.Inallcircumstancesyou choose to be unhappy. And slowly and slowly this becomes your musculature. And your entirelifecentersonthisunhappiness. Tobehappyisyourchoiceandright.Tobehappyisaconsciouschoiceonlyyoucanmake. Butinallsituationsyouchoosetobeunhappy.Rememberahappyheartisthedoortothe beyond, or door to the inner, or door to the being. You tend to be happy or unhappy because of the other or the circumstances. No one chooses to be happy for no reason. A happy heart is filled with gratitude towards the WHOLE. To be happy is the greatest blessing.Itunfoldsatotallynewunknownandunknowablerealm. OneSufiNaqshbandimasterShakuntalaDevi,alwaysusedtoblessanyonebowingtoher by saying BE ALWAYS HAPPY. If you really decipher these simple words, these will manifest a totally new realm. When a master says something, the seeker needs to introspectonthesewords.Themastercanneverbewrongorunconscious.Theveryfact thatheorsheisamasterimpliesnowsomethinghaschangedwithin.Amastermaylook like you, but in reality he differs in his understanding of the cosmic phenomena and awareness.Noneofhisactionsareeverguidedbyunconscious.Evenwhenhemoveshis handsheistotallyawareofthis. Let this be your meditation each moment. A new meaning will unfold in life. Serenity, blessedness will engulf you. Only then it canbe saidthat you are livingin theimage of a master.Thensomethingofthemaster,hisawareness,hisunderstanding,willbepartofyou asblessing. continuedinNEXTISSUE

WHYISMEDITATIONNECESSARY?
Meditationisnecessarytobringharmonybothwithinandwithout. Meditationistobeinharmony.
Manhaslosthimself.Infact,hehaslosthisharmony.Asaresultheisinconstantconflict. Heispulledapartindifferentdirectionssimultaneously.Heisnotone.Heismany.Andto be many is to be in a nonmeditative state, while not to be many is to be in Meditation. Whenthereremainsonlyone,andwheneventhisoneisnolongerthere,thenitisastate of nonduality. Two are there no more. Many have disappeared. And with many, also disappears one. One can exist only amongst the many. Man is ordinarily a crowd. In the absenceofintegrationmanisnomoreaself.Heisfragmented.Heisnottogether.Nomore one piece! Meditation is therefore necessary, to be in one piece. And when you are one pieceyouareinpeace.Youareblissful!Intheprocessoftransformationfirstthisharmony

6|Page has to be attained within and then consciously allow this to extend outside. When you attain the vision of oneness, you will act accordingly, even in the outside world. For instance, for a child to be born, first it has to be conceived. Then it will go through the entireprocessofgrowthwithinthewombandattherighttimethechildwillbeborn.Butif youarepretendingtobepregnantbykeepingapillowunderyourclothes,youmaylook pregnant, but since the change has not happened within, you cannot deliver the baby. So too, first the experience of harmony has to happen within and then as it evolves within harmonyitwillstartappearingintheouterworldsurroundingyou!Firstmanbecomesa harmonyandthenhehastostartpulsatingwiththegreaterharmonyoftheexistence.

STEPSINMEDITATION

Thus, there are two steps in meditation. The first step is not to be in conflict within you. And thus will not allow any conflict and split to happen any longer within! Do not allow thingslike,mindfightingwithbody;reasonfightingwithfeelings;andfeelingfightingwith sexuality.Haveyounotobservedacontinuousfightgoingon?Withoutanygaporbreakit continues. Withsuchthingsgoingon,youcannotbehappy.Unlessthesewarringelementsembrace one another within, stop warring, fall in love with one another, or dissolve into one another,thereisnopossibilityofhappiness.Insuchacase,happinesswillremainahope neverfulfilled.Happinessistheshadowofharmony.Happinessorblissfollowsharmony. Thereisnootherwaytobehappy.Unlessyouareinharmony,youcangoonstrivingfor happiness;inreturnyouwillgetonlyfrustrationandmisery.Justasashadowfollowsyou whereveryougo,sotoohappinesswillfollowyouwhenyouareintotalharmony! The first step in this process happens within you. And when you have become one pulse withoutanydivision,onewaveofenergywithnoantagonism,withnodistinctionoflower andhigher,withoutanychoice,noevaluation,nojudgment,whenyouaresimplyone,then happensthesecondstep.Whenyouareone,youcanseeoneness.Theeyesgetclearthen. When you are one, you will immediately see the oneness around. Now you know the language of one. The language of duality or many has vanished. Novice is no more. Madhouseisnomore.Thenightmareisnomore.Youaresilent.Insuchasilenceyoubegin todissolve,bitbybitintothevastnessoftheexistence.Alsoyoucanfallintunewiththe pulseoftheuniverseandthecosmos.Thisisthesecondstepofmeditation. The first step is difficult compared to the second. The second is not so difficult. The first steprequiresagreateffortonyourpart.Thesecondissosimplethatithappensonitsown accord. The first is like a blind man being operated upon to get his vision. The second is aftertheoperationisover;themaniswaitingforthemomentwhenthebandagewillbe removedandhewillbeabletoopenhiseyes.Andassoonasheopenshiseyes,heseesthe lightandtheworldoflightandalsomillionsofjoysaroundhimfullofcolor,light,beauty, andform.

7|Page Thefirststepneedseffort.Thesecondhappenseffortlessly.Thefirststepislikeyoga.The secondislikeZen.Orinmodernparallel,thefirstislikeGurdjieffandthesecondismore likeKrishnamurti.ThatiswhyOshocallsZenaspinnacle.YogaisthebeginningandZenis theendinMeditation.OryoucansayYogaisAlphaandZenisOmegaofMeditation. Whenyouareoneandsuddenlyyouseethisonenessoutside,allbarriersvanish.NomoreI andThou.ThenthereisonlyGodorTruthorSamadhioryoumaycallthisasNirvana.Zen calls this state as Sonoma or Konomama. This is pure ishness, suchness, or as Buddha calls Thathata. One simply is. One is not doing anything. No more thinking! One is not feelinganything.Onesimplyis.Thisishnessistheultimateexperienceofbliss.Beyondthis thereisnothing.Toarriveatthisishnessistheeternalsearchofeverybeing.
Reprint: MEDITATION THE WAY TO SELF REALIZATION by TAOSHOBUDDHAREF: SECTION 4 WHATISMEDITATION?CH:WHATISMEDITATION?

Thoughmeditationbeginsinthemind,itisnotrealMeditation. Beginwiththemind.Onedayyouwillattainmeditation. Whenthemindceases,Youarebeyondit; Onlythenrealmeditationbegins. Eventogobeyondthemindyouhavetousetheminditself; TULSIDASCOMPOSEROF However,usethemindnegatively. Youwillcertainlyattainmeditation

TULSIDASCOMPOSEROFRAMCHARITMANAS
PortrayalofSriRama.ThewordManasreferstoLakeandalso the mind. Thus the portrayal of Rama is like a lake. Also it implies the portrayal of Rama that is inscribed on themind of humanbeings.Ramcharitmanasis,thereforeanepicdevotedto Rama. This work is still very popular among Hindus. It will continue to inspire humanity till the mountains remain and riversflow,alongthepathtoselfdevelopment. GoswamiTulsidas(15321623)isasaint,andamedievalHindi poet. He is more recognized as a social reformer through his works.HewasborninRajapur,IndiainthedistrictofBandain UttarPradesh.HewasmarriedtoRatnavali.

8|Page TulsidaswasaSaryuparinaBrahminbybirthandisregardedasanincarnationofValmiki, theauthorofRamayanawritteninSanskrit.Tulsidaswrotetwelvebooksandisconsidered the greatest and most famous of Hindi poets. The most famous book is his Ramayana RamcharitmanasinAvadhi.ThisRamayanaisreadandworshippedwithgreatreverence ineveryHinduhomeinNorthernIndia.ForthatmatterworldoverwhereHindusare.Itis an inspiring book that contains sweet couplets in beautiful rhyme. Vinaya Patrika is anotherimportantbookwrittenbyTulsidas. HisfathersnamewasAtmaRamSukalDube;thatofhismotherissaidtohavebeenHulasi. Alegendrelatesthat,havingbeenbornunderanunluckyconjunctionofthestars,hewas abandonedininfancybyhisparents,andwasadoptedbyawanderingascetic,withwhom he visited many holy places in the length and breadth of India; and the story is in part supportedbypassagesinhispoems.Itisalsosaidwhenhewasbornhehadallteethand spoke the word Ram. This prompted his name to be Rambola, one who spoke Ram. He studied, apparently after having rejoined his family, at Sukarkhet, a place generally identifiedwithSorintheEtahdistrictoftheUttarPradesh,butmoreprobablythesameas Varahakshetra, 30 miles west of Ajodhya (Ajodhya) (Varahakshetra and Sukarkhet have thesamemeaning;VardhaSkara,awildboar).Hemarriedinhisfatherslifetimeandhada son. His wife's name is Ratnavali. She is the daughter of Dina Bandhu Pathak, and had a brothernamedTarak.Tarakdiedatanearlyage.AndTulsi'swife,whowasdevotedtothe worshipofRama,leftherhusbandandreturnedtoherfathershousetooccupyherwith religion. Tulsidas followed her, and did his best to convince her to return to him, but in vain; she reproached him (in verses which have been preserved) with want of faith in Rama.WiththewordsofRatnaTulsiDaswashurt.Thesewordspromptedhimtorenounce theworld. Thus he entered an ascetic life. A TRANSFORMATION that has made Tulsi ETERNAL in everyHinduheart! Tulsispentmuchofhistimeinwanderingasapreacherofthenecessityofalovingfaithin Rama. He first made Ajodhya his headquarters, frequently visiting distant places of pilgrimageindifferentpartsofIndia.DuringhisresidenceatAjodhyatheLordRamaissaid tohaveappearedtohiminadream,andtohavecommandedhimtowriteaRamayanain the language used by the common people. He began this work inthe year 1574, and had finishedthethirdbook,whendifferenceswiththeVairagiVaishnavasatAyodhya,towhom hehadattachedhimself,ledhimtomigratetoBenares,wherehesettledatAsighat.Here heleftthephysicalbodytoentereternityin1623,duringthereignoftheemperorJahangir, at the age of 91. The period of his greatest activity as an author synchronized with the latter half of the reign of Akbar (15561605), and the first portion of that of Jahangir. Akbar's finance minister, the celebrated Raja Todar Mall was his attached friend. So was AbdulRahimKhankhana,anothercelebratedJewelofEmperorAkbar.TulsiDasissaidto havebeenresortedto,asaveneratedteacher,byMaharajaManSinghofJaipur(d.1618), his brother Jagat Singh, and other powerful princes; and it appears to be certain that his greatfameandinfluenceasareligiousleader,whichremainpreeminenttothisday,were fullyestablishedduringhislifetime.

9|Page Tulsis great poem, popularly called Tulslkrit Ramayana, but named by its author Ramcharitmanas, the Lake of Rama's deeds, is perhaps better known among Hindus in upper India than the Bible among the rustic population in England. Its verses are everywhere,inthisregion,popularproverbs;anaptquotationfromthembyastrangerhas animmediateeffectinproducinginterestandconfidenceinthelisteners.AswiththeBible and Shakespeare, his phrases have passed into the common speech, and are used by everyone(eveninUrdulanguage)withoutbeingconsciousoftheirorigin.Notonlyarehis sayings proverbial: his doctrine actually forms the most powerful religious influence in presentdayHinduism;and,thoughhefoundednoschoolandwasneverknownasaguru or master, but professed himself the humble follower of his teacher, NarhariDas, from whomasaboyinSokarkhetheheardthetaleofRama'sdoings,heiseverywhereaccepted asaninspiredandauthoritativeguideinreligionandconductoflife.NarhariDaswasthe sixthinspiritualdescentfromRamanand,thefounderofpopularVaishnavisminnorthern India. RamcharitmanasasapoemisarepresentationofthegreatthemeofValmiki.However,in nosenseisatranslationoftheSanskritepic.Thesuccessionofeventsisofcoursegenerally thesame,butthetreatmentisentirelydifferent.Theepisodesintroducedinthecourseof thestoryareforthemostpartdissimilar.WhereverValmikihascondensed,TulsiDashas expanded, and wherever the sage poet has lingered longest, there his successor has hastened on most rapidly. It consists of seven books, of which the first two, entitled ChildhoodandAyodhya,makeupmorethanhalfthework.Thesecondbook,AyodhaKand isthatmostadmired.ThetaletellsofKingDasarathscourt,thebirthandboyhoodofRama and his brethren, his marriage with Sita, daughter of Janak king of Mithila, his voluntary exile, the result of Kaikyi's guile and Dasaraths rash vow, the dwelling together of Rama andSitainthegreatcentralIndianforest,herabductionbyRavan,theexpeditiontoLanka andtheoverthrowoftheravisher,andthelifeatAyodhyaafterthereturnofthereunited pair.ItiswritteninpureBaiswariorEasternHindi,instanzascalledchaupais,brokenby dohas or couplets, with an occasional Sortha andChhand the latter a hurrying metre of manyrhymesandalliterations. Itsstylevarieswitheachsubject.Thereisthedeeppathosofthesceneinwhichdescribes Rama'sfarewelltohismother;theruggedlanguagedepictingthehorrorsofthebattlefield a torrent of harsh sounds clashing against each other and reverberating from phrase to phrase; and, as occasion requires, a sententious, aphoristic method of narrative, teeming with similes drawn from nature herself, and not from the traditions of the schools. His characters,too,liveandmovewithallthedignityofaheroicage.Eachisarealbeing,witha welldefinedpersonality. Rama, perhaps too perfecttoenlist all our sympathies; his impetuous and loving brother Lakshman;thetender,constantBharat;Sita,theidealofanIndianwifeandmother;Ravan, destinedtofailure,andfightingwithallhisdemonforceagainsthisdestinytheSatanofthe epic.Allthesearecharactersaslifelikeanddistinctasanyinoccidentalliterature. AmanuscriptoftheAyodhyaKandissaidtobeinthepoetsownhand,existsatRajpurin Banda, his reputed birthplace. One of the Balkand dated Sambat 1661, nineteen years

10 | P a g e before the poet's death, and carefully corrected, it is alleged by Tulsi Das himself, is at Ajodhya. Another autograph is reported to be preserved at Malihabad in the Lucknow district,acitywellknownforthebestandaverylargevarietyofMangoes.However,this remainssofarasunknowntomany.BesidestheLakeofRama'sdeeds,TulsiDaswasthe authoroffivelongerandsixshorterworks,mostofthemdealingwiththethemeofRama, hisdoings,anddevotiontohim.Theseare 1. TheDohabali,consistingof,573miscellaneousDohasandSorathas. 2. TheKabitiaRamayanaorKabittbali,whichisahistoryofRamainthekabitta. 3. TheKrishndohawaliorKrishnagitabali,acollectionof61songsinhonorofKrishna, intheKanaujidialectofHindi.Howevertheauthenticityofthisisdoubtful. 4. TheVinayaPatrika,orBookofpetitions,aseriesofhymnsandprayersofwhichthe first43areaddressedtothelowergods,formingRama'scourtandattendants,and theremainder,Nos.44to279,toRamahimself. TulsisdoctrineisderivedfromRamanujathroughRamanand.LikeRamanujahebelieves in a supreme personal God, who possesses all gracious qualities. Tulsis Rama is not the impersonalBrahmanofSankaracharya.TulsisLordassumedforHimselfthehumanform, andbecameincarnate,fortheblessingofmankind,asRama.TheLordistobeapproached by faith (Trust), devotion (Bhakti) and surrender of self the Totality of love. Also Tulsi emphasized that all actions are to be purified of selfinterest in Meditation of Him. Show lovetoallcreatures,andyouwillnotonlybehappybutattaintoBlissaswell.Thesoulis from the Lord, and is submitted in this life to the bondage of action (karma). Man, in his obstinacy,keepsbindinghimselftoactions.

DYNAMICMEDITATION

DYNAMICMEDITATIONISANACTIVEMEDITATION.THROUGHCHAOTICBREATHINGIT LEADSFROMINTENSEBODYACTIVITYTOASTATEOFTOTALNONDOING.OUTOF STRONGNECESSITYFORHUMANCONSCIOUSNESSTHISTECHNIQUEWASEVOLVED. DURATION:60MinutesMorning(preferablybefore11am):21Days continuedfromMarchIssue ThistechniquewasdevelopedbyaBuddhaofthiscenturyOshofortheerringhumanity and for the transformation of human consciousness. Man is neurotic. And it is not the questionofoneortwoorevenafew;menareneurotic.Soitisthequestionoftheentire humanity.Thisneurosisisconsiderednormal.Thisneurosishascomeinyousincebirth.In factyouwerebornneurotic.Thisyouwillhavetounderstand.Youhavetounderstandthe causesthatmakeyouneurotic.Thisneurosisisinborn.Therearecertainreasonsforthis. Thefirstreasonisthatmanistheonlycreaturewhoisnotfullyevolvedatthetimeofbirth.

11 | P a g e Everychildisbornimmature.Thechildishelpless.Withoutthemother,family,andparents thechildcannotsurvive.Exceptman,allanimalsarebornmature.Scientistssaythatnine months are not enough for evolution. It takes almost eighteen months for a child to be mature. And no mother can carry the child in her womb for that long. Thus, growth is aborted. This is because man alone stands on his two feet. And the human womb is not madeforthiserectposture.Thisimmaturitygivesaneuroticbeginning. Thesecatharticmeditationsusebreathingtohammeryourinnerunconsciousness.These techniquesacceptyourpresentneuroticstate.Andthusbyacceptingit,attemptstobring innerharmony,wholeness,blissfulness,andthusacelebration.Fromintenseactionthese leadtononaction.DynamicMeditationisanactivemeditation.Throughchaoticbreathing itleadsfromintensebodyactivitytoastateoftotalnondoing.Outofstrongnecessityfor humanconsciousnessthistechniquewasevolved.Thistakesintoaccountallthreetypesof persons: the bodyoriented, the heartoriented, and the mindoriented. It starts with intensebodyactivity.Itstartswithdeepchaoticbreathingatthebodylevel,movingtothe emotionsattheheartlevelandfinallytakesyoutothestillnessandthesilenceofnomind consciousnessbyworkingthroughthementalblocks. Youmaynothaveobservedyourbreathing.Itisspecialinmanyways.Yourbodyoperates on voluntary and nonvoluntary systems. You can move your hand voluntarily. But you cannot affect your blood circulation. This is nonvoluntary. The human body is made of thesetwosystems.Youcandosomethingwiththistohammertheinnerneuroticstateby changing your breathing patterns. Remember your breathing changes with the emotions. ThisisthedeviseusedinDynamicMeditation.Youcanchangetherhythmandevenstop breathingforafewseconds,butbreathingcannotbestoppedcompletely.Breathingisthe linkbetweenyourvoluntaryandnonvoluntarysystems.Thus,bychangingyourbreathing many things can change. When you observe your breathing minutely, you can become aware of many things.With anger the breathing rhythm is different. Love brings another rhythmofbreathing.Rhythmisdifferentduringrelaxation.Yourbreathinggetsfastwhen you are sexually aroused. Breathing is therefore related to your mental frame. Dynamic meditationbeginswithchaoticbreathing.Thiscreatesachaoswithinyourinnerrepressed system.Achildbreathesdifferently!Andwhenthechildbecomessexuallyawarebreathing again changes! If you are sexually afraid you cannot breathe deeply. Breathing hammers yoursexcenter.Infearyoubreatheshallow.Thus,chaoticbreathingdestroysallyourpast conditionings and patterns. This creates chaos within. Without such chaos, repressed emotionsthathavenowmovedtoyourbodycannotbereleased. The meditation proceeds in five stages; each is supported by a specific music. The first stage is that of life and be released. The meditation proceeds in five stages; each is supported by a specific music. The first stage is that of life and death. The second stage represents the negative mind. The third stage represents the positive mind. The fourth stageisthatofneutralortranscendentalmindornomind.Andthelaststagereferstofree flowingconsciousness.

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DYNAMICMEDITATIONTECHNIQUE:
STAGEONE:10MINUTES CHAOTICBREATHINGTHELIFEANDDEATHPHASE Start with ten minutes of chaotic breathing. This breathing is not PRANAYAMA or yogic breathing.Itisdeepandfast.Itgivesyoumoreoxygen.Withthisyoubecomemorealive andanimallike.Youareanimallikeagain.Onlythensomethinghighercandevelopwithin. Breathe as fast as you can. Be total. Cooperate with the body. Allow it to do whatever it wants. STAGETWO:10MINUTES THECATHARSISTHENEGATIVEMIND Thisistotalcooperationwiththeenergyofthebodythatbreathinghascreated.Totallet go. Just allow whatever is happening. Do not suppress anything. Do whatever you like: weeping,laughing,dancing,screaming,jumping,shaking,oranythingelse.Justbeawitness toallthatishappeningwithin. STAGETHREE:10MINUTES THEPOSITIVEMIND Forthenexttenminutesraiseyourhandsabovethehead.Goonjumpingupanddownas youcontinuethesoundhoohoo.Asyoujump,landhardonyoursoul;thesoundhoohoois forceddeepintothesexcenter.Exhaustyourselfcompletely. Forthenexttenminutesraiseyourhandsabovethehead.Goonjumpingupanddownas youcontinuethesoundhoohoo.Asyoujump,landhardonyoursoul;thesoundhoohoois forceddeepintothesexcenter.Exhaustyourselfcompletely. STAGEFOUR:15MINUTES THEFREEZEORTOTALSTOPTHENEUTRALMIND With the sound STOP at the end of the third stage, just freeze totally in this stage. Just remain in whatever position you are. Just stop! Freeze! No movement! When you freeze, the energy thus generated goes to your system. Breathing has awakened the energy, cleansedthroughcatharsis,andthenraisedthroughtheSufisoundhoo.Nowallowitto workdeeplywithinyou.Energyneedsmovement.Soifyoudonotthrowitout,itwillbegin toworkwithin. STAGEFIVE:15MINUTES THEDANCEOFCELEBRATIONORFLOWINGCONSCIOUSNESS Forfifteenminutesgoondancingadanceofcelebration;adanceofthanksgivingforbliss you have experienced. Do these techniques, as a meditation every morning, for at least threeweeksbeforeyouexperiencesomething.Itisonlyafterthreeweeksthatthingswill startsettlingandyourconsciousnesswillmovedeeper.Youcancontinuethismeditation forthreemonths.Themeditationlastsfor60minutes.Ithasmusictosupport.Eachstage beginswithadifferentpatternofMusic!

13 | P a g e The music CD is available worldwide at Osho Centers and Bookstores that carry Osho booksandliterature.

TAOSHOBUDDHARESPONDS:

Someoneasked,Buddhasaid,LOVEYOURSELFPleaseexplainthisstatement.Firstletme rephrase the statement. Never say Buddha said. Always say, Buddha is reported to have said.Thisisaprofoundstatement.Yetstillitisquitecontrarytowhathasbeentaughtand you know generally. Something about, Buddhas way of communication! For forty years Buddhasermoned.Everydayhewillcomeout.Monksgather.AndBuddhawillbeginthe sermon. This continued for forty years. But the system of recording is not what we have now.WhateverBuddhaspokewasheardbyAnandandthenitwasreported. TherewasaconferenceafterBuddhatookMahasamadhiamongthemonkstoauthenticate themessageofBuddha.ItwasthenAnandwhoauthenticatedthemessage.Thisiswhywe sayBuddhaisreportedtohavesaid.Thepersonisreportingwhathehasheard.Itcannot be said if this is the statement of Buddha. Yet indeed it is the statement of Buddha. The reportinginstrumentdoesnothaveanyinertiaofitsown.Theinstrumentispurified. Loveyourself,isaprofoundstatementofBuddha.However,allcultures,alltraditions,all civilizations, all churches (various places of worship) teach and propagate just the opposite. What is propagated, implies, love others, but not yourself. What an insane statement? A statement full of cunningness, and a strategy! It seems these people have forgottentheessenceoflove.LoveisanunseenbutrealizedTruth.Loveisthenourishment forsoul.Justasfoodnourishesthebody,sotoolovenourishessoul.Humanbodycannot survive without food, so too soul cannot exist without the fragrance of love. When I say love,Idonotmeanthecounterfeitthatisbeingsoldinthenameoflove.Itseemsnostate, no church; no vested interest has ever wanted people to have such strong, healthy, and lovingsoul. Remember a person with healthy soul is a perennial reservoir of spiritual energy. Also remember such a person is alive really. And one who is overflowing with this energy is boundtoberebellious.Allmasters,andthosewhohaveknowntrutharerebellious,behe Jesus,Mohammed,Kabir,Nanak,LauTzu,Buddha,Mahabir,Bodhidharmaoranyoneelse. Love transforms you. Love nourishes you. Love is revolutionary. Love gives you wings to soarhigh.Lovegives.Lovetransformsyou.Lovenourishesyou.Loveisrevolutionary.Love gives you wings to soar high. Love gives you insight into things and beings. Love is an understanding. Understanding of oneness! Understanding of a synergetic harmony!! And onceyouhavesuchanunderstandingnoonecaneverdeceiveyou!Exploityou!Oroppress youthen!LoveisTotalFreedom.Butthisisnotwhatyouknowaslove. Thewholesocietyanditssystemsmakeyouspirituallyweak.Andforthistheyhavefound away.Thewayisnottoallowyoutoloveyourself.Rememberifyoucannotloveyourself,

14 | P a g e youwillnotbeabletoloveanyoneelse.Sotheirteachingistoloveothers.Suchpeopleare cunning. Somehow they know if you are not allowed to love yourself, then how can you loveothers.Sotheygoonsayingandpropagatingloveothers,lovehumanity,lovegod,love nature, love your wife, love your children, love your wife, and love your parents. Love everyoneelsebutyourself.Tosuchpeoplelovingyourselfisselfishness.Alikeanythingelse they condemn and criticize selflove. Remember without this experience life is meaningless. Thesepeoplearesocunningthatyoucanneverknowthewholestrategy.Theirarguments areverylogical.Ifyouloveyourself,youareboundtobeselfish.Thisleadstoegoism.You are then egoistic. It is said, if you love yourself you are bound to be narcissistic. But in realityitisnottrue.Whenyoubegintoloveyourself,egodissolves.Itisbylovingothers yougettheimpressionthatyouareagreatlover.Whenyoubegintoloveotherswithout loving yourself egoisborn and as you continue to love others ego continuesto grow. All missionaries,allsocialreformers,allsocialservantshavethegreatestego.Itissobecause theythinkthemselvestobesuperiortoothers.Theynolongerbelongtotheordinary.Itis saidthatonlyordinarypeoplelovethemselves.Andthegreatpeopleloveothers.Theylove god!Theylovehigherideals.Inrealitywhenyoubegintoloveyourself,thisisbeginning. Thisisthefirststeptowardsthereallove.Bylovingyourselfyouhavethrownapebbleinto thetranquilwaterofyourbeing.Thefirst,circularrippleswillarisearoundthepebble. Certainly very close to the pebble these ripples will arise. Where else can these ripples arise?Oncetheseripplesarethere,thesebegintospreadtotheshore.Thefarthestshoreof yourbeing!Ifyoustoptheseripplesarisingveryclosetothepebble,therewillbenomore ripples.Andwhentheripplesarenottherewillbenothingtoreachtothefarthestshore. Butallyourpoliticiansandpriestsknowthis,sotheypropagatenottoloveyourself.And thustheygoondestroyingyourcapacitytolove.Sowhattheworldthinksandunderstands asloveiscounterfeit,reallypseudo.Itmaybedutybutinnowaylove.Reallyformedutyis afourletterworld.Everyoneseemstobefulfillingtheirduties.Parentsarefulfillingtheir duties towards their children, and expect in return children will love them. Wife is duty boundtowardsthehusbandsoisthehusband.Butwhereisthelove. Love is not duty bound. Love knows no duty. Duty is bondage love is freedom. Duty is a formality.Loveisjoy.Loveisnotdutybound.Loveknowsnoduty.Dutyisbondageloveis freedom.Dutyisaformality.Loveisjoy.Loveisblessing.Loveissharing.Loveisinformal. Loveneverfeelsfulfilled.Loveisfulfillmentuntoitself.Loveisthefloweringofyourbeing. Onewhoknowsthefragranceofloveneverfeelsthathehasdoneenough.Lovecontinues likeanunfinishedprocess.Lovefeelsobligedtheotherhasacceptedtheoverflowoflove. Lovefeelselatedthattheotherhasnotrejectedit. Onlythismuchfornow!Justasloveremainsunfinishedsotoothisoverflowisunfinished!I have only created a thirst in you for more of Taoshobuddha responses his being, his presencewithyou. .tobecontinued

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EK OMKAR SATNAM: SONGS OF NANAK JAPUJI

ekomkrsanmkarpuraknirbaonirvairakl mraajnsaibagurupars.
One Universal Creator God! The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified! No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of the Undying! Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace!!!

THE MOOL MANTRA:

BeforeIgointotheactualtextitisimportanttoknowsomething of the birth of Japu Ji. One dark rainy night in the month of Bhadaun (The Indian Name for the rainy month)! Thunder! In between lightening! Periodic pangs of rain. The entire village was asleep. Only the lamp is lit in Nanaks room. Thunder! Lightening! In between the sound of rain drops falling on the roof breaks the stillness of the night. An indrawn Stillness continues!Totalsilence!OnlythemelodyofNanakechoes.Until latethatnightNanakcontinuessinging.Nightenteredthethird quarter.Nanaksmotherfeared.Shegaveagentleknockatthe door. Mother Tripta said, Son, go to sleep now. The night is abouttodisappear.Itisalmostdaybreak,songotosleepnow.

GURU NANAK

Nanakgotsilent.Sametimeamidstthedarkstillnessofthenightabirdpapeehaechoedthe soundPIHUPIHU.Nanakdrewtheattentionofhismothertowardsthissound,andsaid motherareyoulisteningtothesoundofthisbird.Thisbirdisnotasleepasyet.Itssong theClariancallcontinues.Thebirdcontinuedthelamentofseparationwithitsbeloved.I amincompetitionwiththisbird.Itiscallingtoitsbeloved.ThenhowcanIbesilent.Iwill continuetosingaslongasthisbirdcontinuestocall.Itsbelovediscloseby.Butmybeloved isfar.EvenifIcontinueforlivesonlythenIcanreach.Inloveonedoesnotcountdays.And thusNanakcontinuedsinging.NanakreachedtotheUltimatethroughsinging.Nanakspath is full of songs. Nanaks search is unique. Remember Nanak did no Yoga! No Tap! No Dhyana!Nanaksimplysang.AndthusattainedtoonenesswiththeUltimate!Nanaksang withsomuchtotalitythathissongbecamedhyana(meditation).SongbecameYoga!Also songbecametaporausterities.AnecstaticKabirsings:

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SaurTa k larI MaTavarI MaDauva PaI GaYaI ibNa TaaEle

SURATKALARIMATVARIMADHWAPEEGAYEEBINTAULE! NANAKISONEWHODRANKTHEMYSTICALWINETOIMMEASURABLEQUANTUM! Nanak continued to sing the rest of the life. Such songs are not the songs of an ordinary singer. These are the songs of one who has known Truth. These songs echo the ultimate experienceofTruthorOneness.ThesesongsreflecttheveryBeingofParmatmaorGodor rabasNanakcallsHim.HavingdrunkNanakisnowoverflowingthatwhichcannotbeput intowords.OnlyanenchantingheartcanfeelNanakandHisENERGYFIELD.Theenergyof Nanakcannotbedestroyedbyanymeans.OnlyanEnchantingheartcanbecomeamedium ofcommunion.

NOWSOMETHINGABOUTTHEBIRTHOFJAPUJI:
ThedarknightofrainyseasonIspokeofearlier,andthenNanakwasabout1617years old.WhenJapuJiwasbornNanakwas36years,6monthsand15daysold.ThenightthatI spokeofearlierNanakwasanaspirant.Thatnighthewasinsearchofhisbeloved.Search has just begun. The call for the beloved is continuing PIHU, PIHU The bird was still calling.Unionhadnotyethappened.Theflowerhasnotyetblossomed.Butthebudhasits beautyfragranceandaura.

WHENEVERANINDIVIDUALDOESANYACTWITHSOMUCHTOTALITY, THATALONEBECOMESTHEPATH.ANYTHINGDONEHALFWAY!BEITMEDITATION, CANNOTLEADTOULTIMATEFLOWERING!!IFYOUSINGWITHYOURWHOLEBEING!DANCE TOTALLY!CERTAINLYYOUWILLREACH.ITMATTERSNOTWHATYOUDO?WHATREALLY MATTERSHOWYOUDO?THEQUESTIONISOFYOURTOTALITY.

JUST AS ATOM CANNOT BE DESTROYED SO CONSCIOUSNESS CAN NEVER BE DESTROYED!!!

SCIENTISTSHAVEHARNESSEDATOMICENERGYONLYFORDESTRUCTIVEPURPOSESSOFAR! BUTNANAKHASHARNESSEDTHEENERGYFIELDOFCONSCIOUSNESS FORTHETRANSFORMATIONOFHUMANBEING!FEELIT!BEIT!!! NANAKSEFFORTISTHEBIRTHOFANEWMANOUTOFYOU!THEINTEGRATED, HARMONIZED,ANDBLISSFUL!!!ONEWHOLIVESLIFEBEYONDDUALITY!!!

JAPUJI is the announcement of Nanaks union with God. The bird is now united with its beloved.Thelamentof PIHU, PIHUisovernow.Afterthissolemnunionwithhisbeloved JAPUJIisNanakmessage.NanakscompassionoverflowsthroughJAPUJI.JapujiistheBeing of Nanak. Japuji is the Fragrance of Nanak. Therefore, in the message of Nanak JAPUJI occupies a very significant place. Most sublime of Nanaks message is Japuji. Japuji is the mostauthentic,sublime,andtherecentmessagefromtheUNKNOWNANDUNKNOWABLE.

17 | P a g e JAPUJIisthefirstwordsthatoverflowedthroughNanakaftertheUnionwithhisbeloved. WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE BIRTH OF JAPUJI? In the darkness of the night! On the bank of the river! Nanak was sitting till late in the night along with his disciple and attendantMardana.AllofasuddenNanaktookoffhisclothes.WithoutasinglewordNanak enteredtheriver.Mardanafollowed.Andkeptonasking,whatareyoudoing?Nightiscold anddark.Farhewentintheriver.Nanaktookadive.Mardanathoughtinafewmoments Nanakwillcomeout.Nanakdidnotcomeoutoftheriver.ForfivetotenminutesMardana waited.ThenhestartedsearchingforNanak.Hestartedcalling.Thenhestartedsprinting along the shore. Where are you? Response! Mardana felt as if each wave is responding. Have patience! Wait a little longer! But there was no trace of Nanak. Mardana ran to the village. Midnight he woke up every one. Crowd gathered. Everyone loved Nanak dearly. People saw a rare possibility in Nanak. A possibility of blossoming! In the presence of Nanakeveryonefeltadifferentaura.Anewfragrance!Flowerhasnotyetblossomed!Yet still the bud has its beauty! And fragrance too! Entire village started crying. People gathered.Theysearchedtheentireriver.ButfoundnotraceofNanak.Threedayspassed.It wasacceptedeitherNanakdrownedorsomeanimalhaseatenNanak.Itwasacceptedthat Nanak died. There seemed to be no possibility of Nanak coming back. Sudden demise of Nanakwasaccepted. SuddenlythenthreedaysafterNanakappearedfromtheriver.AsNanakappearedJAPUJI is first message. Nanak made this announcement. Such is the story. I say a story! A story means,itistrueandnottrueatthesametime.Itindicatestruth.Anditisnottruebecause itindicatesinsymbols.Anddeeperthemessageis,onehastosearchfordeeperandmore subtlesymbols. When Nanak disappeared in the river for three days, the story says Nanak appeared in front of his beloved God. Nanak experienced Totality. He came face to face with God. Foundhisbelovedinfrontofhiseyes.OnewhomNanakcalleddayandnightthroughhis songsfoundinfrontofhiseyes.Forwhomallhissongswereaddressed!Onewhowashis heartbeat!Onewhowasthecauseofhisexistence!Foundrightinfrontofhiseyes!Nanak isfulfilled.Godsaid,Nowyougoback.AllthatIhavebestoweduponyou,Sharethesame withpeople.Returningfromthiscommunion,JAPUJIistheofferingofNanak. .TOBECONTINUED

WHAT IS COMMUNE?
The word was first coined by Buddha. He called commune as SANGHA. It implies where initiates have dropped their Egos and is no more functioning as separate islands or personalities. All personalities and identities are dissolved in a commune. Then is born yourindividuality!CommunicationbetweenheadsisreplacedbytheCOMMUNIONofthe HEART. When ever so many hearts open, many flowers blossom! Fragrance is released. ThisfragrancethatsurroundsaBuddhaisthefragranceortheenergyoftheBEING.You maycallthisasBUDDHAFIELD.

18 | P a g e If someone has attained to his Flowering, a COMMUNE is bound to happen. It cannot be prevented. All those who are thirsty will start moving towards This FLOWERING of a BUDDHA.Justlikewhenaflowerblossomsthemagneticpullofthefragranceattractsmany bees.Onlythebees!Nodogwilleverbeattractedtothismagneticpullofaflower. A BUDDHA AND A COMMUNE EXISTS ONLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SENSITIVITY, PERCEPTION,THEAVAILABILITY,THESEARCH,ANDOPENNESS.MANYWILLPASSBUT WILL MISS THE BUDDHA AND THE COMMUNE. WHEN MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH DEEP SEARCH AND THE OPENNESS ARE COMPLETELY DISSOLVED AND MERGED INTO ONE ANOTHER!THEREARISESACOMMUNE,ABUDDHAFIELD,ANDASANGHA!!!

FROM CHAOS TO COSMOS VIA

Chaosreferstoastateofdisturbanceanddisorder.Andcosmosreferstoastateoforder, rhythm, awareness, and harmony. The word cosmos was coined by Greek Mystic and Mathematician Pythagoras. He has contributed tremendously to human growth and evolution. But he is generally known as a mathematician alone. His vision of cosmos becamethebasisforallscientificinvestigationsandresearch.Remembersciencecanexist onlybecausetheexistenceisCosmos.Andreligionisthescienceoftheinner. So too religiousness can exist only if there is cosmos within. Do not imagine how the cosmos can be within. Cosmos means harmony, rhythm and awareness. If there exists chaos within, there will be no religiousness. Only there will be pseudo religion on the surface. And deep within a chaos, disorder, and misery! If for instance law continues to change every day one day water evaporates at 100 degree, another day at 200 degree, thusifwaterfunctionsduetothisdisorderinawhimsicalwaywithoutanyorderhowcan therebescience. Whenyoulookatman,youwillfindhelivesinthiswhimsicalmannerwithoutanyinner order.Thatiswhytherearesomanyreligions,churches,wars,crimesbutthereexistsno TRUERELIGIOUSNESS.SuchastateisreferredtoasCHAOS.Rememberthischaosdoesnot exist outside. Instead, it exists within. Man has not attained to his inner flowering or Enlightenment,buthecontinuestopreachandthusleadsothersintoastateofchaos.Inthe nameofreligionandmeditationcounterfeitarecirculating.Everythinghasbecomeagame ofEGO. If you look within you will find Chaos, and Conditioning. And because of this you cannot look within and live in the present moment of Eternity. You continue to swing from the deadpasttounbornfuture.Thusyoukeepyourselfoccupiedineverypossiblewaysothat thereisnotimelefttolookwithin.YoukeeponlisteningtoBuddhasunconsciously,who saylookwithin.Youdonotknowtheprocessoflookingwithin.Realityexistswithin,but youmakenoefforttolookwithinandcopingwithdarknessthatexistswithin.Insidethere ischaos.Andoutsideexistsrhythmandharmony.Starsaremovinginapattern.Whythis chaosdoesexistwithinthen?Andonewonderswheredoesthiscomefrom?Therootofall

19 | P a g e problemsandchaosisinyourmind.SOitisimportanttounderstandwhatismind.Ofwhat stuffisthismindmadeof? One wonders whether mind is an entity or simply a process. What is its nature? Is it substantialor its nature is dreamlike. And unless you know the nature of your mind you willnotbeabletosolveanyproblemorattaintothestateofHarmonyandBliss.Youmay try to solve a single individual problem. You are bound to fail. Because mind is the only problem!Youmaygooncuttingthebranchesorpruningtheleavesbutitisnotgoingto help. New branches and leaves continue to grow. You are to uproot the tree. Unless you knowhowtodoitallyoureffortsareboundtofail.Mindishiddenproblemandthecause ofCHAOS.YoucanseeforyourselfwhatIamtalkingabout. MindishiddenproblemandthecauseofCHAOS.YoucanseeforyourselfwhatIamtalking about.Mindisneverclear.Itsnatureisthatofconfusion.Clarityispossibleonlywithout mind.Peacewillhappenwithoutthemind.Andyouwillnevercomeacrossanythinglike mind.Mindisaprocess.Mindisacrowd.Thoughtstogethergiveyouanillusionthatmind exists. Mind is a crowd of millions of thoughts standing together. Is there anything like crowd?Incrowdcanyoufindanythingotherthanindividuals?Noyoucannot?Sotooisthe casewithyourmind.Inmindyouwillfindthoughtsbutnotthemind. This is the first insight into the mind. Watch and you will find uninterrupted stream of thoughts alone. But you will not find the mind anywhere. Constant flow of thoughts condition the mind! This results in chaos and constant turmoil. And whatever chaos you seeoutsideisallyourcreation,andaprojectionofyourownconditioning. YourlifewillremainchaoticunlessyoudropallconditioningsandattaintoastateofNO MIND.How??? Mind is chaos!!! A constant flow of thoughts!!! Start watching the thoughts! After one thoughtthereisagap!Eachthoughthastobeseparatedfromtheother.Deeperyougo,you will notice more gaps. If you become more aware, you will see more gaps. If you really becomeawareyoucanonlyseegaps.InsuchgapsyouwillexperiencethefirstSATORI.The state of NOMIND! Satori is a window to the unknown! It is the beginning. NoMind is cosmos.ButyouhavebecomeidentifiedwiththemindandyourconditioningasaHindu, Christian, Muslim, and a Jew etc., and the dead past hovering on your shoulder and the unborn future as a projection of your unfulfilled past echoing hopes in you. Present is existential. It is not the part of the mind. It is absolute harmony. To live in the present moment needs courage. And to be religious simply means to live in the present moment. Remember being in harmony with this you grow in trust. Bliss and peace will overflow. Thereisnootherwaytobereligiousneitherbychantingscripturesunconsciously,norby believinginanysaviouroranythingelse. Remember past is no more. The future is not yet. Both are nonexistential. This is the conditioned chaotic mind given to you by your family and the socalled religions. All the religious teachers talk of nonexistential. This is the way to keep you slave and be in the business. Out of these arise memories of the dead past, imaginations, desires, hopes and

20 | P a g e hallucinations.OnlyinthepresenceofaMaster,inaBuddhafieldyoucangathercourageto face your inner chaos. In the beginning this is a state of breakdown. But as you continue consciouslyandcourageouslysoontherecomesabreakthrough. TomovefromthisbreakdowntobreakthroughisthewholefunctionofaMaster.Forthis he creates a Commune of Energy as a Buddha field. Thus transformation from chaos to cosmos happens. This is the function of a commune. Alone you may not move from your presentstate.Acommuneisaplacewheremanyarebehindyouandmanyaheadofyou andthereisaMasterwhoexistslikeaDAWNofNEWAWAKENING.Hegoesoncalling.His clarioncalllingers; ListentomeOtravelleronthepath. AsyouarenowIwasever! AsIamnowyouwillbeoneday! Alittlewaitingisnecessary! Alittlemorepatience!! Thenallofsuddenamiraclehappens.YouaretotallyAWAKE.Yourchaoshastransformed intocosmos.Youareanorchestra.Noisehasbecomemusic.Suddenlyallunconsciousness transforms into consciousness. Madness is transformed into BUDDHAHOOD or ENLIGHTENMENT. The spring has come. So new foliage are in the garden! Buds start opening. Inner flowering begins to happen. A new fragrance wafts! Thousand flowers blossom. All fears disappear. You are courageous to enter the UNKNOWN and thus the UNKNOWABLE.Trusthappens.AndthenUMMMM!!!!

LAUGHTER THE WAY OF TRANSFORMATION

Mastershaveusedjokesasadevisetotranscendtheenergyfrommindtoheart.Whenever a joke is given you cannot remain in the mind. Naturally you burst into laughter. As you begintolaughyoursolarplexuscentergetsactivatedwiththeconstanthammeringatthis existential center. Remember through this center and the umbilical cord you have been connected to your mother as an infant during the pregnancy. Meditation establishes this connectionbetweenyouthefinitebeingandthecosmicbeing. UnlikethetraditiontheSufiMasterRaghuberDayalusedthisdeviseforthetransformation ofhumanconsciousness.AnotherSufiMasterIdrishShahdevelopedacharacterinMULLA NASURIDDIN to create humor among the aspirants and thus bring about transformation. AnothermysticOshohasusedjokesasanimportantdeviseforthis.Itisworthconsidering. Itissignificant.Thefirstthingtounderstandisthatexceptforman,noanimaliscapableof laughter.Solaughtershowsaveryhighpeakintheevolutionoflife.Laughterismeditation andawaytotransformation.Forthisyourlaughterhastobespontaneous.Laughterisone poleofthismeditation.Theotherpolesarecryingandsilence. .tobecontinued

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HanumanChalisa AMysticalDimension
Hanuman represents the sojourn from mortal consciousness into divine awakening. The Hanuman Chalisa is indeed a mystical treatise on the evolution from mind into no-mind. Hanuman Chalisa shows the way of transformation from ego-centricity to becoming a nimitta an instrument of divinity.

Tulsi Dasa the composer of this magnanimous song in praise of Hanuman reveals the inner mysteries for climbing the ladder of the chakras to attain the highest realization and self transformation. As he also was transformed using the same method. JayaHanumangyaanagunasaagara JayaKapeeshatihunlokaujaagara
VictorytoHanuman,oceanofwisdomandvirtue, HailMonkeyLord,illuminatorofthethreeworlds.

The Chalisa opens with a chant of victory to Hanuman for attaining a state of total surrender to the divine will. Jaya Hanuman! It continues with a description that Hanuman is Gyan Guna SagarAvastoceanofwisdomandvirtue.Tulsi CoverofHanumanChalisa DasathenpraisesHanumanasKapishaLordof themonkeys.ButinVedantamonkeyissymbolic AMysticalDimension ofmindhenceKapishaismasterofthewavering mind. Tihun Loka literally refers to the three worldsbutactuallysymbolizesthethreestatesof waking,dreaminganddeepsleep.Ujaagarameanstoenlighten/awakenthusreferstothe forthstateorturiya. Themysticalinterpretationis: Salutationstotheonewhohasattainedtorealizationandtranscendence! Andthusfilledwithwisdomandcompassion! Salutationstotheonewhoisawakened andconqueredthemindandthreestatesofwakingdreamanddeepsleep!

22 | P a g e Raamadootaatulitabaladhaamaa AnjaniputraPavanasutanaamaa YouaretheemissaryofLordRama, theabodeofincomparablestrength, thesonofAnjani, andalsocalledsonofthewindgod. RamadootameansonewhoisaninstrumentoftheDivine.Onewhoisahollowreedin the hands on the Divine. One who merely resonates the eternal echoes from the Beyond. One who has attained transcendence and becomes divine as well, thus functions as a mediumtorelaythewhispersfromtheunknown. Atulita is used as the instrument has no personality of its own hence it cannot be comparedtoanything.TheinstrumentistotallydissolvedintotheDivine. Balaislimitlessstrength.Itmeansenergycomingfromtheinfinitesourceandnotcoming fromthemusclesoranintellectualprowess. DhaamaameansonewhoisarepositoryforthetransmissionsoftheDivine.Itisreallya connectionwiththeDivinefromwhichflowsunlimitedenergyandtruepower.Dhaamaa can be compared to a satellite radio station which merely transmits whatever is being broadcastfromthemainhub. Anjaniputraisreallyaparadox.Anjanimeansunborn,causeless.ThebirthofHanumanis similartothatofSita.Theybothcomeintoexistencewithoutasource.Putraisanoffspring orchildthatdeliversonefromthelowerrealmsintothehigherrealms.Onewhoascends fromthelowerchakrasandmovesupthehigherpsychospiritualcentres. Pavanasutameansnothavingadirectionofitsown.Egoless.Justcomingandgoingasa prophetoftheDivine.Itappearsfromnowhereanddisappearsintothehorizonwithouta maportrace.Likethecloudsintheinfinitesky.Withnocauseitcomesintobeingandthen dissolveslikeburningcamphor. Naamaa is the same as Guru Nanaks eka omkar sat naam. It means the existential sourcefromwhicheverythingcomesintobeingyethavingnocauseofitsown. Themysticalinterpretation: AninstrumentoftheDivinethatresonatestheeternalmessage. Arepositoryofinfiniteenergy. Theunbornharbingerthatisknownasthecauseofitsownexistence.

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ENLIGHTENMENT:THEULTIMTEFLOWERING:
(MARCH21stOSHOENLIGHTENMENTDAY)
Itisoneofthemostsignificantmomentsinthelifeofman,whenhefeelsthathehasrun out of ambitions and is simply waiting, not knowing for what. This is the moment when enlightenment is nearest. Enlightenment is not a goal. It is not there, far away, that you havetoreachtoit.Youcannotmakeanambitionofenlightenment:thatisthesurewayto missit.Enlightenmenthappensinthisgap,whenallyourambitionsarefinished,youdont know what to do, where to go. In this silence because there is no turmoil of desire, no hankeringforambitionenlightenmenthappensofitsownaccord.Itisabyproduct,nota goal. And thats why you are feeling sad, unfulfilled; although all the ambitions are finished...whyshouldonefeelunfulfilled?There must be something in life which is not part of the ambitious mind, without which one cannot feel fulfilled. You can fulfill all your desires, all your ambitions still you will feel unfulfilled. Thus continues the process. The cessation of thisprocessisENLIGHTENMENT. Infactyouwillfeelunfulfilledmorethanthose who are still running after desires, because at leastforthemthereishopethattomorrowthey willreachthegoal.Todaymaybeempty,butthe illusion,thehallucinationoftomorrowkeepstodayinacertainwayhiddenfromthem.But now for you there is nothing which can hide your reality. You are unfulfilled. So one fundamental thing is very clear: that even if all the ambitions are fulfilled, man is not fulfilled!Thereissomethingwhichisnotanambition,andunlessyouachieveitanditis not an achievement unless it happens to you, the unfulfillment will make you sad. And thuswillcontinuetheperpetualcycle. This situation happens to very fortunate people; otherwise everybody is running after desires, and there are so many things in life to do. There is no time to feel unfulfillment; thereisnotimetofeelsadness.Thehopefortomorrowdispelsallsadness.Butnowyou dont have any hope for tomorrow. Only today is with you, and it is good that you are waiting,notknowingforwhat.Ifyouarewaitingknowinglyforsomething,thatisdesire, thenthemindisplayingagamewithyou.Ifyouaresimplywaiting,youhavecometothe endoftheroad.Thereisnowheretogo,whatcanyoudoexceptwait?Butwaitforwhat?If you can answer, I am waiting for this or that, you will miss enlightenment. Then your waiting is not pure. Then it is not simply waiting. If you can be clear about it, that it is a pure waiting which isnot addressed to anything, to anyobject, itis the right situation in whichenlightenmenthappens.Soyouareinabeautifulstate,unawareofit,becausepure waiting and sadness... one cannot see what is beautiful about it. Only the awakened ones canseewhatisbeautifulaboutit.Thisisthesituationinwhich,asabyproduct,youwake up. Otherwise life remains a spiritual sleep. All desires and ambitions are nothing but

24 | P a g e dreamsinthissleep.SoChuangTzu,oneofthemostabsurdbutoneofthemostsignificant mystics,hasabeautifulparable. One morning he wakes up very sad. His disciples ask him what has happened. He said, Somethinghashappened,andIdon'tthinkanyofyouwillbeofanyhelpbutstillIwill tell you; you can try to help me. In the night I dreamed that I have become a butterfly. They all laughed. They said, There is no need to worry about it. It was only a dream. ChuangTzusaid,Firstlistentothewholething,thatisonlythehalfpart.NowIamawake, andwonderingperhapsifthebutterflyhasgonetosleepandisdreamingthatheisChuang Tzu. My problem is whether I am Chuang Tzu who dreamed to be a butterfly, or I am a butterflywhoisdreamingtobeChuangTzu.Theyallfellsilent.Logicallythereseemstobe noway.ChuangTzuschiefdisciple,LiehTzu,wasout.Ashecameinpeopleweresitting sadly,themasterwassittingsadly.Heenquiredofadisciple,Whatisthematter?Whathas happened?Thediscipletoldhimthestory;hesaid,Don'tbeworried,Iwillputhimright. Andhewentclosetohimandthrewabucketfullofcoldwaterintohiseyes.AndChuang Tzusaid,Thatsperfectlyright,thatstheanswer.Butifyouwerenothere....TodayIwas lost.NowIknowthatIamChuangTzu;youneednotbringanotherbucket,thewateristoo cold.LiehTzusaid,WhenIamoutyoushouldnotdoanysuchthing.Thesepeopledon't understandyou.Theywereallpuzzled,andtheywereallsadthattheirmasterissad,and allthatisneedediscoldwatersoyouwakeup,whoeveryouareabutterflyorChuang Tzudoesnotmatterwakeup!Fromanypoint,eitherfrombeingabutterflyorfrombeing a Chuang Tzu! All that is needed is WAKE UP! Who cares who you are? We care... your wakefulness that is our concern. Sadness, a deep unfulfillment, ordinarily will not look somethingglorious,notsomethingtobeproudof,butIsaytoyouthatitissomethingtobe proudof.Justremaininyoursadness.Donttrytochangeitintosomethingelse.Remainin yourwaitingdonttrytogiveitanobject.Apurewaitingattractstheultimateexperience we call enlightenment to it. One has not to go to enlightenment as a goal. Enlightenment comestoyouwhenyouareripe,andthisisthekindofripenesswhichisnecessary. IntheWestitishappeningtomanypeople,buttheydonotknow,becauseintheWestLieh Tzuhasnotenteredyet.Theyaresad,indeepanguish;theyaredrowningthemselvesin alcohol, in drugs, in perverted sexualities they are trying to forget their sadness in all kindsofthings.Theyaretryingtofindwayssomehowtomakeanobjectfortheirwaiting. Perhapstheymaybecomereligious,andtheymaystartlookingforGod;butremember,all thosewhoarewaitingforGodarewaitingforGodot.IusedtothinkthatGodotmustbea German word it sounds German. It hits like a German word. I used to think it must be German for God and that was exactly the message in the book WAITING FOR GODOT. Nobody has seen Godot, nobody knows about him. Two persons are waiting, but just to waitfornothingisthemostdifficultthingintheworld.Sotheyhaveimaginedthemselves... andtheyhavehelpedeachother,andonesaystotheother,Ithinkhemustbecoming.He says,Ialsothink.Itisalreadylate.Andnobodyknowsaboutwhomtheyaretalking,but nobodywantstobringupthequestion,Aboutwhomyouaretalking?"Becausetheyare bothafraidthatifthequestionisraisedthentheirwoundwillbeopened,thatthereisonly waitinganditisfornoone,anditwillbeverysad.Soitisgood.Andtheygoontalking... Thisisnotright,thisisnotgentlemanlypromisingandthennotcoming.Andfinallyone getsupandsays,Iamfedupwiththiswaiting.Iamgoingtolookforhimwhereishe?

25 | P a g e Whatispreventinghimfromcoming?Theothersays,Whereareyougoing,leavingme alonehere?Iamalsocomingwithyou. Thewholedialoguestartswithnobase,buttheybothgetengagedinit.SoIthoughtitcan only be God. I asked my German sannyasin, the oldest German sannyasin, Haridas, Is GodottheGermanwordforGod?"Hesaid,No!TheGermanwordforGodisGott.Isaid, Even better already got! No question of waiting. In Godot there is some possibility to wait.Godisafarawaygoal,butGott...?OnlyGermanshavegotit.Nobodyelsehastheguts to say that. A few will become religious and start waiting for Gott. A few may start philosophizing, that life is meaningless, that life is nothing but anguish, that it is nausea. AndthebeautyisthatJeanPaulSartre,whowascontinuouslysaying,Lifeismeaningless, justanxiety,anguish,nauseahealsowroteabooktitledNAUSEAhelivedlong.Then whygoonlivingiflifeisjustnauseatowriteabookaboutit?Ifitismeaninglesstoargue aboutit!TogetaNobelPrizeforit!ThatremindsmeofZeno,oneGreekphilosopher,avery sharplogician.Hehasleftpuzzleswhichhavenotbeensolvedintwothousandyears.AndI don'tthinkthereisanywaytosolvethem.Themanhasatremendousmindforlookingat things in such a way that he will find puzzles everywhere. And he preached before Jean Paul Sartre, two thousand years before him, that life is meaningless, but he was more logical. He said, Suicide is the only logical conclusion. Many of his disciples committed suicide, and he himself lived for ninety years! And when he was dying, somebody asked, This is strange. You preach suicide and many of your closest followers have committed suicidewhentheywereyoung,andyouhavelivedtoninety.Andinthosedaystoliveto ninety was very rare. What is your answer?" He said, I had to live, to preach my philosophy,toteachpeoplethatlifeisnothing,andtheonlywayoutistocommitsuicide.It wassuchaburden,butadutyhastobefulfilled.Icouldnotcommitsuicide,becausethat wouldhavebeendestructivetomyphilosophyanditspropagation.Heissayinghelived just to teach people that they should commit suicide. Many intelligent people are committing suicide. Those who cannot gather courage to commit suicide go mad. Either therearedrugsormadnessorsuicideorasuperstitiousreligionandcreatingabogusidea of God far away, just to give you something to wait for; otherwise it seems like an open wound,andthereisnowayforittobehealed.Jay,whatIamsayingistotallydifferentfrom whatishappeningintheWest.WhatIamsayingiswhathashappenedintheEastinthe pasttenthousandyears,wheneveramanhascometosuchapointthatallambitionsare uselesshehaslivedthem,andfoundthatitwasnotworthit;hereachedthegoalthathe wantedandthenfoundthattherewasnothingtobefound,thatitwasonlyahallucination, an oasis that looked to be real from far away but as he came closer and closer, it disappeared,andtherewasonlydesert.TheEasthasuseditinadifferentway.Notasingle philosopherhaspreachedforsuicide.Notasinglemaninthisstatehasgonemad,orhas turnedtowardsdrugs.Butforcenturiesithasbeenacceptedasthemostpotentialmoment inlife.Ifyoucanjustwait,withoutwaitingforanything;justwaitpurewaiting....Letthe sadnessbethere,lettheunfulfillmentbetheretheycannotstopyourenlightenment.Only one thing can stop your enlightenment, and that is if you make some object for your waiting. If the waiting is pure, enlightenment is going to happen, and with its happening thereisfulfillment,andthereisgreatrejoicingandlifehascometoitsflowering. TheTransmissionoftheLamp#15Osho

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