Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol. 2

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Osho explores Zen’s unique definition of truth, adding his own understanding of the essence of truth and consciousness. He also answers questions on a wide variety of topics, including the concept of sin, and how to find peace of mind.

Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol. 2
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Osho explores Zen’s unique definition of truth, adding his own understanding of the essence of truth and consciousness. He also answers questions on a wide variety of topics, including the concept of sin, and how to find peace of mind.


Excerpt from: Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 2, Chapter 3

      “Just disconnect. Sometimes – once a day – sit silently and disconnect yourself to all connections. Just as you disconnect the phone, disconnect yourself from all connections. Don’t think any longer that you are a father to your sons – disconnect. You are no longer a father to your son, and you are no longer a son to your father. Disconnect that you are a husband or a wife; you are no longer a wife, no longer a husband. You are no longer a boss, no longer a servant. You are no longer black, no longer white. You are no longer Indian, no longer Chinese, no longer German. You are no longer young, no longer old. Disconnect, go on disconnecting. A thousand and one connections are there – just go on disconnecting all the connections. When you have disconnected all the connections, suddenly ask, “Who am I?” No answer comes because you have already disconnected all those answers that would have come.

      “’Who am I?’ And an answer comes, ‘I am a doctor’ – but you have disconnected with the patients. An answer comes, ‘I am a professor’ – but you have disconnected yourself from your students. An answer comes, ‘I am Chinese’ – but you have disconnected it. An answer comes, ‘I am a man or a woman’ – but you have disconnected it. An answer comes, ‘I am an old man”’– but you have disconnected it.

      Disconnect all. Then you are in yourself. Then for the first time the host is alone and there is no guest. It is very good sometimes to be alone without any guest because then you can look into your host-ness more closely, more carefully. The guests create turmoil, the guests create noise, and they come and demand your attention. They say, ‘Do this’ and, ‘Hot water is needed’ and, ‘Where is breakfast?’ ‘Where is my bed?’ and, ‘There are bed bugs!’ – a thousand and one things. Then the host starts running after the guest. Of course, you have to take care of these people.

      “When you are completely disconnected, nobody bothers you, nobody can bother you. Suddenly you are there in all your aloneness, in that purity of aloneness, in that pristine purity of aloneness.’ Osho

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