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That is paradise.
(He doesn't believe in believing, Osho tells Dhyan Darshana, he believes in seeing. He pauses till the laughter subsides and then resumes.)
Unless you see, never believe, because the danger is that one can believe in something very easily if the belief is comfortable, consoling; if it fulfils a certain need in you, you can believe. But belief stops enquiry. The moment you believe, there is nothing to explore.
So don't believe in god and don't believe that there is no god either; both are beliefs. One is positive, one is negative, but both are beliefs. Neither be religious nor be irreligious, neither be an atheist nor a theist. Remain open. That's what I mean when I say don't believe: remain open.
Remain aware: that 'I don't know.' It is difficult to remember 'I don't know' because it hurts the ego. The ego wants to claim knowledge, the ego wants to make claims about everything. That's why if even to the ugliest person you say 'You are beautiful,' he will believe you; even the ugliest person will not deny it.
You can say to the most stupid person, 'You are simply a great Buddha, a great wise man, and he will not deny it. He will smile at you patronisingly. In fact he will say to you 'You are the only intelligent person because you have recognised me. Fools don't recognise me.' That's why it is easy to buttress people -- because nobody denies anything. The ego is always hankering to be supported. And knowledge is one of the greatest supports of the ego, so one goes on believing in things because it creates knowledgeability.
There are Christians, Hindus and Mohammedans and Buddhists and almost everybody belongs to some religion, to some political ideology -- communist, socialist, fascist. These are people who know nothing, but they believe because belief gives them the idea that they know -- and everybody wants to be in the know. Belief is the cheapest way, at no cost. And the person who believes in end... look at him when he comes across a person who does not believe in god, see how superior he feels, that 'I believe in god and you don't believe in god.' He really feels great sympathy for you, pity for you
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