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in the river winding its way down the Himalayas... Wherever you see it, worship it, bow down to it, kneel down in deep prayer, because wherever beauty is, God is just around the corner. There is no need to go to the temple; if you can seek Him in beauty, then the whole existence is His temple.
The more you become aware and conscious and sensitive of beauty, the more you will be surprised to discover that the small things you had never taken any note of are of immense beauty -- just a pebble on the shore, just the silence of the desert or these insects in the night or the darkness of the night itself! Once you start becoming aware of it, then slowly slowly each and everything becomes His 'jalal', his beauty!
And I am not saying to look for it only outside you; look in yourself too. Standing before a mirror, don't think you are standing there: this too is God reflected in the mirror. Look in your own eyes reflected in the mirror, worship and bow down. Then a new love affair starts with existence. And that love affair will lead you slowly slowly towards the immortal, the immeasurable....
Do the camp. Relax with my people, don't remain tense. And don't take sannyas seriously. Be playful about it, then much more will happen. Enjoy it! Don't make it a holy trip, because all holy trips are ego trips. Just be a child with all my children here, and enjoy -- sing and dance.
Don't keep aloof and don't think that you are doing anything serious; we are not doing serious things at all. A joke is far holier than your so-called holy books because it brings laughter, and laughter is the quality of God. The ancient Hebrews say that God created the world because He loves gossiping and He loves stories. And they also say that when a man dies and reaches God, God asks, 'What's new ?'
So be joyously here... and much is going to happen. It happens on its own, you need not force it.
[A sannyasin says she has discovered a sensitivity within herself, feels weaker, and wonders how she will be able to cope in the West. Osho tells her not to mistake vulnerability for weakness. They appear alike only, but vulnerability is greater than any strength. Osho
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