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written that smoking is forbidden on the bus," the conductor angrily said. "Didn't you read it? Don't you know how to read?"
"I read it but there is so much written in the bus. Which of them should I do?" Nasruddin said. "Look at this: it says here, 'Always wear Handloom Saris!'"
One need only be a little careful to avoid such mistakes. The body is very close -- to read the language of the body is very easy. And the body is so close that its shadow falls on the inner mirror and is reflected. You are in the body, but you are not the body. The body is yours, you are not the body's. The body is your means, you are the end. Use the body, don't lose your mastership. Though living in the body, remain beyond the body -- like a lotus in the water.
Hari Om Tat Sat.
The Mahageeta, Vol 1
Chapter #6
Chapter title: The Touchstone of Truth
16 September 1976 am in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium
Archive code: 7609160
ShortTitle: MAHA0106
Audio: Yes
Video: No
[NOTE: This discourse is in the process of being edited for publication. It is for reference use only.]
The first question:
Question 1
BELOVED OSHO, THROUGH STUDYING TEXTS LIKE VEDANTA AND THE ASHTAVAKRA GEETA, I HAVE LEARNT THAT WHATEVER IS WORTH ATTAINING HAS ALREADY BEEN ATTAINED. MAKING EFFORTS FOR IT IS GOING ASTRAY. I HAVE DEEPENED THIS CONVICTION, SO WHY HAS SELF-REALIZATION NOT HAPPENED? PLEASE SHOW ME THE PATH.
Never think that what you understand from scriptures is your own understanding. Never think what you understand from words has become your own experience.
Hearing Ashtavakra, many people will feel, "Far out, everything is already attained." But it is not attained this way. What connection is there between your listening to Ashtavakra and attaining? It has already happened: this must be your own experience. The recognition, the blessing, must be yours, it is not an intellectual conclusion.
Intellect will quickly accept it. What could be easier than, "It has already happened. Good, our troubles are over. Now there is no need to search, no need to meditate, no need
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