"Just be yourself, utterly yourself. And don’t be bothered what kind of flower you turn out to be. It does not matter whether you are a rose or a lotus or a marigold. It does not matter. What matters is flowering. Let me repeat: the flower does not matter, what matters is flowering, and the flowering is the same whether it is a marigold.... The marigold is a poor flower. I don’t know about here, but in India the marigold is the poorest flower. Just to give him consolation perhaps, we call him mari-gold, otherwise it is a poor flower. Roses are rich people, lotuses are just super-rich! But it does not matter. When the marigold opens up there is the same ecstasy surrounding it as when a rose opens up. There is no difference in the ecstasy, because the ecstasy comes neither from the color nor from the fragrance, nor from the size. No, the ecstasy comes from the phenomenon, the miracle of flowering, opening. The marigold has become a marigold, it was its destiny. The rose has become a rose, it was its destiny. Both are fulfilled. That fulfillment is exactly equal. The moment you become yourself you will not be me, you will not be Christ, you will not be Krishna; you will be yourself. But the ecstasy that surrounds me will surround you." ♥O S H O
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 04:22:41 +0000
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