Existence knows no problems. Problems are man-created. In fact, problems are because we are tense. It is not the other way around – that we are tense because there are problems, NO. Because we are tense, there are problems. So once the tension is relaxed the problems disappear. People ordinarily think that there are problems and that’s why we are so anxious and worried. Not so. You are worried, anxious, so you cannot live without problems. You create them. Your worry needs some problems to hang on. So if one problem is solved, immediately you create another. Just solving problems is not going to help. It will be a sheer wastage. So I try to cut the very root,the grass-root – and that is the state of a tense mind. Once that state relaxes, all problems simply disappear as dewdrops disappear in the morning. Once you have known that moment – even for a single time – you have the key in your hand, and whenever you want to you can open the door of the temple and enter. If you want to enjoy a little worry and problems, that’s up to you ! But now it is not a problem really, it is a game. If you want to sharpen your mind against anxieties, do it. But then you know that it is a game and you enjoy it. In fact, anxiety is not anxiety then. It is as if you are solving a crossword puzzle. It creates anxiety but that’s just a game. Or you are playing cards or chess. You know that the whole thing is created by you. Don’t play the game – get out of it! Nobody is forcing you to play it. You enter it on your own initiative, voluntarily, because you enjoy that sharpening, that state of tense consciousness. There is nothing wrong in it. But then the whole life is nothing but a chessboard and any moment you want to get out of it you can throw the board and finish the game. You have the key and you can move. Then problems are like toys and you play with them. So that is exactly the point to be understood. OshO ❤️ The Cypress in the Courtyard
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 06:41:11 +0000
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