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Maturity: The Responsibility of Being Oneself
One of the greatest spiritual leaders of the twentieth century encourages us to embrace the qualities of life our advancing years grant us in The Responsibility of Being Oneself .
In a culture infatuated with youth and determined to avoid old age at all costs, this book dares to raise a question that has been all but forgotten in the age of Viagra and cosmetic surgery. What benefits might lie in accepting the aging process as natural, rather than trying to hold on to youth and its pleasures all the way to the grave?
Osho takes us back to the roots of what it means to grow up rather than just to grow old. Both in our relationships with others, and in the fulfillment of our own individual destinies, he reminds us of the pleasures that only true maturity can bring. He outlines the ten major growth cycles in human life, from the self-centered universe of the preschooler to the flowering of wisdom and compassion in old age.
Osho’s sly sense of humor runs like a red thread through the book, along with a profound compassion and understanding of how easy it is to be distracted from the deeper meaning and purpose of our lives―which is, ultimately, to flower into our own individual uniqueness and maturity with an attitude of celebration and joy.
Osho challenges readers to examine and break free of the conditioned belief systems and prejudices that limit their capacity to enjoy life in all its richness. He has been described by the Sunday Times of London as one of the “1000 Makers of the 20th Century” and by Sunday Mid-Day (India) as one of the ten people―along with Gandhi, Nehru, and Buddha―who have changed the destiny of India. Since his death in 1990, the influence of his teachings continues to expand, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world.
In a culture infatuated with youth and determined to avoid old age at all costs, this book dares to raise a question that has been all but forgotten in the age of Viagra and cosmetic surgery. What benefits might lie in accepting the aging process as natural, rather than trying to hold on to youth and its pleasures all the way to the grave?
Osho takes us back to the roots of what it means to grow up rather than just to grow old. Both in our relationships with others, and in the fulfillment of our own individual destinies, he reminds us of the pleasures that only true maturity can bring. He outlines the ten major growth cycles in human life, from the self-centered universe of the preschooler to the flowering of wisdom and compassion in old age.
Osho’s sly sense of humor runs like a red thread through the book, along with a profound compassion and understanding of how easy it is to be distracted from the deeper meaning and purpose of our lives―which is, ultimately, to flower into our own individual uniqueness and maturity with an attitude of celebration and joy.
Osho challenges readers to examine and break free of the conditioned belief systems and prejudices that limit their capacity to enjoy life in all its richness. He has been described by the Sunday Times of London as one of the “1000 Makers of the 20th Century” and by Sunday Mid-Day (India) as one of the ten people―along with Gandhi, Nehru, and Buddha―who have changed the destiny of India. Since his death in 1990, the influence of his teachings continues to expand, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world.
208 pages, Paperback
Published October 27, 1999
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Osho
4,379 books6,916 followersRajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain, 11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990) and latter rebranded as Osho was leader of the Rajneesh movement. During his lifetime he was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader and mystic.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
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August 22, 2023زندگی از یک الگوی ذاتی برخوردار است.
فیزیولوژیستها میگویند که هر هفت سال بدن و ذهن دستخوش نوعی بحران یا تغییر میشود هر هفت سال همه سلولهای بدن تعویض میشوند .
هر هفت سال دوره جدیدی اغاز و گام جدیدی برداشته میشود .
فرد متمدن کسی است که نیازی به زمان ندارد او هم اکنون و همینجا به قله رسیده است چون ایمان در لحظه بی زمانی همین حالا اتفاق می افتد و هرگز غیر از این نبوده.
آمادگی برای مرگ چیست ؟
مردن در حال جشن گرفتن آمادگی برای مرگ است ، خوشحال مسرورانه و مشتاقانه مردن آمادگی برای مرگ است . خداوند به تو فرصت داد تا بیاموزی و باشی و تو اموختی اکنون تو دلت میخواهد که استراحت کنی ، به خانه اولت بازگردی فقط چند صباحی در اینجا گذرانده ای .
تو در سرزمین عجیبی آواره و سرگردان اینجا و آنجا بوده ای با مردمان عجیبی سر و کله زده ای ، عاشق غریبه ها شدی و خیلی چیزها یاد گرفتی اکنون وقت آنست که ملکه زنبورها به کندو بازگردد .
۶۳ سالگی زمانیست که شخص کاملا در خود محصور است جریان کل انرژی فقط رو بسوی درون است و درون و درون.
وقتی مرگ برسد تو از ۹ ماه قبل از آمدنش آگاه خواهی بود مثل جنین در زهدان مادر ، همین دوره تکرار خواهد شد . اکنون دوباره به زهدان بازمیگردی ، زهدانی که در درون خود توست !
تنها چیزی که واقعا تا ابد ارزشمند هست آگاهی توست.
در هفتاد سالگی اگر همه مراحل را بدرستی پشت سر گذاشته باشی در لحظه بدون پشت هم اندازی و رویا پردازی برای اینده و آنرا سوای هر جیز میخواست باشد تمام وکمال در لحظه زندگی کرده باشی ۹ ماه پیش از مرگ به اگاهی خواهی رسید .
کسیکه در فکر گذشته نباشد درگیر اینده هم نیست چون اینها باهم می ایند و حال بیرون از هر دوست و کسیکه در حال زندگی میکند سبکبار است و باری را بر دوش حمل نمیکند ، او راه نمیرود پرواز میکند .
شکرگزار است چه برای خوبی ها و چه بدی ها.
مرگ نقطه اوج و بالاترین قله ایست که زندگی به آن دست می یابد . مرگ پایان زندگی نیست ، حد بالای زندگیست.
مرگ نقطه تحقق و نتیجه نهایی ست ، زندگی به مرگ منتهی نمیشود در حقیقت مرگ حاصل شکوفایی زندگیست ، گل است اما برای شناختن زیبایی مرگ باید برای آن آماده بود ، باید این هنر را آموخت .
فیزیولوژیستها میگویند که هر هفت سال بدن و ذهن دستخوش نوعی بحران یا تغییر میشود هر هفت سال همه سلولهای بدن تعویض میشوند .
هر هفت سال دوره جدیدی اغاز و گام جدیدی برداشته میشود .
فرد متمدن کسی است که نیازی به زمان ندارد او هم اکنون و همینجا به قله رسیده است چون ایمان در لحظه بی زمانی همین حالا اتفاق می افتد و هرگز غیر از این نبوده.
آمادگی برای مرگ چیست ؟
مردن در حال جشن گرفتن آمادگی برای مرگ است ، خوشحال مسرورانه و مشتاقانه مردن آمادگی برای مرگ است . خداوند به تو فرصت داد تا بیاموزی و باشی و تو اموختی اکنون تو دلت میخواهد که استراحت کنی ، به خانه اولت بازگردی فقط چند صباحی در اینجا گذرانده ای .
تو در سرزمین عجیبی آواره و سرگردان اینجا و آنجا بوده ای با مردمان عجیبی سر و کله زده ای ، عاشق غریبه ها شدی و خیلی چیزها یاد گرفتی اکنون وقت آنست که ملکه زنبورها به کندو بازگردد .
۶۳ سالگی زمانیست که شخص کاملا در خود محصور است جریان کل انرژی فقط رو بسوی درون است و درون و درون.
وقتی مرگ برسد تو از ۹ ماه قبل از آمدنش آگاه خواهی بود مثل جنین در زهدان مادر ، همین دوره تکرار خواهد شد . اکنون دوباره به زهدان بازمیگردی ، زهدانی که در درون خود توست !
تنها چیزی که واقعا تا ابد ارزشمند هست آگاهی توست.
در هفتاد سالگی اگر همه مراحل را بدرستی پشت سر گذاشته باشی در لحظه بدون پشت هم اندازی و رویا پردازی برای اینده و آنرا سوای هر جیز میخواست باشد تمام وکمال در لحظه زندگی کرده باشی ۹ ماه پیش از مرگ به اگاهی خواهی رسید .
کسیکه در فکر گذشته نباشد درگیر اینده هم نیست چون اینها باهم می ایند و حال بیرون از هر دوست و کسیکه در حال زندگی میکند سبکبار است و باری را بر دوش حمل نمیکند ، او راه نمیرود پرواز میکند .
شکرگزار است چه برای خوبی ها و چه بدی ها.
مرگ نقطه اوج و بالاترین قله ایست که زندگی به آن دست می یابد . مرگ پایان زندگی نیست ، حد بالای زندگیست.
مرگ نقطه تحقق و نتیجه نهایی ست ، زندگی به مرگ منتهی نمیشود در حقیقت مرگ حاصل شکوفایی زندگیست ، گل است اما برای شناختن زیبایی مرگ باید برای آن آماده بود ، باید این هنر را آموخت .
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