Ancient Music in the Pines Quotes

“When energy turns in—what Buddha calls paravritti, the coming back of your energy to the source—suddenly clarity is attained. Then you can see clouds a thousand miles away, and then you can hear ancient music in the pines.”
― Osho, Ancient Music in the Pines: In Zen Mind Suddenly Stops

“It is only through silence that truth can be said, because it is only through silence that the truth is heard.”
― Osho, Ancient Music in the Pines: In Zen Mind Suddenly Stops

“The ego exists only in conflict. The ego is not an entity, it is a tension. Whenever there is a conflict the tension arises and the ego exists; when there is no conflict the tension disappears and the ego disappears. Ego is not a thing, it is just a tension.”
― Osho, Ancient Music in the Pines: In Zen Mind Suddenly Stops

“Meditation is a flower, and compassion is its fragrance.”
― Osho, Ancient Music in the Pines: In Zen Mind Suddenly Stops

“If you want to control others you will not be able to meditate. About that one point, be absolutely certain.”
― Osho, Ancient Music in the Pines: In Zen Mind Suddenly Stops