Be Realistic. Plan for a Miracle, Osho, Collections

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BeRealistic:PlanforaMiracle
Talksgivenfrom13/3/76to6/4/76
DarshanDiary
CHAPTER
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13March1976pminChuangTzuAuditorium
[AsannyasinasksabouthisworkintheWestandhisrelationship:...it’scrazythatIshouldaskyou
thesethings...I’vegotmyownmind.]
No,youask...thatisawayofmakingupyourmind,mm?NowyouarepartofmeandIamasmuch
involvedinyouasyouare–evenmore.Sodon’tthinkthatyouarecrazy.Justtellme.Eventelling
mewillbeofmuchhelp.
Icannotdecideforyou,butIcanhelpyoutodecide.Thesetwothings...somethingelse?There
mustbeathirdthingalso.
[Heanswers:Well...Ihaveatendencytobenegative,critical,lowenergy...]
Mmmm...becausethatthirdisthemostbasic,andthesetwoarecomingoutofit.
Ifyoufeelabasiclowenergy,thenyoucannotmakeanydecision.Thatistheproblemforalow
energyperson,mm?Youcannotdecide–yougoonthinkingandthinkingandwaveringyourwhole
life.Butrememberonething–whetheryoudecideornot,adecisioniscontinuouslybeingtaken.
Evenifyoucan’tdecide–thattooisadecision.
Forexample,ifyoudon’tdecidetoleavethiswoman,youaredecidingtobewithher.Theother
isalsoasmuchadecision.Sometimesforalowenergyperson,thedecisionthatlookslikea
no-decisionbecomestheonlydecisioninlife.
SowhatIwillsuggestisthatyoudon’tthinkthatyouhavetochangeyourprofession.
Ratherthanthinkwhetheryouhavetodoit,decidewhetheryouaretoremainadentist.Doyou
wanttoremainadentist?Don’tdecidetheotherthing...decidethis.
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Andifyouarenotdecisive,don’tcontinueinit.Sitandmeditate,andifyoucannotdecide,remain
suspended.Youfollowmypoint?Ifyoucannotdecidethis,thenthesamehastobedonewiththe
other–becauseitisthesameproblem.Theproblemisthethird.
That’swhyIinsistthatthereisathirdproblem,morebasic.Thesetwoarejustoff-shoots.Andit
alwayshappensthatoff-shootslooklikerealproblems.Therealproblem–thatyoucannotfacethis
realityofyourbeinglowenergy,thatyoudon’twantit,thatyoudon’tlikeit–ishidingsomewhere
else.
Ifyoucannotmakeadecision,remainsuspended–andthatsuspensionwillhelp.Itwillhelpyouto
comeoutofit,orendit.Eitherwayitwillhelp...butyouwillhavetotakeadecision.
WhatIaminsistingisthatitisgoingtobeaveryhealthyexerciseforyoutodecide.Ifyouremaina
dentalsurgeon,thenithastobeyourdecision,nototherwise.Itshouldnotbelikeano-decision...
that’sbad.Youhavebeenaskingthequestionfromthewrongside,andthat’satrickofthemind.
Soalwaysrememberthatano-decisionisalsoadecision.
Fornineyearsyouhavecontinuedtobeadentalsurgeonandyoudon’tlikeit.That’ssuicidal.
Nothingiswrongwithdentistry.Ifyoulikeit,itisbeautiful.Ifyoudon’tlikeit,itispoisonous.
Anythingthatyoudon’tlikeandyoucontinueagainstyourselfisgoingtocreateaverysuicidal
situation.Andthemoreyouremaininit,thelessyouwillbecapableofcomingoutofit,because
habitsbecomestrongerandstronger.Youwillbecomemoreandmoreinvolvedinit.Andyouwill
losecourage–becausethemoreyouareinaprofession,settled,comfortable,themoreriskyit
becomes.Foradentisttobecomeamusicianafternineyearsisdifficult.
Aftertwentyyearsitwillbecomeimpossible,becausethentheriskistoomuch;thenyouaremoving
ontothestreets.Sodon’twastetime!
Ifyoudon’tlikeanything,whatsoeveritis,toremaininitevenforasinglemomentissuicidal.Then
whatsoevertherisk,comeoutofit.Becauseitisnotonlyaquestionofcomingoutofit–itwill
releaseyourenergy,andyouwillbeabletocommititsomewhereelse.Whenyoucloseonedoor,
anotheropens.Ifyoudon’tclosethisdoor,nootherdooropens–becauseitisthesameenergy
whichhastoopentheotherdoor.
Ifyougoonclingingtoonewomanandyoudon’twantherandyoudon’tfeelgood,itisaconstant
trouble.Itisnotonlypoisonoustoyou,itispoisonoustoher.Ifyouarenotkindtoyourself,atleast
bekindtoher;atleastbehumantoher.Becauseitisnotonlythatyouarecripplingyourself;you
arecripplingheralso.
Anyrelationshipthatbecomesmiserableisgoingtocrippleboththeparticipants.Notonlythis
relationship...ifyouremaininittoolongitwillcrippleyourfuturerelationshipsalso.Itwillaffect
thembecauseitwillbecomepartofyourpast...itwillhangaroundyou.Thereiseverypossibility
thatyouwillagainfindthesametypeofwoman–andyouwillagaingetintotroubleandgoon
repeatingthesamepattern.
Sowheneveryoufeelarelationshipisnotgoingwell,Idon’tsaycomeoutofit–Isayjumpoutofit!
Don’twasteasinglemoment.Therearemillionsofotherwomen...onedoorcloses,allotherdoors
open.Andthemomentyoumove,anotherdoorwillbecomepossibleforheralso.
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Ifyoudon’tfit,thatdoesn’tmeanthatyouwillnotfitwithanyoneelse.Ifshedoesn’tfitwithyou,that
doesn’tmeanthatshewillnotfitwithanybodyelse.Butyoucanberelatedtoapersonwhodoesn’t
fit.Neitheryounortheotherpersoniswrong.Yousimplydon’tfit...youarenotmadeforeachother.
Youcannotdoanythingwhichwillmakeyoufit.Ifyoutrytoohardto,youmaystartadjusting–
whichisnotfitting.
Thatisthegreatestcalamitythatcanhappentoarelationship–whentwopersonssettlefor
adjustment.Andifyouarelongenoughinadifficultrelationship,whatcanyoudo?Youhave
toadjust.Thenyousettleforsomethingthatisnotworthwhile.Youdropalltheromanceoflife
andallpoetry.Yourlifewillloseallsignificanceandgrandeur.Itwillbecomeveryordinary,very
mundane...infact,profane.Itwilllosethedimensionofthesacred.
Thesacredexistswiththeromantic,withthepoetic.Thesacredisadventure.Itisrisky–butthere
isnootherwaytolive.Dangeristheonlydimension.
Bothyourrelationshipwiththiswomanandyourprofessioncomefromyourdeep-rootedinabilityto
decide.Soyougoonclinging;whatsoeverthecase,youwillcling.Butstill,thereisapossibility–
youhavenotsettledyet.That’sgood.Youarenotyetadjusted...that’sgood...thatgiveshope.
Butdon’twastemoretimeinit.Justtakethejumpoutofit.Atleastatthemostyoucanbeabeggar,
that’sall(achuckle).Whatiswronginbeingabeggar?Youcanplayonyourguitar,sing,andyou
willbeashappyasaking.
Youcanbecomerichbybeingadentalsurgeon,andyoucanearnenoughmoneytohaveabeautiful
houseandabeautifulcar...butyouwillbecomeugly.Berealistic:planforamiracle!
Sogoback,andimmediatelydropoutofit.Thereisnothingtoworryabout.Atthemostonecan
becomeabeggar.Atthemostdeathcanhappen–whichisgoingtohappenanyhow,mm?Take
courage....AndIamcomingwithyou.
Don’tgiveitasinglethoughtagain–justgetoutofit.Allthinkingisbourgeois.Itismediocre,middle
class.Thinkingisalwayscowardly.Sodon’tthink.Simplygoandclosealltheolddoors...anddon’t
lookback.
Andifthereisanytrouble,comeback,mm?Thisashramisyours,socomeback.Don’tbeworried...
Icanfindyouoneofthebestwomenintheworld(laughter).Mm?Imanageallsortsofthings!
[Asannyasinsays:Ireceivedaverystrangelettertoday.MyfatherrequestedthatIsayhellotoyou
–whichsurprisedmeverymuch...Ithinkthat’shiswayofaskingforyourblessing.]
Mm...strangethingshappen.Lifeismorestrangethananyfiction...andmorefictitiousalso.
Ifonegoesonbelievingandtrusting,onecomestoencountermiracleseverymoment.Justbecause
wehavelostthecapacitytotrust,muchofthemiraculoushasdisappearedfromtheworld.
Sowritehimahellofromme,mm?(laughter)Good!
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[TheTaogroupwaspresenttonight....ThebasicideaofTaoisjust’goingwiththeflow’.Onegroup
membersays:Itwasverygood.IgotinsightsintothingsIhadneverseenbefore.]
Youlookgood...verypositiveenergy.
Onceyoufeelsomethinginside,notonlythemindchanges,butthebodyhasadifferentvibe,mm?
Oneismoreflowing,morerelaxed,moreathome.Onefeelsblessed.Lifedoesn’tlooklikea
problem...itlooksmorelikeaplay,amysteryplay(achuckle),mm?Good.
[Anothergroupmembersays:Ifeelalone...andjustgood,butconfused.Idon’tknowwhatis
happening.
Thingsarechangingaroundinsideme....SometimesIfeelfrightened,sometimesit’sfloating.]
Mm,itisnatural.Wheneveryoufeelfrightened,justrelax.Acceptthefactthatfearisthere,butdon’t
doanythingaboutit.Neglectit;don’tpayanyattentiontoit.
Watchthebody.Thereshouldnotbeanytensioninit.Iftensiondoesn’texistinthebody,thefear
disappearsautomatically.Fearmakesacertaintensestateinthebody,togetrootedinit.Ifthe
bodyisrelaxed,fearisboundtodisappear.Arelaxedpersoncannotbescared.Youcannotfrighten
arelaxedperson.Eveniffearcomes,itwillcomelikeawave...itwillnotgetroots.
Andfearcomingandgoinglikewavesandyouremaininguntouchedbyit,isbeautiful.Whenit
getsrootedinyouandstartsgrowinginyou,thenitbecomesagrowth,acancericgrowth.Thenit
cripplesyourinnerorganism.
Sowheneveryoufeelfrightened,theonethingtolookatisthatthebodyshouldnotbetense.Lie
downonthefloorandrelax...relaxationistheantidoteforfear...anditwillcomeandgo.Yousimply
watch.
Thatwatchingshouldnotbeofinterest–indifferent.Onejustacceptsthatit’sokay.Thedayishot
–whatcanyoudo?Thebodyisperspiring...onehastopassthroughit.Theeveningiscoming
close,andacoolbreezewillbeblowing....Sojustwatchitandberelaxed.
Onceyouhavetheknackofit,andyouwillhaveitsoon–thatifyouarerelaxed,fearcannotget
attachedtoyou,thatitcomesandgoesandleavesyouunscarred–thenyouhavethekey.Andit
willcome...itwillcome.Becausethemorewechange,themorefearwillbecoming.
Everychangecreatesfear,becauseeverychangeisputtingyouintotheunfamiliar,intoastrange
world.Ifnothingchangesandeverythingremainsstatic,youwillneverhaveanyfear.Thatmeans,
ifeverythingisdead,youwillnotbeafraid.
Forexample,youaresittingdownandthereisarockLyingdown.Thereisnoproblem–youwill
lookattherock,andeverythingisokay.Suddenlytherockstartswalking–youbecomefrightened.
Aliveness!Movementcreatesfear;andifeverythingisunmoving,thereisnofear.
That’swhypeople,afraidofgettingintofearfulsituations,arrangealifeofnochange.Everything
remainsthesameandapersonfollowsadeadroutine–completelyobliviousthatlifeisaflux.He
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