No Hope For Religion In A Sleepless World
humph over death' does not mean there is something like death to conquer. It simply ou will come to know that there the To know that death is not, is er it. As soon as one knows no death, our ongoing and battle with death ceases. ep we reach the same place as meditation. But in sleep, we are rious, while in meditation, we conscious. If someone were to fully aware, even in his sleep, he ave the same experience as in on. example, if you were under sai, and in your unconscious u are taken on a stretcher toe where flowers are in full bloom, vagrancies in the air, the sun is and birds are singing, you completely unaware of allthis. Once you are out of the anaesthesia, if we asked you how you liked the garden, you would not be able to tell us anything. Then, if you were to go to the same garden when fully conscious, you would experience everything present there when you had been brought in before. In both cases, although you were brought to the same place, you were unaware of the beautiful surroundings in thefirst instance, while in the second instance you would be fully aware of the flowers, fragrance, song of the birds, the rising sun. So although you will undoubtedly reach as far in an unconscious state as you will reach in a conscious state, to reach some place in an unconscious state is as good as not reaching there at all. In sleep, we reach the same paradise we reach in meditation, but we are unaware of it. Each night we travel to this paradise, and then we come back unaware. Although the fresh breeze and lovely fragrance touch us, and the birdsong rings in our ears, we are never aware of it. And yet, in spite of returning from this paradise totally unaware of it, one might say, I feel very good this morning. I feel very peaceful. Islept well last night.' What do you feel so good about? Having slept well, what good happened? It cannot be only because you slept-surely you must have been somewhere; something must have happened to you. But inthe morning you have no knowledge of it, except for a vague idea of feeling good. The worst punishment ever devised on earth is not letting a person sleep. In the past, meditation was as easy for those who were close to nature as sleep is for those who live close to nature. First, meditation disappeared; now sleep is on its way out. Those things are first lost which are conscious; after that, those things are lost which are unconscious. With the disappearance of meditation the world has almost become irreligious, and when sleep disappears the world will become totally irreligious. There is no hope for religion in a sleepless world. You will not believe how closely, how deeply, we are connected to sleep. Howa person will live his life depends totally on how hesleeps. (Abridged from And Now And Here', Osho Times International, courtesy Osho International Foundation
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No Hope For Religion In A Sleepless World
humph over death' does not mean there is something like death to conquer. It simply ou will come to know that there the To know that death is not, is er it. As soon as one knows no death, our ongoing and battle with death ceases. ep we reach the same place as meditation. But in sleep, we are rious, while in meditation, we conscious. If someone were to fully aware, even in his sleep, he ave the same experience as in on. example, if you were under sai, and in your unconscious u are taken on a stretcher toe where flowers are in full bloom, vagrancies in the air, the sun is and birds are singing, you completely unaware of allthis. Once you are out of the anaesthesia, if we asked you how you liked the garden, you would not be able to tell us anything. Then, if you were to go to the same garden when fully conscious, you would experience everything present there when you had been brought in before. In both cases, although you were brought to the same place, you were unaware of the beautiful surroundings in thefirst instance, while in the second instance you would be fully aware of the flowers, fragrance, song of the birds, the rising sun. So although you will undoubtedly reach as far in an unconscious state as you will reach in a conscious state, to reach some place in an unconscious state is as good as not reaching there at all. In sleep, we reach the same paradise we reach in meditation, but we are unaware of it. Each night we travel to this paradise, and then we come back unaware. Although the fresh breeze and lovely fragrance touch us, and the birdsong rings in our ears, we are never aware of it. And yet, in spite of returning from this paradise totally unaware of it, one might say, I feel very good this morning. I feel very peaceful. Islept well last night.' What do you feel so good about? Having slept well, what good happened? It cannot be only because you slept-surely you must have been somewhere; something must have happened to you. But inthe morning you have no knowledge of it, except for a vague idea of feeling good. The worst punishment ever devised on earth is not letting a person sleep. In the past, meditation was as easy for those who were close to nature as sleep is for those who live close to nature. First, meditation disappeared; now sleep is on its way out. Those things are first lost which are conscious; after that, those things are lost which are unconscious. With the disappearance of meditation the world has almost become irreligious, and when sleep disappears the world will become totally irreligious. There is no hope for religion in a sleepless world. You will not believe how closely, how deeply, we are connected to sleep. Howa person will live his life depends totally on how hesleeps. (Abridged from And Now And Here', Osho Times International, courtesy Osho International Foundation
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Osho views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Osho and Speaking Tree,Times of India