What Essence Does Osho Rajneesh Hold For You?

I recently asked a very close buddy of mine, who earlier used to follow Osho, not so much nowadays though, his priorities having been changed in life, and that was exactly the reason for putting across this query, anyway: What essence did Osho hold for him? I have spoken to many other Oshoites on this subject as well – they are well versed with Osho’s influence, his communes and his legacy – and tried to know their minds in this regard. Most of them would speak of how magical Osho’s counseling was, and how destructive his ability to decondition one’s ideas stood etc – but no one would ever speak about one key point, and that Osho emphasized on being a Dhyani, a meditator, which according to this author is THE essence of Osho’s whole teaching. Yes, meditation is the essence of Osho’s entire gamut of efforts.

Osho asked his own listeners and followers to meditate. All his spoken words and the procedures that involved mental deconditioning were to end up by requesting for meditation. Most of his discourses carried a highly vocal request for meditation at the fag end. It is another thing that very few initially stop to give any serious thought to his requests. They are too overwhelmed by his sheer persona in the begning. But, unless one decides to sit quietly and observes self, or be SAKSHI in other words, they would not follow Osho beyond face value. Unless one provides a conducive environment for their body and mind to merge into each other, and starts peeping through the unconscious part of ideas, even for a snip of a moment – Osho’s deconditioning being the first stage of this priocedure, and one’s own readiness to go on voyage within, the second and more significant one – the discourses Osho gave will only generate a farcical environment around.

Initially you may try to justify the way you live by citing Osho’s words. Man/ womankind has lived with this fallacy since time immortal – that is by defining and bending the set of rules that might influence your life, as per the need of any hour. But, there is no other way around but to be the courageous self to start sitting quietly and be within, before making any significance inroads into the bation held by Osho and his well-wishers.  It may take you onto a different level, into an altogether different experience. It may take you into a totally unknown world hitherto, once followed the exercise as stated above. This experience may completely transform you over a period of time. It may show you newer ways to live life more vigorously, deeply and with a sense of deep contentment.

And the unthinkable might then take place! Osho might cease to be your driving force thereafter, and your life-line for a transformation. You may start being your own master, your own guide once having realized even a bit of your own inner-self. Osho stated it bluntly on many occasions that he did not intend going beyond a certain degree, where his role as a Guru should end. And that stage is when you would have reached atop the cliff and start backtrack and will need to be pushed down. It is then Osho will do his bit, clean up his hands, and leave you to your own destiny. The journey thereafter will have to be taken care by yourself. Nobody can ever rescue or guide you from that free-fall – once you started smelling your own roots, your infinite self. You may have to find out your own truth, be your own guide, be your own master and be your own BUDDHA once having begun that journey to sea-waters! This is what any true master, any true guru, should do anyway. Lead you until you began realizing your own prowess.

This won’t be easy to implement in action, no doubt. Meditation may lead you into a myriad of experiences. You may become overconfident and start carrying misconceptions about your own persona, just like a toddler would after learning to walk for the first time. He needs watchful eyes to stop from being tossed over, you, a GURU’s numerous words and warnings. The very first sign of awareness might lead you into carrying far more hazy ideas than before, if not tread on this path carefully. This author has been through some sharp downfalls, hence this caution.

And if you ever fell-down badly inside that gorge, please do not start with a tirade against Osho. For it wasn’t he who had asked to try diving first of all. You had ventured to ask him for a transformation. The conditions were clear for the very beginning. He cautioned you, trained you and warned in advance before finally doing his bit when you started trembling at the final moment…none of his faults after you dived! I have found people abusing Osho, once having had taken a bad fall. I have seen Oshites fighting amongst themselves (if not against Osho) and carrying a bad nuisance around. I have even found people who might have never listened to, read or experienced Osho’s teachings, denouncing him. The choice is yours. Start the journey now and be your own master, or keep fiddling with faults that you might perceive in life and Osho and here or there.