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January 15, 2005
Freedom
People are afraid, very much afraid of those who know themselves.
They have a certain power, a certain aura and a certain magnetism, a
charisma that can take out alive, young people from the traditional
imprisonment.... The enlightened man cannot be enslaved-- that is the
difficulty-- and he cannot be imprisoned.... Every genious who has
known something of the inner is bound to be a little difficult to be
absorbed; he is going to be an upsetting force. The masses don't
want to be disturbed, even though they may be in misery; they are in
misery, but they are accustomed to the misery. And anybody who is not
miserable looks like a stranger to them. The enlightened man is the
greatest stranger in the world; he does not seem to belong to
anybody. No organization confines him; no community, no society, no
nation.
The Zen Manifesto: Freedom from Oneself by Osho (chapt.9)
Posted by Tom Bodhi at January 15, 2005 05:45 AM
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True freedom is living your life to the fullest, but you can only do that when you know yourself. Looking within allows you to look without with clear eyes. Some people find such enlightenment disturbing because they find their own lack of self-knowledge reflected in the clear vision of a self-aware person. Consciousness is a gift that thrives in silence, in conversation, and in love for all sentient beings. Gate gate paragate, parasamgate, bodhi svaha! Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone to the other shore. Hail the goer! Emma
Posted by: emma cornell at February 21, 2005 12:18 PM
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