by Matt Schaefer | Jul 9, 2023 | Crystallization, Osho on Happiness, The Other
The Virtues of Selfishness If you are not selfish you will not be altruistic, remember. If you are not selfish you will not be unselfish, remember. Only a very deeply selfish person can be unselfish. But this has to be understood because it looks like a paradox. What...
by Matt Schaefer | Jul 5, 2023 | Meditation
And what is meditation? It does not mean meditating upon something; the English word is misleading. In English there is no word adequate enough to translate Buddha’s word samasati. It has been translated as meditation, as right mindfulness, as awareness, as...
by Matt Schaefer | Jan 29, 2023 | Master and Disciple
The only hope for you is to be in deep contact with somebody who is awakened. The awakened one is called the master – satguru. If you can find a master, don’t miss the opportunity – surrender, relax into his being, imbibe his awareness, let his...
by Matt Schaefer | Jul 21, 2009 | The Other
Learn! Learn through life — and the greatest lesson is that you don’t see reality as it is. You project on it, and when you project, you are bound to become frustrated sooner or later, because the reality cannot adjust to your projection. How can the...
by Matt Schaefer | Jul 19, 2009 | Mind supporting
By and by you will see that the mind is coming closer and closer to the heart because now the mind will feel unnourished, unfed, starved. Once the mind understands — and it understands very well that the situation has changed, the heart has become the centre so...
