Osho Quote On Happiness & Simply Being Yourself
The following inspiring quote is from the great Mystic Master Osho (Rajneesh).
“Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars… and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers – for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.”
FUNDAMENTALLY JUST HAPPY! Remember this statement. It is the reward of a meditative life. It is important here to differentiate between pleasure and happiness. Pleasure being something derived through some cause, and by happiness here meaning a state of joy without any cause. This joyfulness naturally emerges. It starts to flow from deep within and in it you simply rejoice and celebrate life.
This happiness comes when you simply reside as yourself. The trees are not only not trying to become prime ministers, they are also not trying to become the stars and the stars are not trying to become flowers. They are all residing as themselves. Thus, there is freedom from comparison and freedom from chasing “the other”. There is no sense of feeling “less” or something lacking, which is brought about through the insanity of measuring against some fictitious ideal, or another. This means that you don’t have to try to become something other than who you are. In Zen speak – the frog becomes the frog.
If fundamental happiness was not enough, one more most beautiful thing starts to happen when you reside as yourself and joy starts to spontaneously flow… it gives birth to the miracle of Love.
Hi Susannah,
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Anmol
Your writing leads me away from the stories that I get engrossed in whilst traveling on the net.
Polarity wherever you look –
Jaded cynicism squeezing my laughter away.
And then the universal digital librarian directs me to your writings ……….
and there is relaxedness and a lightness.
Thank you for pointing at the in-seen, so nice as a counter posture to the outbound journey.
I see at the top of your page you assure good karma (which you don’t for sure) but mention that one could help by tagging.
Would love to help but pray tell how does one tag?
Horribly naive I know, I am just a farm girl.
susannah
Baawra,
Glad you are enjoying and benefiting from the Commentaries on the Masters of Meditation series. Will certainly continue to provide these profound thoughts.
Peace & Love,
Anmol
inspiring quote from osho. pl. do quote often abt. meditation.
thanx & love
baawra.
Having no agenda is hard, but, if, this will get me happiness. I am ready to be , what I am.