Joy in Pain

Joy is something spiritual;

It does not come from your body.

One can be joyous even when the body is ill,

One can rejoice even while dying. Joy is something inner.

Pain and pleasure are both body-oriented;

joy is being-oriented.

From "The Little Book of Osho"

The gift of sadness

Life is a very mysterious phenomenon,

Where laughter is a part and where tears also are a part.

Once in a while to be sad, really sad, is not bad.

Sadness has its own beauty.

You have just to learn to enjoy the beauty of sadness,

Its silence,

Its depth.

From "The Little Book of Osho"

The Mystery of Death

The sunset of your eyes; I always thought, I will never bear them...

I knew that it would be intolerable...

How can I imagine the loss of your touching ...

How would I bear the loss of your presence...

I miss the voice of your breaths,

I miss the smell of your being,

but you are forever gone...

How could you leave us alone?

Where are you sleeping now? Are you closing your stubborn eyes which no one knew how they opened twice before your burial?

You were hopeful until the last moment, you didn't want to let go...

But how cruel it was! Death... as a cancer...

Oh! my God... we need your help, and your patience

Death smells with its mysterious darkness! I'm afraid... I can't understand...

I believe in the ghosts, but I can't make sense how that body became ghostless in a glance!

Oh God! How can I say that you forbid one's death, while it's a fact! a bitter fact that I can never make sense of!

It's too near and too far at the same time... I can feel it around...

And I'm too mixed up to think of an end...

The understudy

"The show must go on", said the director when the star dropped dead moments before act one.

The star, not the understudy,would play the corpse tonight.

The understudy changed quickly. His performance was inspired. The star was flawless in his final role.

The understudy, fingering the syringe in his pocket, bowed t thunderous applause.

Sherree Pellemier

"The World's Shortest Stories" by Steve Moss

The Land of Discovery

Man is a little strange;

He goes on exploring the Himalyas,

he goes on exploring the pacific,

he goes on reaching for the moon and Mars;

there is just one thing he never tries_

exploring his inner being

From"The Little Book of Osho"

10 commands!

Just a few instructions for peace life, mind

1. Don't judge people by their relatives, or by the life they were born into.

2.Teach yourself to speak slowly, but think quickly.

3. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile.

4. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in our voice.

5. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

6. Don't just listen to what someone is saying. Listen to why they are singing it.

7. Be gentle with the earh.

8.Pray or meditate. There's immeasurable power in it.

9. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. It's wealth's greatest satisfaction.

10. When you say, "'m sorry" look the person in the eye.

taken from "Teenagers" magazine, volume22

Refreshing the soul!

Be strong enough to face the world each day.

Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything.



Be generous to those who need your help.

Be frugal of what you need yourself.



Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.

Be wise enough to believe in your capabilities.



Be willing to share your joys.

Be willing to share the sorrows of others.



Be a leader when you see a path others have missed.

Be a follower when you are uncertain.



Be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds.

Be the last who criticize a colleague who fails.



Be sure where your next step will fall so that you will not stumble.

Be sure of your final destination in case you are going the wrong way.



Be loving to those who love you.

Be loving to those who do not love you.

And above all, BE YOURSELF!

(From VIVA, volume 2, August 2005)