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“I am an invitation for all those who are seeking, searching, and have a deep longing in their hearts to find their home.

“I am an answer to the question that everybody is, but cannot formulate – a question that is more a quest than a question, more a thirst than a verbal, mental inquiry; a thirst that one feels in every cell and fiber of his being, but has no way to bring to words and ask.

“I am an answer for that question which you cannot ask and you cannot expect that it could be answered. When I say I am the answer, I don’t mean that I can give you the answer. Yes, if you are ready, you can take it. I am just like a well, ready for you to throw your bucket and draw the water for yourself. I have it, but I cannot reach to you without your efforts. Only you can reach to me.

“It is a strange invitation. It will take you on a long pilgrimage and it will end only where you already are. You will have to move many steps and on many paths just to come to yourself, because you have gone far away from yourself. You have completely forgotten the way back. I am a reminder, a remembrance, of the lost home.

“As a person I do not exist. As a person I only appear. I exist as a presence. Since the day I came to know myself, the person disappeared. There is only a presence, a very living presence that can quench your thirst, that can fulfill your longing. Hence, in one word I can say I am an invitation.

“You are as ancient as the whole existence. You have always been here. You may have come across many masters; you may have come close to many buddhas, but you were too much engaged in trivia. You were not aware of your longing. I am an effort to provoke the dormant in you, to wake up the asleep. The fire is there, but is burning very low because you have never taken any care of it. My invitation is to make you aflame. And unless you know a life which is luminous and aflame, all your knowledge is just a deception.

“I am an invitation to take a courageous jump into the ocean of life. Lose yourself, because that is the only way to find yourself.” Osho, paraphrased from “The Invitation, #1” 

I received this New Year greeting from The Humaniversity. It is a sincere and beautifully expressed intention for the year ahead.

“Our wish is that we all create as much peace as possible in each of our hearts. Then we can multiply this peace and make the world a better place. When you love, peace will follow naturally. This is what Veeresh always wanted. And this is the work we carry forward.

“Let the connection with your heart grow deeper and stronger, so that you can look in the mirror and say: “I’m following my heart, transforming and creating the world I want to live in – a world full of peace and kindness!”

“Make a commitment to give and share your heart. Give what you have. Look at someone else and find out what you can do to uplift them. Make this a priority in your life. We all live in abundance, whether we see it or not. Give what you can, to yourself and others, and find peace and love in return.” 

Osho Birthday Celebration

December 6 – 8, 2024

Featuring the One Sky Band with Lee, Milarepa, Sudhananda, and Teerth

* Recharge with active and silent meditations, song, dance, and heart-opening activities
* Delicious vegetarian cuisine
* Relax and unwind
* Let go, drop the stress, and enjoy a break from the demands of the world
* Reconnect with inner silence

For details and reservations, contact Sangeeta (214-724-1991) / oshomeera1313@gmail.com
Location: 870 Blenheim Drive, Argyle, TX 76226

OSHOfest Dallas — A Gathering of Friends

October 11-14, 2024

Celebration and Meditation with Live Music

featuring One Sky Band with Lee, Milarepa, Prabodh, and Rishi

* Four days of transformation with live music

* Recharge and reset with active and silent meditations, song, dance, and playful heart-opening activities

* Nutritious and delicious vegetarian cuisine

* Relax and unwind

* Let go of stress and enjoy a break from the demands of the world

* Reconnect with inner silence

For details and reservations, contact Sangeeta (214-724-1991) / oshoretreats@gmail.com

Location: 870 Blenheim Drive, Argyle, TX 76226

I have been enjoying an Osho discourse series that somehow escaped my radar, “Philosophia Ultima – talks on the Mandukya Upanishad” given towards the end of Pune One. There are sixteen discourses in total. This particular gem is from #9. 

“Shakespeare says: The question is to be or not to be. If you ask the Mandukya Upanishad, it will say — and I agree with the Mandukya Upanishad — the question is not: To be or not to be? The question is: How not to be so that you can be? The way to be is not to be. Disappear as you are so you can appear AS YOU REALLY ARE. Let the mask fall so that the original face is discovered, let the mind go so that there is no interference from the mind… and you can be in silent blissfulness, one with existence. Then you will find yourself in the flowers and their fragrance and you will find yourself in the birds and their songs, and you will find yourself in the sun and in the moon and in the clouds, in the people, in the animals… you will find yourself spread everywhere. You will be as vast as the universe itself. All that you have to lose is this small ego. It is not much that you are asked to lose. It is rubbish! It is false! It is only an idea. If you are able to drop it, suddenly you explode into the whole, and then the whole splendor of existence is yours. All the songs are yours, all the blessings are yours, all the benedictions are yours. That state of ecstasy is the fourth state, TURIYA. It has to be known! It has to be lived! That is the only way to attain to ultimate life. Unless it is found, life remains misery; life remains a hell. To find it is to enter into the kingdom of God.”

Summer Awakening – Meditation and Celebration Event with Live Music

May 31 – June 2

*Reset and recharge yourself with active and silent meditations, dance, song, and playful connecting activities.

*Enjoy nutritious and delicious vegetarian cuisine.

*Relax and unwind in the calming environment of Dhyanyoga Meditation Center.

“I teach you to be alive. I teach you to be happy. I give you only one gospel: the gospel of love and joy.” Osho

Friday 5pm – 8:30pm
Saturday 6:45am – 8pm
Sunday 6:45am – 2pm
Monday — there will be a hike to Shenandoah National Park led by Milarepa for anyone who is able to join. Approximate timing is 8am – 5pm.

**View event schedule and pricing here:

 

Summer Awakening – Meditation and Celebration Event with Live Music

May 31 – June 2

Friday  5pm – 8:30pm
Saturday  6:45am – 8pm
Sunday  6:45am – 2pm 
Monday — there will be a hike to Shenandoah National Park led by Milarepa for anyone who is able to join. Approximate timing is 8am – 5pm.  

Location: 15155 Bronze Post Ct, Centreville, Virginia 20121 

Price (six meals, snacks and tea included):

$380 with accommodation, $300 without accommodation

Early Bird Discount (if paid by May 20):

$250 without accommodation, $330 with accommodation 

Paypal: Gopasharma@gmail.com

Contact for further information:

+1 (813) 830-1008 Vasanti

Email: Dhyanyogamc@gmail.com // oneskymusic@gmail.com

Web: Dhyanyogamc.org // www.oneskymusic.com

Event Schedule

May 31, Friday

5 – 6pm / Kundalini Meditation

6 – 7pm / Dinner

7 – 8:30pm / Evening Satsang (dance celebration, silent sitting, Osho video discourse)

June 1, Saturday 

7:30am / Dynamic Meditation 

8:30 – 10am / Breakfast

10 – 11am / Morning Satsang

11:30 – 12:30pm / Laughter, Tears, Silence — an introduction to The Mystic Rose

1pm / Lunch

2:30pm / Circle of Love Meditation 

3:30pm / Tea Time

4pm / Kundalini Meditation

5:30-7pm / Evening Satsang (dance celebration, silent sitting, Osho video discourse)

7pm / Dinner

8pm / Creativity Evening

June 2, Sunday

7:30am / Dynamic Meditation

8:30 – 10am / Breakfast

10 – 11am / Morning Satsang

11:30 -12:30pm / Heart Dance

12:30 – 1pm / Sannyas Celebration

1 – 2:30pm / Lunch & Goodbyes

June 3, Monday

All-day Nature Meditation in Shenandoah National Park (Hiking Old Rag Mountain) for those who are interested. Approximate timing is 8am – 5pm. 

All the religions are trying to humiliate humanity. Their whole business and exploitation and oppression depend on you, your fear, your greed, your death, your disease. If you start feeling yourself divine and can enjoy not only life but death too with the same dance, what will be the purpose of the priests? And they are in the millions all over the world, living just like parasites. They may be Hindu, they may be Mohammedan, they may be Christian, they may belong to any religion, but priesthood is the ancientmost profession of parasites. If you enter yourself and find the truth, you will be surprised that every effort was made to keep you ignorant of what was within you, so that the exploitation could continue. Buddha’s attitude is that you are a buddha. It is not a question of achieving buddhahood. You are a buddha; all that you need is a mirror to see your face, your original face – a recognition, a remembrance. You have forgotten who you are. And every moment is the right time. You just need a little courage to risk your knowledgeability, risk your ego, and put everything that you think is valuable at stake. Search within yourself for the only thing that you can neither borrow from anybody nor give to anybody. That is your nature. And that nature is always in the present. Hence, the present is the right time. Neither yesterday nor tomorrow. Today. This very moment you can become a buddha.

Osho, “Dogen, the Zen Master: A Search and a Fulfillment #6”

 

It was a joy to be in Dallas again, to celebrate the opening of the new Osho Simran Meditation Center. A rousing Dynamic Meditation set the tone for the day. I appreciate Lee traveling from Georgia and joining me for Morning Satsang and the afternoon Heart Dance. Gyankirti rounded out the program with two lovely healing and energy sessions. Many thanks to Sangeeta and Anurag for sharing their gorgeous facility with the community. And to all the wonderful participants, what to say except — Osho! Such a great end-of-year flourish to 2023.

After a long pandemic-related touring hiatus, events are starting again. Join the celebration!

December 9 (Saturday) – Dallas, Texas
Osho Simran Center Grand Opening & Osho Birthday Celebration
Time: 8 am – 6 pm
Where: 870 Blenheim Drive, Argyle, TX 76226
Contact: Sangeeta (214-724-1991) / oshoretreats@gmail.com