Milarepa
Milarepa
UJetsun Milarepais generally considered one of Tibet's most famous yogis and poets. He was a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism...
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heart laughing giving
Seeing [Osho] laugh would just melt my heart. I would ask him things like "Beloved Master, are you just pulling my big toe?" and he would laugh and then proceed to give the most amazing answer, one that always seemed to perfectly suit the occasion. And at the same time find its mark in me!
gratitude giving joy
[Osho] knows our love arises from very deep feelings of gratitude. He knows we only want to do our best, to give our best to him, all that we are capable of, as this is our joy.
sleep night giving
Shunyo and I were staying in the room right under Osho's. One night as we were going to bed, about eleven o'clock, Amrito (Osho's personal physician) knocked on our door. "Milarepa, I have a message for you from your master," he said. "I was on my way out of Osho's room, and as he was pulling up the blankets over his head to go to sleep, he seemed to suddenly remember something: 'Oh, and give Milarepa the Osho Institute of Music and Celebration. And make him its director.' "
understanding far-away
I felt like I was standing in a deep valley looking at a far away Himalayan peak. I can see now this was more my own projection for my understanding since is: The master is only as far away as you are from yourself.
beautiful girlfriend couple
Osho used me and Shunyo (my girlfriend at the time) as an example of how he envisioned men and women should relate. He shared a story he had often told in discourse of a man and woman who lived at opposite ends of a lake. They were deeply in love but only met by chance when sometimes out rowing on the water. He said it was beautiful how Shunyo and I met like this couple. When we had the feeling to be together, we would meet and enjoy. And when we were apart, we were also happy and content in our aloneness.
tease valuable deeper-meaning
I always felt teasing came alongside a deeper meaning, as if [Osho] wanted to convey something immensely valuable to me.
laughter serious sometimes
When Pune Two came along, I sometimes thought I had somereal questions to ask. Serious questions! And yes, to answer your question. There was still a lot of playfulness, laughter and humor. From both sides.
rumor tease
Osho reported at the end of discourse he had heard a rumor I was going to England. When asked by someone what he thought he said, "All I can say is God save the Queen." Osho certainly loved to tease me.
blow never-quit
Many times I felt I was on the razor's edge. I never quite knew which way the wind was going to blow when I asked a question to [Osho].
sometimes mice
Sometimes I experienced [Osho] like a lion, playing with me, a small mouse.
morning water important
As the days went by, I began to feel [Osho] steering me deeper into uncharted waters of myself by the ones he chose, and equally important by the ones he rejected. Each new morning, as I would prepare fresh questions, I would say to myself, "OK, he chose this one yesterday and rejected that one. Hmm ... so perhaps this is the direction I should take." As the days went by, I felt he was leading me into the unknown, introducing me to new dimensions, previously unexplored areas, of my being, taking me always deeper and deeper into myself.
morning writing unique
Every morning after discourse, I would take an hour to be alone and write. Very soon I realized what a unique opportunity it was to everyday expose myself and get Osho's immediate feedback. Sometimes he would accept my questions, sometimes he would reject them.
meditation world mysterious
I had speaking darshans with Osho in the early days of sannyas, my relationship with him has never been a personal one. It was and still is an inner one, something deeply connected with the mysterious world of meditation. However, as I moved deeper into meditation, so did my relationship with Osho change and become more intimate.
thinking
I had never asked a discourse question until Uruguay. I had always assumed, I think like many others, I had no questions to ask [Osho].