After I left America, the attorney general told the press, "Our first priority was to destroy the commune."
Why? - because the commune had done no harm to America in any way. But deep down it has hurt Americas ego, its pride - because we have shown them that a dream can be realized, that five thousand people can live without any law enforcement authority, without any court, without any fight, without any drugs, without any murder, without any suicide, nobody going mad. And people were living so joyously and so beautifully that the whole of America was starting to feel jealous.
The very existence of the commune was dangerous to the American politicians because it showed that they dont have any intelligence otherwise they could have done what we had done very easily - they had all the power, all the money.
The body has great wisdom - allow it. Allow it more and more to follow its own wisdom. And whenever you have time, just relax. Let the breathing go on on its own, dont interfere. Our habit to interfere has become so ingrained that you cannot even breathe without interfering. If you watch breathing, you will immediately see you have started interfering: you start taking deep breaths, or you start exhaling more. No need to interfere at all. Just let the breath be as it is the body knows exactly what it needs. If it needs more oxygen it will breathe more if it needs less oxygen it will breathe less.
In darshan, Osho gives a name to a new disciple: Anand Manish. Anand means bliss manish means wisdom.
Bliss is wisdom. Bliss is not knowledge and knowledge is never bliss knowledge brings more and more misery because it brings more and more ego. The idea that "I know," is nothing but a projection of the ego. Wisdom happens when you have come to know that you dont know at all. The first step into the world of wisdom is that, "I dont know," that, "I dont know anything," that, "I am utterly ignorant, all knowledge is superficial." Then something tremendously valuable starts happening and it does not come from the outside.
It seems as if you speak only for me, as if you go on answering only my questions. Can I ask how you do it?
I went to the country on my vacation and the little birds sang so merrily under my window every morning that when I left, I went out and thanked them for the beautiful melodies. The landlord came out and said, "I hope you dont think those birds are singing for you?"
"Why, of course I do," I said.
"Those birds are singing for me," he said, angry-like.
Osho, why do you speak a strange kind of English? - although I love it.
I dont know English at all. In fact I don't know any language really. Thats why I can go on speaking so easily, unafraid, unworried, undeterred by languages grammar, etcetera. I am not a great orator. I simply go on saying to you whatsoever happens in the moment.
Thats why sometimes Napoleon turns into Nero, Nero turns into Napoleon Greek becomes Latin, Latin becomes Greek. You are listening to a drunkard! It is a miracle that I can utter a few sensible words and you can make some sense out of it.
You said the other day that if you were a cab-driver nobody would be able to recognize you. I dont agree. At least I for one would recognize you.
Madam, I dont believe you.
You dont know enough about yourself. I appreciate your love for me, but I cannot say that you would be able to recognize me.
I will tell you one real story.
Swami Devateerth Bharti, father of Osho, was known by the name of Babu Lal and he was a successful cloth merchant in Gadarwara, Madhya Pradesh. He was initiated into sannyas in 1975 and his name became Devateerth Bharti. Lovingly known as Daddaji, he used to get up at 3.00 in the morning and meditated till 6.00 in solitude and silence.