#umi osho

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OC from a fanfic about monster girl encyclopedia. Drawing art for it and redoing names, writing the next two chapters, planning out the rest of the work. She's a turtle. (Her hair is bad yes, I know)

[umi-ananda]

Being

“All the Buddhas of all the ages have been telling you a very simple fact:  Be—don’t try to become. 

Within these two words, be and becoming, your whole life is contained. Being is enlightenment, becoming is ignorance.”  —Osho

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umI was tagged by: @felposgreen Rules: Answer all questions and tag 8 people, LAST MOVIE: The Great Gastby (loved it) LAST SONG: Ania Dabrowska - Porady Na Zdrady (so lovelly, so relatable) LAST BOOK: OSHO: the book of understanding (I’m not sure if it is english title) LAST ATE: frozem pizza IF I COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE: tropical island, could be even uninhabited, but I don’t want to sound greedy IF I COULD BE WITH ANY FICTIONAL CHARACTER FOR A DAY: Orochimaru (this is probably not the greatest idea) IF I COULD BE ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW: tropical uninhabited island

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“Dont look, just help me >////< ”

[umi-ananda]

Sufis – The People of The Path

“In the Upanishads they say that life is like two birds sitting on a tree. One bird is sitting high on the top of the tree. unmoving, silent, as if not. Another bird is jumping from one branch to another, from this fruit to that fruit, is fighting, is struggling, is trying to reach, is very tense, tired, frustrated. The Upanishads say that these two birds are you. On the lower branch the one bird goes on jumping, rushing, in a hurry, doing this and that. On a higher branch the other bird goes on sitting, just watching the lower bird and the foolish efforts that he is making. And both are you.

Deep in you, meditation is already the case. So whenever it happens that your day-to-day turmoil is a little bit less…. Maybe you are watching a sunset, and watching the sunset your constant chattering mind has become quiet, the beauty of the sunset has made it quiet. You are in a kind of awe – the wonder, the mystery, the beautiful sun setting, the night descending, the birds moving back to their nests, getting ready to rest, the whole climate of rest. The day is gone, the turmoil of the day is gone, and your mind feels quiet. The bird on the lower branch sits for a moment unmoving. Suddenly there are not two birds any more, there is only one bird. And suddenly you feel great joy arising in you.

You think that the joy is because of the beautiful sunset. That’s where you are wrong. The beautiful sunset may have functioned as a situation but it is not because of that. The joy is coming from within. The sun may have helped, but it is not the source. It may have been helpful in creating the situation, but it is not the cause. The joy is coming from you. It is arising in you. It was there; the surface mind had only to settle in a quiet space. And the joy started arising.”

—Osho, Sufis – The People of The Path, Vol 2

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WHAT IS TATHAGATA? by Osho

“Literally, it means ’one who comes like the wind and goes like the wind’, ’thus come, thus gone’. That is the literal meaning of the word Tathagata: just a breeze that suddenly comes. It was not there one moment before and then it is there, and then the next moment it is gone. And it leaves no trace behind. You cannot see the breeze, you can only feel it. You cannot see the buddha, you can only feel him. Hence those who come to see the buddha will go empty-handed because whatsoever they will see is not the buddha.

Seeing my body is not seeing the buddha. The body is only a house where the buddha is dwelling. Seeing the house is not seeing the one who is dwelling in it. You cannot see the one who is dwelling in the house, you can only feel him. Hence those who come with a thinking mind miss. Those who come with a feeling heart are immediately moved, touched, transformed.

It is like the wind: you cannot see it but you can feel it. You can feel the touch of it, the coolness of it. It is so refreshing, it is so rejuvenating, it makes you so alive!

To be in a buddhafield is to be in the field where the wind is blowing constantly. It can be seen only by the disciples. By ’seen’ I mean it can be felt only by the disciples. That’s how it has to be seen. And it can be breathed in and out only by the devotees. The disciple feels it touching his body, playing with his hair, moving his clothes. He feels it, he infers that it is there. But the devotee breathes it in; it circulates in his being, it becomes part of his being.

The student comes to see, the disciple to feel, the devotee to be.

Bodhidharma says ONE WHO KNOWS THAT HE COMES FROM NOWHERE AND GOES NOWHERE.

From where does the wind come, and where does it go? It has no destination; it has no motive. It is not going anywhere and not coming from anywhere; it has always been here."

"Ramana Maharshi was dying, and a disciple asked, ”Bhagwan, where will you go?”

He opened his eyes and laughed. That was not the time to laugh at all. He was dying, his death was absolutely certain – he was dying of cancer – there was great pain. Still, he laughed and he said, ”You fool! My whole life I have been telling you that there is nowhere to go, we are always here. So where can I go? I will be here! The body will be gone, dust unto dust, but where can I go? I will be part of this universe as I am part of it now. Now the body gives you the idea that I am separate that is your idea, not mine. For me, my body does not separate me from existence but bridges me.”

You see the difference between the ignorant and the wise? The same body to the ignorant is a wall that separates you from existence. The same body to the wise, to the enlightened, is a bridge; it joins you with the existence."

—Osho Rajneesh, The White Lotus, Chapter 1 - Lotus Rain, Pages 13-14

[Lord Tathagata, Artwork by DeccanFootprints]

[umi-ananda]

The First Principle

"I have heard there was a great Master:

The Master would sit for hours alone in his cave meditating, his only companion being a favorite cat that he tied to a post in his cave during his periods of meditation. As years went by his fame spread and he soon had a number of pupils who came to learn from him and who made him their guru or their Master. He instructed his pupils to meditate as he did. Soon each pupil could be observed meditating with a cat tied to a post by his side.

The Master died, so what did the pupils do? They had known always of one cat being tied to a post by the side of the Master. Naturally, they thought the cat must have something to do with meditation. And cats are very esoteric people. The cat must have something to do with meditative energy. Somehow the cat must have been a help; otherwise why? The Master used to do it continuously. For years they had seen it. Whenever he was meditating, the cat was there tied to the post.

He had to tie the cat; otherwise, the cat would disturb his meditation! The cat may jump into his lap, might like to play with him. Cats don't bother whether you are meditating or not, so the cat has to be tied to the post. But what about the disciples? They watched. And you can see only the outward; the inner remains invisible. Naturally, they also tried to imitate it.

It happens. Beware of that too. Don't be imitative. Just because I am saying something, you need not repeat it. If you repeat it, it will not be helpful for your own growing understanding. Don't repeat it. Let it sink into your being. Experience it.

If I say something, there is no need to believe in it. There is no need to disbelieve either. Remain open. If I say something, then try it. Then look at the trees without any ideas whatever. Look at the birds and the sky with no knowledge. Drop language and see whether what I am saying gives you clarity. If you can drop the word "rose" and then see the rose flower, what happens? You will immediately feel a new kind of relationship arising between you and the flower. Don't even call it a flower; there is no need. Your language is not needed to support it; it exists without language. Why bring language in? Put language aside. Put aside your continuous gibberish that goes on inside the mind. Just look."

—Osho Rajneesh, The First Principle, Chapter 4 - Go with The River, Pg. 37

Cat by Karin Mamma Andersson

[umi-ananda]

Beyond Illusion

We are gently called towards a time of reflection. We may feel led to look over the course of our lives and to observe how far we’ve come—perhaps from a time when we were very much less aware, child-like, and more innocent natured. Retrospection and contemplation are the energies in operation now. We are asked to see beyond false appearances within ourselves, and as it extends into our environment. When we close our eyes there is a reality that wishes to speak. We are encouraged now to listen.

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Apparently it’s true. Now...colors or not, i wonder. 

[clovereign]

Monster girl based on Umi osho