In-Person: Osho Spring Gathering -Meditation & Celebration
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A loving invitation.
Special Gathering to welcome Spring with Meditation and Celebration. All are welcome.
SITTING SILENTLY, DOING NOTHING, THE SPRING
COMES AND THE GRASS GROWS BY ITSELF, (scroll down for quotes from Osho's commentary on this Haiku)
Start Time: 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - Osho Kundalini Meditation followed by Silent sitting
6:30 PM - Osho Spring Celebration
7:00 PM - Osho Talk
7:30 PM - Light Vegetarian Dinner
Contribution: $20 per person / $30 for a Couple
Wear loose, comfortable clothing, preferably maroon. Arrive on early to allow enough time for parking and welcome hugs. If the Meditation in progress, please wait in the Zorba room or in the yard.
How to register -
PayPal - @oshoatlanta
Venmo - @dhyanparitosh
Zell - 6785748150
Osho -
SITTING SILENTLY, DOING NOTHING, THE SPRING
COMES AND THE GRASS GROWS BY ITSELF,
Meditation is a revolution in religion.
And that is the beauty of haiku. It uses the minimal amount of words. You cannot take a single word out of it, it has been already taken: only the most essential has been left.
Sitting silently – there are two words. It starts with sitting, it starts with the body. If the body can sit restfully, relaxed, it helps immensely for the mind to become silent. If the body is restless, tense, then the mind cannot be silent. So the haiku is starting from the very foundation: ”sitting” simply means relaxed, restful, at ease, at home, no tensions.
If the sitting is right, silence descends on you just as the evening comes and then all becomes dark.
Sitting silently... The second thing is the mind. The body should be non-tense, and the mind should be without any thought.
Sitting silently, doing nothing... This is very significant to understand. Even the idea that you are doing meditation is a disturbance, because every ”doing” makes the mind active. Mind can remain passive only when you are in a state of non-doing, doing nothing...
This small haiku contains the whole philosophy of the Eastern approach. It is not even a meditation; you are not doing anything, you are simply rejoicing in rest. You are enjoying the peace that comes on its own, it is not your doing. You are simply waiting, not doing... waiting for things to happen.
There is no hurry, there is no worry.
THE SPRING COMES... Remember, existence has no obligation to fulfill your desires; hence, the sentence, THE SPRING COMES... You may be in a different season, and the grass may not grow. Don’t complain that ”I was sitting silently and the grass was not growing.” You were out of tune with existence.
You have to follow existence. The spring comes – you have to wait for the spring to come, you cannot bring it, you cannot manufacture it; it is not in your hands. The spring comes – it comes – and the grass grows by itself. And suddenly everything becomes green; suddenly, everywhere grass is growing. Nobody is doing anything, just the spring has come and its coming is enough for the grass to grow.
You are sitting silently, doing nothing, simply waiting for the spring to come. Just as the outside spring comes, the inside spring also comes. There are inner seasons of life. So don’t be worried – the spring is bound to come.
And it is absolutely true: the master appears when the disciple is ready. Sitting silently, doing nothing, you are getting ready. No desire, no worry whether the spring will come or not – it always comes, it has never been otherwise. The moment you are ready, it is there.
And when the spring comes to your inner world, as if thousands of flowers have opened up, the whole air changes: it is fresh and fragrant, the birds start singing. Your inner world becomes a music unto itself, a fragrance unto itself – and the grass grows by itself.
By ”the grass” is indicated your life, your life force. Green is the symbol for the living. In connection with spring, everything becomes green. And once you have experienced this phenomenon, you have known the greatest secret there is – that there are things which you cannot do, but can only allow to happen.
(Source - Excerpts from The Path of Mystic #24)
Disclaimer:
Osho Kundalini Meditation and Celebration involve active physical and emotional participation. By choosing to participate, you acknowledge that you are doing so voluntarily and at your own risk, and that you are in suitable physical and mental condition to engage in such activities. Participants are advised to consult a qualified healthcare professional if they have any medical concerns prior to attending. The organizers, hosts, and facilitators assume no responsibility or liability for any injury, loss, or damages that may occur as a result of participation in these activities.