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I would like more and more writers, poets, film makers to steal as much as they can, because truth is not my property, I am not its owner. let it reach in any way, in anybody's name, in any form, but let it reach. Beyond Psychology#3 Q#2 : Osho

If you really want to know who I am, you have to be as absolutely empty as I am. Then two mirrors will be facing each other, and only emptiness will be mirrored: two mirrors facing each other. But if you have some idea, then you will see your own idea in me."

"Only that which cannot be taken away by death is real. Everything else is unreal, it is made of the same stuff dreams are made of." ~OSHO♥

Saturday 29 May 2010

On Children :: OSHO + Kahlil Gibran



You ask me: Have You never wanted to have a child Yourself ?

No, for the simple reason that I don't want to burden this earth.

It is already burdened too much.

I used to live in Raipur for one year. One day I just saw the neighbour beating his small child, so I rushed into his house and told him 'What are you doing? I will call the police!'

He said 'What are you talking about? This is my kid! And I can do anything that I want to my kid! And who are you?'

I said 'This is not your kid. This is God's kid. And I can claim as much as you can claim.'

He could not believe what nonsense I was talking.

He said 'This is my kid. Don't you know?—you have been living here for one year.
He could not understand because of the claim—the claim that 'This is my kid, and I can do anything that I want to do.

For centuries parents were allowed to kill their child if they wanted to. They were allowed, because the thought was accepted that 'You have given birth.' How can you give birth? You have been just instrumental. Don't claim.

No child belongs to you. All children belong to God, they come from God. You are at most a caretaker. 
-OSHO



On Children - Kahlil Gibran

Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you,

And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,

For they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies but not their souls,

For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,

which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them,

but seek not to make them like you.

For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children

as living arrows are sent forth.

The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,

and He bends you with His might

that His arrows may go swift and far.

Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;

For even as He loves the arrow that flies,

so He loves also the bow that is stable.

8 comments:

  1. We need to have to belong or own something or someone. But this is right, we are indeed simply caretakers, we love, we leave and then we come back as a child of someone elses family. So we do not belong to anyone in particular. We belong to the universe. Bless you.

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  2. Yes indeed Gaia... but many parents have missed this message.. nice to see you understanding the message...

    Love & Light to you...

    :-)

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  3. Amazing how things come at the right time! I love your posts CoolDeep and it's so perfect i read this today. I am blessed to be caretaker for 2 children and it's the best 'job' in the world!

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  4. Yeah, I've noticed that too.. I feel its OSHO's own unique and beautiful way of communicating with his friends and lovers.. Often even I've come across the exact thing that I've been looking for and esp with OSHO....

    Thank you for your note of appreciation...

    Love & Light... :-)

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  5. put simply, I love Osho....unconditionally..always.

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  6. Same here my friend...

    I ♥ OSHO too.. if you are in FaceBook and if you want to ... do join this group.. called

    I ♥ OSHO: http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-OSHO/107702185917208

    :-) :-) :-)

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  7. Thankyou. Ive just joined to be a 'follower' here and then i will look at facebook.

    Much love
    :)

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  8. @lways welcome sophling...

    much love.. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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