May 5, 2016

Osho-From Death To Deathlessness

Abandon hope all those who enter here

Question 1:

BELOVED OSHO,

YOU HAVE OFTEN USED THE WORD "EXISTENTIALISM," AND YOU HAVE REFERRED TO
YOURSELF AS AN EXISTENTIALIST. PLEASE DEFINE THESE WORDS.


There has been a contemporary school of philosophy in Europe called existentialism. I have nothing to do with it. That is only a philosophy, a mind game. These people were talking about existence, but they knew nothing of what it means to be

May 4, 2016

From Death To Deathlessness









Question 1:

BELOVED OSHO,

YOU HAVE OFTEN USED THE WORD "EXISTENTIALISM," AND YOU HAVE REFERRED TO
YOURSELF AS AN EXISTENTIALIST. PLEASE DEFINE THESE WORDS.


There has been a contemporary school of philosophy in Europe called existentialism. I have nothing to do with it. That is only a philosophy, a mind game. These people were talking about existence, but they knew nothing of what it means to be existential. I also use the word "existentialist" for myself, but the difference between Jean-Paul Sartre, Jaspers, Marcel, and me is vast, unbridgeable.