What is real education? Ce este adevarata educatie !! MAN IS BORN AS A SEED. He is orn as a !otentialit". He is not orn as an actualit".

And this is ver" s!ecial# this is e$traordinar"# ecause in the %hole o& e$istence onl" 'an is orn as a !otentialit"( ever" other ani'al is orn actual. Osho ) *he Secret# Discourse + ,Availa le on audio onl"MAN IS BORN AS A SEED. He is orn as a !otentialit". He is not orn as an actualit". And this is ver" s!ecial# this is e$traordinar"# ecause in the %hole o& e$istence onl" 'an is orn as a !otentialit"( ever" other ani'al is orn actual. A do. is orn as a do.# he is to re'ain the sa'e his %hole li&e. *he lion is orn as a lion. Man is not orn as a 'an# 'an is orn onl" as a seed/ he 'a" eco'e# he 'a" not eco'e. Man has a &uture( no other ani'al has a &uture. All ani'als are orn instinctivel" !er&ect. Man is the onl" i'!er&ect ani'al. Hence .ro%th# evolution# is !ossi le. Education is a rid.e et%een the !otentialit" and the actualit". Education is to hel! "ou to eco'e that %hich "ou are onl" in a seed &or'. And this is %hat I a' doin. here( this is a !lace o& education. *he thin. that is ein. done in the ordinar" schools and colle.es and universities is not education. It onl" !re!ares "ou to .et a .ood 0o # a .ood earnin.( it is not real education. It does not .ive "ou li&e. Ma" e it can .ive "ou a etter standard o& livin.# ut the etter standard o& livin. is not a etter standard o& li&e( the" are not s"non"'ous. *HE SO)CA11ED ED2CA*ION that .oes on in the %orld !re!ares "ou onl" to earn read. 3esus sa"s# 4Man cannot live " read alone.4 But that5s %hat "our universities have een doin.)the" !re!are "ou to earn read. In a etter %a"# in an easier %a"# in a 'ore co'&orta le %a"# %ith less e&&ort# %ith less hardshi!) ut all that the" do is !re!are "ou to earn "our read and utter. It is a ver"# ver" !ri'itive 6ind o& education/ it does not !re!are "ou &or li&e. A do. is orn as a do.# he is to re'ain the sa'e his %hole li&e. *he lion is orn as a lion. Man is not orn as a 'an# 'an is orn onl" as a seed/ he 'a" eco'e# he 'a" not eco'e. Man has a &uture( no other ani'al has a &uture. All ani'als are orn instinctivel" !er&ect. Man is the onl" i'!er&ect ani'al. Hence .ro%th# evolution# is !ossi le. Hence "ou see so 'an" ro ots %al6in. around. *he" are !er&ect as cler6s# as station'asters# as ta$ collectors. *he" are !er&ect# the" are s6ill&ul# ut i& "ou loo6 dee! do%n in the' the" are 0ust e..ars and nothin. else. *he" have not even tasted one ite o& li&e. *he" have not 6no%n %hat li&e is# %hat love is# %hat li.ht is. *he" have not 6no%n an"thin. o& 7od# the" have not tasted an"thin. o& e$istence# the" don5t 6no% ho%

to sin. and ho% to dance and ho% to cele rate. *he" don5t 6no% the .ra''ar o& li&e( the" are utterl" stu!id. 8es# the" earn)the" earn 'ore than others# the" are ver" s6ill&ul and the" .o on risin. hi.her and hi.her on the ladder o& success) ut dee! do%n the" re'ain e'!t"# !oor. ED2CA*ION IS *O 7I9E 8O2 inner richness. It is not 0ust to 'a6e "ou 'ore in&or'ed( that is a ver" !ri'itive idea o& education. I call it !ri'itive ecause it is rooted in &ear# rooted in that 4I& I a' not %ell educated I %ill not e a le to survive.4 I call it !ri'itive ecause dee! do%n it is ver" violent/ it teaches "ou co'!etition# it 'a6es "ou a' itious. It is nothin. ut a !re!aration &or a cut)throat# co'!etitive %orld %here ever" od" is the ene'" o& ever" od" else. Hence the %orld has eco'e a 'adhouse. 1ove cannot ha!!en. Ho% can love ha!!en in such a violent# a' itious# co'!etitive %orld %here ever" od" is at each other5s throat? *his is ver" !ri'itive ecause it is ased in the &ear that 4I& I a' not %ell educated# %ell !rotected# hi.hl" in&or'ed# I 'a" not e a le to survive in the stru..le o& li&e. 4 It ta6es li&e onl" as a stru..le. M8 9ISION O: ED2CA*ION is that li&e should not e ta6en as a stru..le &or survival( li&e should e ta6en as a cele ration. 1i&e should not e onl" co'!etition# li&e should e 0o" too. Sin.in. and dancin. and !oetr" and 'usic and !aintin.# and all that is availa le in the %orld)education should !re!are "ou to &all in tune %ith it)%ith the trees# %ith the irds# %ith the s6"# %ith the sun and the 'oon. And education should !re!are "ou to e "oursel&. Ri.ht no% it !re!ares "ou to e an i'itator( it teaches "ou ho% to e li6e others. *his is 'iseducation. Ri.ht education %ill teach "ou ho% to e "oursel&# authenticall" "oursel&. 8ou are uni;ue. *here is no od" li6e "ou# has never een# %ill never e. *his is a .reat res!ect that 7od has sho%ered on "ou. *his is "our .lor"# that "ou are uni;ue. Don5t eco'e i'itative# don5t eco'e car on co!ies. But that5s %hat "our so)called education .oes on doin./ it 'a6es car on co!ies( it destro"s "our ori.inal &ace. *he %ord 4education4 has t%o 'eanin.s# oth are eauti&ul. One 'eanin. is ver" %ell 6no%n# althou.h not !racticed at all# that is/ to dra% so'ethin. out o& "ou. 4Education4 'eans/ to dra% out that %hich is %ithin "ou# to 'a6e "our !otential actual# li6e "ou dra% %ater &ro' a %ell. But this is not ein. !racticed. On the contrar"# thin.s are ein. !oured into "ou# not dra%n out o& "ou. 7eo.ra!h" and histor" and science and 'athe'atics# the" .o on !ourin. the' into "ou. 8ou eco'e !arrots. 8ou have een treated li6e co'!uters( 0ust as the" &eed the co'!uters# the" &eed "ou. 8our educational institutions are !laces %here thin.s are cra''ed into "our head. Real education %ill e to rin. out %hat is hidden in "ou)%hat 7od has !ut in "ou as a treasure)to discover it# to reveal it# to 'a6e "ou lu'inous.

And another 'eanin. o& the %ord# %hich is even &ar dee!er/ 4education4 co'es &ro' the %ord educare( it 'eans to lead "ou &ro' dar6ness to li.ht. A tre'endousl" si.ni&icant 'eanin./ to lead "ou &ro' dar6ness to li.ht. *he 2!anishads sa"# 41ord# lead us &ro' untruth to truth4)4asato 'a sad.a'a"a.4 41ord# lead us &ro' death to deathlessness4# 4'rit"or'a a'rita'.a'a"a.4 41ord# lead us &ro' dar6ness to li.ht4)4 ta'aso 'a 0"otir.a'a"a.4 *hat is e$actl" the 'eanin. o& the %ord 4education4/ ta'aso 'a 0"otir.a'a"'a))&ro' dar6ness to li.ht. Man lives in dar6ness# in unconsciousness))and 'an is ca!a le o& eco'in. &ull o& li.ht. *he &la'e is there( it has to e !rovo6ed. *he consciousness is there# ut it has to e a%a6ened. 8ou have een .iven all# "ou have rou.ht it %ith "ou( ut the %hole idea that "ou have eco'e a 'an 0ust " havin. a hu'an od" is %ron.# and that idea has een the cause o& tre'endous 'ischie& do%n the a.es. MAN IS BORN 0ust as an o!!ortunit"# as an occasion. And ver" &e% !eo!le attain/ a 3esus# a Buddha# a Moha''ed# a Bahaudin. 9er" &e% !eo!le# &e% and &ar et%een# reall" eco'e 'an)%hen the" eco'e &ull o& li.ht and there is no dar6ness le&t# %hen there is no unconsciousness lin.erin. an"%here in "our soul# %hen all is li.ht# %hen "ou are 0ust a%areness. A MAN AS<ED B2DDHA.... *he 'an %as an astrolo.er# a ver" learned scholar. When he sa% Buddha he %as !u==led. He had never seen such eaut"# such .race. Buddha %as sittin. under a tree. *he 'an %as 0ust in a%e( he o%ed do%n to Buddha and he said# 4Are "ou a deva# an an.el? Have "ou descended &ro' heaven# ecause I have never seen such .race on the earth? Who are "ou? Are "ou a .andharva?4 7andharvas are# '"tholo.icall"# the 'usicians o& the .ods. *he" are ver" .race&ul# o viousl")the" are the 'usicians o& the .ods. *heir ver" !resence is 'usical. 3ust in their !resence "ou %ill start hearin. 'elodies( 0ust ein. in their !resence "ou %ill &all into a totall" di&&erent rh"th'. *heir ver" !resence is 'usic# celestial 'usic. And the astrolo.er heard that 'usic around Buddha. He said# 4Are "ou a .andharva?4 And Buddha said# 4No# I a' not a .od# I a' not a .andharva. 4 4*hen %ho are "ou? Are "ou 0ust a 'an?4 And Buddha said# 4 No# I a' not a 'an either. 4 4*hen %ho are "ou?4 And the 'an %ent on as6in.# and Buddha %ent on sa"in.# 4No# no# no.4 He eca'e 'ore and 'ore !u==led and &inall" he as6ed# 4*hen %ho are "ou?4 And Buddha said# 4I a' a%areness. 4 A%areness# 0ust a%areness# !ure a%areness... and onl" then is one &ul&illed. *hen li&e is a enediction.

Education is to rin. "ou &ro' dar6ness to li.ht. *hat5s %hat I a' doin. here.... I AM *EACHIN7 8O2 *O BE 8O2RSE1:. I a' teachin. "ou to e &earless( I a' teachin. "ou not to "ield to the social !ressure( I a' teachin. "ou not to e a con&or'ist. I a' teachin. "ou not to han6er &or co'&ort and convenience# ecause i& "ou han6er &or co'&ort and convenience# the societ" %ill .ive the' to "ou# ut at a cost. And the cost is .reat/ "ou .et convenience# ut "ou lose "our consciousness. 8ou .et co'&ort# ut "ou lose "our soul. 8ou can have res!ecta ilit"# ut then "ou are not true to "oursel&( "ou are a !seudo hu'an ein.( "ou have etra"ed "our 7od and "oursel&. But the societ" %ants that# that "ou should etra" "oursel&. *he societ" %ants to use "ou as a 'achine# the societ" Wants "ou to e o edient. *he societ" does not need "ou to &unction as an intelli.ent ein.# ecause an intelli.ent ein. %ill ehave in an intelli.ent %a" and there 'a" e 'o'ents %hen he %ill sa"# 4No# I cannot do this.4 :OR E>AM?1E# i& "ou are reall" intelli.ent and a%are# "ou cannot e !art o& an" ar'". I'!ossi le. *o e !art o& an" ar'" "ou need# as a asic re;uire'ent# unintelli.ence. *hat5s %h" in the ar'" the" 'ana.e in ever" %a" to destro" "our intelli.ence. 8ears are needed to destro" "our intelli.ence( the" call it 4trainin.4. Stu!id orders have to e &ollo%ed/ ri.ht turn# le&t turn# 'arch &or%ard# 'arch ac6%ard)this and that)and the" .o on and on ever" da"# 'ornin.# evenin.. Slo%l"# slo%l"# the !erson eco'es a ro ot# he starts &unctionin. li6e a 'achine. I have heard# a %o'an %ent to a !s"choanal"st and said# 4I a' ver" 'uch %orried# I cannot slee!. M" hus and is a colonel in the ar'". Whenever he co'es ho'e &or holida"s it eco'es a ni.ht'are &or 'e. Whenever he is slee!in. on his ri.ht side he snores# and snores so loudl" that not onl" a' I distur ed# even the nei.h ors are distur ed. Can "ou su..est so'ethin. to 'e? What should I do?4 *he !s"choanal"st thou.ht it over# and then he said# 4Do one thin.. *oni.ht tr" this# 'a" e it %ill %or6#4 and he .ave her a reci!e and it %or6ed. And the reci!e %as si'!le) he said to her# 4When he starts snorin.# 0ust tell hi'#51e&t turn.5 4 She could not elieve it# ut %hen she did it# it %or6ed)even in his slee!. He snored onl" on his ri.ht side# and %hen she said in his ear# slo%l"# not ver" loudl"# so&tl"# 41e&t turn#4 0ust out o& the old ha it he turned le&t. *he snorin. sto!!ed# even in slee!. I have heard)Willia' 3a'es has ;uoted this incident# an actual incident)a&ter the :irst World War# a 'an %ho had retired &ro' the ar'" %as carr"in. a uc6et &ull o& e..s on his head# and so'e od" 0ust 0o6ed. A &e% !eo!le %ere standin. " the side# and one 'an said loudl"# 4Attention!4 And that 'an si'!l" sna!!ed to attention# and the uc6et &ell and the e..s %ere ro6en all over the road. He %as ver" an.r"( he said# 4What 6ind o& 0o6e is this?4 But the" said# 4We have not done an"thin.. We have 0ust said#5Attention.5 Are %e not allo%ed to sa" it?4 And the 'an had een retired &ro' the ar'" &or at least ten "ears) ut it !ersists.

I have heard/ An inso'niac o$er %ent to the doctor &or so'e 'edical hel!. *he e$)!u.ilist had tried 'ild sedation# ut it didn5t see' to %or6. *he doctor# hesitatin. to !rescri e a 'ore addictive 6ind# said# 41oo6# e&ore I !rescri e this heavier in0ection I %ant "ou to tr" the old)&ashioned re'ed". 8ou 'a" lau.h# ut it actuall" %or6s. *r" .ettin. "oursel& co'!letel" rela$ed and then start countin. to a hundred. 4 A &e% da"s later# the old &i.hter ca'e ac6 and said# 4Doctor# I can5t do it. Ever" ti'e I start countin.# I 0u'! u! at the count o& nine. 4 *he %hole trainin. in the ar'" is to destro" "our consciousness# is to 'a6e "ou an auto'atic 'achine. *hen "ou can .o and 6ill. Other%ise# i& "ou are still carr"in. a little it o& intelli.ence# "ou %ill see the other !erson that "ou are 6illin. is innocent( he has not done an"thin. to "ou or to an" od". And he 'ust have a %i&e at ho'e %ho is %aitin. &or hi' to co'e ac6( and he 'a" have s'all children# and the" %ill eco'e e..ars( and he 'a" have an old 'other or an old &ather# the" 'a" .o 'ad. 4And %h" a' I 6illin. this 'an? Because the o&&icer sa"s# 5Start 6illin.. :ire!5 4 An intelli.ent !erson %ill not e a le to &ire. An intelli.ent !erson 'a" choose to die hi'sel& rather than to 6ill innocent !eo!le. Because so'e &oolish !olitician %ants to .et involved in a %ar# ecause so'e !olitician %ants to have 'ore !o%er# ecause o& so'e stu!id state'ents o& the !oliticians# the %ar has started. He %ill not 6ill. *his I call education/ to 'a6e !eo!le 'ore intelli.ent. And that5s %hat I a' doin. here. I& this &ire s!reads# then this old# rotten societ" cannot survive. It survives on "our unconsciousness# it lives on "our unconsciousness. Osho ) *he Secret# Discourse + ,Availa le on audio onl"-

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