Life is Just a Play

Leela

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Life is a moment to ife is an eternal recurrence, death is just a rest. You
celebrate, to enjoy need not be worried about it, you simply live. And
if you live then you are not serious. If you are
oneself. Make it fun, a afraid of death, then you are serious. To be sincere
celebration, and then is one thing, to be serious is another. A man who
you will enter the loves life is sincere, authentic, but never serious. Life is not
temple. The temple is like an illness. If you are looking at death and are obsessed
not for the long-faced, with death, then life is just serious -- then you will become a
long-face. You may move to the monasteries, to the temples,
it has never been for go to the Himalayas, but you will remain a long-face. It is fear
them. Look at life -- that has taken you to the monastery.
do you see sadness Remember, an authentic religious person is not fear-
anywhere? Have you oriented, he is love-oriented. A really authentic religious
ever seen a tree person becomes religious to enjoy life more, to enjoy it
deeply and totally. He is not scared. A real religious man
depressed? Have you looks at life as a game: it is not business, it is a game. Hindus
seen a bird anxiety- call it Leela, a play; not even a game but a play.
ridden? Have you There is a difference between a game and play. Children
seen an animal play, but you even make a game out of play. Then it becomes
neurotic? No, life is business-like, then even in playing you are seeking victory,
success, gain, profit.
not that, not at all Life is a play. There is nothing to be achieved out of it, it

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itself is the goal; there is nowhere to
reach, it itself is the Ultimate. Life is
not moving to achieve some goal, it
is not going anywhere. It is just like
children playing, you cannot ask
them: For what are you playing?
What is the purpose? They will
laugh at your foolishness. They will
say: We are simply playing. It is so
beautiful! Profit is not their concern,
and profit should also not be your
concern, but play.
Life is a moment to celebrate, to
enjoy oneself. Make it fun, a
celebration, and then you will enter
the temple. The temple is not for
the long-faced, it has never been for
them. Look at life -- do you see
sadness anywhere? Have you ever
seen a tree depressed? Have you
seen a bird anxiety-ridden? Have
you seen an animal neurotic? No,
life is not that, not at all. Only man
has gone wrong somewhere, and he
has gone wrong somewhere
because he thinks himself to be very
wise, very clever.
Your cleverness is your disease.
Don't be too wise. Always
remember to stop; don't go to the
extreme. A little foolishness and
some wisdom is good, and the right
combination makes you a Buddha -
- a little foolishness and a little
wisdom. Don't be just wise or else
you will be a long-face; don't be just
a fool or else you will become
suicidal. A little foolishness, enough
to enjoy life, and a little wisdom to
avoid the errors -- that will do.
But one has to know the right
combination, and the right
combination is always different for
each individual. My right
combination cannot be your right
combination; nobody is a model for
anybody else. You have to find your
own balance because everybody is
so unique. But always remember
not to destroy foolishness
completely, because in certain
moments to be foolish is to be wise.
Everybody should remain open.
In certain moments you should be
like children, in certain moments
you should simply forget the
business of life, purposelessly just
enjoying the moment, doing foolish
things: dancing and singing,
playing with and collecting pebbles
on the shore, and nobody inside
you says: What foolishness are you
upto? -- this time can be devoted to
making money. At this time you
could be in the office or in the shop
and your bank balance could be
growing. What are you doing -- are
you a child?
If the child in you is completely
lost, then you can never be
religious. Religion is for children.
That's why Jesus insists: Only those
who are like children will be able to
enter into the kingdom of my God.
But what does being a child mean?
Observe a child -- he is wise. He is
also a fool, but when it is needed he
can be wise, very wise.
-Osho,
Returning to the Source, Ch 10.

Relax the Breathing

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henever you find time, just for a few minutes relax the breathing system,
nothing else there is no need to relax the whole body. Sitting in the train or
plane, or in the car, obody will become aware that you are doing
something. Just relax the breathing system. et it be as when it is functioning naturally.
Then close your eyes and watch the breathing oing in, coming out, going in....
Don't concentrate! If you concentrate, you create trouble, because then
everything becomes a disturbance. If ou try to concentrate sitting in the car, then the
noise of the car becomes a disturbance, he person sitting beside you becomes a
disturbance. Meditation is not concentration. It is simple awareness. You simply relax
and watch the breathing. In that watching, nothing is excluded. The car s humming ?
perfectly okay, accept it. The traffic is passing ? that's okay, part of life. The ellow
passenger snoring by your side, accept it. Nothing is rejected.
-Osho

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