If there is one thing we all long for, it’s freedom.
Have we not all felt we are being a slave of our minds?
Someone insults us and we are suddenly gripped by anger. And we act totally without any control.
We act like we are remote-controlled by the actions of people around us.
Real freedom is freedom from our minds. When we learn to overthrow the mind’s domination over us.
Osho has given us a method for this.
It is simple, but it takes time to get the knack of it.
He says when anger comes, stand away from it and observe.
Let the anger arise; let it permeate your body. It will envelop you from all sides.
You only have to remember one small fact — you are not your anger.
Don’t be in too great a hurry to dive in, for then it will be difficult to come out of it.
Watch your anger, but be firm on one point: if you really must reply to the man who has insulted you, do so when the anger is gone. Under no circumstances reply before then.
Osho says in the beginning this is going to be difficult, very difficult. You will have to be very alert and on your guard, but gradually it will become easy.
This is a very important reminder from Osho:
“Do not fight the mind. Fight, and the natural freedom will not result. If you fight you give the mind an equal status. You fight a person only when you consider him your equal.”
The results will not come immediately. But surely you will be able to create a gap between you and your thoughts and emotions.
Only then do we become the master of our minds and gain real freedom.
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