Happiness, Pleasure, Joy, Bliss
By Osho
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Ordinarily, in the dictionaries you will find bliss defined as happiness, pleasure, joy. Linguistically they all appear to have a similar meaning; existentially it is not so. And you will have to understand the subtle nuances and differences; only then you may be able to catch some hold of the phenomenon called bliss.
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Osho is one of the most provocative and inspiring spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Known for his revolutionary contribution to the science of inner transformation, the influence of his teachings continues to grow, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world. He is the author of many books, including Love, Freedom, Aloneness; The Book of Secrets; and Innocence, Knowledge, and Wonder.
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Happiness, Pleasure, Joy, Bliss
Osho
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Happiness, Pleasure, Joy, Bliss, by Osho
From a series of OSHO Talks titled: From Personality to Individuality, #26
This OSHO Talk is complete in itself.
The series From Personality to Individuality is available in audio format.
Happiness, Pleasure, Joy, Bliss is also available as an original audio recording under the same title, spoken by Osho.
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Happiness, Pleasure, Joy, Bliss
Osho,
Could you say something to us about bliss?
I have been blissed out for almost thirty-three years. That is exactly the time Jesus lived on the earth. Shankara also lived only thirty-three years, Vivekananda too. For the whole length of the life of Jesus I have been blissed out. This seems to be the right time to ask me what bliss is. It is almost impossible to answer, but remember I am saying almost.
The almost
depends on two things. First: if you are available, open, relaxed, with no idea of what bliss is, just a pure inquiry without any prejudice, without any mind; if your heart is available without any conditions from your side – then perhaps the almost impossible can become possible.
Secondly – and this is an even more difficult thing. It is as if a person has been dead for thirty-three years. Logically you can ask him, What is death? – you have been experiencing death for thirty-three years, how long will you take to define it?
The dead man cannot answer; he is not there.
I am also not here – I am a dead man. This is the nature of bliss: as it enters you, you are no longer there. They cannot exist together. The coexistence of the ego and bliss is absolutely impossible; only one can exist. It is like darkness and light. You cannot manage some kind of coexistence between darkness and light.
In the East we have a story that darkness appeared before God with tears in her eyes and complained against the sun: I have not done anything against your sun. I am not even acquainted with him, we have never met; still he goes on harassing me. Wherever I go, sooner or later he reaches me and I am constantly on the run. Now I am really tired, and I want you to do something about it. Why is he after me?
God called the sun and asked him, Why are you after darkness? What wrong has she done to you?
The sun said, Who is darkness? I have never met her. I would like to be introduced.
God looked around to where darkness had been standing but nobody was there. Since then God has been trying to arrange some kind of meeting, a round-table conference, some kind of mediation, negotiation. But although all the religions say that God is all-powerful, in this case he has failed. He