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Something may be understood, but understanding that comes through another can only be intellectual. That is why Krishnamurti demands the impossible. He says: "Do not understand me intellectually." But nothing other than intellectual understanding can come from another. That is why Krishnamurti's attempt is absurd. What he proclaims is true; but he demands the impossible when he expects something more than intellectual understanding from his listeners. Nothing more can be either transmitted or received. But even intellectual understanding may be enough. If you are capable of intellectually understanding what I say, you will also be able to understand what I have not said. You will also be able to understand the gaps: what I do not say, what I cannot say. The first understanding will inevitably be intellectual, because intellect is the door. It cannot be spiritual.
Spirituality is the inner Sanctuary.
I can only transmit to you intellectually. If you are truly capable of understanding, then what has not been said can be felt. I cannot communicate with you without words, but in using words, I also use silence. You will have to feel both. If only the words are understood, then it is external communication; but if you are able to feel the gaps as well, then it is communion.
Somewhere you have to begin. Every beginning will inevitably be false, but you have to begin. Through falsehood, by making mistakes, you find the door. He who wants to begin only with the right thing will never begin at all. Even a false step leads in the right direction, because it is a step, a beginning. In the darkness, you begin to feel your way, and by moving blindly, you find the door.
Therefore, I say to you: understand the language process, the process of words, and seek understanding of the gaps, the intervals. There will inevitably be moments when, without your own conscious effort, you will grasp the gaps. This is an encounter with the Divine, with the existential.
When such an encounter happens, do not run away from it. Be with it. At first, it will be frightening; it should be. When you encounter the unknown, fear arises, because for us, the unknown is death. Therefore, in every gap, you will feel the approach of death. Then die! Be in the situation and completely die in that gap. And you will be resurrected. By living your death in silence, you are reborn into life. For the first time in life, you are truly alive.
Therefore, for me, meditation is not a method, but a process. Meditation is not a technique, but understanding. It cannot be taught; it can only be pointed out. No information can be obtained about it, because any information comes from the outside. But meditation arises from your inner depths. Seek, be a seeker, but do not become a disciple. Then you will not become a disciple of some guru, but will become a disciple of life itself. Then you will not just learn words. Spiritual teaching comes not from words, but from silence, from the gaps that surround you everywhere. Even in a noisy square, in a crowd, in a market. Seek silence, seek the gaps within and without, and one day you will find yourself in meditation.
Meditation comes to you. It appears by itself; it cannot be brought. But it must be sought, because by being in search, you become open to it, susceptible to it. You will receive it; meditation is a guest. You can invite it and wait for it. It came to Buddha, it came to Jesus, it came to all who are ready, who are open and seeking."
Osho
Something may be understood, but understanding that comes through another can only be intellectual. That is why Krishnamurti demands the impossible. He says: "Do not understand me intellectually." But nothing other than intellectual understanding can come from another. That is why Krishnamurti's attempt is absurd. What he proclaims is true; but he demands the impossible when he expects something more than intellectual understanding from his listeners. Nothing more can be either transmitted or received. But even intellectual understanding may be enough. If you are capable of intellectually understanding what I say, you will also be able to understand what I have not said. You will also be able to understand the gaps: what I do not say, what I cannot say. The first understanding will inevitably be intellectual, because intellect is the door. It cannot be spiritual.
Spirituality is the inner Sanctuary.
I can only transmit to you intellectually. If you are truly capable of understanding, then what has not been said can be felt. I cannot communicate with you without words, but in using words, I also use silence. You will have to feel both. If only the words are understood, then it is external communication; but if you are able to feel the gaps as well, then it is communion.
Somewhere you have to begin. Every beginning will inevitably be false, but you have to begin. Through falsehood, by making mistakes, you find the door. He who wants to begin only with the right thing will never begin at all. Even a false step leads in the right direction, because it is a step, a beginning. In the darkness, you begin to feel your way, and by moving blindly, you find the door.
Therefore, I say to you: understand the language process, the process of words, and seek understanding of the gaps, the intervals. There will inevitably be moments when, without your own conscious effort, you will grasp the gaps. This is an encounter with the Divine, with the existential.
When such an encounter happens, do not run away from it. Be with it. At first, it will be frightening; it should be. When you encounter the unknown, fear arises, because for us, the unknown is death. Therefore, in every gap, you will feel the approach of death. Then die! Be in the situation and completely die in that gap. And you will be resurrected. By living your death in silence, you are reborn into life. For the first time in life, you are truly alive.
Therefore, for me, meditation is not a method, but a process. Meditation is not a technique, but understanding. It cannot be taught; it can only be pointed out. No information can be obtained about it, because any information comes from the outside. But meditation arises from your inner depths. Seek, be a seeker, but do not become a disciple. Then you will not become a disciple of some guru, but will become a disciple of life itself. Then you will not just learn words. Spiritual teaching comes not from words, but from silence, from the gaps that surround you everywhere. Even in a noisy square, in a crowd, in a market. Seek silence, seek the gaps within and without, and one day you will find yourself in meditation.
Meditation comes to you. It appears by itself; it cannot be brought. But it must be sought, because by being in search, you become open to it, susceptible to it. You will receive it; meditation is a guest. You can invite it and wait for it. It came to Buddha, it came to Jesus, it came to all who are ready, who are open and seeking."
Osho