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India
is not a piece of land or some political entity or a part of some
historical facts. It is not a mad race for money, power, position and
prestige. India is a longing, a thirst to attain truth - the truth that
resides in every heartbeat of ours, the truth that is lying asleep under
the layer of our consciousness, the truth that is ours but yet forgotten.
Its remembrance, its reclamation, is India.
The days of the Upanishads in this land were the most glorious. The only
search, the only seeking, the only longing, was to know oneself - no other
ambition ruled mankind. Riches, success, power, everything was absolutely
mundane. Those who were ambitious, those who were running after riches,
those who wanted to be powerful were considered to be psychologically
sick. And those who were really healthy psychologically, spiritually
healthy, their only search was to know oneself and to be oneself and to
declare to the whole universe the innermost secret. That secret is
contained in this statement,
''Aham Brahmasmi''.
The lotus flower has been very symbolic to the East, because the East says
you should live in the world but remain untouched by it. You should remain
in the world, but the world should not remain in you. You should pass
through the world without carrying any impression, any impact, any
scratch. If by the time of death you can say that your consciousness is as
pure, as innocent as you have brought with you at birth, you have lived a
religious life, a spiritual life.
The lotus flower grows from the mud in the water, and yet remains
untouched. And it is a symbol of transformation.
Osho
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