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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I’ve always enjoyed every single page of this marvelous book. In the past couple of days I needed some uplifting reading after returning from a trip where I was struck by the legions of pain-racked faces I encountered on city streets. Here are several Osho quotes linked with comments on what I’ve found true in my own life: “You are being taught everything, but you are not being taught to be yourself. This is the ugliest form of society possible, because it makes everybody miserable.” ---------- Reflecting back on my school years I can hardly believe all the regimentation and forced conformity that continued right through my high school years, as if the teachers and coaches were running a school of pain. How many sadistic pranks, racial slurs and sickening remarks did I witness? And this destructive nonsense was reinforced by an unending parade of television shows featuring a slew of nasty clowns and mindless buffoons. As a dramatic counter to this experience, at various points in my life, I’ve had the opportunity to live, in turn, in a commune, an ashram and a yoga retreat center. What a difference in attitude. Osho is spot-on with his comment about the general run of society making people miserable. “Happiness has nothing to do with success. Happiness has nothing to do with ambition, happiness has nothing to do with money, power, and prestige. It is a totally different dimension. Happiness has something to do with your consciousness, not with your character.” ---------- The old saying goes: “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor, and I’d rather be rich.” Very true, but it is equally true that many people with lots of money are completely unhappy and habitually glum. I’ve been around a fair number of such and I can assure you nothing pours cold water on the moment more than having to deal with the negative energy of a smellfungus. “When you are ecstatic, you cannot be reduced to being a slave. Ecstasy is against structure. Ecstasy is rebellious.” ---------- When asked “How are you doing?” reply by saying “My life is one unending stream of ecstasy.” and see what reaction you elicit. Bliss means you have reached to the very innermost core of your being. It belongs to the ultimate depth of your being where even the ego is no more, where only silence prevails.”---------- We have a choice. Do we want to live in a humdrum, hangdog way or do we want to live in joy? A good benchmark for how much authentic depth and true capacity for joy we have in our lives is to see how we handle silence and solitude, particularly long stretches of silence and solitude. Since I find much of the philosophy of my favorite Greek philosopher, Epicurus, to be in accord with what I’ve read and enjoyed in this book, I would like share part of my commentary on one of Epicurus’ Principal Doctrines: The wise man or woman knows there is a type of possession even more valuable than possessing all the fine material goods, and that is possessing the ability to be in the world as a certain kind of artist. Not an artist whose artwork is a painted canvas or a marble sculpture, but instead an artist whose artwork is oneself, to transform our lives in a way that we see beauty wherever we look; we have a sensitivity to the texture of things; we bring an element of creativity and artistry to our being in the world. What we taste, hear, feel, see and smell takes on a richness as we deepen our love of life. And the amazing thing about this type of possession, as Epicurus well knew - it is absolutely free! - free and easy, not difficult to obtain in the least. All we need do is slow down and become more attuned to the present moment. The more measured our pace, the more attentive we become, the more beauty we will experience. Epicurus. did not formulate a separate aesthetic theory of beauty for the simple reason the entire lifestyle he proposes is itself beautiful. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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In this seventh book in the popular Insights for a New Way of Living series, Osho examines the nature of joy from a radically different perspective. With an artful mix of compassion and humour, Osho shows us that joy is the essence of life, that even unhappiness has its root in joy. Osho encourages us to accept joy by being grateful to be alive and for the challenges and opportunities in life, and by finding the good in all that we have - rather than setting conditions or demands for happiness. By embracing joy, one comes closer to a true, peaceful, and balanced state.Joy: The Happiness That Comes From Within includes an original 80-minute talk by Osho on DVD. This visual component enables the reader to experience the direct wisdom and humour of Osho straight from the source. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I’ve always enjoyed every single page of this marvelous book. In the past couple of days I needed some uplifting reading after returning from a trip where I was struck by the legions of pain-racked faces I encountered on city streets. Here are several Osho quotes linked with comments on what I’ve found true in my own life:
“You are being taught everything, but you are not being taught to be yourself. This is the ugliest form of society possible, because it makes everybody miserable.” ---------- Reflecting back on my school years I can hardly believe all the regimentation and forced conformity that continued right through my high school years, as if the teachers and coaches were running a school of pain. How many sadistic pranks, racial slurs and sickening remarks did I witness? And this destructive nonsense was reinforced by an unending parade of television shows featuring a slew of nasty clowns and mindless buffoons. As a dramatic counter to this experience, at various points in my life, I’ve had the opportunity to live, in turn, in a commune, an ashram and a yoga retreat center. What a difference in attitude. Osho is spot-on with his comment about the general run of society making people miserable.
“Happiness has nothing to do with success. Happiness has nothing to do with ambition, happiness has nothing to do with money, power, and prestige. It is a totally different dimension. Happiness has something to do with your consciousness, not with your character.” ---------- The old saying goes: “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor, and I’d rather be rich.” Very true, but it is equally true that many people with lots of money are completely unhappy and habitually glum. I’ve been around a fair number of such and I can assure you nothing pours cold water on the moment more than having to deal with the negative energy of a smellfungus.
“When you are ecstatic, you cannot be reduced to being a slave. Ecstasy is against structure. Ecstasy is rebellious.” ---------- When asked “How are you doing?” reply by saying “My life is one unending stream of ecstasy.” and see what reaction you elicit.
Bliss means you have reached to the very innermost core of your being. It belongs to the ultimate depth of your being where even the ego is no more, where only silence prevails.”---------- We have a choice. Do we want to live in a humdrum, hangdog way or do we want to live in joy? A good benchmark for how much authentic depth and true capacity for joy we have in our lives is to see how we handle silence and solitude, particularly long stretches of silence and solitude.
Since I find much of the philosophy of my favorite Greek philosopher, Epicurus, to be in accord with what I’ve read and enjoyed in this book, I would like share part of my commentary on one of Epicurus’ Principal Doctrines:
The wise man or woman knows there is a type of possession even more valuable than possessing all the fine material goods, and that is possessing the ability to be in the world as a certain kind of artist. Not an artist whose artwork is a painted canvas or a marble sculpture, but instead an artist whose artwork is oneself, to transform our lives in a way that we see beauty wherever we look; we have a sensitivity to the texture of things; we bring an element of creativity and artistry to our being in the world. What we taste, hear, feel, see and smell takes on a richness as we deepen our love of life. And the amazing thing about this type of possession, as Epicurus well knew - it is absolutely free! - free and easy, not difficult to obtain in the least. All we need do is slow down and become more attuned to the present moment. The more measured our pace, the more attentive we become, the more beauty we will experience. Epicurus. did not formulate a separate aesthetic theory of beauty for the simple reason the entire lifestyle he proposes is itself beautiful.
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