Inner Truth: Mindfulness- The Master Key

Gautama the Buddha is reported to have said in one of his gathas: Once a man came unto me and denounced me on account of my observing the way and practicing great loving kindness. But I kept silent and did not answer him. The denunciation ceased. I then asked him, if you bring a present to your neighbor and he accepts it not, does the present come back to you? The man replied, it will. I said, you denounce me now, but as I accept it not, you must take the wrong deed back upon your own person. It is like an echo succeeding sound, it is like shadow following object. You never escape the effect of your own evil deeds. Be therefore mindful and cease from doing evil.

One stops doing any evil when one is mindful, in a state of meditation each moment. In such a state we do not react, we simply respond meditatively. Reaction is most of the time very mechanical and automatic. Response takes place when there's relaxed awareness, a watchfulness, a passive alertness. Response is from a state of consciousness, which is rooted in freedom. Reaction is born out of tension and leading to more tension. It creates entanglement, chain of actions and bondage. Osho observes: Mindfulness means being responsive to every situation in life each moment with total awareness.

Mindfulness brings about a revolution in the life of an individual, who walks the path of life with full attentiveness. He is able to relax into his awareness and enjoys his freedom by not reacting unconsciously

The author travels around the world to facilitate Osho meditation retreats

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