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Soul correction: another area where we plan to let go of the tree of knowledge

Soul correction: another area where we plan to let go of the tree of knowledge
Tree of Knowledge is the body of guesses humanity has made to make sense of the Universe.

It’s a huge body of knowledge, much of it made up… the mystical knowledge all belongs there. Religion, astrology, numerology, etc.

I, myself, wasn’t very curious about the world. My class mates were: I was pragmatic: I was taking things as they were. That was, in a way, my advantage when I started to delve into the world of the 99%: I had no preconceived notions, pretty much none.

I did like to read my horoscope though, but my attitude about horoscopes was different from the majority’s: I used and still use horoscopes to take me off the beaten path and pay attention to stuff I normally don’t pay attention to.

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Start Something. No Matter Where You Start, No Matter Which Direction, As Long As You Start, And As Long As You Stay Connected

No Matter Where You Start, No Matter Which Direction, As Long As You Start, And As Long As You Stay Connected

I will start with an admission: Staying connected is not easy.

Life steals away your attention. You are tired. You are hungry. You have to pee.

Your car isn’t starting. You are worried. You are angry. You are sad.

So no wonder, that even I, who teach people to connect, get disconnected, hopelessly, from time to time.

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Meditation: separate yourself from the mind, body and emotions


I have started the Osho meditation series with Day One.

Lots of talk… very meditative for me. Participants complained that there was no meditation.

When you meditate, that doesn’t mean there is silence outside. The silence is inside. When you meditate it doesn’t mean you cannot listen to someone talk: it only means you listen and hear it, but not through the busy mind, that compares, argues, tries to understand, criticizes and judges. No, the mind simply allows it to be, allows it in, in a meditative state.

It is like when you are in the shower. The mind doesn’t argue with every drop of water… and you can get wet without the mind interfering.

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