Osho on Judgement

Osho Pulse: Seduced by the Path of Love: "At the end of the process there�s an exercise where there�s this incredible support and acceptance that�s focused right on you. It was all about loving and accepting and not projecting and not judging. I saw how incredibly individual I was and how incredibly loved I was and how much I love myself. And I saw too how hurtful and almost violent judgement and projection can be when you allow yourself to be so vulnerable."

Your Questions on Emotions: "Just on the surface where you meet others there is turmoil, anxiety, anger, attachment, greed, lust...just on the surface where winds come and touch you. And if you remain on the surface you cannot change this changing phenomenon; it will remain there.

Many people try to change it there, on the circumference. They fight with it, they try not to let a wave arise. And through their fight even more waves arise, because when the sea fights with the wind there will be more turmoil: now not only will the wind help it, the sea will also help � there will be tremendous chaos on the surface."

Otoons - Entertainment :: OshO :: KNOWING THE MIND: "Don't stop or suppress anything.
You are ready to know what is inside. And you should also not judge what is good or bad because the moment you judge, suppression begins. Whatever you call bad, the mind starts suppressing, and whatever you call good, the mind starts using as a cover-up. So you don't need to judge anything as either good nor bad.
Whatever there is in the mind, however it is, be prepared to know it as it is. If you let your mind be totally free to think, to contemplate, to feel, you will feel very frightened and wonder if you are mad -- but it is essential to know what is hidden inside in order to be free from it.
Knowledge and recognition are the first steps to get free from it.
We cannot conquer an enemy which we do not know or recognize.
There is no way.
The hidden enemy, the enemy standing behind you, is more dangerous than the enemy in front of you -- the one you are acquainted with, whom you recognize.
The first thing is that because of the restrictions and inhibitions that we have imposed on the mind from all sides, we don't let the mind express itself in its spontaneity. "

FROM SELF – JUDGEMENT TO BEING OURSELVES: "Tonight I am going to talk about something that many of us deal with, especially in our teenage years: self-judgement. Here we are in retreat, which is a kind of laboratory for looking closely at what's happening in our bodies and minds. A retreat is a great place to observe self-judgement, and it's a place to learn how to relate to these old habits in new ways. I'll talk about how we can work with self-judgement and move from it into fully being ourselves.

Since you've been sitting on the cushion for a while now, I'm sure you've experienced a lot of judgements that either put you down or build you up. We experience judgments as ongoing chatter in the mind: 'I'm not very good at this; the person next to me is better than me. But I'm better than the person in front of me. That person has a much nicer outfit than I do. My back isn't straight at all!' I've had thoughts like this on retreats. When we're home we have judgments that come up all the time, too: 'I'm too fat. I'm too thin. I'm not attractive. I'm bad at school. I'm good at school.' "

Diana has been involved with IMS's Young Adult Retreat since 1993. She teaches dharma to teenagers and adults, and is currently training with Jack Kornfield as a vipassana teacher. Her upcoming book, due out from Pedigree Press in summer 2003, is called 'Wide awake: A buddhist guide for teens'. She is also the founder of the Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement program. This talk was given at a retreat for young adults in June 2002.