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Look for the mysterious in life. Wherever you look - in the white clouds, in the stars in the night, in the flowers, in a flowing river - wherever you look, look for the mystery. And whenever you find that a mystery is there, meditate on it. Meditation means: dissolve yourself before that mystery, annihilate yourself before that mystery, disperse yourself before that mystery. Be no more, and let the mystery be so total that you are absorbed in it. And suddenly a new door opens, a new perception is achieved.

Osho#39

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About this quote

What does it mean?
Seek wonder in nature and let it dissolve your ego through meditation.
In plain terms
Look for mystery in the world and lose yourself in it.
What can you take from it?
Use awe to quiet your self-consciousness.

Where it applies

  • spiritual practice
  • nature walks
  • existential moments

Putting it to work

  • observe natural beauty
  • lose self in awe
  • seek mystery daily

Questions to consider

  • When did you last feel small before something vast?
  • What mystery do you avoid acknowledging?

Another view

This perspective assumes nature inherently holds mystery for everyone.

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