Philosophia Perennis, Vol 2

The Golden Mean

The Golden Mean. Pythagoras: 'Listen and in thine heart engrave my words. Keep closed both eye and ear against prejudice. Think for thyself. Consult, deliberate, and freely choose.' The golden mean: not extreme but balanced. Not this or that but the middle. The golden mean is not compromise—it's the exact center, the point of balance. Think for yourself—don't borrow.

Zorba The Buddha

Zorba The Buddha. The new man: Zorba the Buddha—body and soul together. Zorba the Buddha: the meeting of East and West, matter and spirit, enjoyment and meditation. Not the renunciate—Zorba. Not the otherworldly—Buddha. Both together. The new man is whole—he celebrates the body and dwells in the soul.

Don't Spit on the Ceiling!

Don't Spit on the Ceiling! The master's irreverent teaching—no sacred cows. Don't spit on the ceiling: a homespun wisdom—don't do stupid things. The master doesn't teach in abstractions—he brings you back to earth. If you can't handle the simple, how will you handle the sublime? Start with not spitting on the ceiling.

The Perfume of Absolute Contentment

The Perfume of Absolute Contentment. Contentment is not complacency—it's fulfillment. The perfume of absolute contentment: when you're content, you emit a fragrance. Not the perfume of achievement but of being. Contentment doesn't mean not growing—it means growing without craving. The contented person is the most fragrant.

Love is Always Virgin

Love is Always Virgin. 'What's the difference between spiritual and psychological growth?' Love is always virgin: each moment of true love is fresh—never old, never repeated. The spiritual is always new; the psychological is conditioned. Spiritual growth is beyond psychology—it's the growth of being, not of the mind.

Enlightenment is Your Birthright

Enlightenment is Your Birthright. Not earned—given by birth. Enlightenment is your birthright: not an achievement but a recognition. You don't earn your eyes—you just open them. Enlightenment is opening the inner eye. It's your right—you were born with it. Just claim it through awareness.

A Bold Experiment

A Bold Experiment. Osho's work is an experiment—not a doctrine. A bold experiment: never before has the spiritual been so accessible to all. The commune is a laboratory—testing if ordinary people can become Buddhas. Don't believe—experiment. Truth is not a belief but an experiment. And you are the experiment.

Escape to Reality

Escape to Reality. Not escape FROM reality—escape TO reality. Escape to reality: the world calls its illusion 'reality.' The spiritual path is an escape from that illusion—to the REAL reality. You're not escaping—you're arriving. The world is the escape; the path is the return.

There's No God Till You've Met Him

There's No God Till You've Met Him. God is not a concept to believe but an experience to meet. There's no God till you've met Him: God exists only when you experience Him. Before that, God is a word—dead. Don't believe in God—meet Him. The meeting transforms the word into the living presence.

Known, Unknown, Unknowable

Known, Unknown, Unknowable. Three realms: what you know, what you don't know, what can't be known. Known, unknown, unknowable: the known is the past, the unknown is the future, the unknowable is the present. The mind works in known and unknown. The unknowable is beyond mind—it's the domain of being. Enter the unknowable.

Only God Is

Only God Is. The ultimate realization: nothing exists but God. Only God is: when all illusions dissolve, what remains is not 'you' or 'me'—only God. Not a person called God but the totality of existence. When the wave realizes it's the ocean, only the ocean is. The grand finale of the perennial philosophy: only God is.