Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 9

Mastery over the five elements

Mastery over the five elements. Earth, water, fire, air, ether—the yogi masters all. Mastery over the five elements: the body and world are made of five elements. The yogi who masters the elements doesn't control them—he transcends identification with them. When you know you're not the elements, they serve you. Mastery is non-attachment, not domination.

Choice is hell

Choice is hell. Every choice creates suffering—choicelessness is freedom. Choice is hell: choice implies a chooser—the ego. Every choice divides reality into good and bad, wanted and unwanted. This division is the hell. Choicelessness is not indecision—it's seeing beyond the pairs of opposites.

Instantanous cognition

Instantaneous cognition. The yogi knows directly—without the mediation of senses or mind. Instantaneous cognition: in higher samadhi, knowledge is not sequential but instantaneous. The mind processes step by step; awareness knows all at once. The yogi sees the past, present, and future in one glance—because time itself is a mind-creation.

Alok, find a real terrible woman

Alok, find a real terrible woman. The master's direct, personal guidance to disciples. Alok, find a real terrible woman: the master doesn't give abstract teachings—he gives specific, personal instructions. Each disciple needs a different device. What sounds like strange advice is actually the perfect medicine for that person's condition.

The ego's last attack

The ego's last attack. Even on the path, the ego makes one final attempt. The ego's last attack: near enlightenment, the ego fights hardest. It can appear as spiritual pride, as attachment to experiences, as the desire to teach. The last attack is the most subtle—the ego becomes 'spiritual.' Only total awareness can catch it.

God only knows

God only knows. The ultimate is beyond knowledge—only God knows. God only knows: the mysteries of existence are not for the mind to know. 'God only knows' is not a cop-out—it's the deepest truth. The mind can't know the ultimate; only the ultimate can know itself. Surrender your knowing to the unknowable.

Highest knowledge: all at once

Highest knowledge: all at once. The highest knowledge is not gradual—it's total, instantaneous. Highest knowledge: all at once: the ultimate knowledge doesn't come in pieces—it's a flash of totality. Like lightning illuminating the whole landscape. Not one thing known, but all things known simultaneously. This is prajna—transcendental wisdom.

Everything about homosexuality

Everything about homosexuality. The master addresses sexuality directly—without judgment. Everything about homosexuality: Osho addresses all aspects of sexuality without moral judgment. The question is not about right or wrong but about awareness. All sexuality can be transformed; all sexuality can be a trap. The key is awareness, not orientation.

Aboslute aloneness: liberation

Absolute aloneness: liberation. Kaivalya—the ultimate state of absolute aloneness. Absolute aloneness: liberation: kaivalya is not loneliness but aloneness—absolute, total. The yogi is alone because there's no other—everything has merged into one. This aloneness is the highest bliss. Not separation but indivisibility.

Now you can jump off Waterloo Bridge

Now you can jump off Waterloo Bridge. The master's paradoxical encouragement—don't jump, wake up. Now you can jump off Waterloo Bridge: a paradox—the master says 'jump' but means 'awaken.' The jump is not suicide—it's the jump into the unknown, into awareness. The bridge is the mind—jump off it into the river of being. The ultimate invitation: take the plunge.