We have forgotten how to wait; it is almost an abandoned space. And it is our
greatest treasure to be able to wait for the right moment. The whole existence
waits for the right moment. Even trees know it--when it is time to bring the
flowers and when it is time to let go of all the leaves and stand naked against
the sky. They are still beautiful in that nakedness, waiting for the new foliage
with a great trust that the old has gone, and the new will soon be coming, and
the new leaves will start growing. We have forgotten to wait, we want everything
in a hurry. It is a great loss to humanity.... In silence and waiting something
inside you goes on growing--your authentic being. And one day it jumps and
becomes a flame, and your whole personality is shattered; you are a new man. And
this new man knows what ceremony is, this new man knows life's eternal
juices.
Osho Zen: The Diamond Thunderbolt Chapter
10
Commentary:
There are times when the only thing to do is to wait. The seed has been
planted, the child is growing in the womb, the oyster is coating the grain of
sand and making it into a pearl. This card reminds us that now is a time when
all that is required is to be simply alert, patient, waiting. The woman pictured
here is in just such an attitude. Contented, with no trace of anxiety, she is
simply waiting. Through all the phases of the moon passing overhead she remains
patient, so in tune with the rhythms of the moon that she has almost become one
with it. She knows it is a time to be passive, letting nature take its course.
But she is neither sleepy nor indifferent; she knows it is time to be ready for
something momentous. It is a time full of mystery, like the hours just before
the dawn. It is a time when the only thing to do is to wait.
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It is time for Zorba to start meditating, and it is time for the people who are meditators not to allow themselves to escape from the world... Only in completion is there bliss. Only in completion have you come home. Osho
Sunday 3 March 2013
Patience
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