caravanserai

It’s hard to stop making assumptions because it’s our habit to assume. When we make assumptions, we believe they are the truth. We assume we know what other people think or feel, when in fact we do not.

OK, NP, no problem. Thanks for your response.

NP declares, “The ego loves to be right, that is its bread and butter.”
That is correct.
Which raises the question, who or what do you believe is responsible for writing the above comment? If it is not the ego, do […]

I remember Jane Stork from Poona One. She was an Australian mum and kind of squeaky clean, goody-goody, looking for enlightenment type sannyasin. I might order her book.

Or, Satchit, at the very least, get rid of the pedestals that dafties often hoist their heroes onto.

NP, had you any idea about how patronizing you might come across in writing such a daft question to me, you would not have scribed it. So, in the meantime you can keep on wondering ad infinitum.

The other day, a local woman threw herself off a bridge, and a turbaned man in a green robe was seen hurrying from the scene.
A concerned onlooker turned to me and commented, “There was something fishy about that […]

I see, NP. From now on, you can call me Grasshopper, if you wish. Thank you for elucidating on the subject of spiritual intelligence.

Now, if I see a green-robed figure floating across the sea on the back of a […]

Yes, I suppose this is due to my lack of spiritual intelligence. My bad for taking the Sufi story literally and taking it as true, in that some poor unsurrendered guy jumped in the river and so forth.

So, […]

Oh dear, NP. Next, you’ll be floating down the Amstel on your way to only the man in the green robe knows.

Moving along. I noticed that you neglected to give a response to my other two questions NP. So, here they are again.

NP, in your opinion, what does spirituality mean in the twenty-first century?
Why would […]

That is all well and good, NP. I have no idea where those communities are now, and I could not care less one way or another.

You wrote, “The idea of a whole city where people live and worship in a spiritual life […]

NP states, “The idea of a whole city where people live and worship in a spiritual life is well ahead of its time.”
Obviously, NP does not know his history very well because his statement is completely untrue.

The […]

NP, in your opinion, what does spirituality mean in the twenty-first century?
Why would spirituality mean something other in the twenty-first century than what it meant in previous centuries?

I’ve noticed over the years that critics tend to judge things based on what is outside of their area of understanding. By never looking beyond our assumptions, we give up trying to meet others, and again and again […]

Osho told many illuminating stories, providing his listeners with a great set of tools to carry under their belts.

“The Zen Master Hakuin was honoured by his neighbours as oen who led a pure life. One day it was […]

The master of masters. I think I was present when Osho first coined the phrase. It makes a good slogan, but in the beginning, it was not intended to have anything to do with mastering it over anybody. It has to do […]

Satchit, to be honest, it never really occurred to me that I might be free from Osho. Now that you mention it, there may be something in what you say.

For many years, Osho was the fulcrum of my life. I simply […]