Times of Crisis Are Just Golden

Why Do People’s Minds Begin to Disintegrate in Times of Social Crisis?

De: Osho

Narrado por: Osho

By now most people understand or are beginning to understand that this earth, this humanity is facing an enormous crisis. Stress created by a pandemic in addition to ongoing political issues, economic issues, and climate change issues are taking a toll on the minds and well-being of many people. Such times are dangerous for those who have no courage to explore new dimensions of life. But times of crisis are of tremendous significance for those daring souls who have never bothered about what others think about them but have in a certain way always been rebellious, individualistic. That is what is happening all around the world. There has never been so intense a search for spiritual growth, for meditation. But there has never been so much madness either. Both are happening because the status quo is no longer powerful; it has lost control.

From the series: Beyond Psychology, Chapter #41

Osho Talks - from original recordings of live events with Osho and his audience of seekers and friends from around the world. Recorded at the Osho International Meditation Resort, Pune, India.

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Somewhat underwhelming Osho question and answer session.

As usual more questions were covered than just timea of crisis. As far as the times of crisis goes Osho said that people's mental programming has a tendency to break down. When bad things happen this is when you will see people acting chaotically and crazy: he said one of the main reasons this happens is that these people were already unstable and with the failure in society and the beginning of a crisis that their whole reason for looking "normal" is gone. He then mentions the rebellious and those that think outside the box and how for them a time of crisis can be a true blessing because they can embrace who they really are without society's judgement. Osho spoke about love in this one and it was one of his more underwhelming conversations about love, the irony is if it was anyone other than Osho than these statements about love would have been profound but I have heard Osho at his best talking about love. In fact many of the questions asked in this talk after the crisis question was answered were far more personal in nature and therefore were less meaningful for the general public. This is not Osho's best work but it's still decent.