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The Truth Podcast reads a piece presented as Osho speaking about George Gurdjieff. Gurdjieff, in this telling, tells people they are locked in, and sometimes that they themselves are the lock. A yard of sheep is the picture. Each animal watches others be killed and still feels special, a lion or a tiger rather than one of the flock. Osho says religious teaching can put crowds into that same kind of trance, by assuring them they already hold an immortal soul they have not actually understood. Seeing the wall, he says, is the first move. A rope or a ladder from outside does nothing while the person thinks the wall is a shelter. The reading gives Gurdjieff’s line that a person who already feels free will not search for a way out. Osho then says the opening can be missed for good. He adds that he does not accept every technique Gurdjieff used, but he does accept that warning.
Key points
- The Truth Podcast reads a piece presented as Osho on George Gurdjieff.
- Gurdjieff, in this telling, says people are locked in, or are the lock.
- A yard of sheep that each feel special is the picture of that trance.
- Osho says the opening can be missed, and he accepts that warning.
- He says he does not accept every technique, but he does accept that warning.
Short quotes
Unwittingly, many religions create a large-scale hypnotic state.
Osho, Osho on Gurdjieff
Osho says religious teaching can put crowds into a trance. Watch at 3:58
If you believe you are free, you will never be able to escape.
George Gurdjieff, Osho on Gurdjieff
The reading gives this as Gurdjieff’s warning that feeling free already stops the search. Watch at 6:51
Understand that once this opportunity is lost, it will be gone forever.
Osho, Osho on Gurdjieff
Osho says the opening can be missed for good. Watch at 9:07
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