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Osho,
I heard you say once that the misuse of freedom is harmful.
How can freedom be misused?
“The philosophers have always believed that essence precedes existence, that man is born with what he is going to be already determined. Just like a seed he contains the whole program, now the question is only of unfolding. There is no freedom.

Osho,
You say you are trying to deprogram the whole world. Specifically, what do you recommend for America?
“The process of deprogramming is the same; whom you are deprogramming does not matter.
“He may be American, he may be German, he may be Hindu.
“It is just like cleaning the room.
“What kind of furniture the room has, what kind of pictures are hanging in the room, doesn’t matter.
“You are simply to remove everything from the room and create a space.

The second part of this question is answered in a separate article, “The World of Brainwashing and the Slavery of Religious Labels“
Osho,
Today’s world seems to be a place of chaos and disorder, pain and suffering. It is only because of dirty politics, isn’t it?
“Humanity is not dirty because of dirty politicians; dirty politicians are there because of dirty humanity. You have to understand it well.

The first part of this question is answered in a separate article, “How to Stop Politicians Making Our World So Dirty?“
Osho,
Nowadays, right from birth till death everything is being controlled, guided, dictated, influenced, governed and handled by politics. So unless and until politics is set right, will all the efforts of religion and science prove futile?
“And the second part of the question.

Osho,
Nowadays, right from birth till death everything is being controlled, guided, dictated, influenced, governed, handled by politics. So unless and until politics is set right, all the efforts of religion and science may prove futile. If today’s world is a place of chaos and disorders, pain and sufferings, it is only because of dirty politics, isn’t it?
“The question is in two parts.
“Humanity is not dirty because of dirty politicians; dirty politicians are there because of dirty humanity. You have to understand it well.

Osho,
What is the criterion of beauty, and is the appearance of outer beauty always just a reflection of the inner?
“The outer beauty comes from a different source than the inner. The outer beauty comes from your father and mother: their bodies create your body.

We live on an amazing speck of rock about four and a half billion years old in a vast universe about ten billion years older. Despite or because of some amazing chance events and near catastrophes, it has taken most of that time for us to emerge as an extraordinary species.

Osho,
Could you talk about trust?
Whenever I trust, whatever happens is beautiful; when doubt arises, I am in pain. Just the fact of trusting you, or life, or somebody, is enough to make me feel light, happy.
Why then do I still doubt?
“It is one of the most fundamental questions of life. The question is not only about trust and doubt: the question is rooted in the duality of the mind.
“It is so with love and hate, it is so with body and soul, it is so with this world and the other world.

Osho,
Can you talk about the world of emotions?

“Most of the activities in life originate from the world of emotions, not from the world of thoughts. You must also have noticed that you think one thing, and when the time comes you do something else. The reason for this is that there is a fundamental difference between emotions and thinking. You may decide that you will not become angry; you may think that anger is bad, but when anger gets hold of you thinking is left aside and you become angry.

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