Panch Mahavrat or The Perennial Path The Art of Living

Author(s): Osho Rajnish
Publisher: Osho Rajnish

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CHAPTER 5. PROCESS OF PROGRESS
I felt death was approaching, my mind said, let Krishnamurti go and then it was out of my control. Then 'Rama' began to come out my mouth. I am now uttering that word, it is coming out by itself. It is simply happening. The words Rama, Rama were coming out due to nervousness. This is called reaction. This man believes in God but he is reacting. While Bertrand Russell does not believe in God and yet he is responding.
I believe Bertrand Russell can achieve God someday This man will never achieve God. The statement - if there is any soul, if there is any God he should pardon me - is a great statement full of consciousness. Indeed a very great conscious statement. A person who uses 'lf' even in relation to the Soul, who uses 'lf' even in relation to God at the time of his death, gives a positive suggestion of himself being a man of consciousness. He is not nervous. He is not afraid of death. He is standing there completely prepared along with death. This is response. If you remember this difference between the two, you will be able to save yourself from reaction and will proceed towards response. And consciousness is produced-created in your life when you begin to respond consciously in your life. Such an individual full of consciousness will be able to achieve God someday.
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