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Osho - People see only that which they desire and
they project their desire Osho - With the dissolution of the mind,
the whole world that the mind has created around
itself also dissolves, obviously -- it depended on
the mind, it was mind's projection. Not that the
trees will disappear and the roses will disappear...
roses will be far rosier and trees will be far
greener. People will be far more beautiful; even
pebbles on the seashore will be like diamonds.
Everything will become precious.
This world, the real world, is not going to
disappear with your mind, but you are living in a
totally different private world: the world of your
desires. You don't see the real world, you only see
your own private world projected on the real world.
The real world is simply being used as a screen on
which you go on projecting your desires. You never
see that which is; you only go on seeing that which
you desire.
It is said that the shoemaker never looks at
people's faces, he always looks at their shoes. Of
course he is not concerned with their faces, he has
nothing to do with their faces; he is concerned with
their shoes. And by seeing the shoes he knows about
the person; the shoe contains all the messages for
him: whether the person is rich or poor, successful
or unsuccessful. The shoe will say everything: the
shape of the shoe, the newness, the oldness, the
tiredness of the shoe; everything will say what kind
of man this is. The shoe, analyzed by a shoemaker,
will give you a perfect analysis of the man. There
is no need to go to a psychoanalyst, you can go to
the shoemaker, leave the shoe with him. And he can
make a chart about you: what kind of man you are,
what is happening in your life.
The tailors never see you, they only see your
clothes. They decide from your clothes. People see
only that which they desire and they project their
desire. If somebody is full of lust even an ugly
woman may look beautiful.
Source - Osho Book "The Dhammapada, Vol 11" |