You Are in Prison and You Think You Are Free
By Osho
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Osho introduces George Gurdjieff, one of the most significant masters of this age. He used to say, "You are in prison." If you wish to get out of prison - the first thing you must do is realize that you are in prison... or you are the prison. Osho emphasizes this as something to be always remembered as one of the first principles for any seeker of truth.
From a series of OSHO Talks titled: The Invitation. This OSHO Talk is complete in itself. Recorded at the Osho International Meditation Resort, Pune, India. The series The Invitation is available in audio format.
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Osho is one of the most provocative and inspiring spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Known for his revolutionary contribution to the science of inner transformation, the influence of his teachings continues to grow, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world. He is the author of many books, including Love, Freedom, Aloneness; The Book of Secrets; and Innocence, Knowledge, and Wonder.
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You Are in Prison and You Think You Are Free - Osho
You Are in Prison
And You Think
You Are Free
Osho
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You Are in Prison and You Think You Are Free, by Osho
From a series of OSHO Talks titled: The Invitation,#4
This OSHO Talk is complete in itself.
The series The Invitationis available in audio format.
You Are in Prison and You Think You Are Free is also available as an original audio recording under the same title, spoken by Osho.
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OSHO MEDIA INTERNATIONAL
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OSHO INTERNATIONAL
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ISBN-13: 978-0-88050-024-1
You Are in Prison
And You Think
You Are Free
Osho,
George Gurdjieff has said: You are in prison. If you wish to get out of prison, the first thing you must do is realize that you are in prison. If you think you are free, you can’t escape.
What are the prisons that I call home
?
George Gurdjieff is one of the most significant masters of this age. He is unique in many ways, nobody has said things in the contemporary world the way Gurdjieff has said them. He is almost like another Bodhidharma or Chuang Tzu, apparently absurd but in reality giving great pointers towards the liberation of human consciousness.
You are asking about one of his significant statements. He often used to say, You are in prison.
Sometimes he went even more deeply into the reality of it, and instead of saying, You are in prison,
he would say, You are the prison.
That is more true.
If you wish to get out of prison – or better to say, if you don’t want to be a prison – the first thing you must do is realize that you are in prison, or that you are the prison. For any seeker of truth, this is something to always remember as one of the first principles.
The tendency of the human mind is to deny those things