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28 December 1984 pm in Lao Tzu Grove<br />

Question 1<br />

OSHO,<br />

CHAPTER 29<br />

Positive thinking: philosophy for phonies<br />

I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF POSITIVE THINKING, AND IT WAS A GREAT<br />

SHOCK TO HEAR YOU SPEAK AGAINST MOTHER TERESA AND HER PHILOSOPHY OF<br />

POSITIVE THINKING.<br />

I am pleased that at least someone was listening, someone was awake, someone was not asleep.<br />

This is what positive philosophy is: you are shocked and I am happy!<br />

But I am not a believer in anything at all.<br />

Belief as such is against my way of looking at things.<br />

Belief is a blind man’s groping in the dark. I do not believe in anything, I do not disbelieve in anything<br />

– because both are belief systems. Either I know or I don’t know. I am absolutely clear about it<br />

You are saying that you are a ”firm believer. What does it mean? A firm believer – why have you<br />

used the word ”firm? There must be some infirmity hiding behind it. Is not just being a believer<br />

enough? You know it is not; hence you have <strong>to</strong> add something more, make it more solid, more<br />

strong. But whatever you do, a belief is a belief, and can never be<strong>com</strong>e knowing. Your firm believing<br />

simply proves that your doubting is very firm. A firm doubter needs a firm believing. An ordinary<br />

doubter simply believes.<br />

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