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Osho : There is no need to fall into the mind\u2019s trap. The mind can give neither knowledge nor existence; it can only give untruth. He who listens to the mind falls into falsity.<\/p>\n

In an old story,\u00a0 the gods were once so pleased by a man\u2019s devotion that they gave him a magic conch shell that would fulfill any wish expressed to it. You say a palace and immediately a palace appears. You say a banquet fit for a king and there is a great feast laid out before you. The man was very happy as he began to enjoy all the good things in life.<\/p>\n

One day a priest who was passing through the town halted at this man\u2019s palace for a night\u2019s rest. He had heard about the magic shell and wanted to possess it. He too had a conch shell which he called Maha-shankha, great conch shell. He said to his host, \u201dYour shell is nothing compared to mine.<\/p>\n

I too practiced many austerities and the gods favored me with this Maha-shankha. You ask one thing of it, it gives two.\u201d Now as is human nature, the man\u2019s greed was awakened. He said, \u201dShow me the magic of your conch shell.\u201d<\/p>\n

The priest took out the Maha-shankha and placing it before him said, \u201dBrother, make a palace.\u201d The conch said, \u201dWhy one? Why not two?\u201d The host was impressed. He gave his conch to the priest and took his Maha-shankha in return. The priest then soon left. Almost immediately the man tried frantically to find him again, because the conch only spoke but did not perform. You say two and it will say,\u201dWhy not four?\u201d<\/p>\n

You say four, it will say \u201dWhy not eight?\u201d This was all it could do. The mind is a Maha-shankha. Whatever God gives it says, \u201dWhy only this much, why not more?\u201d The mind is only a babble of words. It is all lies. It can produce nothing. But we are such that we have let go of God and cling to the mind. For the mind talks in a duplicity that sets fire to our greed. Just think, has the mind ever given you anything? Have you ever attained anything through the mind?<\/p>\n

Source: “The True Name, Vol 2 ” – Osho<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[67,170,165],"tags":[10,2],"class_list":["post-1235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discourses","category-mind","category-osho","tag-mind","tag-osho"],"yoast_head":"\nMind's trap - Guru Quote<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There is no need to fall into the mind\u2019s trap. 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