Answer lies in problem

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Amrit Sadhana [1]

Some people are good at creating problems out of nothing. More often than not it is their attitude towards things that make them look like problems. Simple things like a leaking water tap or the fused light bulb, or an unironed dress seem to be big problems for them. Life becomes very stressful if we look at these day-to-day incidents as problems. The mind lives in labels, and the moment we label something as negative, the mind doesn’t want to look at it. The brain enters a deadlock. We are bogged down by fear and worry and our thinking goes into a negative mode. Life seems to be full of hurdles.

Can our life stop being a hurdle race and become a dance of joy and music?
Osho has come up with a novel suggestion: he says, do not call problem a “problem” but call it a situation. If you look closely you will find that every happening indeed is a situation. Things just happen, why give them a bad name?
These situations activate that unconscious part of the brain which we normally do not use. Unless we encounter difficulties and are pushed to the wall we do not not tap our hidden resources. Usually the brain becomes trapped in thinking along the same old lines and appears to be incapable of breaking free. What we require on such occasions is to press the “pause” button of our conscious brain and to allow our deep unconscious to come up with answers. It is exhilarating to learn how to deliberately engage different parts of the brain in the problem-solving process. This is an essential part of creative thinking. Maybe the problem
will not change but your attitude towards it will definitely change.
This changed attitude will open you up to look at and look into the situation afresh.
The mystery of existence is such that the answer lies within the problem. It is like diving into a whirlpool: if you fight the current you will be drowned, but if you let go and whirl with the circular motion the current itself will throw you up to the surface.
Osho says, look at the problem itself, the answer is hidden there. Look at the question deeply, and if the look is clear and total, the question disappears. No question is ever answered, it simply disappears; and it disappears without a trace. All you have to do is put the analytical mind away. When the unconscious finds the solution there is a leap of understanding that seems to come out of the blue. It is not an analytical process. Accept life as it is. Don’t create problems.

Amrit Sadhana is in the management team of Osho International Meditation Resort, Pune. She facilitates meditation workshops around the country and abroad.