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Singing Silence Osho introduces the spirit of Sufism in a unique way: A Sufi need not be a Mohammedan. A Sufi can exist anywhere in any form - because Sufism is theessential core of all religions. Sufism makes a religion vibrant. Sufismsimply means a love affair with God with the ultimate a love affair with thewhole. It means that one is ready to dissolve into one's heart. It knows noformality it is not confined by any dogma doctrine creed or church. Christ isa Sufi so is Mohammad. Krishna is a Sufi so is Buddha. This is the first thingyou should remember. That Sufism is the innermost core - as Zen is as Hassidismis. These are only different names of the same ultimate relationship with God.This book elucidates Osho's views on Sufism garnered from his lectures; but more than that it helps inunderstanding Osho's philosophy towards life and religion. Nirvana : The Last Nightmare Why does Osho call the desire for nirvana enlightenment the last nightmare? Because he says all desire all hope is the nightmare-and that this hope postpones us from being in the present moment open to life and to what truly is.I will go on singing the beauties of ecstasy but don't misunderstand me. I'm not trying to convince you that nirvana has to be achieved. It is not a goal. It cannot be made a goal. It cannot be made an object of desire. It is available. Just look. Have an alert look. Life is tremendously beautiful. It is showering on you from everywhere.Through Zen stories jokes and responses to questions Osho talks on topics such as the nature of desire the disease of comparison man's compulsive need to do being creative with work and the freedom of consciousness-all to give us the wake up call that: Nirvana is not somewhere. It is the whole performance of life.