Thinking Is The Absence Of Understanding

     Thinking is the absence of understanding. you think because you do not understand. When you understanding arises, thinking disappears. It is like a blind man groping his way: when eyes are there you don't grope for the way, you see it. Understanding is like eyes: you see it, you don't grope. thinking is groping. Not knowing what is what, you go on thinking, guessing. thinking cannot give you the right answer because thinking can only be repeat which is known. Thinking has no vision for the unknown. 

     Have you ever tried thinking about the unknown? How will you think? You can think only that which you know; it is repetitive. You can go on thinking it again and again, you can make new combinations of old thoughts but nothing really is new. Understanding is fresh, new. Understanding is fresh, new. It has nothing to do with the past. Understanding is here, now. It is an insight into reality.

Osho "The Beloved" volume one