Faith is like eyes: you see yourself. Belief is like a lantern in a blind man’s hand: he cannot see, he cannot even use the lighted lantern. Even that lighted lantern will just be a burden to him, to be carried. And if the light goes off he will never become a aware of it. Belief is just believing what others say. It is not faith – faith is knowing, faith is existential – belief is intellectual.
Buddha says something, or I say something, you listen to me, it appeals to your intellect. It seems to be convincing to your reason and you start believing in it. Then it will be a lantern in a blind man’s hand. But if you listen to me, something appeals to you and you don’t stay with your intellectual understanding but try to make it your own experience…
If I talk about love, and listening to me you don’t cling to my words but you move into love, you take the risk of love, you move into the danger of love, then you will come to an understanding which will be like eyes. If you just listen to me, it is very cheap. Just listening to me you collect information and you can say, “Yes, I know much about love.” Your knowing will be a deception
OSHO “The Beloved” volume one
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