When Eternity Penetrates Time

By: Osho

Narrated by: Osho

"Time is that in which we live - it is horizontal. It is from A to B to C to D; it is in a line. Eternity is vertical. It is not from A to B and from B to C. It is from A to more A to still more A. It goes on upwards. The moment is rare because it happens only when meditation has reached ripening, maturity, when you have touched your innermost core." The vertical line opens a door to eternity.

©1988 OSHO International Foundation (P)2009 OSHO International Foundation

Normal human life versus an enlightened awakened state are explored.

This speech is contained in Moving on the vertical line but this is the longer and way better version. The ending goes much more in-depth about what it's like to move up the vertical line. He told a story about the human mind and how no matter how much you feed it or give it that it is never enough and how a master wants less and less. He makes it clear that on the horizontal line you have normal human life which equates to a linear series of events: your born, you live and you die. Every day that goes by your grave is coming closer to you. He then mentions the vertical line where the purpose is awareness and awakening thus being a far more spiritual approach to life. The horizontal line provides more of an ego trip but ultimately will seem pointless and hollow whereas the vertical line conveys a sense of belonging to all of reality. It's worth listening to this one a few times given the topic discussed.