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Behaviorism : He lives in such cowardly ways, he is so afraid of anything new.

 

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It is not an accident that psychologists go on studying rats to understand man. Strange, trying to understand rats so as to understand man! But not really, not really so strange as it appears, because the majority of men live like rats.

 

The psychology of Pavlov is based on the study of dogs, and the psychology of Skinner is based on the study of rats. And both are perfectly true as far as the majority of humanity is concerned. Only once in a while they may not be right. If they try to apply their psychology on a buddha they may not be right, but as far as the ordinary humanity is concerned they are perfectly right. What has happened to man? He has lost all meaning and significance for the simple reason that he has become a very cowardly being. He lives in such cowardly ways, he is so afraid of anything new.

 

-Osho, “The Dhammapada - The Way of the Buddha, Vol 9, #7”

 

 

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Osho Dictionary

A Spiritual Dictionary for the Here and Now

List of Articles
No. Category Subject
43 B Babies : All babies are beautiful, but all grown-ups are not beautiful.
42 B Bachelorhood : she was also looking for a perfect husband!
41 B Baggage : On the highest peaks, one has to be weightless.
40 B Balance : Witnessing brings balance.
39 B Bardo : Between These Two Dreams
38 B Beauty : The deeper you become, the more beautiful you are.
37 B Beggars : The meeting of a world conqueror with a beggar
36 B Beginners : The Zen person always keeps the beginner's mind
» B Behaviorism : He lives in such cowardly ways, he is so afraid of anything new.
34 B Belief : The believer is not a seeker.
33 B Betrayal : There is only one betrayal: and that is to betray one's own life.
32 B Bibles : People become interested only when they are almost in their graves.
31 B Biography : After Self-Knowledge there Is No Autobiography
30 B Birthdays : One is never born and never dies; both are illusions.
29 B Bitterness : We are bitter because we are not what we should be.
28 B Black hole : Black hole is like Buddha’s concept of emptiness
27 B Blame : The whole responsibility is yours, don't blame anybody
26 B Blindness : Don't carry the books
25 B Bliss : Bliss needs great courage
24 B Bliss : Blissfulness is our birthright
23 B Body : The body has a great wisdom in it.
22 B Boiling Point : They don't have intensity. They live only so-so, lukewarm
21 B Books : Beware of knowledge. It is so cheap to become knowledgeable.
20 B Boredom : A Buddha is not bored, A Jesus is not bored
19 B Boredom : Boredom comes out of insensitivity.
18 B Boredom : Boredom is human, a very great quality
17 B Boring Life : The sun rises every day, you can say that it is repetitive. It is not
16 B Bosses : There is no hierarchy.
15 B Boundaries : All boundaries are our beliefs
14 B Bragging : Don't try to kill the ego -- you cannot.
13 B Brainwashing : I am a brainwasher.
12 B Bravery : A brave man is a cunning coward.
11 B Breakdown : Breakdown brings you below the mind. it is insanity.
10 B Breasts : Their childhood is still there.
9 B Breath : Breath is your life; it contains all that life contains
8 B Breath : Everybody breathes wrongly
7 B Bribery : Unless God is removed the priest cannot be removed
6 B Brownnose : In monkeys there exists a hierarchy. Perhaps the same mind and the same hierarchy are carried by man too
5 B Buddhafield : An energy field where you can start growing, maturing
4 B Bullshit : 'Bullshit' is a far better word than 'rationalisation'
3 B Burdens : People have condemned your innocence as ignorance.
2 B Business : Business should not enter into your being, that is true.
1 B Busyness : People want to remain occupied. Nobody wants to rest
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