Gratitude

[A sannyasin leaving for the West says: I feel deep gratitude for all that has happened to me since I’ve been here.]

I know.... Much will be happening, much more, and gratitude prepares the way. Feel as grateful to existence as possible – for small things, not only for great things... just for sheer breathing. We don’t have any claim on existence, so whatsoever is given is a gift. If it is not given we don’t have any court for appeal So grow more and more in gratitude and thankfulness – not only towards me; let it become your very style. Be grateful to everybody. 

If one understands gratitude then one is grateful for things that have been done positively. And one even feels grateful for things which could have been done negatively. You feel grateful that somebody helped you; this is just the beginning. Then you start feeling grateful that somebody has not harmed you – he could have; it was so kind of him. 

Once you understand the feeling of gratitude and allow it to sink deeply within you, you will start feeling grateful for everything. And the more grateful you are, the less complaining, grumbling. Once complaining disappears, misery disappears. It exists with complaints. It is hooked with complaints and with the complaining mind. Misery is impossible with gratefulness. So that is one of the most important secrets to learn.

A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose

Osho