“Next time you chant Buddham Saranam Gacchami , do not send your words outward. Let them fall inward — like a pebble into still water. Let the sound dissolve the chanter. Let ‘Raghava’ disappear. Then you will see: there is no one going anywhere. There is only Buddham — the awakened quality — already here, already home. That is the refuge. Not a shelter from suffering, but the realization that the sufferer never existed.”
He pointed to an old wooden boat tied to the shore. It was empty, rocking gently with the waves. buddham saranam gacchami osho
The ferryman laughed gently. “That is the first mistake. Osho says: When you go to the Buddha, you are two. But the truth is not two. There is no seeker and no destination. There is only the seeking itself — empty, silent, aware.” “Next time you chant Buddham Saranam Gacchami ,
Buddham Saranam Gacchami is not a journey. It is the end of the traveler. “When you go to the Buddha, you are missing the point. You have to become the Buddha. Not going somewhere — but waking up where you are.” Let ‘Raghava’ disappear
The ferryman stepped into the river. The water touched his ankles, then his knees. He turned and said:
“Scholar-ji,” the ferryman said, “you chant Buddham Sharanam Gacchami — but tell me, who is going where?”