In Trust: Living Spontaneously and Embracing Life, one of the
greatest spiritual teachers of the twentieth century discusses the
importance of believing in our own ideals and truths--and not giving in
to the powerful societal influences that govern the world.
We live in times where trust in old institutions and their relevance to
our lives have evaporated. Religions, ideologies, political systems,
morals, family, marriages--none of these traditional institutions are
working anymore. Osho's insight is that the institutions of the past
have used the false substitutes of "belief" and "faith" as control
mechanisms of society. Whereas authentic trust comes from within, belief
systems are imposed from the outside by religious and social
institutions.
Osho encourages readers to rediscover and reclaim the innate trust that
is born with each individual. No more demands to trust in an "other." No
more faith and belief, with their demands that we drop all questioning
and doubt, but rather a willingness to honor our questions and doubts so
fully that they will lead us to our unique, authentic, and individual
truth.
Osho challenges readers to examine and break free of the conditioned
belief systems and prejudices that limit their capacity to enjoy life in
all its richness. He has been described by the Sunday Times of London
as one of the "1000 Makers of the 20th Century" and by Sunday Mid-Day
(India) as one of the ten people--along with Gandhi, Nehru, and
Buddha--who have changed the destiny of India. Since his death in 1990,
the influence of his teachings continues to expand, reaching seekers of
all ages in virtually every country of the world.
