The Presence of the Witness Is the Absence of the Mind

Osho,
I have always heard you say, ‘Stop doing. Watch.’ Several times lately I’ve heard you say that the mind should be the servant instead of our master. It feels that there is nothing to do except watch. But the question still arises: Is there anything to do with this unruly servant but to watch?

“There is nothing else to do with this unruly servant but just to watch. Apparently it appears too simple a solution for too complex a problem, but these are part of the mysteries of existence. The problem may be too complex; the solution can be very simple.

“Watching, witnessing, being aware seem to be small words to solve the whole complexity of mind. Millions of years of heritage, tradition, conditioning, prejudice — how will they disappear just by watching?

“But they disappear because as Gautam Buddha used to say, “If the lights of the house are on, thieves don’t come close to that house knowing that the master is awake.” Because the light is showing from the windows, from the doors, you can see that the light is on. It is not the time to enter into the house. When the lights are off, thieves are attracted to the house. Darkness becomes an invitation. As Gautam Buddha used to say, the same is the situation about your thoughts, imaginations, dreams, anxieties — your whole mind.