{"id":29471,"date":"2021-07-01T00:02:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T21:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/?p=29471&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-06-30T23:49:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T20:49:12","slug":"the-only-thing-that-matters-is-how-you-played-the-game-1431","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/the-only-thing-that-matters-is-how-you-played-the-game-1431\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The only thing that matters is how you played the game (OSHO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The winner sows hatred because the loser suffers.<br \/>\nLet go of winning and losing and find joy.<\/p>\n<p>How to find joy? Let your ambition disappear; ambition is the barrier. Ambition means an ego trip: &#8220;I want to be this, I want to be that &#8212; more money, more power, more prestige.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But remember, Buddha says: The winner sows hatred because the loser suffers.<\/p>\n<p>Let go of winning and losing and find joy. If you want to find joy, forget about winning and losing. Life is a play, a game. Play it beautifully, forget all about losing and winning.<\/p>\n<p>The real sportsman&#8217;s spirit is not that of winning or losing, it is not his real question.<\/p>\n<p>If you are playing to win, you will play with tension, anxiety. You are not concerned with the play itself, its joy and its mystery; you are more concerned with the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the right way to live in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Live in the world without any idea of what is going to happen.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are going to be a winner or a loser, it doesn&#8217;t matter. Death takes everything away. Whether you lose or win is immaterial. The only thing that matters, and has always been, is how you played the game.<\/p>\n<p>Did you enjoy it? &#8212; the game itself?<\/p>\n<p>Then each moment is of joy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Dhammapada<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>OSHO<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winner sows hatred because the loser suffers. Let go of winning and losing and find joy. How to find joy? Let your ambition disappear; ambition is the barrier. Ambition means an ego trip: &#8220;I want to be this, I want to be that &#8212;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?fit=900%2C609&ssl=1","rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?fit=900%2C609&ssl=1",900,609,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg",900,609,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg",900,609,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?fit=300%2C203&ssl=1",300,203,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?fit=900%2C609&ssl=1",900,609,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?fit=900%2C609&ssl=1",900,609,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?fit=900%2C609&ssl=1",900,609,true],"portfolio-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=570%2C570&ssl=1",570,570,true],"portfolio-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=600%2C609&ssl=1",600,609,true],"portfolio-landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1",800,600,true],"menu-featured-post":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=345%2C198&ssl=1",345,198,true],"qode-carousel_slider":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=400%2C260&ssl=1",400,260,true],"portfolio_slider":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=500%2C380&ssl=1",500,380,true],"portfolio_masonry_regular":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1",500,500,true],"portfolio_masonry_wide":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=900%2C500&ssl=1",900,500,true],"portfolio_masonry_tall":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=500%2C609&ssl=1",500,609,true],"portfolio_masonry_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=900%2C609&ssl=1",900,609,true],"portfolio_masonry_with_space":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?fit=700%2C474&ssl=1",700,474,true],"latest_post_boxes":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=539%2C303&ssl=1",539,303,true],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1",300,300,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?fit=600%2C406&ssl=1",600,406,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/post-1431.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1",100,100,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/category\/philosophy-en\/?lang=en\" rel=\"category tag\">Philosophy<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"The winner sows hatred because the loser suffers. Let go of winning and losing and find joy. How to find joy? Let your ambition disappear; ambition is the barrier. 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