Every day, our minds are filled with thoughts. But where do these thoughts come from? Are they independent, or are they concepts and doctrines we have borrowed from others? Have they been assimilated from parents and teachers? From religious or political leaders?

In this series of talks given at a meditation center, Osho describes what "thought" truly means: it is the freedom to live an independent life, consciously and with trust in your own experience.

"A person who gathers thoughts will become a scholar. A person who generates contemplation – generates the ability to think, asks questions, and challenges their consciousness and then waits for the answer – in their life, knowledge is born. You cannot acquire knowledge through thoughts, but through contemplation. Not by gathering thoughts, but by generating contemplation."

Osho