You should leave the statements and live with the understanding… It will do no harm, if you cling to them ( my statements), but it will certainly harm you immensely because when one cling to some person or idea or thing, he immediately loses himself. It is enough that you understand them and move ahead with them. What is worthwhile then? If in the course of listening to my words, some understanding, some wisdom has downed on you- and if that understanding that wisdom is really worthwhile, then it should go with you naturally, effortlessly.Īnd he adds, ‘It is not necessary that you should cling rigidly to my statements. OSHO says, “ I don’t want that you should collect my words and take them home. But then the master never promised to make sense or not contradict his own statements. The writing and speeches, at times, have gaps, and they are at times incomplete, and not everything is what makes sense at a later date. One is mesmerised at that moment, what you read seems the ultimate truth.

Like many other disciples and followers, one is trapped in his easy iterative speaking and classic storytelling beautiful anecdotes to make the point or explain the situation in layman’s terms. With his blessings, I attempt a book review of ‘Krishna – The Man And His Philosophy’, a compilation of his question-answer session at Manali in early 1970. And hence, you are free to critique, review, comment, share, or like what the master says. You must have the freedom of your thoughts and live life the way you want. He tells you don’t follow, don’t imitate and don’t believe whatever I say. However, the master himself gives you the way. The possibilities did exist at some time. The name would have been chosen if I had joined OSHO in the late eighties. 11th December 1931 and 19th January 1990.įor my spiritual avatar, I use ‘Swami Saachidanad Bharati’ as my name. And that, indeed, the blessed soul of OSHO visited planet earth between. For one, it is simply tough because one believes that OSHO was a victim of being much ahead of his time. How do you review the speeches of a person like OSHO, who you respect for his thinking and articulation? And what do you do when the speeches are on a subject called Krishna. I am an ardent fan and a follower of OSHO, which puts me in a difficult situation.

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