Osho
I haven’t read much of Osho literature or heard any tapes even though plenty of them were available in the market. It was my late friend Biju who first told me that I should listen to Osho tapes because it had some brilliant ideas. The only other literature that he asked me to read was of Mahatma Gandhi. He used to say “the world thought that Gandhi was a serious person, but he was so funny yet explained every thing in simple and beautiful words“.
From what I had learned bout Osho, he seemed to be as cunning (if not more) as the people whom he accused of. I still think the same about him. However, after watching a couple of You Tube videos, I thought, no matter how eccentric this man might sound, no matter how crazy some of his ideas were, he did leave some brilliant thoughts behind. From one of the videos I watched (“Absolutely Free to be Funny“):
I love disturbing people. Because only by disturbing them, I can make them think. They have stopped thinking for centuries. Nobody has been there to disturb them.
A man who remains consistent through his whole life, must be an idiot. A growing person has to contradict himself many times. Because who knows what tomorrow brings in? Tomorrow may cancel this day completely.
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September 30th, 2008 at 2:27 am
Jo,
I have read lots of his writings. Once I was crazy in buying all his books. Many of his quotes are wonderful. His thoughts were unique. I liked his thought of living as whole. Live to the full. He had written a book on just Krishna, which I admired. He had mentioned in one of his books about Gandhi. He questioned why Gandhi who used to keep saying that Hindus and Muslims are like brothers, said “Hey Ram” . He was a good in his certain philosophical thoughts. Of all his books I liked the one which he had written about ‘Child’. That is wonderful. Read more of his works.
September 30th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I will definitely look for that book, ‘Child’. I found his thoughts on God and religion meaningful. He especially lashed out at Christian theologians saying, “they prepare people for a life in another world. I am not going to offer you another life and it’s happiness. I will only teach you how to live your life happily in this world itself”. I found that quite interesting.