He`s so close he is invisible
February 2011
Finger pointing to the moon-Talks on the Adhyatma Upanishad, Author: Osho,Pages: 438, Rs 499
Osho says mumuksha, the longing to rent the veil of appearances and merge with the truth, is the primary quality that helps one reach that which is the closest to us – our own Self. Among other astounding sutras quoted by Osho from the Upanishad is one that says karmas exist only for those attached to their bodies; for those who abandon the attachment, there is no karma and there are no fruits of karma either. Osho recalls the statement of Jesus: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The poor man, Osho says, is one who has nothing to call his own in front of God. No debts to pay, no wealth to guard. One who stands at that door with such emptiness is the poor person. He is the bhikku of the Buddha, the ‘poor man’ of Jesus. The book, which is a record of Osho’s 17 talks at Mount Abu, Rajasthan, is an absorbing read made even more engaging by parables, anecdotes and jokes from sources sacred, secular and profane. For Osho, a man with a taste for pithy dohas the book does tend to get little long-winded. Not a bad read at all.
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