Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy - Osho - Oshorajneesh.com

CHAPTER 1. THE FUTURE BELONGS TO KRISHNA
this country, he alone will not be responsible. Years back, Lenin predicted that communism’s road
to London lay through Peking and Calcutta. His prediction seems to be correct. Communism has
already arrived in Peking, and the noise of its footsteps are being heard in Calcutta. And so London
is not far off. It will not be difficult for communism to reach Calcutta, because India’s mind is still
shrunken, still suppressed and stricken with fear. Communism will come, and by accepting it, this
country will go down the drain.
That is why I say that India should do some serious rethinking about Krishna.
Question 3
QUESTIONER: IF KRISHNA WERE PRESENT TODAY, WHICH OF THE TWO SIDES WOULD HE
CHOOSE?
Whenever there is a crisis like this, one finds it difficult to decide which side in the conflict is right
and which is wrong. This was not easy even on the eve of the Mahabharat. Not all the people on
the side of the Kauravas were bad; a great soul like Bhishma was with them. Similarly, not all those
who were on the side of the Pandavas, who were being guided by Krishna, were good; there were
bad people as well. So, in a matter like this, there is always some difficulty in coming to a decision.
But some values clinch the issue. Why was Duryodhana fighting? What was his motive in forcing
such a great war? It was not that important whether the people on his side were bad or not, the
important thing was his intention, his objective, the values for which he forced the war. And what
were the values for which Krishna inspired Arjuna to fight bravely?
The most important and decisive value at stake in the Mahabharat was justice. The war had to
decide what was just and what justice was.
Again today we have to decide what is just, what justice is. In my vision, freedom is justice and
bondage is injustice. The group or class that is bent on forcing any kind of bondage on mankind is
on the side of injustice. Maybe there are some good people on their side, but all good people do not
necessarily have clarity and farsight. Often they are confused people, people who don’t know that
what they are doing is going to serve the side of injustice.
Freedom is of the highest; it is the most significant, most decisive issue today. We need a society,
a world where man’s freedom can grow and blossom. And we don’t want a society, a world that will
destroy man’s freedom and put him in shackles. This has to be clearly understood.
It is natural that people wanting to impose bondage on others would not say so, would not use
the word ”bondage”. The word has a bad odor; it is hateful and repelling. They will find a word or a
slogan that will put people into bondage without letting them know it. ”Equality” is such a new slogan,
and it is full of cunning and deceit. Thus they sidetrack the issue of freedom and shout, instead, for
equality. They say they stand for equality between man and man. They argue that equality is basic,
and that freedom is not possible without equality. And this argument is appealing to many who are
led to think that as long as people are not equal they cannot be free. And then they consent to
forego freedom for the sake of equality.
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