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

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Question 1
CHAPTER 17
Don’t Imitate, Just be Yourself
QUESTIONER: AS YOUR DISCOURSE GATHERS MOMENTUM WE ARE CARRIED AWAY WITH
IT, WE GIVE UP RESISTING IT, RATHER WE TRY TO FLOW WITH YOU. BUT OUR DIFFICULTY
IS THAT YOUR ENERGY IS SO POWERFUL THAT WE CANNOT KEEP PACE WITH YOU. IN
THE BOOK NAMED ”THE WAY OF THE WHITE CLOUD” IT IS SAID, ”SOMETIMES I TAKE
AWAY THE MAN, THE SUBJECT, BUT DO NOT TAKE AWAY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THAT
IS OBJECT. SOMETIMES I TAKE AWAY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT DO NOT TAKE AWAY
THE MAN. SOMETIMES I TAKE AWAY BOTH THE MAN AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES. AND
SOMETIMES I TAKE AWAY NEITHER THE MAN NOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES.” YOU SPOKE
ABOUT SHREE ARVIND THIS MORNING. I AGREE WITH YOU TO A LARGE EXTENT, BUT I
HAVE SOME RESERVATIONS IN REGARD TO YOUR INTERPRETATION OF ARVIND SEEING
VISIONS OF KRISHNA. THEN YOU SAY IT IS MEANINGLESS TO QUOTE SCRIPTURES LIKE
THE VEDAS AND THE UPANISHADS IN SUPPORT OF WHAT ONE HAS TO SAY, BECAUSE
IT REFLECTS ONE’S INFERIORITY COMPLEX. BUT KRISHNA THINKS DIFFERENTLY. HE
SAYS TO ARJUNA, ”I TEACH YOU THE KNOWLEDGE, THE WISDOM THAT IS AVAILABLE
TO ME FROM ANADIKAL OR TIME INFINITE.” KRISHNA ASSERTS THAT THE WISDOM HE
BRINGS TO THIS EARTH BELONGS TO INFINITY. BUT BUDDHA CLAIMS THAT HIS WISDOM
IS FOUNDED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, ALTHOUGH HIS CONCEPT OF NIRVANA OR
ULTIMATE FREEDOM IS THE SAME AS IS FORMULATED BY THE FIRST UPANISHAD AND
THE BHAGWAD GEETA. AND DR. RADHAKRISHNAN SAYS THAT BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS ARE
NOTHING BUT EXTENSIONS OF UPANISHADIC PRINCIPLES. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
IT IS DIFFICULT TO VOUCH FOR ONE’S AUTHENTICITY. WE FIND OURSELVES IN DIFFICULTY
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