Come Follow To You, Vol 1 - Oshorajneesh.com

That's why a man like Jesus is so humble. Jesus says, "Blessed are the poor inspirit." What does he mean by 'poor in spirit'? He means exactly what I amsaying: people who don't attain to knowledge -- because knowledge is the richesof the spirit. You accumulate things outside, around the body; and youaccumulate knowledge inside, around the soul.A man may be poor as far as things are concerned and he may be rich as far asknowledge is concerned. Jesus says that just to be poor in body won't help; that isnothing much, that is not authentic poverty. The authentic poverty is when youdon't accumulate things inside, when you don't come to the point where youdeclare, "I know!" You are always knowing, you remain a process -- always onthe way.Many times we will come across the expression: 'Jesus on the way'. He is awanderer, but this wandering is an indication of the innermost flow. He isdynamic, he is not static. He is not like a stone; he is like a flower -- alwaysflowering. A movement, not an event.A CERTAIN MAN: that certain man can be you, can be anybody. He has noname. It is good that the gospel has not mentioned a name. It has been doneknowingly because if you mention a name then people think that it must beabout this certain man. No, it simply says that it is about the human mind -- anyman will be quite representative.... A CERTAIN MAN SAID UNTO HIM, LORD...When you come across, when you encounter, Jesus, suddenly you feel somethingof the divine. When you have lost contact with Jesus you may start thinkingwhether this man was a god or not, but in his presence he's so much, he's sopowerful in his inner poverty, his humbleness has such a glory.... His poverty isa kingdom: he's enthroned. He's in the highest of consciousnesses. He suddenlysurrounds you, envelops you, wraps you from everywhere like a cloud. Youforget yourself in it.LORD: that's the only expression that can be used for Jesus. LORD, I WILLFOLLOW THEE WHITHERSOEVER THOU GOEST. And in that moment ofawakening, in that moment of exhilaration, in that moment of intensity, you uttersomething which you may not be aware of.That certain man said: LORD, I WILL FOLLOW THEE. He doesn't know what heis saying. To follow Jesus is very arduous, because to follow Jesus means tobecome a Jesus. There is no other following. It is to risk your all and everything --for nothing. It is to risk all for nothing; it is to risk your life for a death. Theresurrection may come or it may not come -- who knows? You can never becertain about it and no guarantee can be given. It is just a hope: to sacrifice allthat you have for just a hope.The man is not in his senses -- what is he saying? He is intoxicated by Jesus, hehas drunk too much of his presence. He is no longer in his right mind, in hisCome Follow To You Vol 1Osho