Come Follow To You, Vol 1 - Oshorajneesh.com

Jesus is peace, silence. He is not war, he is not revolution in the ordinary sense ofthe word, he is not violence. He is the humblest man and the purest who has everlived on earth.Baptism by water always brings descendence of the purest spirit. It issurrounding you always: the moment you are ready it descends in you. It israining all the time, only your pot is upside down. You cannot collect it becauseyour pot is upside down. Once your pot is right-side up you are immediatelyfulfilled. In deep initiation the Master tries to put your pot right-side up.In the West the science of initiation is completely lost. In the East it is also almostlost. In the West it is lost because it never existed there in its totality. Onlyfragments from the East travelled and reached the West. In the East it is lostbecause it has become almost a dead thing: everybody knows about it... andnobody knows about it. It has become a businesslike thing: you can go and beinitiated by anybody.Initiation is not so easy. You can be initiated only by one who has attained atleast the first satori, the first samadhi.There are three satoris. The first satori means that you have had a glimpse fromfar away: you have seen the Himalayas from far away, shining in the sun. That isthe first satori. The second satori is when you have reached the peak. You havearrived. And the third satori is when you and the peak have become one. That isthe last, the ultimate, SAMADHI.One who initiates you must have attained at least the first. If he has not attainedthe first, initiation is just bogus. This is on the part of the Master: that he shouldhave attained at least the first satori.And much is needed on the part of the disciple, because unless the disciple isready -- through deep meditation and purification, through deep catharsis andcleansing -- even if the Master is there, you will not allow him to put your potright-side up. You will resist, you will not surrender, you will not be in a let-go.The disciple needs to be in deep, trust; only then can the Master do something inthe innermost being of the disciple. It is a great turning, a conversion, so much isneeded on the part of the disciple. Only then, is initiation possible.I was just reading a story about a seeker who went to see Bayazid, a greatMaster. The seeker asked, "Please allow me to be a part of your family."Bayazid said, "But there are requirements to be fulfilled. If you really want to bea disciple, there are many duties you will have to do."The seeker asked, "What are the duties? "The Master said, "First, winter is coming. You will have to go to the forest andcollect and chop wood for the winter. Then you start working in the kitchen. Andafter that, I will show you what to do."The seeker said, "But I am in search of truth. How is it going to help to work inthe forest and chop wood? What connection is there between chopping woodand attaining to truth? And working in the kitchen? What do you mean? I am aseeker."Come Follow To You Vol 1Osho