Come Follow To You, Vol 1 - Oshorajneesh.com

an old man, uneducated but wise through experience. They told him theirproblem.The old man laughed. He said, "Don't be worried. It is simple." He loaned one ofhis own camels to them -- now there were eighteen camels -- and then hedivided. Nine camels were given to the first and he was satisfied, perfectlysatisfied. Six camels were given to the second, one third; he was also perfectlysatisfied. And two camels were given to the third, one ninth; he was alsosatisfied. One camel was left. That was loaned. He took his camel back and said,"You can go."Wisdom is practical, knowledge impractical. Knowledge is abstract, wisdom isearthly; knowledge is just words, wisdom is experience.The Bible is very simple. Don't be deceived by its simplicity. In its simplicity ithas the wisdom of the ages. It is very poetic; I have never come across anythingmore poetic than the Bible. One can simply go on relishing it, one can go onrepeating the words of Jesus. They come from the heart and they go to the heart.But don't go through a mediator. Those mediators are mediocres, they destroythe whole thing. I have looked through many commentaries on the Bible, but Ihave never come across a single intelligent commentary. They all destroy. I havenever seen any single commentary from any theologian who has added anythingto the Bible, who has in any way made its glory more manifest. They DIM it.And that is bound to be so. Only a man of the quality of Jesus can reveal thetruth of it, only a man of the quality of Jesus can enhance its beauty. People wholive in the dark valleys and people who live on the sunny peaks of the Himalayasdon't understand each other's language. When the man from the peak speaksand the man from the valley interprets, everything goes wrong.Yes, you are right -- your twenty years may have been wasted. But it will be atotal misunderstanding if you think that Jesus is not for you. Jesus is for all, thatis not the question. But go direct: become more meditative, become moreprayerful, and go direct. And forget all that has been told to you about the Bible;the Bible is enough.If you want to understand the Upanishads, it may be difficult to understandthem directly because they are very refined. The people who have been talking inthe Upanishads were great philosophers; they need commentaries. But Jesus is Iplain, his truth is plain. He is a very ordinary villager; no commentary is needed.He is his own light. And if you cannot understand Jesus, then who will you beable to understand? Throw all the foolish commentaries away. Go direct. Jesus isso simple, you can have a direct contact,I am not commenting on Jesus, I am simply responding. I am not a commentator.To be a commentator is to do a very ugly job. Why should I comment on Jesus?He is plain, he is absolutely simple. Just like two plus two make four -- he is thatsimple. Just like in the morning the sun rises and everybody knows it is morning.He is so simple.Come Follow To You Vol 1Osho