Chapter 67 -ONE HUNDRED TALES FOR TEN THOUSAND BUDDHAS - Ma Dharm Jyoti

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Dear friends,

 

just NOW i happened to come across this little episode out of the life of

Osho,

it compliments somehow my earlier posting,

enjoy

 

firak

 

 

ONE HUNDRED TALES FOR TEN THOUSAND BUDDHAS by Ma Dharm Jyoti

 

Chapter 67

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Osho is giving discourses on Bhagvadgeeta in Ahmedabad. Every night, after

evening discourse, He is reading five to six books in two hours. I can’t

conceive how He manages it. When I look into the books which He has

finished,

I find some lines are underlined on different pages. He signs each book with

the date of reading.

 

Today, I accompany Him to a bookstore for purchasing more books. I guess,

it

is the biggest bookstore in Ahmedabad. Thousands of books are on the

shelves.

The man on the counter greets Osho with folded hands and touches His feet.

It

seems he is one of the lovers of Osho. Osho places His hand on his head and

enquires with him about the latest publications. The man invites Osho to

come

inside the shop and in minutes Osho has sorted out thirty-two books. I am

astonished at His marvelous memory: He remembers the names of the books,

including author’s names.

 

While coming back, sitting near Him in the back seat of the car, just out

of

curiosity I ask Him, “Osho, after enlightenment, why are you reading all

these books on different subjects?” He says, “It is the most arduous work

for

me. Mahavira’s fasting for days is nothing compared to reading all this

rubbish. Since Mahavira, man has changed a lot. To communicate with

intelligentsia of this time, I have to speak from their level. Only when

they

are intellectually satisfied, they will be able to understand that which is

beyond intellect.”

 

Then He warns me, “Never get lost in reading all kinds of books. My books

are the essence. They are enough to guide any seeker of truth.” He further

adds, “All old books in the name of religion have to future. They all need

to

be replaced by my books, which can attract the youth in future.”

 

I can feel Osho’s compassion for humanity, which is groping in the dark.

And

here is a man of truth, who is wandering around with a burning torch in His

hand, to show us the way.

 

 

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