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Krishna- The Man and his Philosophy

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Osho was one of the most critical people in the world. However, his criticisms on life, religion and personal development were not meant to be taken seriously - as he says. This book comes over as one of the most accurate and in-depth analyses of Krishna. I have read books on Krishna but Osho veryfies his oppions of Krishna to the extent that even Krishna would agree to what is written.

Rajneesh is probably the most complicated person in modern times; Rajneesh is the most intelligent, aware, non-linear stochastic human being ever to be born.
It is a simple truth that he is a great trouble maker, his books and speeches tends to hit you directly; he will make your head spin.
The trouble with Rajneesh is that you cannot ignore him; he keeps on hitting you with his intelligence; what-ever is your level of intellectual maturity you will find that Rajneesh books appeal a lot to your rational side.
His books will disturb your equilibrium with respect to your life; work your priorities, your belief system, and ones lifestyle so on...
Naturally you will be initially offended by his books; you will hate then because what -ever you believe will appear very immature and childish.
Then you will start reading....reading more and more of his books; you will be lost in his enormous intelligence and feel lost in a ocean without any life-lines ( At least before you had some-thing [imaginary] to cling on).
The trouble with the concept of Indian enlightenment is that it has no rational / formal back-ground.
A lot of people especially westerners who happen to very close with Rajneesh felt let down and each of them have conjured up their own reasons.
The trouble is that a person like Rajneesh cannot be substituted for our belief in a fatherly figure who will take all care of us and we can simply forget all worries and move back to the period of bliss-full ignorance in our life; I think it is such a childish fetish which reflects our im-maturity.
Rajneesh says he is a simple man; that is evident from his behaviors; it could be possible that he is the person who happens to be an active enlightened personality other than Sri Krishna.
It is said what ever Krishna does; he does it fully; when Rajneesh spoke of abstract stuff like enlightenment he spoke just from the state of Buddha.
When he lived like a king he did play like an emperor; he played what ever he did fully and enjoyed to the fullest extent possible.
Possibly his indulgence in earthly pleasures like wine, dine and dame and his open enthusiasm in accepting them shows that he may not be a pseudo guru.
(Possibly he didn't live to show/ teach or guide his disciples;
Many have read his actions to be having intentions of teaching people some hidden truth of life that again shows a sign in belief of fatherly figure)
He lived the way; the way he was and wasn't meant for any hidden training routines
Rajneesh could have easily covered all his activities and could have shown a saintly face to everyone and only when he dies all his illicit activities will come out. But what happened was converse.
Say; it was tough to believe when JK was alive he was having affairs; and women were really fighting to be his mistress a big power struggle was happening around him. Now it happens to bubble up a different chap than what JK showed to be; a person without any internal turmoil and who has conquered him-self
In other words a perfect saint (It is true that JK wasn't stressing on showing a saintly face; but was also not interested in discussing about his personal life either; may be it wasn't relevant )

It seems Rajneesh is more authentic than JK was.
But with Rajneesh all controversies have surfaced only when he was alive but after his death he has become a referent in what ever is related to spirituality.
Many so called Guru's have started emulating his techniques; in fact Rajneesh has moved Indian style of spiritualism in leap and bounds.
He has set a new threshold and new heights; and added new dimensions to our perceptions of Religious philosophy.
The current fashion of thinking style among people who analyze and synthesis Rajneesh is that of a fallen Angel; fallen GOD and a failed enlightened master.
Earlier it was the stylish to portray him as a Great Genius Fake Guru.
But it could be quite possible all great masters; such as Krishna, Buddha are possibly fallen gods.
Rajneesh reflects what ancient Indian proverb says "The Ways are of the YOGI are the ways of Madman"

May be we might never understand Rajneesh or may never understand the fact
Buddha left his palace in search of truth; and once fine day Buddha said his search has ended and he has found the answer for his search?.
What did he find? (What did he search in first place [is there any thing to search for])
Was it really authentic; or was it a false experience that Buddha has fallen into;
Did Buddha lie in order to save his face?
What is the truth we may never know; we may never find answer to the question
Who Am I; what Am I doing here; what's all this about
Did Rajneesh answer to any of these questions I think he doses nothing in that direction at-least his books do not provide any answers.
Only thing he does is that he introduces these questions in our mind; by simply destroying our childish (probably childish) belief system and ways of living...
His books have started the trouble... which has no end in sight

I've never read a book where an avatar (or call any way you wish) was so inspiringly and fully explained as in this piece. It makes one understand a lot of things beyond imagination and it helps widening one's own views of life. Each chapter brought me some good days of wonderings and insights. While explaining Krishna, Osho makes us understand ourselves, our role in existence and the potential that awaits our opening. Plus, it helped me comprehend why Krishna is considered the perfect God incarnation (plus, what God means in Osho's understanding) and how this relates to the lives of all of us. A lot of gratitude to Osho for being so careful, generous and inspired in this talk.

This is simply a great book. It is agnostic to the reader's religious and spiritual beliefs. The book clarifies Osho's philosophy and enhances our understanding. I recommend the book to even those who might have read many of Osho's other books. This is quite different from all

Osho summarizes India's predicament today because of its unwillingness to emulate Krishna's teachings. Krishna is/was a God who defies categorizing and seeks enrichment through living life at its utmost. India's population, and Western civilization in large, has viewed that religious rites of passage includes morbid fascination with inaction, lethargy and depression. Osho deliver's Krishna's teaching with a proverbial hammer. No real need to read the Gita at first, because Osho delivers insights which would probably take a lifetime of experience to find out for oneself.