REMEMBERING OSHO
Acharya Shri Rajneesh was born on 11th December
1931 and passed away on 19th January 1990.
An outstanding mystic and spiritual leader, he was the founder
of the Rajneesh movement. His original
name was Chandra Mohan Jain.
Before becoming a religious exponent, he served as a university
lecturer.
His name ‘Osho’ , according to his own explanation, is
derived from ‘William James’ word ‘oceanic’ which means dissolving into the
ocean. Later, he found the historical
use of this word in the Far East, meaning ‘The Blessed One’, on whom the sky
showers flowers.
Osho was an extremely bold thinker. Through his uncountable enlightening
lectures, he demolished innumerable superstitions held by the practitioners of
various faiths and creeds because he found them based on blind beliefs.
He repeatedly said in his discourses that if we cling to the
past, the only possibility is global suicide, and if we drop the past the
possibility arises of writing a new destiny of man.
Here is one short example of his innovative style of
thinking. Life, says he, is not a
punishment. It is a reward. As such, human beings should be thankful to
existence that it has chosen them to breathe through them, to love through
them, to sing through them and to dance through them. Moreover, if they keep on growing in maturity
and understanding, they will never become old because learning keeps people
young.
11. 12. 2019 G.R.KANWAL
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