The messiah with an uncommon message

Throughout my childhood I had come across phrases like “Nothing succeeds like success” or “Success is journey not a destination” etc . However, browsing through internet one fine day statement caught my eye .It was a quote from Osho  and it said “Nothing fails like success” I clicked to open the link out of curiosity.

 What really was amazed me about his words was how simply it they spoke so much about human nature and yet it could be completely misunderstood. Just like the man them !.  It was only after Osho’s death  that people actually understood him and started adoring him.

As I read more about this Indian.  I learned his  was no ordinary man’s life but it was full of controversy. Osho traveled the world leaving his mark everywhere he went and was disliked too by many. But despite everything he remains one  most influential people in the world and what perhaps worked against him was fact that he was ahead of his time.

When other gurus were telling us to fast for ten days and to perform rituals of all kinds, Osho had only one mantra meditation, and that baffled people. How can mediation help overcome the misery? People didn’t understand and they wanted solutions but all simplicity Osho kept stressing on mediation, dance, and paint swimming or even running in order to forget misery. And it was unacceptable at that time and even today many people might it hard to digest. How can mediation can alone solve the problem.

Another reason why Osho failed to reach certain section was because unlike other gurus, he didn’t   narrate mere facts from mythological stories,his approach was more different he questioned it and then answered those questions. He questioned more then he answered. Contary to other saints of his time who were busy reading mythological stories Osho was busy telling there is no God other than life itself.  According to him happiness come from within and it was always there one just needed to look for it. When other saints preached about eating is sin, not getting up early is sin ,Osho  stressed  on  how humans had made this world miserable place due to there constant greed.  He asked people to celebrate every moment of life instead of living each day.

What makes Osho special for me is his  the simple yet thought provoking nature philosophy.He doesn’t advocate us to be a part of this rat race instead he tells enjoy what you do. It can be painting, dancing, playing guitar and that is what will take you closer to god. And its not only about the message that Osho delivers its also the was he delivers it , his command over his linguistic skill and his ability to blend humor in his message makes it a lethal combination. Osho says one quote has got etched in my mind “Die each moment so that you can be new each moment”.