Friday, December 19, 2008

True Disciple Hood


AT THE MOMENT ARE YOU THE ONLY, IN REALITY, THE AACHARYAS OF OSHO’S LIVE TRADITION OR LIVING STREAM OR JEEVANT DHARA, WHAT IS THE PROOF OF THAT? MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO CLAIMING THE SAME. HOW CAN ONE ORDINARY SANYASI RECOGNIZE, DECIDE?


There is no need for you to decide. Enlightenment does not have any external characteristic or features. There are no outer features, which can be evidences to recognize an enlightened person.

It was never there before nor will there ever be!
You just look into only this much; do you have the quest to learn? Are you a true disciple?
You do not worry about what the characteristics of a Master are. Have you ever worried about what are the characteristics of a true disciple?

You cultivate those characteristics of true disciple within you and you will find that you have found the Master.
If you were not a true disciple, then even if hundred thousand Masters were standing, it would be of no benefit to you.
In Rajneesh Puram, Oregon- USA, Sheela and her team of 20 women was the closest to Osho. What happened to them? Nothinghappened to them. Despite staying so close to the Master, they remained caught in illicit intentions, kept conspiring.

In Dhamma Pada, there is a statement by Buddha; Osho has beautifully described it in ‘Es Dhammo Sanantano’; even if a Kulchhi; Serving Spoon remains in daal for years, it cannot know the taste of daal. Serving Spoon is made of iron, brass or steel. It would not be able to know the taste of daal. To know the taste, a sensitive tongue is required.
Nothing happens just by being near the Master. Significant things are whether you are sensitive or not, whether you are a disciple or not, whether you are surrendered or not.

Lao-Tzu became enlightened by watching a leaf falling from a tree. There was not even any living Master available. However, Lao-Tsu was a true disciple. He learnt the Universal Truth from a leaf.

If someone is present near the Master like a serving spoon in the daal, then he won’t be able to taste the daal; then it would not be of any use being close to Master.
Therefore, the actual thing is not about whose claim is correct; you do not bother about that. Anyhow, that cannot be decided. You only be concerned with whom you strike a tuning. That is the valid point.
If your heart is being in tune with me then you be with me. If not, then go away! There is no way to find out who is enlightened and who is not. It is not necessary that you are attuned to some enlightened person. Even this is not necessary.

Understand with an example; I say that if Meera had gone to Mahavir then there would have been no tuning. Mahavir’s personality is completely different and Meera’s personality is an absolute opposite. On one hand, there is Meera; dancing, singing, jiggling and on the other, there is Mahavir; standing naked. There would not be any harmony.

Mahavir would have made her go away by saying that there is no liberation for women; at least go away from here! He would have said that there is no salvation for women, only to get rid of people like Meera.

Neither Meera was lacking anything, nor was Mahavir lacking anything. But there could not be any accord between them.
Therefore, do not worry about whose claim is correct and whose is not. You bother only about where you are tuned. Where is progress for you possible? Where do awareness and love flower in you? This is sufficient.

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