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Part VII : Persecution of Osho
I have come across people who are dead against me. They have not
seen me, they have not read a single book, they have not listened
to me, they don't know what I am doing and they are dead against
me. Sometimes it is surprising. Even to be against, one has to
come a little nearer, to know, to watch, to judge. They have not
even seen me. They will not recognize me if suddenly they come
across me. But they would like to kill me.
What has happened to them? A deep fear—the volcano inside
and the ego is sitting on top of it. And they are afraid to come
near. Even to hear they are afraid; to read, they are afraid,
because, who knows, you may be caught in the trap. So it is better
to protect yourself and protect your ignorance. justlt06
I receive letters and telegrams from all over the world. Just
the other day Laxmi brought a telegram from Milan, Italy. This
is the third from the same man, who goes on sending a message
that "I want to kill you!" Now Milan is so far away,
why he is so worried about me? And he means business—three
times in a month he has telegrammed. I hope that he comes sometime.
So many letters come, saying, "We would like to kill you."
Why are people offended—and offended by a man who never
leaves his room? Why am I disturbing people in Milan and Berlin
and New York and Delhi and Calcutta? Why?—for the simple
reason that they feel hurt. dh0605
The whole world goes on saying things about me. I don't even
read them. Every day Laxmi brings hundreds of reports appearing
in different languages from different countries. Who cares? If
they are enjoying rumors, let them enjoy; they don't have anything
else to enjoy in their lives. Let them have a little fun. Nothing
is wrong in it, they cannot harm me. They can destroy my body,
but they cannot harm me. And I have no image of my own; they cannot
destroy that either. And I don't react, I act. My action springs
out of my self, it is not to be manipulated by others. I am a
free man, freedom. I act of my own accord.
Learn the art of acting of your own accord. Don't be worried
about criticisms and don't be interested in praises. If you are
interested in being praised by others, then you cannot be unconcerned
about criticism. Remain aloof. Praise or criticism, it is all
alike. Success or failure, it is all alike. Aes dhammo sanantano.
dh0210
The more people become meditators, the more people become sannyasins,
the less is the possibility of oppressing them, of exploiting
them. And the orange people are spreading all over the world.
It is an atomic explosion! Within six years thousands of people
around the world have been transformed to a new vision, to a new
lifestyle. They have been given back their individuality, their
authenticity, their intelligence. Now nobody can exploit them.
Hence it is certainly a rare phenomenon that I am condemned
by Christians, Hindus, Mohammedans, Jainas, Sikhs, Parsis, Jews,
everybody—I am condemned by the religious, the so-called
religious—and by the politicians, by the journalists, by
the so-called intelligentsia, the writers, the critics, because
they are all part of a conspiracy against man.
And I want to destroy that conspiracy totally. Only then can
a new man be introduced on the earth. And the earth is waiting
for the new man. The new man will be the salt of the earth. He
will bring with him joy, dance, celebration. guida12
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