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Thelastchapterofthebook,Ch.29,istakenfromtheUruguayseries,”BeyondPsychology”,Ch6.
Talksgivenfrom19/02/86pmto15/04/86am
EnglishDiscourseseries
CHAPTER
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Ibelongtothewholeworld
19February1986pmin
QUESTIONSFROMTheRajneeshTimes,GERMANY.
Question1
YOUARETRAVELINGLIKETHEPOPE.DOYOUWANTEVERYBODYTOBECOMEA
SANNYASIN?
Thefirstthingtoberemembered:youcannotcomparemetothepope.HerepresentsJesusChrist,
andthroughJesusChristherepresentsGod.
Irepresentnoone.
Irepresentonlymyself.
Heisacarboncopy;Iamanoriginal.
Thewholeideathatsomebodyelsecanrepresentthetruth,theexperienceofsomebodyelse,is
basicallyfalse.Eitheryouknowthetruthoryoudon’tknowit.Thosewhoknowitwillnotrepresent
anybodyelse.Thosewhodonotknowit,theirrepresentationisalie,isafundamentalfalsehood.
Theyarepretendingtobesomebodytheyarenot.
Thepopeisinfallible;Iamjustahumanbeing–morefalliblethananybodyelse,becauseasIsee
it,themoremistakesyoucommit,themorematureyoubecome.Everyerrorisanopportunityto
learn.Justdon’tcommitthesamemistakeagainandagain–thatisstupidity.Butcommitasmany
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mistakesasyouarecapableof–don’tbeafraid–becausethatistheonlywaynatureallowsyouto
learn.Justthinkofapersonwhohasnevercommittedamistake.Hewillnothaveanygrowth,any
maturity,anycentering,anyconsciousness.Hewillbejustavegetable.
Thepopepretendstobeinfallible.Hehastopretendit,becausethelogicisthatherepresents
JesusChrist:ifheisfalliblethenJesusChristisfallible.JesusChristrepresentsGod:ifheisfallible
thenGodisfallible.TomakeGodinfallibleyouhavetomakePolacksinfallible,forthesheersakeof
logic–ithasnoexistentialtruthinit.
Histriparoundtheworldispolitical,itisnotreligious.Ithasnothingtodowithspirituality.Itis
anefforttoconvertmoreandmorepeopletotheCatholicchurch,becausenumbersmeanpower.
Particularlyinaworldwhichisruledbymobocracy,numbersarethegreatestpower.Nowthepope
hassixhundredmillionCatholicsintheworld,andtheyareincreasingeveryday.Buttheconversion
ofpeopletoCatholicismisnotconversiontospiritualism....
Islamusedtoconvertpeopleforcibly,withaswordinonehand,anakedsword,andinanother
hand,theholyKORAN.Youcouldchoose.Now,itisverydifficultforhumanbeingstochoosealife
ofsomethingwhichtheydon’tagreewith,buttheyhadtochooseitbecauseitwasnotaquestion
ofchoosingbetweentwodoctrines,twophilosophies:itwasachoicebetweenlifeanddeath.Lifeis
good–andwhocaresabouttheKORAN?
Mohammedanshaveconvertedmillionsofpeoplejustbyforcingthemwiththesword;theironly
argumentwasthesword.Nowtheworldhaschanged;itsstrategieshavechanged.Ifyougoto
somebodywithaswordyouwillbeimprisoned.
Christianmissionariesarestilldoingthesamething,withalittlechange:inonehandisTHEHOLY
BIBLE,intheotherhandisbreadandbutter.Theworldissopoor...andthesepeoplewantthe
worldtoremainpoorbecausetheyhavebeenabletoconvertonlythepoor.Thispointhasto
beremembered:Christianityhasnotbeenabletoconvertasinglecultured,educated,high-class
personaroundtheworld.Ithasbeenableonlytoconvertthebeggars,theorphans,thestarving,
thedying,thesick.
ThosepeoplearenotchoosingChristianity,theyarechoosingbreadandbutter.Theyarehungry.
Theyarechoosingmedicineandhospitals.Theyarechoosingschoolsfortheirchildren.Theyhave
nothingtodowithChristianity,butifallthesethingscancomeonlythroughChristianitytheyare–
unwillingly–readytoacceptit.
Butwillinglyorunwillingly,theygoonincreasingthenumberofCatholicsintheworld.Thatmakes
thepopemoreandmorepowerful:whereverhehasthemajorityofCatholics,thatnationisunder
histhumb.Itspoliticianshavetolistentohim.
Youcannotcomparemytriparoundtheworldtoapoliticaltripofthepope.InfactIamtraveling
aroundtheworldagainstthepoliticalstructures.
Forexample,inyourownland,inGermany:Ihaveneverbeenthere,andtheyaresoafraid–of
amanwhohasneverbeenthere,whohasneverevenappliedforanyvisaforanytour–thatthey
havemadealawthatIcannotenterGermany.Strangeworld!Ihavenotcommittedanycrimeon
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theirland,Ihavenotbeenthere;Ihavenotevenaskedthem.Theycouldhaverefusedthevisa;
therewasnoneedtomakeanylaw,buttobeonthesafeside...
Iamtakingatriparoundtheworld,nottoconvertanybody–Ihaveneverconvertedanybodyinmy
life;itistheugliestthingtodo.
Youhavetounderstandtheinnerrealityofconvertingaperson.Firstyouacceptthatyouareright
andtheotheriswrong,andhehastobeputontherightpath–byanymeans.Nobodyhasany
righttodecidethat.Anyefforttoconvertsomebodyisagainstthebasicrightofhumanbeings.Itis
interferingintheirfreedom,thinking;itistryingtoenslavethem.
Youcanexpresswhateverideologyyouhaveandthenleaveittopeople.Ifitisbetterthantheir
own,theymayaccept;ifitisnotbetter,theymayreject.Butwhethertheyacceptitorrejectitisnot
yourconcern.
Conversionisabeautifulnameforspiritualenslavement.
Ihaveneverconvertedanybody.
Thepeoplewhohavebecomesannyasinshavebecomesannyasinsontheirown. Itwastheir
decision.Theyfeltsomething,theyrecognizedsomething,theyexperiencedsomething.
Truthhasitsownfragrance.
Lovehasitsownpower.
Silencehasitsownimpact.Butthereisnoquestionofconvertinganybody.Sannyasisnot
aconversion.Youarenotmovingfromoneideologytoanotherideology–fromHinduismto
Christianity,fromChristianitytoBuddhism.Thatissimplychangingprisons.Perhapstheother
prisonmaybealittlebetter,butaprisonisaprisonafterall,andabetterprisonmaybemore
imprisoning.
Sannyasisgettingridofallideologies,ofallprisons.Itisnotanewideologythatyouhavechosen
–youhavechosenfreedomfromallideologies.Idon’thaveanyideologytopreachtoyou.Ihave
nodoctrinetogivetoyou,nocatechism,noreligion.
IcansimplytellyouthatIwasimprisonedinthesamewayyouare.Andthereareways–justasI
havecomeoutofprisons,youcanalso.Nobodycanpreventyou,becauseyourprisonexistsonly
throughyouragreement.
IfyouareaChristianitisyouragreement;ifyouareaBuddhistitisyouragreement–unconsciously.
Inyourverychildhoodtheyhaveforcedtheagreementonyouanddestroyedyourinnocence,your
freedom,yoursearchfortruth.
Mytriparoundtheworldistomakepeoplefreewhoaresufferingunderunnecessaryslavery,
sufferingthroughbeliefsystems–inchurches,insynagogues,intemples,butitisthesamestory
indifferentnames;thereisnobasicdifference.Allthereligionsarepreventingpeoplefromknowing
thetruth.
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Andunlessyouknowthetruthofyourbeing,youwillneverfeelthegreatbenedictionoflife.Youwill
neverbeabletooverflowwithjoyjustforthesheerfactofexistence.
Ifyoucannotexperiencetruth,youwillnotbeabletoconnectyourselfwiththisvastcosmoswhich
isyourhome,whichhasgivenbirthtoyou,andwhichhasthetremendousexpectationofyouthat
youwillgrowtotheultimatepeakofconsciousness...becausethroughyou,existencecanbecome
conscious;thereisnootherway.
Manisexistence’smostprecioustreasure–whichisbeingwastedbyChristians,byJews,by
Hindus,byBuddhists,byMohammedans.Heisexistence’sgreatestexperiment.Inthisvast,infinite
universe,onlyonthissmallearthhasexistencebeenabletoproducethishumanity,whichhasthe
potentialtobecometotallyconscious.
Existenceexpectsmuchfromyou.
Justthink:ifhumanitydisappearsfromtheearth,thewholeexistencewillbedead.Notonlythis
earth,allthosemillionsofsolarsystemsandmillionsofplanetsandstarswillbesimplydead.Itis
throughthousandsofyearsoftremendouseffortthatnaturehasbroughtmattertoapointwhereit
becomesconscious,alive.
Nowallthereligionsarepreventingconsciousnessfromgrowing.Theyareallagainstexistence,
theyareallagainstnature,theyareallagainstyou.
Mytripistomakepeopleawareoftheirimprisonment,tomakethemawareoftheirpotential–what
theyareandwhattheycanbecome–tomakethemawarethatexistenceiswaitingforsomething
tremendouslyecstatictohappeninthemandnobodyhastherighttopreventit.Youoweitto
existence.Ithasgivenyoubirth;ithasgivenyoueverything.Justingratitude,can’tyougiveitback
aconsciousbeing?
Sannyasisnotareligion,itisnotachurch.
Iwouldlovetoseeeverybodyontheearthbeingasannyasin,butIwouldnotmakeanyeffortto
convertanybodyintosannyas.Iwillsimplyexplainthesituation.Itrustyourintelligence;Idon’tsee
anyneedtoconvertyou.Yourintelligencehastobeappealedto.
Iknowthatthereisnotasinglehumanbeingwhowouldnotlikefreedom,whowouldnotliketobe
morelovingandloved,whowouldnotliketoknowthemysteriesofexistence,whowouldnotliketo
livealifeofjoy,ecstasy,songanddance.
Whatistheneedofconvertinganybody?Ijusthavetoexplaintoyouthingswhichsomehowyou
alreadyknow,butyourreligionshavecoveredthem,forcedthemintoyourunconscious,anddon’t
allowthemtocometoyourconscious.
Myworkisdeprogramming.
Iamagainstallprograms.
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