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I Say Unto You
Rajneesh, Osho
138 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1980
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December 31, 2017
Living Water
In I Say Unto You Osho examines a few parables of Jesus and offers some interpretation of their spiritual significance. This is a very interesting and accessible work, and Osho's insight and clarity sparkle.
Essentially, he sees the miracles of Jesus as being metaphors for the inner world. Wine, for example, becomes a metaphor for the eternal and for the spirit. So when Jesus turns water into wine, he is offering something symbolic. He is creating an opportunity for people to find their spirit, to create something eternal and everlasting that transcends ordinary life and ordinary consciousness.
I found Osho's interpretations to be quite fascinating. And since he uses these metaphors as a springboard to explore a wider spiritual discussion, the book becomes quite relevant for any seeker, no matter your particular beliefs or denomination.
In I Say Unto You Osho examines a few parables of Jesus and offers some interpretation of their spiritual significance. This is a very interesting and accessible work, and Osho's insight and clarity sparkle.
Essentially, he sees the miracles of Jesus as being metaphors for the inner world. Wine, for example, becomes a metaphor for the eternal and for the spirit. So when Jesus turns water into wine, he is offering something symbolic. He is creating an opportunity for people to find their spirit, to create something eternal and everlasting that transcends ordinary life and ordinary consciousness.
I found Osho's interpretations to be quite fascinating. And since he uses these metaphors as a springboard to explore a wider spiritual discussion, the book becomes quite relevant for any seeker, no matter your particular beliefs or denomination.
February 20, 2024
My fav quotes (not a review):
’it is wonderful what God and man working together can do.’ ’Yes sir, but you should have seen this garden last year when he had it all to himself!’
The so-called extraordinary intellectuals are very ordinary lovers.
You see a beautiful woman. If you enjoy the beauty, the form, the way she walks, the grace around her – you are simply thrilled with great awe, you are thrilled by God’s beauty in her – there is no lust. Lust enters only when you see a beautiful woman and immediately you start thinking ’How to possess her?’ Thought is the culprit, desire is the culprit. When the thought comes ’How to possess her? How to have her? How to snatch her away from others?’ then you have become ugly. Violence has come in.
The child is the link between the man and the animal.
’it is wonderful what God and man working together can do.’ ’Yes sir, but you should have seen this garden last year when he had it all to himself!’
The so-called extraordinary intellectuals are very ordinary lovers.
You see a beautiful woman. If you enjoy the beauty, the form, the way she walks, the grace around her – you are simply thrilled with great awe, you are thrilled by God’s beauty in her – there is no lust. Lust enters only when you see a beautiful woman and immediately you start thinking ’How to possess her?’ Thought is the culprit, desire is the culprit. When the thought comes ’How to possess her? How to have her? How to snatch her away from others?’ then you have become ugly. Violence has come in.
The child is the link between the man and the animal.
February 24, 2020
This was the first book I read when I started my journey, I found it by chance on the shelves of the library and has been the perfect book for me at the time. Through this book we can get closer to what Jesus actually wants to convey, we can get closer to the wonderful path he can teach us through his words, the journey into ourselves that lead us to discover what we really are.
March 25, 2018
You shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free. Be still and look within. Cultivate zen mind, beginners’ mind. “The cloud of unknowing” clears in the stillness. Enough said.
May 23, 2015
No one has ever understood Him like Him
November 17, 2011
Sumamente interesante!!!
Yali Carames.
Yali Carames.
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