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Come Follow To You, Vol 3

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Chapter #1
Chapter 1: Jesus is like a wilderness: raw, but alive,

Jesus is like a wilderness: raw, but alive,

Religion is an intoxication—Osho is drunk with Jesus. Jesus is concrete reality; Christ is a dead concept. God comes into existence when a man realizes himself. Peter walked on water, then sank the moment he doubted.

Chapter #2
Chapter 2: Accept yourself as you are, and accept

Accept yourself as you are, and accept

Never use the word 'guilt'—priests created it to exploit. You are already perfect; perfection is your nature, not an attainment. Total acceptance brings transformation on its own. All perfectionists are neurotic. Trust cannot be cultivated; it must arise naturally.

Chapter #3
Chapter 3: There is no Future God; there is no past

There is no Future God; there is no past

Aesop's tale: wherever you go, you find yourself—the world is a mirror. You recognize Jesus only if you've glimpsed the beyond within. Peter names him the Christ; the church built on that rock killed the living Jesus.

Chapter #4
Chapter 4: Surrender is the door to bliss, to beauty,

Surrender is the door to bliss, to beauty,

Osho has no path—all paths are his, fitted to each seeker's past lives. Melt and flow; don't be a frozen Hindu or Christian. Fatalism is consolation from failure; floating is understanding you are part of the whole.

Chapter #5
Chapter 5: No man has ever found God. Whenever man is

No man has ever found God. Whenever man is

All revolutions fail—organization kills rebellion. Revolution changes others; rebellion changes yourself. Jesus was a rebel, not a revolutionary. The temple cleansing was spontaneous. Priests live on God's name but are against God. St. Francis preached just by walking.

Chapter #6
Chapter 6: A man who is enlightened has no masks, has

A man who is enlightened has no masks, has

Remain with the question 'Who am I?'—don't seek the answer. Through awareness the question dissolves; you without a question is the answer. Life is a mystery, not a puzzle. Theology gives answers; religion gives awareness.

Chapter #7
Chapter 7: The more you love, the more fear disappears.

The more you love, the more fear disappears.

Law and love are polar opposites—the legal mind can never be loving. Law is hidden fear; love is expressed fearlessness. Justice without compassion is unjust. The legal mind blames others; love takes responsibility. Be a lover, not a lawyer.

Chapter #8
Chapter 8: I bring the greatest synthesis that is

I bring the greatest synthesis that is

The ego seeks isolation; Osho teaches love, not isolation. Renounce the ego, not the world. Dependence, independence, interdependence—interdependence is taught. The wave and ocean are one. Maya is the ego, not the world. In bliss and celebration, you disappear.

Chapter #9
Chapter 9: Jesus is water of eternity, a divine well.

Jesus is water of eternity, a divine well.

Truth is always here and now; mind is never here. 'Seeker of truth, follow no path—all paths lead where truth is: here.' Holy places become most unholy—scholars know about, know nothing. You come through parents, not from them.

Chapter #10
Chapter 10: Love is fragile like a flower. Hatred is powerful like a sword.

Love is fragile like a flower. Hatred is powerful like a sword.

Prayer cannot be explained, only felt—gratitude, not technique. Jesus' prayer is childlike, not sophisticated. The whole art is listening—in deep listening the listener disappears. Just be: sitting, walking, loving. The Lord's Prayer is a simple heart's outpouring.