Arjuna on Osho and his disciples

ON the battleground of Kurushetra , Krishna has completed the teaching of Sankya Philosophy and the attributes , nature and characteristics of a Yogi. Having heard all that, Arjuna having surrendered to his feelings and emotions is unable to grasp the insight and says the system of yoga seems to be impractical for me and mind is so strong and distracted by other things and that it is immensely difficult to subdue. This is the first and only time he resists with weakness admitting his current state of mind as every reader of Gita would by this time. Krishna agrees that it is not an easy task and says it requires practice to control one's own mind.

Arjuna requests to dispel his greatest doubt and feels other than krishna no one can clarify this question

arjuna uvaca
ayatih sraddhayopeto
yogac calita-manasah
aprapya yoga-samsiddhim
kam gatim krsna gacchati

"What is the fate and destination of an Unsuccessfull Transcendalist, who is initially centred on the path of self realization but whose faith deviates from the path of mystical link ?"


kaccin nobhaya-vibhrastas
chinnabhram iva nasyati
apratistho maha-baho
vimudho brahmanah pathi

"Is it not that like a cloud that perishes, he is lost in direction being nowhere in this world(materialistic nor spiritual)"

True many millionares and highly educated disciples found neither spiritual wisdom nor had their normal materialistic life, largely atributed to the unqualified disciples who were pure oppurtunist and who wanted an escape from their depressions under the name of spirituality because of their self denial and honesty to work on their problems.

Speaking about gods and godmen, he suddenly found himself as god among men. As a professor of Philosophy he created his school of professors, and his style of teaching became the lifestyle for many, who however became few and fewer. Osho is on a revival spree to many and many more to come, for they did not live to see the historical Osho head of unqualified commune but Osho through his words as a mystic which is full of beauty, grace and grandeur.

Most appropriate Osho quote to his indiscplined commune and himself.

"You have to be very alert and very conscious not to be corrupted by your own past, not to be corrupted by your own scriptures, not to be corrupted by your own history." - Om Mani Padme Hum , Chapter 15.

The sharp contrast of Osho compared to Buddha was that Osho wanted his teaching to reach as many people as possible in the quickest manner and believe din his commune to spread his word even after him but didnt know the very same commune would bring him down. Ananda, Buddha's disciple describes, just as how a king who doesnt care as to who passes by and who leaves the fortified door guarded by his men, Buddha doesnt care about who comes and who leaves the sangha but for this teaching and that being out of compassion.

I am sure the new age Guru ( Art of Living) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar can see the pattern in Osho's commune and Prabhupada's ISKCON , maybe there should be something to also learn from Kanchi Mutt.