THE FISH IN THE SEA IS NOT THIRSTY

Man is unaware of the vastness of the ocean of existence where he lives and dies



The fish is not aware of the vast ocean where it lives and dies .Just like that man is also unaware of the vastness of the ocean of existence where he lives and dies. This book is the transcribed version of Osho's talks on kabir, the Sufi poet and mystic .According to Osho ,Kabir is one of the greatest revolutionaries who has ever walked on earth. Kabir was an illiterate. He has not done any schooling.But when he became enlightened, he exploded in great poetry. Kabir's path is that of 'yes' and not that of Buddha's 'neti, neti'.. To Kabir all is godliness, even the dust is divine.What Kabir is trying to say through his poetry is that though man is satisfied with the superficial and material things of the mundane world ,from deep down he is discontent, i.e; a deep discontent remains in the very core of his soul.

Kabir says that A real prayer is not that desiring something loudly to God, but to listening silently.

"He hears the delicate anklets that ring on the feet of an insect as it walks."
So there is no need to shout.
Kabir also says that he doesn't go to the temple because he finds it present all around him wherever he sits. He again says: "I don't go with special food to offer to God / When I eat that is my offering to godliness'"



Commenting on Kabir and his poems, Osho goes through everything from life to death . Osho places godliness above God and religiousness above religion. The whole magic of life, according to Osho , is godliness. It has not to be worshiped , it has to be lived, it is one's consciousness."Godliness is in the air and in the sun and in the flowers and in the song of the birds. Godliness is the world. It has become the rocks, it has become the river, it has become you and me. There is no other God except existence . Godliness is the dancer and the world is the dance - and you are part of the dancing gestures. "
Osho says a number of Zen stories, Mulla jokes, parables and anecdotes during the course of his talks , that make the book more wonderful and interesting. He also laughs at people who try to answer foolish questions like ,Who created the world? and Who is first - the egg or the hen? Osho asks that if everybody is standing in a queue or in a line, then somebody is first or second or last, but if people are standing in a circle, then who is the first? and who is the last?.Osho says that the world move in circles.The stars, the earth, the seasons move in a circle. Life moves in a circle, - everything moves in a circular way. Everything is part of circle. The straight line is man's creation. So the question -the egg or the hen ? itself is wrong.

The poems figured in this book are the English translation of five of Kabir's poems .Osho's commentaries on each of the poem form a chapter each in this book There are altogether 15 chapters in this book spreading over 342 pages of which 10 chapters are set apart for Osho's responses on seekers' queries.Osho's insights, visions and thoughts spread over on all the342 pages of this book transport the reader to an exciting world of religiousness, godliness and bliss. To read this book is a divine nourishment .