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    The Man with the Inexplicable Life
    The Man with the Inexplicable Life
    The Man with the Inexplicable Life
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    The Man with the Inexplicable Life

    By Osho

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    The story of Mojud which Osho introduces here is one of the greatest stories. It has that special flavor that only a Sufi story can have. It is incomparable. It is not just a story; Sufi stories are not just stories. They are not to entertain, but they are teaching devices.

    This story describes the path or the journey of spiritual discovery, personal transformation and growth.

    Osho says: "So listen to this story as attentively as possible. Let this story sink into your being. This story can open a door, this story can become such a radical change in your life that you may never be the same again. But the story has to be understood very minutely, very carefully, very lovingly, because it is a strange tale."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOsho Media International
    Release dateSep 30, 2012
    ISBN9780880500401
    The Man with the Inexplicable Life
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    Osho

    Osho is one of the most provocative and inspiring spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Known for his revolutionary contribution to the science of inner transformation, the influence of his teachings continues to grow, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world. He is the author of many books, including Love, Freedom, Aloneness; The Book of Secrets; and Innocence, Knowledge, and Wonder.

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      The Man with the Inexplicable Life - Osho

      The Man with the Inexplicable Life

      Osho

      Copyright © 1978, 2012 OSHO International Foundation

      www.osho.com/copyrights

      Images and cover design © OSHO International Foundation

      The Man with the Inexplicable Life, by Osho

      From a series of OSHO Talks titled: The Wisdom of the Sands, Vol.2, #1

      This OSHO Talk is complete in itself.

      The series The Wisdom of the Sands is available in audio format.

      The Man with the Inexplicable Life is also available as an audio recording, spoken by Osho.

      Osho comments in this work on excerpts which probably come from: Wisdom of the Idiots, Idries Shah.

      Published by

      OSHO MEDIA INTERNATIONAL

      an imprint of

      OSHO INTERNATIONAL

      www.osho.com/oshointernational

      ISBN-13: 978-0-88050-040-1

      The Man with the Inexplicable Life

      There was once a man named Mojud. He lived in a town where he had obtained a post as a small official, and it seemed likely that he would end his days as Inspector of Weights and Measures.

      One day when he was walking through the gardens of an ancient building near his home, Khidr, the mysterious guide of the Sufis, appeared to him, dressed in shimmering green.

      Khidr said, Man of bright prospects! Leave your work and meet me at the riverside in three days’ time. Then he disappeared.

      Mojud went to his superior in trepidation and said that he had to leave. Everyone in the town soon heard of this and they said, Poor Mojud! He has gone mad. But, as there were many candidates for his job, they soon forgot him.

      On the appointed day, Mojud met Khidr, who said to him, Tear your clothes and throw yourself into the stream. Perhaps someone will save you.

      Mojud did so, even though he wondered if he were mad.

      Since he could swim, he did not drown, but drifted a long way before a fisherman hauled him into his boat, saying, Foolish man! The current is strong. What are you trying to do? Mojud said, I don’t really know.

      You are mad, said the fisherman, but I will take you into my reed hut by the river yonder, and we shall see what can be done for you.

      When he discovered that Mojud was well-spoken, he learned from him how to read and write. In exchange, Mojud was given food and helped the fisherman with his work. After a few months, Khidr again appeared, this time at the foot of Mojud’s bed, and said, Get up now and leave this fisherman. You will be provided for.

      Mojud immediately quit the hut, dressed as a fisherman, and wandered about until he came to a highway.

      As dawn was breaking he saw a farmer on a donkey on his way to market. Do you seek work? asked the farmer, because I need a man to help me bring back some purchases.

      Mojud followed him. He worked for the farmer for nearly two years, by which time he had learned a great deal about agriculture but little else.

      One afternoon when he was baling wool, Khidr appeared to him and said, Leave that work, walk to the city of Mosul, and use your savings to become a skin-merchant.

      Mojud obeyed.

      In Mosul he became known as a skin-merchant, never seeing Khidr while he plied his trade for three years. He had saved quite a large sum of money, and was thinking of buying a house, when Khidr appeared and said, Give me your money, walk out of this town as far as the distant Samarkand, and work for a grocer there.

      Mojud did so.

      Presently he began to show undoubted signs of illumination. He healed the sick, served his fellow man in the shop during his spare time, and his knowledge of the mysteries became deeper and deeper.

      Clerics, philosophers and others visited him and

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