Osho - Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Kaaba
Osho - There is a very beautiful
story in the life of Nanak, another
great mystic of the same calibre as
Kabir.
Osho - There is a very beautiful
story in the life of Nanak, another
great mystic of the same calibre as
Kabir.
Nanak went to Mecca; he traveled
with some Mohammedan travelers
who were on a pilgrimage. They
reached Mecca, the holy stone of
Kaaba. It was evening and the sun
was setting, and they were very
tired; and Nanak immediately fell
asleep. The travelers, the
companions, were very much
surprised. They used to think of
Nanak as a very holy man, but he
was doing something stupid: his
legs were towards the Kaaba when
he lay down and fell asleep. They
became very much afraid; this is a
sacrilege.
And by the time they could do
something about it, the chief priest
came, and he said, ”Who is this
man? Is he an atheist, he does not
believe in God? He does not seem
to be a Muslim. Throw him out of
here!” All this noise and talk, and
Nanak opened his eyes, and he
said, ”What is the matter?”
They said, ”This cannot be allowed.
Your legs are towards Kaaba, and
this is a sin.” Nanak laughed
uproariously, and he said, ”You can
put my legs anywhere you like,
but, one thing before you do it, tell
me if this is not so: wherever my
legs are, they will always point
towards God – because he is
everywhere.”
Up to this point, the story seems to
be absolutely realistic; then it
becomes a parable. The priest was
very angry; he took hold of the feet
of Nanak and turned his feet away
from Kaaba. And the parable says
Kaaba turned towards Nanak’s feet.
And he moved him in every
direction, and Kaaba turned to that
direction.
Now, it is a parable; I don’t say
now it is realistic. Half the story
seems to be exactly right. The
other part seems to be very poetic
– true, but not factual. It is very
significant though. God is
everywhere. Once you have found
him within, you will find him
everywhere. Then you cannot find
a place where he is not.
But don’t start the journey from the
outward. Don’t start going to Kaaba
and Kailash, to the temple and the
mosque; otherwise you have taken
a wrong step. And one wrong step
leads to another. You start
imagining.
with some Mohammedan travelers
who were on a pilgrimage. They
reached Mecca, the holy stone of
Kaaba. It was evening and the sun
was setting, and they were very
tired; and Nanak immediately fell
asleep. The travelers, the
companions, were very much
surprised. They used to think of
Nanak as a very holy man, but he
was doing something stupid: his
legs were towards the Kaaba when
he lay down and fell asleep. They
became very much afraid; this is a
sacrilege.
And by the time they could do
something about it, the chief priest
came, and he said, ”Who is this
man? Is he an atheist, he does not
believe in God? He does not seem
to be a Muslim. Throw him out of
here!” All this noise and talk, and
Nanak opened his eyes, and he
said, ”What is the matter?”
They said, ”This cannot be allowed.
Your legs are towards Kaaba, and
this is a sin.” Nanak laughed
uproariously, and he said, ”You can
put my legs anywhere you like,
but, one thing before you do it, tell
me if this is not so: wherever my
legs are, they will always point
towards God – because he is
everywhere.”
Up to this point, the story seems to
be absolutely realistic; then it
becomes a parable. The priest was
very angry; he took hold of the feet
of Nanak and turned his feet away
from Kaaba. And the parable says
Kaaba turned towards Nanak’s feet.
And he moved him in every
direction, and Kaaba turned to that
direction.
Now, it is a parable; I don’t say
now it is realistic. Half the story
seems to be exactly right. The
other part seems to be very poetic
– true, but not factual. It is very
significant though. God is
everywhere. Once you have found
him within, you will find him
everywhere. Then you cannot find
a place where he is not.
But don’t start the journey from the
outward. Don’t start going to Kaaba
and Kailash, to the temple and the
mosque; otherwise you have taken
a wrong step. And one wrong step
leads to another. You start
imagining.
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