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Osho – Shaikh Farid was a siddha, an enlightened one. He lived almost at the time of Nanak. One day he was going to the river for a bath when a seeker questioned him, \u201dHow is God attained?\u201d Farid said, \u201dCome along with me. Let us bathe first. Then I will show you; and if I get the opportunity I shall show you while you bathe.\u201d The seeker was rather frightened. He is asking about God and this man takes him for a bath, and offers to show him during the course of the bath! He was troubled, but having already asked he couldn\u2019t back down.<\/p>\n

And Farid was a well known saint, so there was the possibility of being shown something in the river. His curiosity was great as he stepped into the river. No sooner had he dived in than Farid jumped astride him. Tiny and thin though he was and Farid a hefty person, he mustered all his strength and succeeded in throwing Farid off of his back. When he came out he screamed, \u201dYou are not a saint but a criminal. What way is this? You must be mad. If you didn\u2019t know why didn\u2019t you tell me in the beginning?\u201d<\/p>\n

Farid replied, \u201dLater we shall settle this problem of my sanity or unconsciousness. Now I have to ask you before your weak memory gives way, when I pressed you under water, how many thoughts were there in your mind?\u201d The seeker said, \u201dWhat thoughts? Surely you are mad. How could there be any thought other than how to save my life? The only idea was to shake you off and get a breath of fresh air.\u201d \u201dThat will do,\u201d said Farid. \u201dYou have understood. The day your mind is empty of all thoughts, and there is only the idea of God within you, you shall know all that is to be known. And remember, unless you risk your all in life, it is difficult to know God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: “The True Name, Vol 2” by Osho<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[67,165,166],"tags":[28,11,2],"class_list":["post-1142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discourses","category-osho","category-stories","tag-enlightenment","tag-god","tag-osho"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to know God - Guru Quote<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201dYou have understood. 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