Priests and Politicians: The Mafia of the Soul
- 1987-edition, title page:
- On March 15th and 16th, 1987, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh answered a series of five questions on politics, religion and the imminent self-destruction of man.
- His answers form Part One of this booklet.
- Part Two further explores these issues with texts spoken mostly around the same period of time.
- Back cover:
- "You have to be aware who the real criminals are. The problem is that those criminals are thought to be great leaders, sages, saints, mahatmas. So I have to expose all these people because they are the causes. For example, it is easier to understand that perhaps politicians are the causes of many problems: wars, murders, massacres, burning people. It is even more difficult when it comes to religious leaders, because nobody has raised his hand against them. they have remained respectable for centuries, and as time goes on their respectability goes on growing. The most difficult job for me is to make you aware that these people – knowingly or unknowingly, that does not matter – have created this world." Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh in: The Last Testament, Vol 1 Interviews with the World Press (ch.12 q.2).
- notes
- The end of each chapter states the name of the original publication and date of the talk.
- time period of Osho's original talks/writings
- various : timeline
- number of discourses/chapters
- 13 in 2 parts (1987 edition);
- 6 + prologue & epilogue (the 2016 edition)
- (see table of contents)
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table of contents
edition 1987.08 chapter titles |
source of the compilation | ||||
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Part I | |||||
1 | Politics and Religion | The Hidden Splendor ~ 06, q.1 | |||
2 | When Religion Becomes Church | The Hidden Splendor ~ 08, q.1 | |||
3 | “I Am Not Against the Pope” | The Hidden Splendor ~ 09, q.1 | |||
4 | Peace and War | The Hidden Splendor ~ 07, q.1 | |||
5 | No News at All | The Hidden Splendor ~ 07, q.3 | |||
Part II | |||||
6 | Who Ties the Bell? | The Last Testament (Vol 2) ~ 23, excerpts from q.2 | |||
7 | On Power | The Razor's Edge ~ 06, q.4 * | |||
8 | The Politician | From Ignorance to Innocence ~ 15, excerpts | |||
9 | The Priest | Zarathustra A God That Can Dance ~ 22, excerpts | |||
10 | Man Is His Own Enemy | Zarathustra The Laughing Prophet ~ 05, excerpts | |||
11 | A History of the Future? ** | The Razor's Edge ~ 02, excerpts from q.1 (question itself here changed) | |||
12 | Out of the Mud - The Lotus | The Razor's Edge ~ 11, excerpts from q.1 | |||
13 | The Only Way Out Is the Way In | From Unconsciousness to Consciousness ~ 15, excerpts from q.1 |
- * The book says "question 1".
- ** Date stated in the book, 26 Feb 1987, 7 p.m., is incorrect. Text belongs to morning talk on this date.