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But he wanted to see the man; he was so famous all around -- hearing his name, even kings used to tremble.
He came, he touched Buddha's feet and asked, "I have heard that Angulimal has also become your initiate."
Buddha said, "Yes, he is sitting by my side."
Prasenjita became so afraid, he pulled out his sword. Buddha said, "Now it is not needed, put it back in the sheath. The Angulimal that you used to know is dead; this is a totally new man who cannot harm anybody. Don't be afraid."
And that very day when Angulimal went to beg in the city, the same cowards who had stopped even going on the road that passed nearby Angulimal's place locked their doors, stood on their terraces with large piles of rocks, and started throwing rocks at the poor man.
He fell down; blood was flowing from all over his body. Buddha was informed, and he came. Just a few more minutes and Angulimal would be gone. Buddha said to him, "Remember one thing, that this act of yours -- that you have not in any way reacted to the hostility of the people -- is enough. You are dying as a truly awakened man." Smiling, touching Buddha's feet, Angulimal died.
Don't be afraid of people's hostility. Just be aware of your compassion, your love, and nothing is going to be wrong.
As far as I am concerned, out of necessity I will have to create devices. I will have to tell you things which can wake you up. They may not be true, because the truth, in the first place, is inexpressible. In the second place, even if somehow one manages to express it, it never reaches the sleeping person.
The sleeping person is living in lies, that is the language he understands. And if I have to make you understand me, I am going to do everything possible -- telling lies included -- because the goal of lying is not to lie, it is just to wake you up.
Question 2
BELOVED OSHO,
COULD YOU SPEAK OF THE CREATIVE FEMALE? I AM A WOMAN, AND THE CREATIVE SPIRIT BURNS STRONGLY IN ME. RECENTLY, YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE SHOULD BE MUCH ART AND MUSIC, BUT IT WAS IN REFERENCE TO MEN. I KNOW WOMEN CAN OFFER A VISION, AN INSIGHT, A SOFTNESS TO THE WORLD OF ART THAT HAS NEVER
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