Service to the Poor

Politicians and Priests in a Subtle Conspiracy

By: OSHO

Narrated by: OSHO

Service to the poor is embraced by charities all over the world and here Osho exposes this model as one that makes the givers feel good – if not less guilty - about themselves while giving only a temporary respite to the poor and downtrodden. Osho exposes charity as “the most humiliating experience in life”, camouflaged with beautiful word like “dignity of the poor”. Only a man like Osho can point out correctly that Mother Teresa is not a saint but a hypocrite and an egomaniac. In talks like this one can see the revolutionary power of Osho’s message and the endless attacks by religious and political leaders against him that carry on even to this day, are easily understood.

©1981 OSHO International Foundation (P)2016 OSHO International Foundation

Truth

it's the same story. Humans are deluded by their conditioning and the power that deludes them stays the same throughout history.

Osho responds to a statement about the poor made by the Pope.

This entire Osho talk was merely a criticism of a statement that the Pope made. The argument that Osho made is that the poor have no dignity: "How can someone that would sell their children to have enough for one more day be considered dignified? How is starving considered dignified?" He pointed out that the people from his country in India when they contact him always want money or something physical. His point in that regard is that people that have wealth are not concerned about where their next meal is coming from and are more concerned about spiritual things. While I agree with him that a poor person having dignity is difficult, a renunciate can be poor and destitute with a great deal of grace. Perhaps the difference in that regard is merely having chosen a life of destitution versus being born into it? Regardless the entire purpose of this speech was a direct response to the Popes' statement that the poor have dignity. Osho made it clear that if these wealthy institutions wanted to end poverty and starvation they easily could but ultimately the statement the Pope made was an attempt to curry favor with the poor rather than to fix any problems.