Osho On The Enlightenment Of Buddha's Disciples

Anecdotes

oi-Priya Devi

By Priya Devi

Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 16:31

Enlightenment can bring about a chain effect. Osho narrates a short story to explain the truth.

Manjushri and Samantabhadra were two great disciples of Buddha who attained enligtenment even while Buddha was in His body.

It was a practice for Manjushri to sit under a tree and meditate. As streaks of dawn appeared on the sky banishing the night, the tree under which Manjushri meditated blossomed all of a sudden and rained flowers on Manjushri.

Thousands of disciples of Buddha swarmed there ,wonderstruck at the untimely blossoming of the tree.

Buddha came there and told them, “You are looking at the tree. But look at Manjushri!"

Majushri was sitting under the tree continously for seven days. Buddha told Majushri,

“Manjushri get up. Seven days have passed and now you will have to tell your fellow travellers what has happened to your being"

Of the thousands of disciples who swarmed, it was only Samantabhadra who got enlightened instantly when Buddha said “You are all looking at the tree. Look at Manjushri!"

Osho explains that the blossoming of tree just synchronized with the blossoming of Manjushri. Manjushri's enlightenment instigated the enlightenment of Samantabhadra as well.

Enlightenment brings about a chain effect on ripe souls, perfected through steady practice.