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Now there are two
dangers for the destruction of humanity. One comes from politicians -- the
nuclear weapons. The other comes from religions -- the disease called AIDS.
Religions have contributed nothing except this great thing, AIDS. AIDS is born
out of homosexuality. Religions -- all the religions of the world -- have been
teaching celibacy, which is unnatural, unscientific. And I am amazed, not a
single scientist, not a single medical expert will say the truth: that celibacy
is impossible. It is programmed in your biology. Just as a woman has to go
through her monthly period -- she cannot do anything about it, it is part of
her biology -- in the same way, man, by his food, by his exercise, by his work,
goes on creating male sperms. And he has only a small space for them. When the
space is full, they want to get out. And it seems to be logical, because they
are alive and they want to get out into the world and grow and become beings.
If you don't give them a natural outlet, then they will find some unnatural
outlet. If monasteries keep only men, and nunneries keep only women, then
naturally men will become homosexuals. Homosexuality is a by-product of the
religious stupidity of insisting on celibacy. Unless you prevent celibacy being
preached from all the platforms in churches, in temples, in mosques, you cannot
get rid of homosexuality. And homosexuality has come to a climax in the disease
AIDS, which has no cure. AIDS is simply slow suicide. So politicians have
created death for you, and your religious leaders have created death for you.
And it is time to revolt against both. But you can revolt against both only if
you go through an inner revolution which will give you strength, stamina,
courage, guts and insight.
OshO
Now, my suggestion is that the Vatican should be turned into an AIDS home,
because they are responsible for homosexuality. They should be forced to accept
their criminal act. To teach people celibacy, to teach that monks cannot have
any love relationship with a woman, and nuns cannot have any contact with men,
you are preparing the ground for homosexuality. And AIDS is the ultimate
outcome of this homosexuality. That's why I call AIDS a very virtuous disease,
immensely religious. There used to be a saying that "All roads lead to
Rome." I would like to say to you: all roads still lead to Rome, but not
for everybody -- only for people who are suffering from AIDS. People suffering
from AIDS from all over the world should start moving towards the Vatican. The
pope is the richest man in the world. He controls more riches than any
Rockefeller, he has more power than any king or queen. In fact, there is only
one queen in the whole world, and that is in England. Four other queens are in
playing cards, but all five have the same power. The pope has the grip over six
hundred million Catholics, and money goes on pouring into the Vatican.
OshO
All the religions have their sexual perversion. They have created sex maniacs,
they have created rapists, they have created homosexuals, they have created
lesbians; and now the ultimate outcome of it all is AIDS. AIDS is the great
contribution of all the religions together. And idiotic politicians are making
homosexuality illegal. They should make all these religions illegal, because
they are the cause of all sexual perversions, and unless they are removed from
the psychology of man, man can never be really natural. And that is one of the
fundamentals for his growth. You can only grow by being natural.
OshO
If you want to be angry, be angry against Jesus Christ. Be angry against all
the founders of religions. They all say, "Believe and you will be
saved." And I say to you, "Believe and you are drowned." I say
to you, "Doubt, because that is something that you have come with. Nature
has provided you a method for inquiry. Doubt is a method of inquiry." In
ten thousand years of religious history, religions have not contributed
anything -- except AIDS, homosexuality, lesbianism, sadism, masochism, wars,
discrimination -- all kinds of crimes: killing millions of people, burning
living people. They are all based on belief. Science -- which is based on doubt
-- has contributed within three hundred years everything from the smallest
safety pin to the rocket that reaches to the moon. If you count the blessings
that science has showered on you you will be surprised. Your clothes, your
glasses, your watches, your health, your medicine, your food -- everything
science has improved. Science has only been unsuccessful in improving you,
because all the religions are sitting on your neck. I want you to get rid of
all the religions and become a scientific seeker.
OshO
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