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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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