Krishna
c. 3,000 BCE
aka: Gopala (cowherder), Hari (gold-colored),
Lord, God...etc. Krishna is said to have 108
different names.
c. 3,000 BCE
aka: Gopala (cowherder), Hari (gold-colored),
Lord, God...etc. Krishna is said to have 108
different names.
semi-legendary Indian man/god/avatar
8th avatar of Vishnu, say the Hindus
born Mathura, India
8th son
father: Vasudeva
mother: Devaki
foster father: Yasoda
foster mother: Nanda
pastoral youth
the Bhagavad Gita is a fictional account of
Krishna and Arjuna.
Krishna in Sanskrit means "dark" or "black"
incarnated the concept of "leela" --divine play
had 16,000 "wives"
Radha was well-known lover
said to have lived 125 years
killed by a man who thought he was a deer, and
shot an arrow at him.
8th avatar of Vishnu, say the Hindus
born Mathura, India
8th son
father: Vasudeva
mother: Devaki
foster father: Yasoda
foster mother: Nanda
pastoral youth
the Bhagavad Gita is a fictional account of
Krishna and Arjuna.
Krishna in Sanskrit means "dark" or "black"
incarnated the concept of "leela" --divine play
had 16,000 "wives"
Radha was well-known lover
said to have lived 125 years
killed by a man who thought he was a deer, and
shot an arrow at him.
| oshobob The Living Workshop |
| People in Osho's Talks |
| Radha is the name of Krishna’s beloved. The name is a reversal of the syllables of dhara, a current, a flow. This name is very interesting, because there is no mention of Radha at all in the story of the life of Krishna, not even a word. No ancient scripture mentions Radha, no episode relates to Radha. It was much later – one could say, in more recent years – that Radha was first mentioned, that Radha’s name was added to the story. Certainly there is a mention of a friend in the story of the life of Krishna, but she has no name, she has been left unnamed. It was knowingly done that she was not given a name, because she was that friend who is beyond name and form. Even her figure has not been talked of, how she looked, her face – nothing... --Osho The Way Beyond Any Way, ch. 12 |