"They may recognize it, they may not recognize it – just out of humbleness.

"A very large elephant was moving sedately through the African jungle when he caught sight of a mouse. He stopped in astonishment; he had never seen a mouse before. 'My God,' he said, 'you are small!' 'Yes,' said the mouse, 'I have been ill lately.'

"Following an ancient custom, the rabbi of the local synagogue prostrated himself before the Ark of the Lord, 'Oh Lord, forgive me, for I am as nothing.' Then the cantor followed, 'Oh Lord, forgive me, for I am as nothing.' A little old man praying nearby in his tobacco-stained shirt and old shoes called out, 'Oh Lord, forgive me, for I am as nothing.' The disgusted rabbi said to the cantor, 'Look who thinks he is nothing!'

"In the society where everything turns into ego, even humbleness – which should be egolessness – becomes a subtle ego in itself. But my people are not egoists; hence they need not be humble either – because humbleness and ego are two extremes of the same energy. My people are simple, they are just exactly in the middle; they follow the golden mean.

"Nirvana, enlightenment, kaivalya, moksha, all great experiences, are not to be proclaimed. People will recognize them just by your joy, by your playfulness, by your presence. And Sarjano is playful, joyous – sometimes a little too much. Once in a while he goes to the extreme, but most of the time remains 'normally mad.' I am going to visit his place one day. I have heard too much about it. He and Kuteer are both doing great things there.

"Sarjano has made a great futura for me, a huge wristwatch with numbers and hands. He must have devoted so much time and so much loveand it came with the message: 'Osho, I can only offer you this kind of watch.' You can see his humbleness, his love. He is one of my most beloved disciples.

"You all have to remember that I have changed the names. We are thinking about the new man and we are thinking about the future of humanity – and this is the last talk of this series."