Osho on Nostradamus
You do have some faith in the prophecies of Nostradamus. Is that correct?
I don't have any
faith in him. The fact is that the man was crazy, and what he has
written can be interpreted in any way you want. I found this
rational analysis and managed to look into Nostradamus, and found
similarities, which was very easy. There are many books of that kind
in the world.
In India there is an ancient scripture thought to be written by
Vyasa himself, five thousand years ago. Everything about you is
written in it. You just have to go to the priest, you have to give
your name, your birth time, your birth chart, and he will figure it
out and find the right page where Vyasa has described you. And it is
possible because in the Sanskrit language, each word has at least
one dozen meanings. So looking at you, watching you, talking with
you, the scholar will figure it out, and he will start reading from
the scripture. And he will be very much correct.
Copies of the scripture exist all over India; so you have it done in
Delhi but if you are not satisfied - who knows if it is right or
wrong? - you can go to Madras or Calcutta, and they will find the
same page again. And because in the process of finding the page the
clue is given by you, you can just change your name.... Go to Delhi,
tell one name, one date of birth; in Madras, tell another name,
another time of birth and you will know what is going on. He will
not be able to find the same page. He will find some other page. But
ordinarily, the type of people who go will not do this. They are
immensely impressed.
Nostradamus can be interpreted in any way you want. The sentences
are not clear, the grammar is not correct. The words are such that
you can fit them into any context you want.