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The Book of Mirdad has been such a hyped book in my mind since I first read about it in an Osho speech. I am not an Osho follower. Rather I hardly agree with him, most of the times. But yes, I admire him as a great orator or writer. The way he churns out sentences is simply superb. And then, he is superhumanly brilliant too. Think of any thing under the sun and he has a different and deep take on that.

It wasn't easy getting a copy of this book. I have been searching almost all the book shops for nearly an year. No one has even heard of it. I tried in different CrossWords, to no use. I even placed an order with them. They called me after a week and said they couldn't get it. I have no idea how to place an order with Amazon.com. Do they accept indian currency? Well, haven't yet tried dealing with them though there are lot many thing I covet in their site.

May be the CrossWords guys got sick and tired of me asking about the same book or they thought of it as a sudden demand for an arcane book by different people, they finally managed to get the book and sent me a copy last week.

I had and still have great expectations on this book. After all, I trust Osho's judgment, for such a voracious reader he is. He says:

"And it is a book to be read by the heart, not by the mind. It is a book not to be understood, but experienced. It is something phenomenal. Millions of people have tried to write books so that they can express the inexpressible, but they have utterly failed. I know only one book, The Book of Mirdad, which has not failed; and if you cannot get to the very essence of it, it will be your failure, not the author's. He has created a perfect device of words, parables, situations. If you allow it, the book becomes alive and something starts happening to your being."

Geeeeeee. I am failing miserably. All I have manged is the first four chapters, three or four pages each. Since I couldn't make out much, I tried reading again. I have repeated the same chapters thrice by now and the so called wisdom of the book still eludes me. Prophet was such an easy read and this is rated above Prophet.

I am almost giving it up. Guess, my brain is really peanut sized as they say ;((( Somebody helllpppppppppppp