Osho declares that if the Greek mathematician and mystic Pythagoras had  been listened to and understood, humanity's history would have been  totally different. Pythagoras is a man close to Osho's heart, with his  understanding that materialism and spiritualism - East and West, body  and soul - exist together, are not opposing forces but complementary  facets of a harmonious whole.

Osho explains that Pythagoras, "a  seeker of truth par excellence," lived in Alexandria and was initiated  into the mystery schools of Egypt in his search. He then traveled to  India, Tibet and China - at that time the whole known world - in his  search until he became self-realized. He found the "perennial  philosophy" but was persecuted by his own society. Attempts were made on  his life, and he was unable to work out his system in detail. The  fragments of his teachings were collected after his death and written  down by a disciple in The Golden Verses of Pythagoras. In his  commentary, Osho expounds on the idea of the East and West as  representative of the brain's two hemispheres, and on the two  Pythagorean laws - of necessity and power. His enthusiasm and love for Pythagoras are evident in these talks on his verses.

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