We construct an automorphic realization of the minimal representation
of a split, simply laced group G, over a number field. The realization
is by a residue, at a certain point, of an Eisenstein series, induced
from the Borel subgroup. This residue representation is square integr
able and defines the automorphic theta representation. It has ''very f
ew'' Fourier coefficients, which turn out to have some extra invarianc
e properties.