No Water, No Moon – Osho
Just before Ninakawa passed away the Zen master Ikkyu visited him. “Shall I lead you on?” Ikkyu asked. Ninakawa replied, “I came here alone, and I go alone. What help could you be to me?” Ikkyu...
View ArticleThe Old Problem of the Goose in the Bottle – Osho
The official, Riko, once asked Nansen to explain to him the old problem of the goose in the bottle. The problem is very ancient. It is a koan; it is given to a disciple, that he has to meditate on it....
View ArticleA Successor Has to be a Master – Osho
Maneesha, this is the last talk on Hyakujo, and the piece that you have chosen is the strangest – a beautiful ending, showing Hyakujo at his peak. On one occasion, Isan, Goho and Ungan, were all...
View ArticleThat is Your Pure Gold – Osho
Is it useful for those of us with you to try to understand what is happening in our meditation and growth, and to be able to articulate it? Or do we just need to watch? Maneesha, you just need to...
View ArticleBeyond the Gateless Gate: Transcending the Seven Bodies, Part 2 – Osho
Raja yoga begins with the fourth body. Only hatha yoga begins with the first body; other yogas begin from somewhere else. Theosophy begins from the second body, and other systems begin from the third....
View ArticleToday the Bird Opens Its Wings – Osho
Maneesha, this is the last anecdote in this series, and you have chosen a very beautiful, meaningful, and significant dialogue for any seeker. The words are from a great master, hence you have to be...
View ArticleThe Goose is Out! – Osho
Is the goose really out? Anand Bhavo, the goose has never been in, the goose has always been out. It is a Zen koan. First you have to understand the meaning of Zen and the meaning of a koan. Zen is not...
View ArticleA Course in Witnessing Blossoms
Covid changed the entire landscape. Out of the garden of our in-person meditation gatherings, A Course in Witnessing grew. We did not have any intention to create it. But covid changed everything. We...
View ArticleThe Fundamental Remains Meditation – Osho
Not counting the discourses, is twenty minutes of meditation a day enough to see me along the path and lead me to experience the satyam, shivam, sundram you are pointing us towards? Vimal, first you...
View ArticleSammasati – The Last Word – Osho
Friends, Before the sutras there are a few questions from the sannyasins. The first question: Gesta Ital, a former famous German actress, was the first western woman who was allowed to enter in a Zen...
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