< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 1 The Search for the Bull and Discovering the Footprints 1 March 1976 am in Buddha Hall 1. THE SEARCH FOR THE BULL IN THE PASTURE OF THIS WORLD, I ENDLESSLY PUSH ASIDE THE TALL GRASSES IN SEARCH OF THE BULL. FOLLOWING UNNAMED RIVERS, LOST UPON THE INTERPENETRATING PATHS OF DISTANT MOUNTAINS, MY STRENGTH FAILING AND MY VITALITY EXHAUSTED, I CANNOT FIND THE BULL....
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 1 The Secret of Shapes, Sounds and Fragrances 26 April 1971 pm in Woodlands, Bombay, India Suppose we have a key in our hands. We cannot directly understand the purpose of it from the key itself, nor is it possible to imagine from the key itself that a great treasure is likely to be revealed with its help. There is no hidden indication in the key regarding the treasure; the key itself is closed....
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 1 The Singer 21 November 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium HE IS ONE, HE IS OMKAR, THE SUPREME TRUTH. HE IS THE CREATOR, BEYOND FEAR, BEYOND RANCOR. HIS IS THE TIMELESS FORM. NEVER BORN, SELF-CREATING. HE IS ATTAINED BY THE GURU’S GRACE. HE WAS TRUTH BEFORE THE AGES AND AS TIME RAN ITS COURSE. NANAK SAYS, NOW IS HE TRUTH ETERNAL, AND FOREVER WILL HE BE....
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 1 The Tale of the Sands 21 February 1978 am in Buddha Hall A STREAM, FROM ITS SOURCE IN FAR-OFF MOUNTAINS, PASSING THROUGH EVERY KIND AND DESCRIPTION OF COUNTRYSIDE, AT LAST REACHED THE SANDS OF THE DESERT. JUST AS IT HAD CROSSED EVERY OTHER BARRIER, THE STREAM TRIED TO CROSS THIS ONE, BUT IT FOUND AS IT RAN INTO THE SAND, ITS WATERS DISAPPEARED....
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 1 The Tantra Map 1 May 1977 am in Buddha Hall FOR THE DELIGHTS OF KISSING THE DELUDED CRAVE DECLARING IT TO BE THE ULTIMATELY REAL – LIKE A MAN WHO LEAVES HIS HOUSE AND STANDING AT THE DOOR ASKS (A WOMAN) FOR REPORTS OF SENSUAL DELIGHTS. THE STIRRING OF BIOTIC FORCES IN THE HOUSE OF NOTHINGNESS HAS GIVEN ARTIFICIAL RISE TO...
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 1 The Toast Is Burned 10 July 1974 am in Buddha Hall HE WHO RULES MEN, LIVES IN CONFUSION; HE WHO IS RULED BY MEN LIVES IN SORROW. TAO THEREFORE DESIRED NEITHER TO INFLUENCE OTHERS NOR BE INFLUENCED BY THEM. THE WAY TO GET CLEAR OF CONFUSION AND FREE OF SORROW IS TO LIVE WITH TAO IN THE LAND OF THE VOID....
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 1 The Tradition of the Upanishads and the Secrets of Meditation 15 February 1972 pm in Bombay, India AUM TASYA NISHCHINTANAM DHYANAM AUM MEDITATION IS THE CONSTANT CONTEMPLATION OF THAT. THERE are some points to ponder over before we step into the unknown. The unknown is the message of the Upanishads. The basic, the most foundational, always remains unknown; that which we know is always superficial....
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 1 The tremendous statement 3 December 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium OUR BELOVED MASTER, ONCE, WHEN HE WAS STILL WITH HIS MASTER, KYOZAN SAID TO ISAN, “WHERE DOES THE REAL BUDDHA DWELL?” ISAN REPLIED, “BY MEANS OF THE SUBTLETY OF THOUGHTLESS THOUGHT, CONTEMPLATE THE BOUNDLESS SPIRITUAL BRIGHTNESS. CONTEMPLATE IT UNTIL RETURNING TO THE GROUND OF BEING, THE ALWAYS ABIDING NATURE, AND ITS FORM OF THE UNDICHOTOMOUS PRINCIPLE....
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 1 The Ultimate Experience 11 February 1975 am in Buddha Hall IN HIS SONG OF MAHAMUDRA, TILOPA SAYS: MAHAMUDRA IS BEYOND ALL WORDS AND SYMBOLS, BUT FOR YOU, NAROPA, EARNEST AND LOYAL, MUST THIS BE SAID: THE VOID NEEDS NO RELIANCE, MAHAMUDRA RESTS ON NOUGHT. WITHOUT MAKING AN EFFORT, BUT REMAINING LOOSE AND NATURAL, ONE CAN BREAK THE YOKE – THUS GAINING LIBERATION....
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 1 The Ultimate Synthesis 25 February 1977 am in Buddha Hall HUI ANG VISITED KING K’ANG OF SUNG. THE KING STAMPED HIS FOOT, COUGHED AND SAID FIERCELY, ‘WHAT PLEASES ME IS COURAGE AND STRENGTH. I TAKE NO PLEASURE IN MEN WHO PREACH MORALITY. WHAT HAVE YOU TO TEACH ME?’ ‘SUPPOSE THAT I HAVE A WAY TO MAKE ANYONE, HOWEVER BRAVE AND STRONG, MISS WHEN HE STABS OR STRIKES AT YOU....