< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 1 The language of suddenness 26 September 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, WHEN HYAKUJO FIRST ARRIVED AT CHIANG-SI TO PAY HIS RESPECTS TO MA TZU, MA TZU INQUIRED, “FROM WHERE HAVE YOU COME?” “FROM THE GREAT CLOUD MONASTERY AT YUEH CHOU,” ANSWERED HYAKUJO. “AND WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO GAIN BY COMING HERE?” ASKED MA TZU. HYAKUJO REPLIED, “I HAVE COME SEEKING THE BUDDHA-DHARMA....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 2 The great pearl 27 September 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, ON ONE OCCASION HYAKUJO SAID, “IF WE ARE ATTACHED TO A VIEWPOINT THAT WE ARE NATURALLY THE BUDDHAS AND THAT WE ARE IN ZEN BUDDHISM BECAUSE WE ARE ORIGINALLY PURE AND ENLIGHTENED, WE ARE AMONG NON-BUDDHISTS WHO DENY CAUSALITY.” AT ANOTHER TIME A VINAYA MASTER NAMED YUAN ONCE CAME TO HYAKUJO AND ASKED, “DO YOU MAKE EFFORTS IN YOUR PRACTICE OF THE TAO, MASTER?...

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 3 In search of a lost treasure 28 September 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, THE QUESTION WAS ASKED OF HYAKUJO: “THERE IS A SUTRA WHICH SAYS THAT NOT TO PERCEIVE ANYTHING IN TERMS OF BEING OR NON-BEING IS TRUE DELIVERANCE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?” HYAKUJO RESPONDED: “WHEN WE ATTAIN TO PURITY OF MIND, THAT IS SOMETHING WHICH CAN BE SAID TO EXIST....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 4 Lie down and witness 29 September 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, ONE DAY WHEN HYAKUJO WAS TO GIVE HIS DAILY DISCOURSES TO HIS DISCIPLES, HE BEGAN BY SAYING, “I AM NO ZEN ADEPT. I HAVE NOT A SINGLE THING TO OFFER ANYONE, SO I MUST NOT KEEP YOU STANDING HERE. GO AND TAKE A REST.” ON ANOTHER OCCASION, A GROUP OF DHARMA MASTERS SOUGHT AN INTERVIEW AND SAID: “WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS TO ASK....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 5 Don’t be idiot buddhas 30 September 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, ONCE, HYAKUJO WAS OUT IN THE FIELDS WORKING ALONGSIDE HIS DISCIPLES. JUST AS A CERTAIN MONK LIFTED UP HIS HOE, THE SOUND OF THE DINNER DRUM COULD BE HEARD. WITH THIS, THE MONK LAUGHED LOUDLY, DROPPED HIS HOE AND WENT TO THE TEMPLE. “WONDERFUL!” EXCLAIMED HYAKUJO. “THIS IS THE GATE TO THE ENTERING OF THE BODHISATTVA KANNON....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 6 The disciple is the seed 1 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, ONCE A TAOIST, HAPPENING TO PASS BY HYAKUJO’S MONASTERY, ASKED, “IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE WORLD MORE MARVELOUS THAN THE FORCES OF NATURE?” HYAKUJO REPLIED, “THERE IS.” “AND WHAT IS THAT?” THE TAOIST INQUIRED. HYAKUJO SAID, “THE POWER OF comprehending THOSE NATURAL FORCES.” THE VISITOR ASKED, “IS COSMIC VITALITY THE TAO?...

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 7 The last milestone 2 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium HYAKUJO: THE EVEREST OF ZEN, WITH BASHO’S HAIKUS Discourse 7 Title: October, 02, 1988, PM gautam the buddha auditorium, osho commune international, poona, india BELOVED OSHO, ON ONE OCCASION, YUN KUANG ASKED HYAKUJO, “MASTER, DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU WILL BE REBORN?” HYAKUJO REPLIED, “WE HAVE NOT DIED YET, SO WHAT IS THE USE OF DISCUSSING OUR REBIRTHS?...

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 8 What words cannot say... 3 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium HYAKUJO: THE EVEREST OF ZEN, WITH BASHO’S HAIKUS Discourse 8 Title: October, 03, 1988, PM gautam the buddha auditorium, osho commune international, poona, india BELOVED OSHO A MONK ASKED, “ARE WORDS AND SPEECH ALSO MIND?” HYAKUJO REPLIED, “WORDS AND SPEECH ARE CONCURRENT CAUSES; THEY ARE NOT MIND.” THE MONK CONTINUED, “WHAT IS THIS MIND WHICH LIES BEYOND WORDS AND SPEECH?...

< Previous | Contents ‌CHAPTER 9 The Buddha is your empty heart 4 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, ON ONE OCCASION, ISAN, GOHO AND UNGAN, WERE ALL STANDING TOGETHER IN ATTENDANCE ON HYAKUJO. HYAKUJO SAID TO ISAN, “WITH YOUR MOUTH AND LIPS CLOSED, HOW WOULD YOU SAY IT?” ISAN SAID, “I WOULD ASK YOU TO SAY IT.” HYAKUJO SAID, “I COULD SAY IT, BUT IF I DID SO, I FEAR I SHOULD HAVE NO SUCCESSORS....