Talks on Zen
Talks given from 05/10/88 pm to 14/10/88 pm English Discourse series
1 The Earth and the Sky are not Seperate2 Go beyond Emptiness3 Your Urge must become Urgent4 Even the Himalayas come and go5 Sit in the center of the circle6 All your seriousness is about sandcastles7 You have forgotten your wings8 You need roses, just wheat will not do9 Just a morning walk10 My dance is complete
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 1 The Earth and the Sky are not Seperate 5 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, ON A CERTAIN DAY, ALL THE MONKS IN NANSEN’S MONASTERY WERE INVOLVED IN PREPARATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY – WHICH WAS THE ANNIVERSARY OF MA TZU’S DEATH. NANSEN SAID TO HIS DISCIPLES, “TOMORROW WE WILL OFFER VEGETARIAN FOOD TO MASTER MA TZU. DO YOU THINK HE WILL COME?...
< Previous | Contents CHAPTER 10 My dance is complete 14 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, ONCE NANSEN SAID TO THE ASSEMBLED MONKS, “THE WAY IS NOT OUTSIDE THINGS; OUTSIDE THINGS THERE IS NO WAY.” JOSHU ASKED, “WHAT IS THE WAY WHICH IS OUTSIDE THINGS?” NANSEN IMMEDIATELY STRUCK HIM. JOSHU CAUGHT HOLD OF THE STICK AND SAID, “FROM NOW ON, DON’T STRIKE SOMEBODY BY MISTAKE!”...
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 2 Go beyond Emptiness 6 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, A MONK ASKED NANSEN, “FROM PATRIARCH TO PATRIARCH THERE IS A TRANSMISSION. WHAT IS IT THAT THEY WISH TO TRANSMIT TO ONE ANOTHER?” NANSEN SAID, “ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.” THE MONK ASKED, “WHAT IS THAT WHICH WAS POSSESSED BY THE ANCIENTS?” THE MASTER SAID, “WHEN IT CAN BE POSSESSED, I WILL TELL YOU....
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 3 Your Urge must become Urgent 7 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, ON ONE OCCASION, THE GOVERNOR SAID TO NANSEN, “THERE IS A PIECE OF STONE IN MY HOUSE. SOMETIMES IT STANDS UP AND SOMETIMES IT LIES DOWN. NOW CAN IT BE CARVED INTO THE IMAGE OF BUDDHA?” “YES,” SAID NANSEN, “IT IS POSSIBLE.” “BUT IT IS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE?...
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 4 Even the Himalayas come and go 8 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, ONCE, NANSEN DECIDED TO VISIT A VILLAGE, BUT WAS VERY SURPRISED TO FIND THAT PREPARATIONS HAD BEEN MADE TO WELCOME HIM. NANSEN SAID TO THE VILLAGE HEAD, “IT HAS BEEN MY CUSTOM NEVER TO LET ANYONE KNOW BEFOREHAND ABOUT WHERE I AM JOURNEYING TO. HOW COULD YOU KNOW THAT I WAS COMING TO VISIT YOUR VILLAGE TODAY?...
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 5 Sit in the center of the circle 9 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, ONCE, NANSEN TOLD TWO OF HIS DISCIPLES THAT HE WAS GOING TO TAKE THEM WITH HIM TO VISIT THE NATIONAL TEACHER. BUT BEFORE THEY STARTED OUT ON THEIR JOURNEY, NANSEN DREW A CIRCLE ON THE ROAD AND SAID, “AS SOON AS YOU GIVE A RIGHT ANSWER, WE WILL BE ON OUR WAY....
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 6 All your seriousness is about sandcastles 10 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, ON ONE OCCASION, NANSEN SAID TO JOSHU, “NOWADAYS, IT IS BEST TO LIVE AND WORK AMONG MEMBERS OF A DIFFERENT SPECIES FROM US.” JOSHU REPLIED, “LEAVING ASIDE THE QUESTION OF ‘DIFFERENT’ LET ME ASK YOU, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ‘SPECIES’?” NANSEN PUT HIS HANDS ON THE GROUND....
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 7 You have forgotten your wings 11 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, ONCE, WHEN OBAKU WAS SITTING IN NANSEN’S RECEPTION ROOM, NANSEN ASKED HIM, “IT IS SAID THAT THE BUDDHA NATURE CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN BY THOSE WHO STUDY BOTH SAMADHI AND PRAJNA EQUALLY. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?” OBAKU ANSWERED, “IT MEANS THAT WE SHOULD NOT DEPEND ON ANYTHING AT ANY TIME....
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 8 You need roses, just wheat will not do 12 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, NANSEN SAID TO THE ASSEMBLED MONKS, “OLD MASTER O (‘O’ WAS NANSEN’S OWN LAY NAME) IS GOING TO SELL HIMSELF. WILL ANYONE BUY HIM?” A MONK CAME OUT AND SAID, “I WILL!” NANSEN SAID, “DON’T MAKE ME DEAR; DON’T MAKE ME CHEAP. HOW WILL YOU BUY ME?...
< Previous | Contents | Next > CHAPTER 9 Just a morning walk 13 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium BELOVED OSHO, NANSEN ONCE WENT INTO THE GARDEN AND, SEEING A MONK THERE, THREW A PIECE OF BROKEN TILE AT HIM AND HIT HIM. WHEN THE MONK TURNED HIS HEAD, NANSEN LIFTED UP ONE LEG. THE MONK MADE NO RESPONSE. NANSEN RETURNED TO THE TEMPLE AND THE MONK FOLLOWED HIM AND ASKED TO BE TAUGHT, SAYING “THE MASTER JUST THREW A PIECE OF TILE AT ME AND HIT ME....