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Chapter 7 - The mysterious one
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The mysterious one
8 August 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium OUR BELOVED MASTER,
RINZAI SAID:
IF YOU WANT TO BE COMFORTABLY INDEPENDENT, FREE FROM BIRTH AND
DEATH AND FREE TO GO OR STAY, YOU SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE ONE WHO IS
HERE NOW LISTENING TO MY EXPOUNDING OF THE DHARMA. THIS ONE HAS
NEITHER FORM NOR SHAPE AND NEITHER ROOTS NOR BRANCHES; THIS ONE
HAS NO PLACE OF ABODE; AND THIS ONE IS LIVELY AND ACTIVE AND
PERFORMS ITS FUNCTION ACCORDING TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND ALL
CONCEPTIONS OF LOCATION. IF YOU SEARCH FOR HIM, HE WILL FLEE AWAY
FROM YOU, AND IF YOU LONG FOR HIM, HE WILL OPPOSE YOU. SO HE IS
CALLED THE MYSTERIOUS ONE.
IF YOU GIVE RISE TO A THOUGHT OF LOVE IN YOUR MIND, YOU
WILL BE
DROWNED BY WATER. IF YOU GIVE RISE TO A THOUGHT OF ANGER IN YOUR
MIND, YOU WILL BE BURNED BY FIRE. IF YOU GIVE RISE TO A THOUGHT OF
DOUBT IN YOUR MIND, YOU WILL BE OBSTRUCTED BY EARTH. IF YOU GIVE
RISE TO A THOUGHT OF JOY, YOU WILL BE WHIRLED AWAY BY WIND.
IF YOU CAN DISCERN ALL THIS YOU WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY OBJECTIVE
THINGS WHICH YOU CAN TURN TO YOUR OWN ADVANTAGE. THEN YOU CAN
WALK ON WATER AS IF ON THE GROUND, AND WALK ON THE GROUND AS IF
ON WATER. WHY IS THIS POSSIBLE? -- BECAUSE YOU ALREADY UNDERSTAND
THAT THE FOUR ELEMENTS ARE LIKE A DREAM AND A TRANSFORMATION.
THEREFORE, FOLLOWERS OF THE WAY, THE ONE WHO IS NOW LISTENING
TO MY EXPOUNDING OF THE DHARMA IS CERTAINLY NOT YOUR FOUR
ELEMENTS, BUT ONE WHO CAN MAKE USE OF YOUR FOUR ELEMENTS. IF YOU
HOLD SUCH A VIEW, YOU WILL THEN BE FREE TO GO OR STAY.
Maneesha, one of the most important things to be understood is that language goes on changing with time. What looked very significant one thousand years ago will not look very significant now. What was thought to be very profound in the times of Gautam Buddha will be thought to be childish today.
Talking on these ancient masters I am in a constant difficulty because their language does not fit with contemporary intelligence. I have to bring the essence into a contemporary context, otherwise it will look just mythological ... talking about nonsense. Perhaps it was possible for the primitive man not to object to it, but for the modern mind it is impossible not to object.
Osho - The Miracle 91
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