Osho on Zen Master Ma Tzu and his Disciple Nansen
Osho : We have discussed Ma Tzu. It is no wonder that a man of the insight of Nansen immediately became… he did not miss a single moment as he…
Osho on Gautam Buddha, Maulingaputta and Zen Masters
Osho : Maneesha, in the long history of Zen there are milestones. Mahakashyapa is the first, but not much is known about him – in Buddhist scriptures he is mentioned…
Osho on Memorizing the Scriptures and Real Knowledge
Osho : Memorizing the scriptures means that you are committing theft. You are stealing the knowledge hidden in the scriptures; you did not get it by your own effort or…
Osho on Accepting Death, Osho on Zen Master Bokoju Death
Osho – I have seen many people die. They die like beggars, clinging; they don’t want to die because they have not lived yet, and death has come. But when…
Osho – In Japan, swordsmanship and archery became methods of teaching meditation
Osho – The warriors were something of the same – their bodies were worth seeing. They took care of their bodies, they took care of their discipline, and just to…
Osho on Bankei, Osho story on Zen Master Bankei
Osho – The only miracle, the impossible miracle, is to be just ordinary. The longing of the mind is to be extraordinary. The ego thirsts and hungers for the recognition…
Osho on Mahakashyap, Osho on first Zen Master Mahakashyap
Osho – This story is one of the most significant ones, because from this was passed the tradition of Zen. Buddha was the source, and Mahakashyap was the first, the…
Osho on D T Suzuki, Osho on Zen Master D T Suzuki
D T Suzuki Osho : One time, the old Zen Master, D. T. Suzuki, gave a talk on Zen in Tokyo. He spoke of the silence, the emptiness, the nothingness,…
Osho on Ten Zen Bulls, Osho on Zen Bulls Paintings
Osho : In Japan, they had a beautiful collection of paintings called “Ten Zen Bulls.” It is a series of paintings depicting the whole story of the search. In the…