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The Deep Pit of Liberation – Osho
Do not immediately settle down in peaceful stillness. In the teachings this is called “The deep pit of liberation.” “The deep pit of liberation” – there is a danger for all seekers, for all people of...
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In that Dancing, Death Becomes a Fiction – Osho
Basho wrote the haiku: Only the shell Of the cicada left? Did it sing itself out of existence? An old cicada tree, almost dead, no foliage left – and Basho is saying, “Only the shell . . .” The inner...
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By the Merit of a Single Sitting – Osho
By the merit of a single sitting, he destroys innumerable sins. Hakuin says: Don’t be worried about sins and your past karma. In a single sitting of meditation, all that can be burnt. The fire of...
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The Old Problem of the Goose in the Bottle – Osho
The official, Riko, once asked Nansen to explain to him the old problem of the goose in the bottle. The problem is very ancient. It is a koan; it is given to a disciple, that he has to meditate on it....
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A Successor Has to be a Master – Osho
Maneesha, this is the last talk on Hyakujo, and the piece that you have chosen is the strangest – a beautiful ending, showing Hyakujo at his peak. On one occasion, Isan, Goho and Ungan, were all...
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That is Your Pure Gold – Osho
Is it useful for those of us with you to try to understand what is happening in our meditation and growth, and to be able to articulate it? Or do we just need to watch? Maneesha, you just need to...
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Today the Bird Opens Its Wings – Osho
Maneesha, this is the last anecdote in this series, and you have chosen a very beautiful, meaningful, and significant dialogue for any seeker. The words are from a great master, hence you have to be...
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The Goose is Out! – Osho
Is the goose really out? Anand Bhavo, the goose has never been in, the goose has always been out. It is a Zen koan. First you have to understand the meaning of Zen and the meaning of a koan. Zen is not...
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A Course in Witnessing Blossoms
Covid changed the entire landscape. Out of the garden of our in-person meditation gatherings, A Course in Witnessing grew. We did not have any intention to create it. But covid changed everything. We...
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Sammasati – The Last Word – Osho
Friends, Before the sutras there are a few questions from the sannyasins. The first question: Gesta Ital, a former famous German actress, was the first western woman who was allowed to enter in a Zen...
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