Individual Talks
These 3000 Individual Talks were originally spoken as Series of Talks, published as chapters of books.
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A Declaration of Your Self-Nature
Talk #5 from the series Rinzai: Master of the IrrationalAlso Available As: eBook"Maneesha, the deeper I look into Zen, the more things become crystal clear. One thing is its absolute uniqueness in the world of religions.
"In comparison to Zen, all the religions look like entertainment. Formal..." Learn More -
A Gathering of Independent Individuals
Talk #2 from the series Joshu: The Lion's Roar"Maneesha, Joshu is a very rare case. Joshu had become a priest when he was still a child and experienced his first satori when he was seventeen. He said of this experience: 'Suddenly, I was..." Learn More -
A New Concept of Consciousness
Talk #4 from the series Fly Without Wings and Think Without Mind Walk Without FeetOsho,
Listening to you in the discourse, it is the pauses, the gaps, between two sentences, two words, that roll in my ears like thunder, tearing me open and tearing me apart. Learn More -
A Small Flame of Awareness
Talk #7 from the series Isan: No Footprints in the Blue SkyAlso Available As: Book"Maneesha, the Zen encounter is not that of words. The zencounter is a communion in silence. When two Zen masters meet, whoever speaks first has fallen from his status. Days may pass by; they may..." Learn More -
The Psychology of Belief
Talk #34 from the series The Path of the MysticAlso Available As: eBook"The most important need of humanity today is to be made aware that its past has betrayed it; that there is no point in continuing the past, it will be suicidal; that a new humanity..." Learn More -
Beyond the Prism of the Mind
Talk #5 from the series The First Principle"The first principle, the principle that cannot be said – but we can still try. The first principle is that samsara is nirvana, that the ordinary is the extraordinary, that this world is the other..." Learn More -
Buddhas in Disguise
Talk #2 from the series The Miracle"Dogen is dealing with one of the most important aspects of Zen. His statement is not as exact as it could be, but anyway he comes very approximately near to the truth." Learn More -
Courage Is a Love Affair with the Unknown
Talk #9 from the series From Misery to EnlightenmentAlso Available As: eBook"It is very simple, and yet not so easy to explain to you. The reason is that it relates to your past life. Now, as far as I am concerned it is a reality. As..." Learn More -
Courage Means Freedom
Cutting the Root of MiseryTalk #10 from the series Sitting in Zen Walking in Zen"There is no goal of meditation. Meditation is the dropping of all goals, hence it can't have a goal of its own; that will be against its very nature. Goals exist in the future; meditation..." Learn More -
Existence Is Never Wrong
Talk #27 from the series Socrates Poisoned Again After 25 CenturiesOsho,
I feel very grateful towards you. Since I took sannyas, my life has changed and I have started to enjoy myself. But there is still the doer in me. I would like to produce more beautiful books, especially on you. It is still difficult for me to combine business and meditation. Can you please comment on this? Learn More
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