The Zen Manifesto ~ 01
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event type | discourse |
date & time | 20 Feb 1989 pm |
location | Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Poona (Pune), India |
language | English |
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- BELOVED OSHO,
- WHEN TENJIKU WAS ASKED ABOUT THE INCIDENT OF TANKA BURNING THE STATUE, HE REPLIED, "WHEN IT IS COLD WE GATHER AROUND THE HEARTH BY THE FIRE."
- "WAS HE WRONG OR NOT?" PERSISTED THE MONK.
- "WHEN IT IS HOT WE SIT IN A BAMBOO FOREST IN THE VALLEY," SAID TENJIKU.
- THE DAY AFTER THE BURNING OF THE STATUE, TANKA TENNEN WENT TO SEE NAN-YO, WHO HAD ONCE BEEN A DISCIPLE OF ENO AND WAS THE EMPEROR'S ZEN MASTER. WHEN TANKA UNROLLED HIS ZAZEN RUG, NAN-YO SAID, "THERE'S NO NEED."
- TANKA TOOK A FEW STEPS BACKWARD.
- NAN-YO SAID, "THAT'S RIGHT."
- AT THIS, TANKA TOOK A FEW STEPS FORWARD.
- NAN-YO SAID, "THAT'S NOT RIGHT."
- TANKA WALKED AROUND NAN-YO ONE TIME AND LEFT.
- NAN-YO COMMENTED, "THE OLD, GOLDEN DAYS ARE FAR AWAY, AND PEOPLE ARE NOW SO LAZY. THIRTY YEARS FROM NOW, IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO GET HOLD OF THIS FELLOW."
The second question:
- D.T. SUZUKI, THE MAN WHO INTRODUCED ZEN TO THE WESTERN INTELLIGENTSIA, SAID: "ZEN MUST BE SEIZED WITH BARE HANDS, WITH NO GLOVES ON."
- WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT?
Maneesha's question:
- BELOVED OSHO,
- D.T. SUZUKI DESCRIBES TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF "SEEING" AS DENOTED BY TWO DIFFERENT CHINESE CHARACTERS.
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