The Zen Manifesto ~ 06
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| event type | discourse & meditation |
| date & time | 5 Apr 1989 pm |
| location | Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune |
| language | English |
| audio | Available, duration 1h 36min. Quality: good. Osho leading meditation from 1:17:52. Live music before and after the discourse. |
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| video | Available, duration 1h 37min. Quality: good, but a constant audio-noise. |
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| online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
| shorttitle | ZENMAN06 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutra: Ma Prem Maneesha. Questions are being read by Osho himself.
After discourse Osho leads No-Mind Meditation.
- The sutra
- Sekishitsu was a disciple of Choshi. On a visit to Sekito, the monk, Sekishitsu, became enlightened. After his enlightenment, Sekishitsu went back to his master, Choshi. Choshi had also been a disciple of Sekito.
- Choshi said, "Did you reach Sekito?"
- Sekishitsu replied, "Yes, I did, but was not introduced."
- Choshi said, "Who did you receive precepts from?"
- Sekishitsu replied, "Not from him."
- Choshi then said, "If you were like that there, what will you be here?"
- Sekishitsu said, "Not much difference."
- Choshi said, "That is too much."
- Sekishitsu said, "My tongue has no color yet."
- Choshi replied, "You noisy novice -- go away!" and Sekishitsu immediately went away.
- Question 1
- From what I heard you say last night about reincarnation, I understand that even individuality is superficial.
- Reincarnation was a consolation for me, that "my essence" or "soul" would continue. But now I understand that nothing of me will continue.
- In witnessing, do we all "plug in" to the same witnessing energy? Don't I even have my own witness?
- Question 2
- In my witnessing I have experienced nothing -- by that, I mean that there was nothing discernable other than the simple state of conscious waiting. I have witnessed events of the mind, body and emotions, and I have observed out-of-the-body experiences, but I don't have the clarity to understand the nature of these things.
- What is the nature of no-mind apart from mind? Is it a receptive, passive mind as opposed to an active mind? Or is it truly non-mind? And how does consciousness receive and recognize information if it has no mind-brain to perceive it?
- Question 3
- It has been said that duality is the nature of mind. But by saying "mind" does that mean only the analytical processes which occur mainly in the left brain? Does that mean that activity such as music, beauty, wholeness and synthesis also arise from an inevitable intrinsic dualism of the mind itself?
- Question 4
- Beloved Osho, Fritjof Capra contends that, "Modern physics goes far beyond technology. The way -- or Tao -- of physics can be a path with a heart, a way to spiritual realization."
- Do you agree?
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