Joshu The Lion's Roar ~ 02
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| event type | discourse & meditation |
| date & time | 16 Oct 1988 pm |
| location | Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune |
| language | English |
| audio | Available, duration 1h 48min. Quality: good. Osho leads meditation from 1:26:44. Live music after the discourse. |
| online audio | |
| video | Available, duration 1h 42min. Quality: good. |
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| online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
| shorttitle | JOSHU02 |
- 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
- On first entering Nansen's monastery, Joshu was made to serve in the kitchen as the stoker. One day he closed all the doors and piled wood on the fire until the whole kitchen was filled with smoke. Then he shouted, "Fire! Fire! Come to my rescue!"
- When the whole community had flocked to the door, he said, "I will not open the door unless you can say the right word." No answer came from the crowd. But Nansen silently passed the key through a window hole. This was the right word that Joshu had in mind, and he opened the door immediately.
- Question 1
- Beloved Osho, whatever Nansen meant when he requested "special treatment" for Joshu, apparently it didn't mean Joshu moving into Lao Tzu house and having private, daily chats with the master. On the contrary, Joshu's first job was in Zorba the Buddha restaurant, slaving over a hot stove. What is the lesson here for us?
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