No Mind: The Flowers of Eternity

No Mind's Dedication

This beautifully presented volume chronicles twelve days of upheaval in the life of Osho and his disciples as he returns from a long period of illness to announce that he is dropping his former name, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Using anecdotes about Zen masters and their disciples, as well as a magnificent selection of haikus, Osho reveals the mystery of Zen as something to be savored rather than solved. He then confirms the assertion of the Japanese seeress Katue Ishida that he has become a vehicle for the wandering soul of Gautama the Buddha, who has promised to return to the world as Maitreya, the friend. The end of the saga comes as a shock, a surprise, and an awakening - a landmark of a book, intriguing and amusing.

notes

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Later published as part of Osho Books on CD-ROM.

Chapters 1 - 12 are the lectures of this series. Chapter 13 is an excerpt of Zen: The Mystery and the Poetry of the Beyond ch. 3 of Jan 10, 1989, where he continues on the issue of his name and dropping "Buddha". For details, see scans of the pages, below.

Also, the dust cover and flaps, and the introduction contain information on the name-change.

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

Dec 26, 1988 to Jan 7, 1989 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

12/13   (see table of contents)

editions

No Mind: The Flowers of Eternity Year of publication : 1989-09 Reprint : 1992 (Revised) ??? Publisher : The Rebel Publishing House, Germany ISBN 3-89338-060-4 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 263 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : First edition. Copyright © Neo-Sannyas International. Size : 216 x 193 x 24 mm Author as Osho Rajneesh Editing: Ma Deva Sarito, Sw Anand Robin M.A.(Cantab) Typesetting: Ma Prem Arya Design: Sw Shivananda M.F.A. Paintings of "The maiden Avolokitesvara"by Teruo Kanno, Kobe, Japan Painting of "The great swan on the wing" by Ma Prem Prartho B.A., M.A. Other paintings by Ma Anand Meera (Kasué Hashimoto), B.F.A. (Musashino Art University, Tokyo) Calligraphy: Ma Prem Mansha, Ma Deva Satyama, Sw Anand Govind, Dipl.-Ing Production: Sw Prem Visarjan, Sw Prem Prabodh, Sw Satyam Ambhoj M.A., Sw Prem Joshua The great swan on the wing; the flight of the alone to the alone. In loving gratitude to Osho Rajneesh, Rajneesh Foundation Australia Talks given to the Rajneesh International University of Mysticism in Gautama the Buddha Auditorium, Poona, India Dedicated to Katue Ishida, Seeress and prophetess of one of the most ancient shrines of Shinto in Japan, Ise shrine, whth great love and blessings. (Osho's signature) Printing by Mohndruck, Gütersloh, West Germany Introduction: Sw Dhyan Yogi M.D. Dust jacket back. Dust jacket flaps. Endpaper-front. Pages VI-V. Pages VI-VII. Pages VIII-IX - Dedication to Katue Ishida. Pages X-XI. Pages XII-XIII. Pages XIV-XV - Introduction. Page 258. Page 259. Page 260. "Only idiots have religious feelings." Page 261. Page 262. Page 263. ... the disciples collectively decided to call Him Osho Rajneesh.

table of contents

edition 1989.09 chapter titles		discourses
		event	location	duration	media
1	To Create a Few More Rainbows	26 Dec 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 13min	video
2	An Assembly of Two Buddhas	27 Dec 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 48min	video
3	A Meeting of Two Rivers	28 Dec 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 40min	video
4	In Your Eyes Is the Hope of the World	29 Dec 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 17min	video
5	I Am Just Myself	30 Dec 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	0h 51min	video
6	My Change Has Taken Me Higher	31 Dec 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 23min	video
7	The World of the Gurus Has Ended	1 Jan 1989 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 29min	video
8	Truth Has No History	2 Jan 1989 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 29min	video
9	Be Ready to Be Chopped	3 Jan 1989 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 19min	video
10	When I Call You My Friends, I Mean It	4 Jan 1989 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 7min	video
11	Only Creation Shows Your Power	5 Jan 1989 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 39min	video
12	Nothing to Choose, Nothing to Discard	7 Jan 1989 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 40min	video
13	You Need Two Wings	Zen The Mystery and Poetry ~ 03 (excerpt)