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description =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 | description =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. | | ||
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notes = 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". | | notes = 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". | |
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- 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
- 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".
- time period of Osho's original talks/writings
- Dec 26, 1988 to Jan 7, 1989 : timeline
- number of discourses/chapters
- 13
editions
No Mind: The Flowers of EternityTalks on Zen
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