No Mind: The Flowers of Eternity

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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
Read this book as PDF or create a free account at osho.com to read the book online.
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 back.

  • Dust jacket flaps.

    Dust jacket flaps.

  • Endpaper-front.

    Endpaper-front.

  • Pages VI-V.

    Pages VI-V.

  • Pages VI-VII.

    Pages VI-VII.

  • Pages VIII-IX - Dedication to Katue Ishida.

    Pages VIII-IX - Dedication to Katue Ishida.

  • Pages X-XI.

    Pages X-XI.

  • Pages XII-XIII.

    Pages XII-XIII.

  • Pages XIV-XV - Introduction.

    Pages XIV-XV - Introduction.

  • Page 258.

    Page 258.

  • Page 259.

    Page 259.

  • Page 260. "Only idiots have religious feelings."

    Page 260. "Only idiots have religious feelings."

  • Page 261.

    Page 261.

  • Page 262.

    Page 262.

  • Page 263. ... the disciples collectively decided to call Him Osho Rajneesh.

    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)