This Very Body the Buddha

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Of the "song" of the 17th-century mystic, Hakuin, Osho comments,
"It is a very small song, but a great gift. This is a song of meditation. If meditation is without a song, it is dull and dead. You will find this song and its meaning only when you are singing and dancing, when the music of life has overtaken you."
The first words of this book:
"MY BELOVED ONES: I love you. Love is my message -- let it be your message too. Love is my color and my climate. To me, love is the only religion. All else is just rubbish, all else is nothing but mind-churning dreams. Love is the only substantial thing in life, all else is illusion. Let love grow in you and God will be growing on its own accord. If you miss love you will miss God and all.
There is no way to God without love. God can be forgotten -- if love is remembered, God will happen as a consequence. It happens as a consequence. It is the fragrance of love and nothing else. In fact there is no God but only godliness. There is no person like God anywhere. Drop all childish attitudes, don't go on searching for a father. Divineness is, God is not. When I say divineness is, I mean whatsoever is, is full of God. The green of the trees, and the red and the golden -- all is divine. This crow crying, and a bird on the wing. and a child giggling, and a dog barking -- all is divine. Nothing else exists."
notes
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Later published as part of Osho Books on CD-ROM.
time period of Osho's original talks/writings
Dec 11, 1977 to Dec 20, 1977 : timeline
number of discourses/chapters
10   (see table of contents)


editions

This Very Body the Buddha

Discourses on Hakuin's Song of Meditation

Year of publication : 1978
Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation
ISBN 0-88050-157-X (No printed ISBN in the book.) (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 333
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
Edition notes : First edition December 1978, 5,000 copies. © Copyright 1978 Rajneesh Foundation.
Size : 220 x 144 x 28 mm
Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Published by Ma Yoga Laxmi
Editing: Ma Ananda Vandana
Coordination: Ma Yoga Pratima
Design: Ma Prem Sarva
Photography: Ma Prem Champa; Sw Krishna Bharti
We gratefully acknowledge the use of A First Zen Reader, ed. Trevor Leggett, for the sutras quoted in this book.
Printer: Army and Navy Press, Bombay
Typeset: Ravi & Ashok Enterprises
Introduction: Ma Ananda Vandana
Afterword: Ma Ananda Vandana
  • Inside cover front.

    Inside cover front.

  • Pages VI - VII.

    Pages VI - VII.

  • Pages X - XI.

    Pages X - XI.

  • Pages XIV - 1.

    Pages XIV - 1.

  • Pages 2 - 3.

    Pages 2 - 3.

  • Pages 4 - 5.

    Pages 4 - 5.

  • This Very Body the Buddha

    Talks on Hakuin's Song of Meditation

    Year of publication : 2001
    Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
    ISBN 81-7224-952-7 (click ISBN to buy online)
    Number of pages : 228
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
    Edition notes :

    This Very Body the Buddha

    Talks on Hakuin's Song of Meditation

    Year of publication : 2004
    Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
    ISBN 81-7224-952-7 (click ISBN to buy online)
    Number of pages : 228
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
    Edition notes :

    This Very Body the Buddha

    Talks on Hakuin's Song of Meditation

    Year of publication : 2009
    Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
    ISBN 81-7224-952-7 (click ISBN to buy online)
    Number of pages : 214
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
    Edition notes :

    This Very Body the Buddha

    Talks on Hakuin's Song of Meditation

    Year of publication : 2012
    Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
    ISBN 81-7224-952-7 (click ISBN to buy online)
    Number of pages : 230
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
    Edition notes :

    table of contents

    edition 1978
    chapter titles
    discourses
    event location duration media
    1 The Lion's Roar 11 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 19min audio
    2 The Last Alleluia 12 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 24min audio
    3 Now Is the Only Time for the Heart 13 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 22min audio
    4 On the Wings of the Wind 14 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 16min audio
    5 The Flight Towards the Sun 15 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 22min audio
    6 This Cake Is Delicious 16 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 25min audio
    7 Headlong to the Very End 17 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 17min audio
    8 Off to Hell -- Yo-ho! 18 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 16min audio
    9 The Emperor's Nightmare 19 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 11min audio
    10 A Single Shout 20 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 14min audio