Osho - Nansen The Point of Departure

 Sit in the center of the circle

BELOVED OSHO,

ONCE, NANSEN TOLD TWO OF HIS DISCIPLES THAT HE WAS GOING TO TAKE THEM WITH HIM TO VISIT THE NATIONAL TEACHER. BUT BEFORE THEY STARTED OUT ON THEIR JOURNEY, NANSEN DREW A CIRCLE ON THE ROAD AND SAID, "AS SOON AS YOU GIVE A RIGHT ANSWER, WE WILL BE ON OUR WAY."

AT THAT, ONE OF THE DISCIPLES SAT DOWN INSIDE THE CIRCLE AND THE OTHER BOWED LIKE A WOMAN. NANSEN SAID, "JUDGING FROM THIS RESPONSE, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TO GO."

ON ANOTHER OCCASION, NANSEN WAS WASHING HIS CLOTHES WHEN A MONK CAME ACROSS HIM. SEEING HIM

Osho - Nansen The Point of Departure

 Even the Himalayas come and go

BELOVED OSHO,

ONCE, NANSEN DECIDED TO VISIT A VILLAGE, BUT WAS VERY SURPRISED TO FIND THAT PREPARATIONS HAD BEEN MADE TO WELCOME HIM.

NANSEN SAID TO THE VILLAGE HEAD, "IT HAS BEEN MY CUSTOM NEVER TO LET ANYONE KNOW BEFOREHAND ABOUT WHERE I AM JOURNEYING TO. HOW COULD YOU KNOW THAT I WAS COMING TO VISIT YOUR VILLAGE TODAY?"

THE VILLAGE HEAD REPLIED, "LAST NIGHT, IN A DREAM, THE GOD OF THE SOIL-SHRINE REPORTED TO ME THAT YOU WOULD COME TO VISIT TODAY."

NANSEN REPLIED, "THIS SHOWS HOW WEAK AND SHALLOW MY SPIRITUAL LIFE IS THAT IT CAN BE FORESEEN BY VISIONS!"

Osho - Nansen The Point of Departure

 Your Urge must become Urgent

BELOVED OSHO,

ON ONE OCCASION, THE GOVERNOR SAID TO NANSEN, "THERE IS A PIECE OF STONE IN MY HOUSE. SOMETIMES IT STANDS UP AND SOMETIMES IT LIES DOWN. NOW CAN IT BE CARVED INTO THE IMAGE OF BUDDHA?"

"YES," SAID NANSEN, "IT IS POSSIBLE."

"BUT IT IS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE?" COUNTERED THE GOVERNOR.

"IT IS IMPOSSIBLE!" DECLARED NANSEN. "IT IS IMPOSSIBLE!"

Osho - Nansen The Point of Departure

Go beyond Emptiness

BELOVED OSHO,

A MONK ASKED NANSEN, "FROM PATRIARCH TO PATRIARCH THERE IS A TRANSMISSION.

WHAT IS IT THAT THEY WISH TO TRANSMIT TO ONE ANOTHER?"

NANSEN SAID, "ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE."

THE MONK ASKED, "WHAT IS THAT WHICH WAS POSSESSED BY THE ANCIENTS?"

THE MASTER SAID, "WHEN IT CAN BE POSSESSED, I WILL TELL YOU."

THE MONK SAID DUBIOUSLY, "MASTER, WHY SHOULD YOU LIE?"

THE MASTER REPLIED, "I DO NOT LIE. ENO LIED."

Osho - Nansen The Point of Departure

 The Earth and the Sky are not Seperate

BELOVED OSHO,

ON A CERTAIN DAY, ALL THE MONKS IN NANSEN'S MONASTERY WERE INVOLVED IN PREPARATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY - WHICH WAS THE ANNIVERSARY OF MA TZU'S DEATH.

NANSEN SAID TO HIS DISCIPLES, "TOMORROW WE WILL OFFER VEGETARIAN FOOD TO MASTER MA TZU. DO YOU THINK HE WILL COME?"

NO ONE ANSWERED. BUT AMONG THE GROUP WAS A YOUNG, TRAVELING MONK CALLED TOZAN. HE STEPPED FORWARD AND SAID, "HE WILL WAIT FOR A COMPANION TO COME."

Osho Nansen The Point of Departure

 

Be silent. Close your eyes. Feel your body to be completely frozen. Now, look inwards with your total consciousness, with a great urgency, as if this moment is going to be your last moment on the earth.

Move towards the center of your being like an arrow. This center contains all the secrets of existence.

The deeper you go, the more you will find the splendor of life, the beauty of life, the truth of life.

Thousands of flowers suddenly blossom.

You are just a witness of all that is happening. Just watch the joy, the blissfulness, the ecstasy. Don't get lost, don't get

Osho - My Way The Way Of The White Clouds

 Share Through Your Being

Question 1:

BELOVED OSHO,

YOU SAID TO US THIS WEEK THAT WE SHOULD NOT CONCERN OURSELVES WITH OTHERS.

BUT MOST OF US FROM THE WEST HAVE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES WITH WHOM WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WHAT WE'VE FOUND.

WHAT SHOULD WE TELL THEM ABOUT SANNYAS? WHAT SHOULD WE TELL THEM ABOUT YOU? HOW CAN WE EXPLAIN THE UNEXPLAINABLE?

Osho - My Way The Way Of The White Clouds

 Both are Needed

Question 1:

BELOVED OSHO,

YOU SAID EVERY CHILD IS BORN A GOD, YET MY TWO CHILDREN WERE VERY DIFFERENT RIGHT FROM BIRTH. ONE IS VERY SERENE AND GOD-LIKE, BUT THE OTHER SEEMED DISTURBED BEFORE SHE WAS INFLUENCED BY ANY CONDITIONING.

HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH THE DIFFICULT ONE?

Osho - My Way The Way Of The White Clouds

 God is in Search of You

 Question 1:

  BELOVED OSHO,

  YESTERDAY YOU   TOLD US VERY   CLEARLY THAT   WE NEED TO   FOLLOW THE   MASTER'S WORD TO THE LETTER. BUT WE CANNOT CONSULT YOU ON EVERY DETAIL.

HOW CAN WE CHOOSE THE RIGHT PATH WHEN THE MIND IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE EASY WAY?

Osho - My Way The Way Of The White Clouds

 Whatsoever you do, be Total

Question 1:

BELOVED OSHO,

YOU HAVE TALKED TO US ABOUT TOTAL SURRENDER TO THE MASTER, BUT OFTEN OUR MINDS COME UP WITH REASONS FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS LITERALLY.

WE SAY THINGS LIKE: THE MASTER CAN'T KNOW THAT THE SITUATION HAS CHANGED; OR, THE MASTER DOESN'T REALIZE WHAT THE PRACTICAL CONDITIONS ARE IN THE WEST.

SHOULD WE FOLLOW EVERYTHING THE MASTER SAYS TO THE LETTER, OR ARE THERE TIMES WHEN WE SHOULD USE OUR OWN DISCRETION?

Osho - My Way The Way Of The White Clouds

 You are the Meeting Point

Question 1:

BELOVED OSHO,

WHEN WE'RE SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU, HEARING YOUR WORDS AND FEELING YOUR PRESENCE, EVERYTHING FEELS POSSIBLE. BUT WHEN WE RETURN TO OUR DAILY LIVING CONDITIONS, THINGS DO NOT SEEM SO CLEAR AND WE FEEL CUT OFF FROM YOU.

YOU HAVE TOLD US THAT WE SHOULD NOT RENOUNCE THE WORLD, BUT BE MEDITATIVE WITHIN IT. YOU HAVE ALSO SAID THAT WE SHOULD BE SPONTANEOUS AND MAD. HOW CAN WE INTEGRATE THE TWO WITHOUT ALIENATING OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AND THE SOCIETY AROUND US?

Osho - My Way The Way Of The White Clouds

 You are the Way

 

Question 1:

BELOVED OSHO,

AS YOU KNOW, THE OLD ZEN CUSTOM WAS THAT A MONK SHOULD STAY WITH HIS MASTER FOR TEN YEARS BEFORE HE WENT OUT ON HIS OWN TEACHING.

THERE IS A ZEN STORY ABOUT A MONK WHO HAD COMPLETED HIS TEN YEARS IN THE MONASTERY. ONE RAINY DAY THE MONK VISITED HIS MASTER, NAN-IN. AFTER NAN-IN HAD GREETED HIM, HE SAID TO THE MONK, "NO DOUBT YOU HAVE LEFT YOUR SHOES IN THE VESTIBULE. ON WHICH SIDE OF YOUR UMBRELLA DID YOU LEAVE YOUR SHOES?" FOR A MOMENT THE MONK HESITATED, AND THROUGH THAT HESITATION REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT IN EVERY-MINUTE ZEN.

YOU HAVE TOLD US THAT LIFE HAS A PULSATION - IN AND OUT, YIN AND YANG. DO WE HAVE TO KEEP TRYING FOR EVERY-MINUTE AWARENESS, OR CAN WE TOO PULSATE WITH LIFE, AND AT TIMES LET GO OUR TRYING?

Osho - My Way The Way Of The White Clouds

 Surrender and I will do 

Question 1:

BELOVED OSHO,

YOU HAVE SAID: NOT IN THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS HAS SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY COME TO THIS EARTH. AND YOU HAVE ALSO SAID: THIS AGE IS LIKE ANY OTHER.

YOU HAVE SAID: SURRENDER TO A STONE AND IT WILL HAPPEN. AND YOU HAVE SAID: IT IS ESSENTIAL TO TREAD THIS DANGEROUS PATH ONLY WITH THE GUIDANCE OF A TRUE MASTER.

YOU HAVE SAID: SURRENDER AND I WILL DO THE REST. AND YOU'VE SAID: I DO NOTHING.

FOR US HERE AND NOW, AND FOR THOSE IN THE WEST WHO WILL READ THESE WORDS, WOULD YOU TALK TO US SOME MORE ABOUT THE GURU/DISCIPLE PHENOMENON.