Birthday of Catholic writerThomas Merton Born on 31st January, 1915, Thomas Merton was a Roman Catholic monk, poet, and prolific writer on spiritual and social themes, one of the most important American Roman Catholic writers of the 20th…
Birthday of Enlightened Zen Master Dogen Born in year 1200, in Kyoto Japan, Dogen was a Japanese Buddhist during the Kamakura period (1192–1333), who introduced Zen to Japan in the form of the Soto school. A creative personality, he combined meditative practice…
Osho on Saint Eknath Born in 1544, Eknath was a poet-saint and mystic of Vaishnavism, the branch of Hinduism that reveres the deity Vishnu and his avatars (incarnations). Eknath is best known for his translations of various Sanskrit texts into Marathi (the local language of the Maharashtra region…
Birthday of Enlightened Master George Gurdjieff George Gurdjieff was a mystic of Greek-Armenian descent born sometime during 1866-1877 (his exact birth date is not known like many other things about him and his work that…
Osho on Enlightened Zen Master Bokoju Bokoju whose real name was Muzhou Daoming (780-877) was a disciple of Huangbo Xiyun. He lived and taught at Kaiyuan Temple in ancient Muzhou. Muzhou’s surname was Chen. He…
Osho on Meditation and Discipline I am wondering from where to begin! Niten, meditation is the only contribution the East has made to humanity. The West has made many contributions, thousands of scientific inventions, immense…
Osho on Thomas the Apostle Thomas the Apostle also called Didymus (“twin”) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Thomas is commonly known as “Doubting Thomas” because he initially doubted the resurrection of Jesus Christ when he was…
Osho on Baul Mystic Panchuchand BAUL PANCHUCHAND SINGS: STRIKE YOUR MASTER HARD AND WORSHIP IN FAITH. YOU WISH TO BE DEVOTED TO GOD, LIVE UNATTACHED, HOMELESS, IN SPITE OF A HOMESTEAD AND YOUR LIFE WITH…
Osho on Celebration and Buddhafield BELOVED OSHO, THERE ARE SANNYASINS LIVING ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO FEEL A DEEP CONNECTION WITH YOU. HOWEVER, ON CELEBRATION DAYS THERE IS ALWAYS THAT LONGING TO BE IN YOUR…
Osho on Buddhafield BELOVED MASTER, IF BUDDHA DID NOT REALLY NEED TO LEAVE HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN IN ORDER TO ATTAIN ENLIGHTENMENT, THEN CAN ENLIGHTENMENT HAPPEN ANYWHERE? WHY DO I FEEL THAT I NEED TO…