There are two major Zen Buddhist sects in Japan – Sōtō and Rinzai. The dominant Sōtō Zen school advocates quiet sitting and meditation (zazen) as a means to reveal the innate Buddha nature. The Rinzai Zen…


Drop this belief that you are uncreative. I know how this belief is created: you may not have been a gold medalist in the university; you may not have been top in your class; your…

In Japan, they had a beautiful collection of paintings called “Ten Zen Bulls.” It is a series of paintings depicting the whole story of the search. In the first painting, a man is looking here…

Beloved Master, The other night, I could have sworn I saw a man reading a newspaper in Anandos room during the discourse. Was I just seeing things? Milarepa, not only have you seen him; Kaveesha…

Nanak says: THROUGH LISTENING ALL THE URES AND TEACHINGS ARE KNOWN. THROUGH LISTENING DEVOTEES ATTAIN BLISS, AND SIN AND SORROW ARE DESTROYED. THROUGH LISTENING ALL TRUTH AND CONTENTMENT ARE ATTAINED, AND THE VIRTUE OF BATHING…

Beloved Osho, Who are you and what are you doing? Krishna Prem, I am not, and I am not doing anything at all. But something is happening, something tremendous is happening – that is another…