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experience, a mystery, a moment of magic. Bring this magic with you.
Nivedano...
(Drumbeat)
Come back, but come back as buddhas, silently, gracefully. Sit down and remember for a few minutes the place you have been in, the temple you have visited, and the path to the temple.
The path on which you have gone in, is the same path you have come out. Slowly slowly the path will become absolutely clear.
And buddhahood will not be a question, it will be your experience.
Okay, Maneesha?
Yes, Osho.
Can we celebrate the ten thousand buddhas?
Yes, Osho!
Nansen: The Point of Departure
Chapter #2
Chapter title: Go beyond Emptiness
6 October 1988 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium
Archive code: 8810065
ShortTitle: NANSEN02
Audio: Yes
Video: Yes
Length: 69 mins
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."
ON ANOTHER OCCASION A MONK SAID TO NANSEN, "THERE IS A JEWEL IN THE SKY; HOW CAN WE GET HOLD OF IT?"
NANSEN SAID, "CUT DOWN THE BAMBOOS AND MAKE A LADDER; PUT IT IN THE SKY AND GET HOLD OF IT!"
THE MONK SAID, "HOW CAN THE LADDER BE PUT UP IN THE SKY?"
NANSEN SAID, "HOW CAN YOU DOUBT YOUR GETTING HOLD OF THE JEWEL?"
Maneesha, it is very rare to find an exact comparison between two mystics. But once in a while their expressions are the same, their symbols and metaphors are the same. It happens by chance because they may not have known each other at all. This is so in the case that Maneesha has brought:
A MONK ASKED NANSEN, "FROM PATRIARCH TO PATRIARCH THERE IS A TRANSMISSION. WHAT IS IT THAT THEY WISH TO TRANSMIT TO ONE ANOTHER?"
It is a very pregnant question, but almost impossible
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