Osho on Zen Master Hotei – In Japan, a great mystic, Hotei, is called the laughing Buddha. He is one of the most loved mystics in Japan. Hotei is unique. In the whole world there is no other human being who has made so many people laugh
Osho Quotes on Zen – Zen has no idea of judgment
Osho Quotes on Zen – Zen has no idea of judgment. It never judges that somebody is a sinner or somebody is a saint. These are only waves; there is no need to waste your time on waves. If you know the ocean, you will not bother about the waves.
Osho on Zen Gardens – My people have to learn to live like a Zen garden
Osho on Zen Gardens – A Zen garden is a beauty which no other garden in the world can be compared with… suddenly a pond, suddenly old rocks, trees growing in their own way; it is more a forest than a garden. The forest has something of godliness, the garden is too sophisticated.
Osho on Truth Buddha and God – Buddha himself never believed in any god
Osho on Truth and God – Buddha himself never believed in any god. Buddha has some tremendous beauty around him, some inexplicable grace. And it became possible only because he never believed in the stupid idea of god.
Osho on Upanishads and Zen – Zen is an arduous path, a hard and long way
Osho on Upanishads and Zen – Zen is an arduous path, a hard and long way. But it is up to you – there are people who love to go the hard way. The simple way does not appeal to them; the hard way is exciting. Upanishad is not a hard way.
Osho on Zen Tea Ceremony and Ikkyu – The way tea is served in a Zen monastery is sacred
Osho on Zen Tea Ceremony – The tea ceremony is a religious phenomenon; it is not something mundane. The way you drink tea is a mundane thing. The way tea is served in a Zen monastery is sacred.