Dogen, the Zen Master: A Search and a Fulfillment

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Through an exploration of the sutras of Dogen, a Japanese Zen master who lived from 1200 – 1253, Osho creates a tool of tremendous support for self-transformation.
Through an exploration of the sutras of Dogen, a Japanese Zen master who lived from 1200 – 1253, Osho creates a tool of tremendous support for self-transformation.

Excerpt from Chapter 3

All these Zen anecdotes and dialogues say the same thing again and again, but they say it very beautifully. From different standpoints, from different attitudes, they point to the same moon, hoping that perhaps, if last night you did not see it, today it may be possible from some other aspect. The master is nothing but a great hope for the disciple. He is simply waiting for you to understand a simple thing, which he cannot deliver to you as matter because it is immaterial. But its pricelessness is such that he cannot ignore it either; he has to do something in order to provoke you and challenge you to search inward. All these anecdotes are nothing but provocations, challenges. Out of deep love and compassion these statements have arisen, not out of mind.

This has to be remembered about every anecdote, every dialogue, every small Zen haiku: the master is trying to do the impossible in some way. And the impossible happens once in a while, so it cannot be denied – and it cannot be said that the whole thing is futile, no need to bother about others. Enlightenment brings with itself a tremendous love for all those who are in darkness. Just because they are standing with closed eyes and they think they are blind, somebody has to nag them to open their eyes. Perhaps their eyes have been closed for so many lives. They have forgotten completely that they have eyes, so much dust has gathered.

The whole work of the master is to remove the dust and give you a challenging call so that your innermost being wakes up.

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