Individual Talks
These 3000 Individual Talks were originally spoken as Series of Talks, published as chapters of books.
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A Taste of Sufism
"Once a learned Mohammedan came to me and asked, 'You are not a Mohammedan, then why do you speak on Sufism?'
"I told him, 'I am not a Mohammedan, obviously, but I am a Sufi..." Learn More -
Beauty Is the First Glimpse of the Divine
Surrender is the door...Talk #4 from the series Vol. 3 Come Follow to YouOsho,
How would you describe your particular path to enlightenment in relationship to other traditional paths such as the various kinds of yoga, Sufism, Buddhism, Zen, Christianity, etcetera?
"I have no particular path...." Learn More -
Don’t Be Afraid of Contradictions
Talk #9 from the series The Vol. 1 Wisdom of the SandsOsho,
If India is such an unspiritual country, why are so many enlightened beings born here?
"Spirituality is individual. It has nothing to do with the social, the collective. No society is spiritual..." Learn More -
Empty Heart, Empty Mind
Talk #2 from the series Rinzai: Master of the IrrationalAlso Available As: eBook"Maneesha, Rinzai is right. The way you walk, the way you talk, the way you see – all your gestures indicate your inner reality. It cannot be otherwise, because whatever is shown on the circumference..." Learn More -
Everybody Is on the Path
Talk #4 from the series Rinzai: Master of the IrrationalAlso Available As: eBook"Maneesha, before I discuss this small and yet significant anecdote about Rinzai, I have to introduce to the Museum of Gods a gift from Rafia.
"For a few months there has been a very strange..." Learn More -
Falling from the Head to the Heart
Talk #1 from the series Until You Die"There are religions and religions, but Sufism is the religion – the very heart, the innermost core, the very soul.
"Sufism is not part of Islam; rather, on the contrary, Islam is part of Sufism...." Learn More -
I Don"t Have Any Disciples, I Have Only Friends
Talk #37 from the series Light on the Path"He is right, and that's what we are trying to do.
"Nature certainly has no hierarchy. Hierarchy is man's mind game, because without a hierarchy, the ego cannot feel nourished, it dies.
"In nature, everything..." Learn More -
Joyfull Inner Emptiness
Talk #7 from the series Vol. 2 Sufis: The People of the Path"Sufism is an alchemy. It is the science to transform lead into gold, the lower into the higher, the outer into the inner. It is the science to transform the world into God.
"Remember, Sufism..." Learn More -
Logic Is Convincing, but Love Is Nourishing
Talk #5 from the series The Vol. 2 Perfect Master"Truth can be approached in two ways: one is logic, another is love. And both are diametrically opposite to each other They speak different languages. They are untranslatable Logic cannot make itself comprehensible to love..." Learn More -
Once Upon a Time
Talk #1 from the series The Vol. 2 Perfect Master"Sufism is not speculation – it is utterly practical. It is not a philosophy – it is very down-to-earth. Its roots are in the earth. It is not abstract, wholly thinking – it means business...." Learn More
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