Walking in Zen, Sitting in Zen
But he was a unique man, unique in the sense that he was not ready to postpone any longer. When he came to Huineng, only a little, just a gentle, push was enough. He had slept long; the sleep was disappearing. He was just in that state when you are not asleep and not awake, and just a small dialogue with the master, just a small exchange, a little encounter, and he became enlightened with no effort, with no method. Just looking into the eyes of the master… A few words pass between the master and Yoka, and the dialogue is of immense significance.
I would like you to understand it. In fact, I would like you to have such an exchange with me.
Yoka Daishi walked around the master three times without
bowing and merely shook his Buddhist staff with iron rings.
The master said “A shramana [a Buddhist monk], embodies the
three thousand rules of deportment and the eighty thousand
minute moral rules. From whence does your honor come, may
I ask, with your overweening self-assurance?”
When one comes to a master one has to bow three times: that has been a traditional greeting. When you face an enlightened being you have to bow three times – the body bows, the mind bows, the soul bows, you surrender utterly. That is just a gesture; it happens spontaneously. And when it happens spontaneously, only then does it happen.
Osho| Type | Series of Talks |
|---|---|
| Publisher | OSHO Media International |
| ISBN-13 | 978-81-7261-340-2 |
| Dimensions (size) | 152 x 229mm |
| Number of Pages | 316 |
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