Ma Tzus inquiry is that of an honest seeker. He loved what was said, he felt it as if it was exquisite nectar – but he would not believe it. There are still things to be settled. His question is not the question of a student; it is the question of a would-be master.

How must one be attuned to formless Samadhi?

"He cuts out all unnecessary questions and comes exactly to the right thing, how one should be attuned to the formless Samadhi.

"Samadhi is a Sanskrit word, very beautiful in its meaning. It comes from a root which means, when there is no question and no answer, when your silence is so profound that you don't even have the question; answers are left far away but you don't have even the question. Such innocence which is just silent is called Samadhi. And in this Samadhi you can fall in tune with the heartbeat of the universe. Only in Samadhi can you become one with the whole. There is no other way.

"Every day what we are doing in the name of meditation is moving towards Samadhi. Meditation is the beginning and Samadhi is the end. Ma Tzu's question is that of a potential buddha. He is not asking about non-essentials, just the very essential.

"The master said, 'when you cultivate the way of interior wisdom, it is like sowing seed. When I expound to you the essentials of dharma, it is like the showers from heaven. As you are receptive to the teaching, you are destined to see the Tao ”

"Tao is Chinese for what we call Samadhi; the Japanese call it satori, the Chinese call it Tao. Tao is perhaps the best of all these expressions, because it is not part of language. It simply indicates something inexpressible, something that you can know but cannot say, something that you can live but cannot explain. It is something that you can dance, you can sing, but you cannot utter a single word about it. You can be it; you can be the expression of Tao, but you cannot say what it is that you are expressing. Osho.