No Water, No Moon

Talks on Zen Stories
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These Zen stories on the surface seem absurd, but the meaning of Zen cannot be stated in words; it can only be implied by parable. Osho employs these parables to elucidate the foibles of common thinking and to suggest ways to become aware of who we really are.
These Zen stories on the surface seem absurd, but the meaning of Zen cannot be stated in words; it can only be implied by parable. Osho employs these parables to elucidate the foibles of common thinking and to suggest ways to become aware of who we really are.

Excerpt from: No Water, No Moon, Chapter 6
"Are you not tired enough with the mind? Then retire! Has not the mind done enough? Has the mind not created enough chaos in you? Why are you clinging to it? What hope, what promise, makes you cling to it? It has been deceiving you continuously. It said, ‘There – that goal, in that possession, in that house, in that car, in that woman, in those riches – is everything.’ And you moved, and when you reached, nothing came into your hands except frustration. Every expectation led you to frustration. Every desire became in the end a sorry affair, a sadness resulted.

"And this mind has been promising you and promising you – no promise has been fulfilled, but you never say to the mind, "You deceiver, stop! You are afraid of saying that.

"Once it happened…
Mulla Nasruddin came out of the village tavern, and the new priest saw him – he was passing by on the road. The new priest said, ‘Nasruddin, you are a religious man. What do I see? You are coming out of such a place? My son, drink is of the Devil. And when the Devil invites you again, refuse. Why don’t you refuse?’

"Nasruddin said, ‘Reverend, I would like to refuse, but the Devil may get sore and may not invite me again.’

"That’s the problem. You would like to refuse this mind; this mind has never fulfilled anything, but you are afraid – the mind may get sore, will not promise you again. Then…? You cannot live without promises, you cannot live without hope – this is the mechanism.

"Unless you are ready to live without hope, you cannot become religious. Even your so-called religions are nothing but hopes created by the mind. Are you ready to live without hope? Are you ready to live without the future? Then simply there is no need to retire; the mind retires itself. Then there is no clinging with the mind. But you are afraid – the mind may get sore." Osho
In this title, Osho talks on the following topics:
sex... silence... truth... love... change... philosopher... silent... gutei... tokusan... chiyono...
"I found No Water, No Moon one of the most refreshing, cleansing and delightful books I could imagine. It is a book which will never cease to be a comforting companion."
- Yehudi Menuhin
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Type Série Completa
Publisher OSHO Media International
ISBN-13 978-0-88050-242-9
File Size 338 KB
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