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| Osho Books—Darshan Diaries |

Prem Jan. Prem means love. Jan is a form of Hebrew, John. John the most beloved disciple of Jesus, hence his name has become a symbol of disciplehood. Love is the most essential quality, the fundamental quality, without which nobody can be a disciple It is easy to be a student -- it needs no love, it needs only logic -- because the communication between the teacher and the student is from head to head. It is verbal, intellectual, logical. The teacher simply imparts information and the student accumulates it in his memory. There is no question of love. Love does not arise between the teacher and the student, hence the relationship is impersonal; it is not a relationship at all. It is very formal. But to be a disciple is totally different. It is not something formal. It is a commitment, it is involvement. It is becoming part of the master. It needs not communication from head to head but a communion from heart to heart. The verbal part is not that important. The nonverbal part is far more essential, because the master is not a teacher, just as the disciple is not a student. The master has no information to impart to you... – Osho I Am Not As Thunk As You Drink I Am, ch. 1 |
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Chinese pinyin: Ni zui cuo le, wo mei xiang Chinese traditional: 你醉錯了,我沒想 Chinese simplified: 你醉错了,我没想 |