aka: Gorakhshanath, Gorakhnath
Indian Sant, Yogi
lived in the northern India/Nepal region
verifiable history is very hazy
some say the word "Gurkha" of Nepal fame comes from
Gorakh.
Osho has a book, just recently translated from the Hindi
original into English, in which he discusses in depth the
mystic Gorakh: Die O Yogi Die.
Indian Sant, Yogi
lived in the northern India/Nepal region
verifiable history is very hazy
some say the word "Gurkha" of Nepal fame comes from
Gorakh.
Osho has a book, just recently translated from the Hindi
original into English, in which he discusses in depth the
mystic Gorakh: Die O Yogi Die.
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Gorakh
c. 9-12th century CE, exact dates unknown
c. 9-12th century CE, exact dates unknown
| No one else has ever created the number of techniques that Gorakh invented for the inner search. He created so many methods, that if you look from that angle Gorakh is the greatest of inventors. He carved out so many doorways for man to enter into his innermost being, he hammered out so many ways inward, that people are puzzled by them. Hence while people have forgotten Gorakh, they have not forgotten the word gorakhdhandha, the word meaning "an intricate maze," which still remains in use. He created so many methods that people were confused: "Which method is right, which is wrong? Which to do, which to drop?" He opened up so many paths that people became confused, hence the word gorakhdhandha -- maze. Now if somebody is entangled in something we say, "What gorakhdhandha have you got yourself into?" --Osho Die O Yogi Die, ch. 1 |