| ...That's why Bodhidharma says, "Devise no word." And if you have already devised, undevise them, drop them. This is one of the most fundamental messages of Zen. They call this state in China mo chao – when you are not devising any word. Mo means serene or silent and chao means reflection or awareness. Reflection does not mean what it usually means in English, it does not mean contemplation. It means a mirror-like quality. It exactly, literally, means reflection. Mo chao means serene reflection. The lake is silent – no ripples. It reflects perfectly. It is a full moon night and the full moon is reflected in the lake. And have you seen it? The moon in the reflection is far more beautiful than the moon in the sky. Something is added unto it – the serenity of the lake, the silence of the lake, the coolness of the lake. The mirror- like beauty of the lake is added to it. It is something more. When God reflects in you, in your mo chao, God becomes even more beautiful. Something is added... --Osho Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol. 1, ch. 3 |
Osho talks on "mo chao"
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