Zen:
The Path of Paradox
Vol. 1 (of 3)

by Osho

10 talks given live   June 1977
Pune, India


    Zen is not a theology, it is a religion – and
    religion without a theology is a unique
    phenomenon. All other religions exist around
    the concept of God. They have theologies.

    They are God-centric not man-centric; man is
    not the end, God is the end. But not so for Zen.
    For Zen, man is the goal, man is the end unto
    himself God is not something above humanity,
    God is something hidden within humanity. Man
    is carrying God in himself as a potentiality.

    So there is no concept of God in Zen. If you
    want you can say that it is not even a religion –
    because how can there be a religion without
    the concept of God? Certainly those who have
    been brought up as Christians, Mohammedans,
    Hindus, Jews, cannot conceive of what sort of
    religion Zen is. If there is no God then it
    becomes atheism. It is not. It is theism to the
    very core – but without a God.

    This is the first fundamental to be understood.
    Let it sink deep within you, then things will
    become clear...

                                                   – Osho
               Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol. 1, ch. 1
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    Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol. 1　

    Chinese pinyin:
    Chan: Maodun zhi lu – Di-yi juan

    Chinese traditional:
    禪：矛盾之路  第一卷

    Chinese simplified:
    禅：矛盾之路  第一卷
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Discourse 2
Ignorance Is Ultimate
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Discourse 3
Devise No Word
Discourse 4
Learn from the Peacocks
Discourse 5
Carnival
Discourse 6
A Concession to the Gods
Discourse 7
The Pulse of the Universe
Discourse 8
Sannyas: A Decision from the Guts
Discourse 9
Symbols of the Tiredness of Man
Discourse 10
Philosophical Bastards
Discourse 1
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