Stein, Gertrude
1874-1946 72 years
1874-1946 72 years
American writer, poet...
born Pennsylvania, US to German-Jewish parents
youngest child
mother died when Stein was 13 years, father died
when she was 17.
part of the US/European "intellectual/art" set of
the early 20th century.
probable lesbian bent.
died of intestinal cancer.
born Pennsylvania, US to German-Jewish parents
youngest child
mother died when Stein was 13 years, father died
when she was 17.
part of the US/European "intellectual/art" set of
the early 20th century.
probable lesbian bent.
died of intestinal cancer.
| oshobob The Living Workshop |
| People in Osho's Talks |
| Gertrude Stein was dying. Suddenly she opened her eyes and asked her friends who were gathered together around her, "What is the answer?" Now this is tremendously beautiful, almost a koan. The question has not been asked; she asks, "What is the answer?" Of course, nobody was capable of answering it. They looked at each other. They were at a loss even to understand what she meant. A Zen master was needed, somebody who could have responded from his heart – spontaneously, immediate. Somebody who could have laughed uproariously, or shouted, or done something, because such a question – What is the answer? – cannot be answered through words... --Osho The Search, ch. 7 |