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Osho on Aristotle

108 discourses in which Osho speaks about Aristotle, most mentions first. Each line is his own sentence from that talk.

  1. The Rebel #22: Laughter is divine · 22 mentions · 11 June 1987
    “Mukta, Aristotle is the greatest misfortune that has fallen over the Western mind.”
  2. The Hidden Harmony #1 · 21 mentions · 21 December 1974
    “And the father of Greek philosophy and of Western thought, Aristotle, thought that he was no philosopher at all.”
  3. Tao Upanishad #6 · 21 mentions · 24 June 1971
    “The entire Western science is Aristotelian—built upon Aristotle’s principles.”
  4. From Darkness to Light #18: Meditation: the door from slavery to freedom · 18 mentions · 18 March 1985
    “But science is too much ruled by one mind: Aristotle.”
  5. The Way of Tao, Volume 1 #6: The music of opposing notes · 16 mentions · 24 June 1971
    “All Western Science is Aristotle-oriented.”
  6. Be Still and Know #7: Thanks for the Compliment! · 15 mentions · 7 September 1979
    “If you want to be true to life you cannot be a follower of Aristotle; to be true to life you will have to say things as they are.”
  7. From Bondage to Freedom #7: Love is not surrender · 11 mentions · 21 September 1985
    “Aristotle has dominated the human mind, particularly the Western mind, for almost two thousand years.”
  8. Glimpses of a Golden Childhood #18 · 11 mentions
    “Alexander's teacher was none other than the great Aristotle, the father of European philosophy and logic.”
  9. Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing #1: The Great Way · 11 mentions · 21 October 1974
    “Aristotle is the name, or if you really want to make it look like a disease then you can coin a word: ARISTOTLITIS.”
  10. Prabhu Mandir Ke Dwar Par #3 · 11 mentions · 9 June 1969
    “Aristotle was a great thinker; yet even the so-called greatest thinkers carry pockets, hidden corners of belief.”
  11. From Bondage to Freedom #36: To each his own song · 10 mentions · 20 October 1985
    “The Western attitude developed, not out of Socrates, but out of Aristotle.”
  12. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #14: Clarity · 10 mentions · 21 July 1987
    “Aristotle is said to be the father of Western logic.”
  13. The Hidden Harmony #5: Such is the Depth of its Meaning · 10 mentions · 25 December 1974
    “It is said that one day Aristotle was walking on the beach near the sea, and he saw a man who was bringing water from the sea with a teaspoon and throwing that water in a small hole he had dug near the bank.”
  14. The Hidden Harmony #11: You Cannot Step Twice into the Same River · 10 mentions · 31 December 1974
    “Because of such statements, Aristotle called Heraclitus a little defective -- defective in character, defective in his physiology, somehow biologically defective.”
  15. The Zen Manifesto: Freedom From Oneself #2: Let the christian ship drown · 10 mentions · 21 February 1989
    “Certainly it does not follow Aristotle's logic upon which the whole of Christianity depends.”
  16. Mahaveer Meri Drishti Mein #8 · 10 mentions · 21 September 1969
    “Consider Aristotle’s logic.”
  17. The Heartbeat of the Absolute #6: Truth Is Absurd · 9 mentions · 6 April 1971
    “All the logical theory propounded by Aristotle is overturned."”
  18. The Way of Tao, Volume 1 #7: Actionless action and silent dialogue of the wise · 9 mentions · 25 June 1971
    “Therefore Aristotle became so significant.”
  19. The Hidden Harmony #2: Fast Asleep Even While Awake · 8 mentions · 22 December 1974
    “Aristotle was very much disturbed by Heraclitus.”
  20. Hari Bolo Hari Bol #2 · 8 mentions · 2 June 1978
    “Aristotle was walking along the seashore when he saw a man who seemed mad.”
  21. Tao Upanishad #7 · 8 mentions · 25 June 1971
    “Aristotle became important because the logic he offered is useful to the world.”
  22. Come Follow To You, Vol 4 #3: As I Have Loved You · 7 mentions · 23 December 1975
    “In his book he calls Aristotle many times,'Our father, Aristotle.'”
  23. From Misery to Enlightenment #21: My message -- a matter of life and death · 7 mentions · 18 February 1985
    “"My master" -- his master was Aristotle and Dionysius was continuously attacking Aristotle.”
  24. The Art of Dying #3: Walking the Tightrope · 7 mentions · 13 October 1976
    “If Aristotle is true then there will be only men and no women, or, only women and no men.”
  25. The Path of the Mystic #13: Misery is nothing but choice · 7 mentions · 10 May 1986
    “Just my teacher," -- his teacher was Aristotle -- "asked me to bring a sannyasin from India when I come back.”
  26. The Supreme Doctrine #8: Beginningless Beginning, Endless End · 7 mentions · 12 July 1973
    “Impossible for Aristotle to conceive of this sentence!”
  27. Beyond Psychology #14: Let it soak within your heart · 6 mentions · 19 April 1986
    “Aristotle had defined man -- Diogenes was a contemporary of Aristotle -- as "a two-legged animal without feathers."”
  28. From the False to the Truth #6: Contentment is a state of consciousness · 6 mentions · 3 July 1985
    “I had to teach Aristotle, and I think Aristotle is one of the most criminal minds in the whole of history.”
  29. The Fish in the Sea is Not Thirsty #11: The Paradox that Life is · 6 mentions · 21 April 1979
    “It was difficult to discard Aristotle, very difficult -- a two thousand years' long love affair.”
  30. The Heart Sutra #3: Negation of Knowledge · 6 mentions · 13 October 1977
    “Of that approach, Aristotle is the father in the West.”
  31. The Last Testament, Vol 5 #13 · 6 mentions · 28 December 1985
    “For example, he says that Aristotle was the father of logic in the West.”
  32. The Sword and the Lotus #14: The last word in meditation · 6 mentions · 3 February 1986
    “For example, Aristotle is the father of logic in the West, and for two thousand years he has remained unchallenged.”
  33. The Zen Manifesto: Freedom From Oneself #3: To wait, to wait for nothing · 6 mentions · 2 April 1989
    “Even a Socrates or an Aristotle has not been able to comprehend the experience of a Gautam Buddha, or the taste of a Bodhidharma, or the meaning of the gesture of a Rinzai.”
  34. Theologia Mystica #10 · 6 mentions · 20 August 1980
    “In the old days, in Aristotle's time, a single person used to write about the whole of science.”
  35. Geeta Darshan Vol. 10 #12 · 6 mentions
    “When Alexander was returning from India, his teacher Aristotle told him: “On your way back, bring a sannyasin.””
  36. Books I Have Loved #16 · 5 mentions
    “You will be surprised that my fourth choice is Aristotle's POETICS.”
  37. From Unconciousness to Consciousness #8: Will-to-power: The Cancer of the Soul · 5 mentions · 6 November 1984
    “Up to three hundred years ago, Aristotle was the father of logic and the last word in logic.”
  38. Hari Om Tat Sat #21: Logic is not the way to life · 5 mentions · 5 February 1988
    “But Aristotle, who created Western logic, could not understand this complementariness.”
  39. The Last Testament, Vol 1 #13: America Is A Hypocrite · 5 mentions · 30 July 1985
    “I was teaching Aristotle and at the same time I was teaching them that Aristotle is not right.”
  40. Yakusan: Straight to the Point of Enlightenment #2: There is no way to compare me with anybody · 5 mentions · 18 January 1989
    “His master was the father of Western logic, Aristotle.”
  41. Guru Partap Sadh Ki Sangati #9 · 5 mentions · 29 May 1979
    “I have heard: Aristotle—Greece’s great philosopher—walked by the sea.”
  42. Ishavashya Upanishad #4 · 5 mentions · 6 April 1971
    “Aristotle is wrong if need be; the electron will not reform itself to suit Aristotle.””
  43. Tao Upanishad #40 · 5 mentions · 18 June 1972
    “Mankind moved with Aristotle’s logic.”
  44. Beyond Psychology #36: Wake up and you are it · 4 mentions · 30 April 1986
    “In the West it used to be thought that Aristotle was such a person -- he created logic, the whole system of logic alone, and for two thousand years it has remained the same.”
  45. From Ignorance to Innocence #4: Danger: truth at work · 4 mentions · 2 December 1984
    “And in India, for the first two years you have to learn logic, so those two years, the beginning two years, are devoted to Aristotle and his logic.”
  46. From the False to the Truth #11: That explosion of bliss · 4 mentions · 9 July 1985
    “And in the beginning of the book he writes that the first organum was written by Aristotle.”
  47. From the False to the Truth #30: Everybody wants freedom, nobody wants responsibility · 4 mentions · 28 July 1985
    “He was a contemporary of Aristotle, and he was as much against Aristotle as I am, so I have a certain friendship with Diogenes.”
  48. From Unconciousness to Consciousness #19: Meditation -- the Science of Awareness · 4 mentions · 17 November 1984
    “He was the disciple of Aristotle.”
  49. I Am That #8: Knowing Nothing About Everything · 4 mentions · 18 October 1980
    “In the days of Aristotle it was called philosophy; philosophy meant all knowledge.”
  50. I Am That #14: Without Women -- No Buddhas · 4 mentions · 24 October 1980
    “From Aristotle to Wittgenstein, two thousand years of logical thinking has not led anywhere except to a point where West feels that life is absolutely meaningless and accidental.”
  51. Light on the Path #11: A true master can put you on fire · 4 mentions · 10 January 1986
    “Life is not synonymous with logic, particularly the logic that Aristotle has given to the world.”
  52. Om Mani Padme Hum #10: We disown our past · 4 mentions · 26 December 1987
    “And the old professor, with many honorary degrees, with many books published in his name, started talking about the father of Western logic, Aristotle.”
  53. Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 4 #1: Never be the First in the World · 4 mentions · 23 August 1975
    “It is said that Aristotle's Master, Plato, used to call Aristotle THE MIND.”
  54. The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 2 #9: The discipline beyond discipline · 4 mentions · 8 September 1976
    “If mind was to create the world, or Aristotle was asked to create the world, then there would have been only day, no night; only work, no play.”
  55. The Guest #14: I am not a person · 4 mentions · 9 May 1979
    “Hegel, Kant -- these are philosophers; Buddha, Kabir -- these are NOT philosophers -- Plato, Aristotle -- these are philosophers; Heraclitus, Plotinus -- these are not philosophers, although in the books of philosophy they are also called philosophers.”
  56. The Last Testament, Vol 1 #1: The Blessed One · 4 mentions · 17 July 1985
    “I am not in tune with Aristotle.”
  57. The Last Testament, Vol 2 #12 · 4 mentions · 1 September 1985
    “They had known Aristotle and his logic, but they had no idea that the modern physics has gone beyond Aristotle and his whole logic is proved wrong.”
  58. The Osho Upanishad #25: Listening lets the heart decide · 4 mentions · 12 September 1986
    “The father of logic, Aristotle, who created the whole science of logic, wrote in his book that women have less teeth than men.”
  59. The Path of Love #2: So Far, So Good · 4 mentions · 22 December 1976
    “I have heard about a great philosopher; it must have been Aristotle.”
  60. The Sword and the Lotus #16: Life is a school · 4 mentions · 5 February 1986
    “For example, Aristotle is one of the great thinkers.”
  61. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 2 #16: Experiencing: The Essence of the Hindu Mind · 4 mentions · 7 August 1972
    “No one is interested -- neither Plato nor Aristotle: no one is interested in freedom.”
  62. The Way of Tao, Volume 2 #18: The birth of doctrines from the decline of Tao · 4 mentions · 18 June 1972
    “Man has followed the logic of Aristotle.”
  63. Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi #11: One in the Many · 4 mentions · 16 January 1974
    “But even an Aristotle falls in love, because logic is one thing, but nobody is ready to lose love for logic.”
  64. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #18 · 4 mentions · 28 January 1978
    “I have heard: One day Aristotle was walking by the sea and he saw a madman—he must have been mad, otherwise why do such a thing?—who had dug a hole in the sand and had a spoon in his hand; he would run to the sea, fill the spoon, come and pour it into the hole…”
  65. Bahutere Hain Ghat #2 · 4 mentions · 22 March 1981
    “Alexander himself was not very eager about the Rigveda, but his teacher Aristotle was, and when Alexander left Athens Aristotle had said: Bring a few things back for me.”
  66. Cheti Sake To Cheti #2 · 4 mentions · 8 June 1969
    “Aristotle wrote in his book that women have fewer teeth than men—Aristotle, a man of such intelligence!”
  67. Kya Sove Tu Bavri #4 · 4 mentions
    “Aristotle—such a great thinker and man of knowledge—wrote that women have fewer teeth than men.”
  68. And The Flowers Showered #9: Deaf, dumb and blind · 3 mentions · 8 November 1974
    “You don't follow Aristotle there.”
  69. Books I Have Loved #3 · 3 mentions
    “In fact it is said, and rightly so -- remember, I emphasize and repeat, rightly so -- that there are only three great books: the first is ORGANUM written by Aristotle; the second is THE SECOND ORGANUM written by Bacon; and the third, by P.D.”
  70. Dogen, the Zen Master: A Search and a Fulfillment #3: The mountainless ocean · 3 mentions · 27 July 1988
    “His teacher was a great philosopher, the father of logic, Aristotle.”
  71. From Darkness to Light #2: Innocence: the price you pay for the failure of success · 3 mentions · 1 March 1985
    “When Alexander the Great was coming back from India he remembered that his master, Aristotle, had asked him to bring a sannyasin from India.”
  72. From Darkness to Light #25: The bell always tolls for somebody else · 3 mentions · 26 March 1985
    “Aristotle, in his logical treatises, takes the example of his own master's master.”
  73. From Ignorance to Innocence #27: Baptism: wading for godot · 3 mentions · 26 December 1984
    “I would like to take you to Greece, particularly, because my teacher" -- his teacher was Aristotle -- "has asked me.”
  74. From Personality to Individuality #29: Belief -- just a blind man's bluff · 3 mentions · 27 January 1985
    “Plato was his disciple, Aristotle was Plato's disciple; and these three men are the very cream of the Athenian culture, civilization, genius.”
  75. From the False to the Truth #14: We are here to be whole · 3 mentions · 12 July 1985
    “You cannot name a single person from southern Africa who can be compared to Socrates, Plato, Aristotle.”
  76. Going All the Way #17 · 3 mentions · 17 November 1980
    “Aristotle and others who define man as a rational animal are not right -- because reason is not his distinction.”
  77. Light on the Path #18: The mind is a deceiver · 3 mentions · 19 January 1986
    “There are only two cases: One is Patanjali who created a whole science of Yoga; and the other is Aristotle, who created the whole science of logic.”
  78. Om Shantih Shantih Shantih #3: Love is showering on your boyfriend too! · 3 mentions · 27 February 1988
    “And in the very beginning he declares that the first book was written by Aristotle; it's name was ORGANUM.”
  79. Snap Your Fingers, Slap Your Face and Wake Up! #15 · 3 mentions · 18 June 1979
    “And these are the only definitions: that man is a rational being, Aristotle defined man; it worked for two thousand years.”
  80. Socrates Poisoned Again After 25 Centuries #7: Zorba is my past: buddha is my present · 3 mentions · 22 February 1986
    “Even people like Aristotle, who is thought to be the father of Western logic, writes in his book that women have less teeth than men.”
  81. Tao: The Golden Gate, Vol 2 #2: It is always today · 3 mentions · 22 June 1980
    “"Aristotle."”
  82. The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 1 #10: Thus come, thus gone · 3 mentions · 30 August 1976
    “Now you cannot force electrons to be logical, you cannot send them to the university to learn Aristotle and you cannot tell them, 'You are behaving illogically, so behave!”
  83. The Empty Boat #10: Wholeness · 3 mentions · 19 July 1974
    “It happened that Alexander was returning from India when suddenly he remembered Aristotle, his teacher, one of the greatest logicians.”
  84. The First Principle #6: Chapter title:The Irrational Rationalist · 3 mentions · 16 April 1977
    “It does not suffer from Aristotle-itis.”
  85. The Golden Wind #28 · 3 mentions · 29 July 1980
    “Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, Vico, Feverbalh, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Bertrand Russell -- all these people have created beautiful theories, but they are all words; they are not sustained by any experience..”
  86. The Hidden Splendor #25: The watcher is always in the now · 3 mentions · 25 March 1987
    “The father of Western logic, Aristotle, has written in his books on logic that women have one tooth less than men.”
  87. The Invitation #30: Avoid the priests · 3 mentions · 5 September 1987
    “One is written by Aristotle.”
  88. The Long, the Short and the All #3: Religion and education · 3 mentions
    “Aristotle or the second Mrs.”
  89. The Osho Upanishad #37: Bowing down to the Master · 3 mentions · 25 September 1986
    “The whole of Western education from Aristotle up to today emphasizes that your ego should be stronger.”
  90. The Perfect Master, Vol 1 #9: Hail Great Scholar! · 3 mentions · 29 June 1978
    “When Aristotle says something, it is knowledge.”
  91. The Search #1: The Search for the Bull and Discovering the Footprints · 3 mentions · 1 March 1976
    “The name of the disease is 'Aristotle-itis' -- it comes from Aristotle.”
  92. The Secret of Secrets, Vol 2 #1: A little bit of sky · 3 mentions · 27 August 1978
    “Alexander wanted to take a sannyasin from India to his own country because his master, the great philosopher, Aristotle, had asked him, "When you come back from India, bring a sannyasin" -- because India's greatest contribution to the world is the way, the lif…”
  93. The True Name, Vol 1 #5: The Art Of Listening · 3 mentions · 25 November 1974
    “Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, was walking along the seashore lost in high thoughts.”
  94. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 2 #18: Questions and Answers · 3 mentions · 9 August 1972
    “For Aristotle or for Plato or even for Socrates Truth is the end -- how to find it?”
  95. Until You Die #7: Knowledge Is Dangerous · 3 mentions · 17 April 1975
    “Two calamities have fallen on the Western mind: one is Aristotle, because he gave you a logical attitude towards life which is false.”
  96. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 8 #2: And a perfect liar at that · 3 mentions · 12 April 1976
    “They are, but the mind has been trained by intellectuals, logicians, by Aristotle.”
  97. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 9 #1: Mastery over the five elements · 3 mentions · 21 April 1976
    “Aristotle will simply deny; you have gone mad.”
  98. Ami Jharat Bigsat Kanwal #13 · 3 mentions · 23 March 1979
    “Aristotle said: man is a rational animal—the difference is reason.”
  99. Diya Tale Andhera #18 · 3 mentions · 8 October 1974
    “I have heard that Aristotle, the great Greek philosopher, was walking along the seashore—lost in deep thought, tangled in the puzzles of truth, seeking a way out of the mystery of life.”
  100. Ek Naya Dwar #2 · 3 mentions · 6 May 1967
    “Aristotle—a very thoughtful person, called the father of logic in Greece—even he wrote in his book: women have fewer teeth than men.”
  101. Ek Omkar Satnam #5 · 3 mentions · 25 November 1974
    “Aristotle, a great thinker, was walking along the seashore, lost in thought.”
  102. Geeta Darshan 2 Vol. 1 2 #4 · 3 mentions
    “Aristotle even called man a rational animal.”
  103. Geeta Darshan Vol. 11 #12 · 3 mentions
    “Aristotle said that God is the supreme mathematician.”
  104. Geeta Darshan Vol. 13 #5 · 3 mentions
    “Aristotle said: if you utter two contraries together, the statement becomes meaningless.”
  105. Kan Thore Kankar Ghane #1 · 3 mentions · 11 May 1977
    “Aristotle, strolling, watched this again and again.”
  106. Piya Kokhojan Main Chali #3 · 3 mentions · 3 June 1980
    “And not just you; those you call great thinkers… You would call Aristotle a great thinker, wouldn’t you?”
  107. Sakshi Ki Sadhana #4 · 3 mentions · 26 December 1966
    “In Greece, up to the time of Aristotle, it was believed that women have fewer teeth than men.”
  108. Shiksha Main Kranti #3 · 3 mentions · 3 March 1967
    “Do you know that even a man like Aristotle wrote that women have fewer teeth than men?”