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Osho on Basho

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

  1. Live Zen #4: Always now and here · 33 mentions · 25 April 1988
    “Basho has tremendous respect in my heart.”
  2. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 3 #3: Be a buddha! · 27 mentions · 14 August 1979
    “Just the other night I was reading the famous haiku of Basho, the Zen mystic and master.”
  3. Hyakujo: The Everest of Zen, with Basho's Haikus #2: The great pearl · 13 mentions · 27 September 1988
    “Basho never wrote prose.”
  4. Live Zen #16: Have you had your dinner? · 13 mentions · 7 May 1988
    “He first studied Zen with Basho.”
  5. Hyakujo: The Everest of Zen, with Basho's Haikus #3: In search of a lost treasure · 11 mentions · 28 September 1988
    “Maneesha, before I discuss the sutras of Hyakujo and the haikus of Basho, I have to settle this great matter about Anando.”
  6. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 6 #8: Everything is possible · 9 mentions · 28 October 1979
    “It happened when Basho's master died -- Basho is a buddha, a buddha who writes poetry, a buddha who paints beautiful pictures, a very aesthetic buddha.”
  7. The Hidden Harmony #1 · 7 mentions · 21 December 1974
    “Heraclitus was like Gautam Buddha or Lao Tzu or Basho.”
  8. Glimpses of a Golden Childhood #1 · 6 mentions
    “Nobody could describe that pond except Basho.”
  9. Live Zen #5: Signatures on water · 6 mentions · 26 April 1988
    “Basho's statement, "SUN-FACED BUDDHA, MOON-FACED BUDDHA" looks like a puzzle.”
  10. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 2 #2: Attraction to the Difficult · 6 mentions · 2 January 1975
    “What do you know about the innermost state of Heraclitus or Basho or Buddha, Jesus or Patanjali?”
  11. Light on the Path #15: With a master the long journey can be cut short · 5 mentions · 16 January 1986
    “You have quoted Basho, an authentic master: "Sitting silently, doing nothing, and the grass grows by itself."”
  12. Notes of a Madman #2: Series #2 · 5 mentions
    “I am reminded of Basho, old Basho.”
  13. The Great Pilgrimage: From Here to Here #15: Man is born to celebrate · 5 mentions · 13 September 1987
    “You have even forgotten poor Basho's haiku.”
  14. The Hidden Splendor #13: Truth is not divisible · 5 mentions · 18 March 1987
    “If he wants a really Eastern answer -- and he is well-acquainted with the Western answers; they have all failed -- the Eastern answer is in Basho's haiku:”
  15. The Mustard Seed: My Most Loved Gospel on Jesus #9: What's wrong with my Wife? · 5 mentions · 29 August 1974
    “Somebody asked Basho, a Zen master, "Say something about your lectures.”
  16. The Rebel #24: A questionless silence · 5 mentions · 12 June 1987
    “You have heard about Basho.”
  17. The Sword and the Lotus #4: The only secret there is · 5 mentions · 22 January 1986
    “Buddha cannot be Mahavira; Mahavira cannot be Bodhidharma; Bodhidharma cannot be Basho.”
  18. Zen: The Mystery and The Poetry of the Beyond #1: Leaving the mind far behind · 5 mentions · 8 January 1989
    “Basho is saying: You just sit silently, unworried, effortlessly, doing nothing.”
  19. Maha Geeta #70 · 5 mentions · 20 January 1977
    “The Zen poet Basho has said, “Flowers do not speak.””
  20. Communism and Zen Fire, Zen Wind #7: My interest is in you · 4 mentions · 5 February 1989
    “Basho wrote:”
  21. Hyakujo: The Everest of Zen, with Basho's Haikus #7: The last milestone · 4 mentions · 2 October 1988
    “A haiku by Basho:”
  22. The Beloved, Vol 2 #8: I'm Just Being To You · 4 mentions · 8 July 1976
    “Just the other day Shiva sent me a very beautiful incident in the life of Basho.”
  23. The Osho Upanishad #19: Responsibility: the very first step of freedom · 4 mentions · 6 September 1986
    “Sarjano, the haiku you are quoting is from a great master, Basho.”
  24. The Razor's Edge #22: Don't be worried -- the worst will also happen · 4 mentions · 8 March 1987
    “One of the famous haikus of Basho...”
  25. Zen: The Diamond Thunderbolt #8: Let my name be traveler · 4 mentions · 19 July 1988
    “Remember Basho: A cloud over the lotus ...”
  26. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 1 #5: Carnival · 4 mentions · 15 June 1977
    “There is a famous haiku of Basho:”
  27. Christianity: The Deadliest Poison and Zen: The Antidote to All Poisons #7: Not faith, but fear · 3 mentions · 28 January 1989
    “Basho wrote:”
  28. From Death to Deathlessness #7: Doing is going to be your undoing · 3 mentions · 8 August 1985
    “The man who wrote these lines, a mystic of Japan, Basho, was not interested in dollars, was not interested in gold, was not interested in the presidentship of the country.”
  29. Hyakujo: The Everest of Zen, with Basho's Haikus #1: The language of suddenness · 3 mentions · 26 September 1988
    “A haiku by Basho:”
  30. Hyakujo: The Everest of Zen, with Basho's Haikus #4: Lie down and witness · 3 mentions · 29 September 1988
    “A haiku by Basho:”
  31. Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky #6: The only hope · 3 mentions · 6 November 1988
    “A consciousness is just like what Basho calls, "Sitting silently, doing nothing, the spring comes and the grass grows by itself."”
  32. The Last Testament, Vol 3 #24 · 3 mentions · 14 October 1985
    “Basho's small haiku I have on the pond near my house.”
  33. The Osho Upanishad #39: Don't say goodbye, say good morning · 3 mentions · 27 September 1986
    “In the life of Basho, one of the great mystics of Japan, there is a beautiful incident.”
  34. The Zen Manifesto: Freedom From Oneself #8: Inscape -- the ultimate annihilation · 3 mentions · 7 April 1989
    “Basho wrote:”
  35. Es Dhammo Sanantano #11 · 3 mentions · 1 December 1975
    “In Japan there was a great Zen poet, Basho.”