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Osho on Ikkyu

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

  1. No Water, No Moon #10: Ninakawa Smiles · 25 mentions · 20 August 1974
    “Ikkyu is one of the greatest masters, a very rare, revolutionary, nonconformist.”
  2. Take It Easy, Vol 1 #3: All Lies and Nonsense! · 17 mentions · 13 April 1978
    “Today's sutras of Ikkyu are of immense importance.”
  3. The Grass Grows By Itself #8: A Field Dyed Deep Violet · 17 mentions · 28 February 1975
    “Then Ikkyu would have said good-bye, at the very entrance, because there would be no need to invite the person into the temple, there would be no meaning in it.”
  4. Take It Easy, Vol 1 #1: Back From the Leaky Road · 16 mentions · 11 April 1978
    “These small poems of the Zen master, Ikkyu, are of immense importance.”
  5. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #1: The Medicine of the Unborn Undying · 15 mentions · 25 April 1978
    “Ikkyu is not propounding any philosophy.”
  6. The Razor's Edge #12: God is also seeking you · 15 mentions · 3 March 1987
    “Gayan, Ikkyu is one of the most important Zen masters of Japan.”
  7. The Secret of Secrets, Vol 2 #11: The contemplation of emptiness · 14 mentions · 6 September 1978
    “Just before the Zen Master, Ninakawa, passed away another Zen Master, Ikkyu, visited him.”
  8. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #3: This Mountain Echo · 13 mentions · 27 April 1978
    “This is the refrain of Ikkyu's sutras today.”
  9. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #12: In The House of the Moon · 12 mentions · 10 May 1978
    “And unless you understand this, you will miss all the sutras of Ikkyu.”
  10. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 3 #9: Look! · 11 mentions · 9 July 1977
    “A man of the people one day asks Master Ikkyu: "Master, will you write for me some maxims of high wisdom?"”
  11. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #13: The Real Israel · 10 mentions · 11 May 1978
    “People go on wondering how I know about Ikkyu.”
  12. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #27 · 9 mentions · 17 March 1978
    “There is a famous story of the Zen monk Ikkyu.”
  13. Take It Easy, Vol 1 #5: And we are in Love · 8 mentions · 15 April 1978
    “Listen to these words of Ikkyu.”
  14. Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 4 #2: Bring the other two Buddhas also! · 8 mentions · 24 August 1975
    “It happened, A Zen Master, Ikkyu, was staying in a temple.”
  15. Sapna Yeh Sansar #10 · 8 mentions · 20 July 1979
    “A Zen monk, Ikkyu, stayed in a temple.”
  16. I Am That #10: The Eternal Religion · 7 mentions · 20 October 1980
    “One Zen Master, Ikkyu, was staying in a temple, just an overnight stay, but it was a cold night and he was shivering.”
  17. The Guest #5: A play with the devil · 7 mentions · 30 April 1979
    “You know the story of the famous Zen Master, Ikkyu?”
  18. The Hidden Harmony #6: Here, Too, Are the Gods · 7 mentions · 26 December 1974
    “It reminds me of a Zen master, Ikkyu.”
  19. Zen: The Special Transmission #9: The Bird Has Flown · 7 mentions · 9 July 1980
    “One Zen Master, Ikkyu, was staying in a temple.”
  20. Geeta Darshan Vol. 12 #2 · 7 mentions
    “There was Ikkyu, a Zen fakir.”
  21. Kan Thore Kankar Ghane #10 · 7 mentions · 20 May 1977
    “The Zen monk Ikkyu once lodged for the night in a temple.”
  22. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #6: All you can do is drop your mind · 6 mentions · 29 October 1988
    “Ikkyu wrote:”
  23. The Hidden Splendor #7: Preparing for the last world war · 6 mentions · 15 March 1987
    “Just before Ninakawa passed away -- he was a great master -- the Zen master Ikkyu visited him.”
  24. Bhakti Sutra #6 · 6 mentions · 16 January 1976
    “The Zen mystic Ikkyu was staying in a temple.”
  25. Santo Magan Bhaya Man Mera #15 · 6 mentions · 26 May 1978
    “The famous Zen master Ikkyu once stayed in a temple.”
  26. Take It Easy, Vol 1 #7: The Whiskers of the Pebble · 5 mentions · 17 April 1978
    “Remember again, Ikkyu says: One glimpse of the real man, and you are in love.”
  27. Take It Easy, Vol 1 #13: Daruma, the Cat and the Ladle · 5 mentions · 23 April 1978
    “That is the meaning of Ikkyu's sutra:”
  28. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #10: The Bodhisattvas' Merciful Vow · 5 mentions · 8 May 1978
    “Ikkyu has put the Buddhist message beautifully in this sutra.”
  29. Take It Easy, Vol 1 #11: The Lotus Flower of the Law · 4 mentions · 21 April 1978
    “And remember Ikkyu: One single glimpse of the real man and one is in love.”
  30. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #2: It Ain't Easy! · 4 mentions · 26 April 1978
    “That's why these Buddha sayings, these Ikkyu sutras, look so depressing to you -- because they are based on a totally different understanding of life.”
  31. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #5: The Secret of the Drowned Man · 4 mentions · 29 April 1978
    “Ikkyu says:”
  32. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #7: Breaking Through the Bottom · 4 mentions · 1 May 1978
    “Buddhism is not a philosophy -- not at least in Buddha's being or in Ikkyu's being.”
  33. Ami Jharat Bigsat Kanwal #11 · 4 mentions · 21 March 1979
    “His name was Ikkyu.”
  34. Ma Tzu: The Empty Mirror #5: Like a cow · 3 mentions · 20 September 1988
    “A poem by Ikkyu:”
  35. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #8: Holidays are not for saints · 3 mentions · 31 October 1988
    “Ikkyu wrote:”
  36. Take It Easy, Vol 1 #8: In Search of a Ghost · 3 mentions · 18 April 1978
    “That's what Ikkyu calls REAL emptiness: you are empty of everything and empty of emptiness too.”
  37. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #6: Buddhas With Closed Eyes · 3 mentions · 30 April 1978
    “That's what Ikkyu's sutras are saying again and again: the Buddha cannot help.”
  38. Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi #12: Only Knowing Remains · 3 mentions · 17 January 1974
    “It is said that she came and said, "Ikkyu" -- Ikkyu was the name of the monk -- "don't be foolish!”