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Osho on Lieh Tzu

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

  1. The Grass Grows By Itself #2: Master and Disciple · 28 mentions · 22 February 1975
    “Lieh Tzu was one of the masters of the school of Lao Tzu, one of the enlightened disciples of Lao Tzu.”
  2. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 1 #1: Voluntary death · 21 mentions · 11 February 1977
    “I REJOICE in Lieh Tzu -- he is one of the most perfect expressions for the inexpressible.”
  3. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #11: The Stage of the Sage · 17 mentions · 7 March 1977
    “Lieh Tzu asked him about his archery and he said, 'I have become an expert; technically, technologically, I have attained my goal.”
  4. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 1 #13: Inner integrity · 11 mentions · 23 February 1977
    “If you ask Lieh Tzu, Chuang Tzu or Lao Tzu, they will say that nothing has to be done because whatsoever you do will create the ego; ego is created out of doing.”
  5. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #14: The Ego on the Tip of the Nose · 11 mentions · 10 March 1977
    “WHETHER Lieh Tzu existed or not does not matter.”
  6. Tao Upanishad #29 · 11 mentions · 4 February 1972
    “A disciple of Lao Tzu, Lieh Tzu, was once asked: We have heard that the Buddha attained enlightenment sitting under a tree.”
  7. The Way of Tao, Volume 2 #7: The sadhana of Tao -- in the context of yoga · 10 mentions · 4 February 1972
    “There was one disciple of Lao Tzu by the name of Lieh Tzu.”
  8. Christianity: The Deadliest Poison and Zen: The Antidote to All Poisons #2: Service with a smile · 9 mentions · 23 January 1989
    “His disciple Lieh Tzu one day came and sat on the seat of the master.”
  9. Tao Upanishad #41 · 9 mentions · 19 June 1972
    “Lao Tzu’s disciple Lieh Tzu once became minister in a certain kingdom.”
  10. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 1 #9: Only forgotten · 8 mentions · 19 February 1977
    “A few things have to be understood about the path of nothingness, because Lieh Tzu is a follower of that path -- the path of VIA NEGATIVA, the mystic path.”
  11. Tao Upanishad #28 · 7 mentions · 3 February 1972
    “Lao Tzu had a disciple, Lieh-tzu.”
  12. Suno Bhai Sadho #4 · 6 mentions · 14 November 1974
    “It happened in China, a great sage of Lao Tzu’s lineage, Lieh Tzu.”
  13. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 1 #3: Joy has no cause · 5 mentions · 13 February 1977
    “So there has been a rebellion and the Taoist mystics, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu and Lieh Tzu, go on ridiculing the Confucian attitude.”
  14. Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 1 #9: On The Wise Ones Of Old · 5 mentions · 19 June 1975
    “It is reported of Lieh Tzu, a great follower of Lao Tzu, that he had many disciples in his ashram.”
  15. Tao Upanishad #72 · 5 mentions · 23 June 1973
    “I have heard: Lao Tzu’s devotee Lieh Tzu was passing a village—one of those few who approached closest to Lao Tzu.”
  16. Hari Om Tat Sat #30: Truth: beyond mind, beyond language · 4 mentions · 25 February 1988
    “The chief disciple of Chuang Tzu was Lieh Tzu.”
  17. Om Mani Padme Hum #16: The psychology of the buddhas · 4 mentions · 29 December 1987
    “Then came Lieh Tzu, Chuang Tzu's chief disciple, and all the disciples asked him what to do.”
  18. Sat Chit Anand #19: Whenever you close your umbrella you have glimpses · 4 mentions · 1 December 1987
    “Then his chief disciple, Lieh Tzu, came and all the disciples said, "Perhaps you can do something.”
  19. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 1 #5: There can be no regret · 4 mentions · 15 February 1977
    “Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu, don't think about life because they say: You can go on thinking and thinking about and about, and you will go round and round and you will never reach to the centre.”
  20. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #7: A Tree Grows · 4 mentions · 3 March 1977
    “A disciple came to Lieh Tzu and asked Lieh Tzu, 'What should I do, Master, to become enlightened?'”
  21. Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 1 #3: On The Character of Tao · 4 mentions · 13 June 1975
    “There is a story; one of Lao Tzu's greatest disciples, Lieh Tzu, reports it...”
  22. Turning In #1: The absolute host · 4 mentions · 12 August 1988
    “Then his chief disciple, Lieh Tzu, who had gone to another village to preach, came back.”
  23. Jagat Taraiya Bhor Ki #4 · 4 mentions · 14 March 1977
    “Between the two, Lieh Tzu merely roamed about riding white clouds.”
  24. Tao Upanishad #31 · 4 mentions · 14 April 1972
    “Lao Tzu’s disciple Lieh Tzu was dying—on his deathbed.”
  25. Books I Have Loved #2 · 3 mentions
    “Lao Tzu I mentioned, Chuang Tzu I mentioned; Lieh Tzu I forgot, and he is the very culmination of both Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu.”
  26. Hari Om Tat Sat #10: The greatest art of being silent · 3 mentions · 22 January 1988
    “And then came Lieh Tzu, who had gone to another village for some work.”
  27. Hari Om Tat Sat #13: Ride on the wave of joy · 3 mentions · 23 January 1988
    “The emperor was very much impressed by Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu.”
  28. Sermons in Stones #25: Yes is the heartbeat of life · 3 mentions · 24 December 1986
    “And just then Lieh Tzu, his very intimate disciple, came in and he asked, "What is the matter?”
  29. Tao: The Golden Gate, Vol 1 #5: A World Inside You · 3 mentions · 15 June 1980
    “Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu and Lieh Tzu were walking together along a forest path one day when they came upon a fast-flowing river which barred their way.”
  30. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 1 #4: No bargain with reality · 3 mentions · 14 February 1977
    “you become a great mystic, you become a Buddha, a Lieh Tzu, a Jesus.”
  31. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 1 #10: You are blessed · 3 mentions · 20 February 1977
    “So Jesus, Krishna and Buddha and Lao Tzu and Lieh Tzu -- they are just witnesses to me.”
  32. The Last Testament, Vol 2 #19: Organism, Not Organization · 3 mentions · 8 September 1985
    “A: Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu, were certainly great Masters that have walked on the earth -- rare human beings -- but they have not made a clear-cut way so that others can also follow.”
  33. The Razor's Edge #14: Easy is right · 3 mentions · 4 March 1987
    “His closest disciple, Lieh Tzu, had gone out to the nearest village.”
  34. The Transmission of the Lamp #15: There are times when you need the open sky · 3 mentions · 2 June 1986
    “Chuang Tzu's chief disciple, Lieh Tzu, was out.”