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.
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- Tao Upanishad #41
· 9 mentions · 19 June 1972
“Lao Tzu’s disciple Lieh Tzu once became minister in a certain kingdom.”
- 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.”
- Tao Upanishad #28
· 7 mentions · 3 February 1972
“Lao Tzu had a disciple, Lieh-tzu.”
- Suno Bhai Sadho #4
· 6 mentions · 14 November 1974
“It happened in China, a great sage of Lao Tzu’s lineage, Lieh Tzu.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- Hari Om Tat Sat #30: Truth: beyond mind, beyond language
· 4 mentions · 25 February 1988
“The chief disciple of Chuang Tzu was Lieh Tzu.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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?'”
- 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...”
- 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.”
- Jagat Taraiya Bhor Ki #4
· 4 mentions · 14 March 1977
“Between the two, Lieh Tzu merely roamed about riding white clouds.”
- Tao Upanishad #31
· 4 mentions · 14 April 1972
“Lao Tzu’s disciple Lieh Tzu was dying—on his deathbed.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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?”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”