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Osho on Mahakashyap

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

  1. A Bird on the Wing #10: The Master of Silence · 58 mentions · 19 June 1974
    “Buddha was the source, and Mahakashyap was the first, the original master of Zen.”
  2. Hari Om Tat Sat #19: Truth is nobody's monopoly · 23 mentions · 4 February 1988
    “Zen was born in India in the absurd laughter of Mahakashyapa, a close disciple of Gautam Buddha.”
  3. Es Dhammo Sanantano #16 · 19 mentions · 6 December 1975
    “If Mahakashyap hadn’t laughed, would Buddha have given him the flower or not—what difference does it make to you?”
  4. The Osho Upanishad #17: Saying thank you to an empty room · 17 mentions · 4 September 1986
    “It is said about Mahakashyap, the first patriarch of the great tradition of Zen Buddhism....”
  5. Christianity: The Deadliest Poison and Zen: The Antidote to All Poisons #6: Good soldiers of christ · 16 mentions · 27 January 1989
    “It started with Gautam Buddha giving a lotus flower to Mahakashyapa.”
  6. Live Zen #9: Three pounds of flax · 16 mentions · 30 April 1988
    “A small group of people, beginning with Mahakashyapa, at the time of Gautam Buddha...”
  7. The Invitation #27: Still time to change the trains · 16 mentions · 4 September 1987
    “There is a beautiful story about Mahakashyapa, one of the most significant disciples of Gautam Buddha -- perhaps just second to him, or maybe just equal to him.”
  8. This, This, A Thousand Times This: The Very Essence of Zen #14 · 15 mentions · 9 June 1988
    “Maneesha, it will be very difficult to understand this small anecdote without going back twenty-five centuries to Gautam Buddha and Mahakashyapa.”
  9. YAA-HOO! The Mystic Rose #3: Heart is the soil -- trust is the climate · 15 mentions · 21 March 1988
    “Mahakashyap was a very strange disciple of Gautam Buddha; he is known to be the founder of the long tradition of Zen.”
  10. The Heart Sutra #2: Surrender is Understanding · 14 mentions · 12 October 1977
    “And then one disciple, Mahakashyapa, smiles.”
  11. Es Dhammo Sanantano #106 · 14 mentions · 26 November 1977
    “So that day, when the Buddha held the lotus flower in his hand and gave it to Mahakashyapa, it was a communication of all these things.”
  12. I Am the Gate #8 · 13 mentions · 14 June 1971
    “He created his circle with a person by the name of Mahakashyapa.”
  13. Just Like That #1: The unteachable teaching · 13 mentions · 1 May 1975
    “I have been telling you again and again the story of Buddha and Mahakashyap, but it has multidimensional meanings.”
  14. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #1: The Master of the shouts · 13 mentions · 23 October 1988
    “The first transmission of the light happened between Gautam Buddha and Mahakashyapa.”
  15. The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 3 #8: The Forbidden Path · 13 mentions · 28 October 1976
    “When Buddha was holding the flower in his hand only one sannyasin, Mahakashyap, smiled.”
  16. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 10 #10: I am in favor of love · 13 mentions · 10 May 1976
    “And then one disciple, Mahakashyap, starts laughing, a belly laugh.”
  17. Hari Om Tat Sat #10: The greatest art of being silent · 12 mentions · 22 January 1988
    “This man's name was Mahakashyapa and his laughter became the beginning of Zen.”
  18. The Osho Upanishad #33: Meditation in the market place, not market place meditation · 12 mentions · 21 September 1986
    “A third story which will help you: Mahakashyap, one of Buddha's great devotees, had come to such a point that if Buddha had a headache Mahakashyap would have a headache.”
  19. The Transmission of the Lamp #13: Boots, flesh, marrow, and..., · 12 mentions · 1 June 1986
    “It is difficult to conceive of someone going beyond him, but Mahakashyap, his disciple, really did go beyond him.”
  20. Hari Om Tat Sat #27: The vertical line opens a door to eternity · 11 mentions · 24 February 1988
    “It is said that Mahakashyapa, himself a prince, had gone to see Gautam Buddha.”
  21. Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing #7: All dreams must cease · 11 mentions · 27 October 1974
    “Buddha gave a silent message to Mahakashyap.”
  22. Returning to the Source #1: One Short Note · 11 mentions · 11 December 1974
    “Then suddenly one disciple, his name is Mahakashyap, starts laughing loudly.”
  23. The Supreme Doctrine #17: Make Every Moment a Celebration · 11 mentions · 16 July 1973
    “Buddha transmitted his knowing to thousands but he gave his authority to Mahakashyapa because he was the most capable of being a master.”
  24. The Transmission of the Lamp #3: True balance · 11 mentions · 27 May 1986
    “It is said about Mahakashyap, one of Gautam Buddha's disciples, that he never said anything.”
  25. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #5: Suchness is our self-nature · 10 mentions · 7 July 1987
    “The real founder is Mahakashyapa.”
  26. Books I Have Loved #6 · 10 mentions
    “Mahakashyapa.”
  27. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 2 #4: Questions and Answers · 10 mentions · 4 July 1972
    “Only one person laughed -- Mahakashyap.”
  28. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 2 #1: Hey! Wait a Minute · 10 mentions · 21 June 1977
    “What did he deliver to Mahakashyapa when he gave him the flower?”
  29. The Language of Existence #6: Be a rare person · 9 mentions · 4 September 1988
    “Bankei's lineage comes from Mahakashyap.”
  30. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 1 #6: The purity of yoga · 9 mentions · 30 December 1973
    “Only Mahakashyap got it because he could understand Buddha's silence.”
  31. Geeta Darshan 2 Vol. 1 2 #4 · 9 mentions
    “Just then a monk named Mahakashyapa began to laugh.”
  32. Mahaveer Meri Drishti Mein #4 · 9 mentions · 19 September 1969
    “Hearing his laughter, one monk, Mahakashyapa, burst out laughing loudly.”
  33. Come Follow To You, Vol 4 #5: He Is At Hand · 8 mentions · 25 December 1975
    “Just the other day I was telling you that Buddha gave his flower to Mahakashyap, Jesus gave bread and wine to his disciples.”
  34. Communism and Zen Fire, Zen Wind #2: Raise the temple of consciousness · 8 mentions · 31 January 1989
    “Then Mahakashyapa, for the first time...”
  35. Nansen: The Point of Departure #1: The Earth and the Sky are not Seperate · 8 mentions · 5 October 1988
    “Mahakashyapa is the first, but not much is known about him -- in Buddhist scriptures he is mentioned only once.”
  36. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #31: Release · 8 mentions · 17 August 1987
    “Mahakashyapa was the first to become enlightened amongst Gautam Buddha's disciples, and he was the most silent person.”
  37. The Zen Manifesto: Freedom From Oneself #1: This disappearance is anatta · 8 mentions · 20 February 1989
    “Now only a Bodhidharma is needed, a Gautam Buddha is needed, or a Mahakashyapa -- someone whose Zen is not just a philosophy but an actual experience of no-self, an actual experience of entering into nothingness.”
  38. Es Dhammo Sanantano #12 · 8 mentions · 2 December 1975
    “When such a wave of restlessness spread—before such peace, people grew disturbed; before such silence, they became agitated—then one disciple of Buddha, Mahakashyapa… No one had even heard his name before.”
  39. Geeta Darshan Vol. 9 #8 · 8 mentions
    “Mahakashyapa asked Buddha.”
  40. Samadhi Ke Sapat Dwar #6 · 8 mentions · 12 February 1973
    “Mahakashyapa came to Buddha.”
  41. Hyakujo: The Everest of Zen, with Basho's Haikus #4: Lie down and witness · 7 mentions · 29 September 1988
    “Although it is the very essential message of Buddha, it originated with Mahakashyapa's laughter.”
  42. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #11: Waiting For a Sweet One · 7 mentions · 9 May 1978
    “It happened: Mahakashyap was given the flower by Buddha, as a token "Whatsoever can be said has been given to others.”
  43. Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 4 #6: This is the Whole World I Have · 7 mentions · 28 August 1975
    “That must have happened When Buddha gave the flower to Mahakashyap.”
  44. The Golden Future #16: Life is an eternal incarnation · 7 mentions · 19 May 1987
    “At that very moment, Mahakashyap -- a great disciple of Gautam Buddha; perhaps the greatest -- laughed.”
  45. Beyond Enlightenment #7: Zorba and Buddha: Their split is your social disease · 6 mentions · 9 October 1986
    “Mahakashyap alone is not the answer.”
  46. I Am the Gate #2: Neo-sannyas: The answer to human crisis · 6 mentions · 16 April 1971
    “But one disciple -- a very unknown disciple, known here for the first time, a bhikkhu named Mahakashyapa -- laughs heartily.”
  47. One Seed Makes the Whole Earth Green #1: Peace of mind, my foot! · 6 mentions · 13 January 1989
    “And not only I, but since the day twenty-five centuries ago when Gautam Buddha gave Mahakashyapa a lotus flower, and told to the whole commune of ten thousand sannyasins, "What I could say to you I have said.”
  48. The Wisdom of the Sands, Vol 2 #6: Jesus Christ, I Missed! · 6 mentions · 7 March 1978
    “Sariputra, Modgalayam, Mahakashyapa -- they all came from very sophisticated, cultured brahmin families.”
  49. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 3 #10: A Song Untouched by Time · 6 mentions · 10 July 1977
    “Minutes passed and the hour passed, and then Mahakashyap, one of his disciples, started laughing loudly, madly.”
  50. Es Dhammo Sanantano #91 · 6 mentions · 31 May 1977
    “Then one disciple, Mahakashyapa, began to laugh—burst into laughter.”
  51. Geeta Darshan Vol. 14 #4 · 6 mentions
    “There was Buddha’s disciple, Mahakashyapa.”
  52. Geeta Darshan Vol. 17 #3 · 6 mentions
    “There were other monks; among them was one, Mahakashyapa.”
  53. Kaivalya Upanishad #2 · 6 mentions · 26 March 1972
    “When Mahakashyapa went to Buddha for the first time, he was a great pundit.”
  54. Koplen Phir Phoot Aayeen #3 · 6 mentions · 2 August 1986
    “While this was being said, an old disciple of Buddha’s, Mahakashyapa, who was sitting under a tree, began to laugh.”
  55. Tao Upanishad #80 · 6 mentions · 13 August 1973
    “Only one disciple there was — Mahakashyapa — to whom Buddha said, I will tell you that which cannot be said.”
  56. Come, Come, Yet Again Come #8: Silence and Song Meet · 5 mentions · 3 November 1980
    “While Buddha was saying this, Mahakashyapa, one of Buddha's great disciples, started laughing.”
  57. Come Follow To You, Vol 1 #5: And He Saith unto them: Follow me · 5 mentions · 25 October 1975
    “Buddha transformed Mahakashyap, Sariputta, Modgalayan, Anand, but the credit goes more to Mahakashyap, Sariputta, Anand and Modgalayan and less to Buddha because they were rare beings.”
  58. Guida Spirituale #16: Surprise Me! · 5 mentions · 10 September 1980
    “The moment he said, "Yes, I will wait for two years and remain silent, but don't forget your promise," Mahakashyapa, a disciple of Buddha who was sitting under another tree, started laughing.”
  59. Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 4 #2: Bring the other two Buddhas also! · 5 mentions · 24 August 1975
    “Mahakashyap, one of his greatest disciples, did not utter a single word: as if nothing had happened.”
  60. The Osho Upanishad #36: You are here only for that miracle · 5 mentions · 24 September 1986
    “Govind Siddharth, the laughter of Mahakashyap and the tears of yours do not mean different things.”
  61. The Rebellious Spirit #3: What binds you is the lust for the unlived life · 5 mentions · 11 February 1987
    “In fact, there are stories of great disciples like Mahakashyapa who said to Gautam Buddha, "Only on one condition can I become your disciple."”
  62. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #2: The Path of Yoga and the Path of Tantra · 5 mentions · 2 October 1972
    “Mahakashyap came to Buddha, and Buddha just touched his head with his hand, and the thing happened.”
  63. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 1 #8: Stop, and it is here! · 5 mentions · 1 January 1974
    “Ten thousand monks were there when Buddha poured his being into Mahakashyap, but the group was incapable.”
  64. Zen: The Special Transmission #7: Mind is Gone · 5 mentions · 7 July 1980
    “The same smile was on the face of Mahakashyapa when Buddha came one day with a lotus flower in his hand for his early morning lecture, and sat and sat and didn't utter a single word.”
  65. Hansa To Moti Chuge #1 · 5 mentions · 11 May 1979
    “Something like what happened between Buddha and Mahakashyapa, when one morning Buddha came carrying a flower and sat looking at it, looking, looking...”
  66. Ramnam Janyo Nahin #6 · 5 mentions · 16 March 1981
    “As soon as he agreed, Mahakashyapa, a disciple, burst into laughter.”
  67. Dogen, the Zen Master: A Search and a Fulfillment #1: To study the way ... to forget the self · 4 mentions · 25 July 1988
    “Mahakashyapa became enlightened, and he would not even come near Buddha.”
  68. No Water, No Moon #6: Why Don't You Retire? · 4 mentions · 16 August 1974
    “One day it happened, Mahakashyapa was sitting there.”
  69. Om Shantih Shantih Shantih #14: Trust life, love life · 4 mentions · 7 March 1988
    “I am reminded of Mahakashyapa, perhaps Gautam Buddha's most innocent and most pure disciple....”
  70. Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol 2 #7: Full Emptiness · 4 mentions · 2 September 1977
    “Even when Buddha was alive, and when thousands of disciples were there, when he kept silent one day only one disciple, Mahakashyap, understood it -- out of those thousands of disciples.”
  71. The Buddha: The Emptiness of the Heart #2: Twenty-four hours a day · 4 mentions · 9 September 1988
    “He did not know the flights of Gautam Buddha, of Mahakashyap, of Nansen, of Tozan.”
  72. The Empty Boat #7: Three Friends · 4 mentions · 16 July 1974
    “Seeing Buddha holding a flower in his hand, Mahakashyapa laughed.”
  73. The Empty Boat #9: Means and Ends · 4 mentions · 18 July 1974
    “And it is beautiful that Mahakashyapa could not repeat Buddha's words.”
  74. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #25: Two awakenings · 4 mentions · 27 July 1987
    “And Mahakashyapa started laughing.”
  75. The Razor's Edge #20: Each human being is a longing of existence · 4 mentions · 7 March 1987
    “Hence it seems amazing, when you come across a Gautam Buddha, or a Mahakashyap, or a Bodhidharma, or a Chuang Tzu.”
  76. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 7 #4: Be a seed · 4 mentions · 4 January 1976
    “That day Zarathustra gave the seed, he did the same as Buddha did when he gave the flower to Mahakashyap.”
  77. Piv Piv Lagi Pyas #4 · 4 mentions · 14 July 1975
    “Among them the supremely wise one, Mahakashyapa, even said that Buddha never happened at all.”
  78. And The Flowers Showered #11: Not mind, not buddha, not things · 3 mentions · 10 November 1974
    “Buddha said to Mahakashyap, 'To all others I have told that which can be told, and to you I give that which cannot be told, cannot be said.'”
  79. Is the Grass Really Greener...? #4 · 3 mentions · 4 December 1980
    “And Mahakashyapa, one of Buddha's first disciples to become enlightened, said 'Drop it; drop it, don't hesitate!'”
  80. Returning to the Source #2: Throw It Out! · 3 mentions · 12 December 1974
    “This is the lotus flower that Buddha transmitted to Mahakashyap.”
  81. Sermons in Stones #30: The Master only makes you remember who you are · 3 mentions · 29 December 1986
    “At that very moment, an old disciple of Buddha -- Mahakashyap -- sitting under a tree just nearby, started laughing madly.”
  82. The Rebellious Spirit #5: God has no hands · 3 mentions · 12 February 1987
    “At that very time, Mahakashyapa, who was sitting under a tree, started laughing loudly.”
  83. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 8 #8: A second laugh -- for the first! · 3 mentions · 18 April 1976
    “Then one monk, Mahakashyap, smiled, laughed.”
  84. Zarathustra: A God That Can Dance #5: Prologue part 5 · 3 mentions · 28 March 1987
    “And that very moment, a disciple of Gautam Buddha, Mahakashyapa, sitting under a tree, started laughing, almost madly.”
  85. Geeta Darshan Vol. 8 #9 · 3 mentions
    “On the day of death Mahakashyapa asked, Today you will be lost in death; what will happen to us?”