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Osho on Al-Hillaj Mansoor

132 discourses in which Osho speaks about Al-Hillaj Mansoor, most mentions first. Each line is his own sentence from that talk.

  1. Bin Bati Bin Tel #10 · 37 mentions · 30 June 1974
    “Mansoor was cut to pieces.”
  2. Until You Die #9: Almost Dead With Thirst · 24 mentions · 19 April 1975
    “The first time Shibli's name became known was the time when Mansoor Al Hillaj was being murdered.”
  3. Nahin Sanjh Nahin Bhor #4 · 21 mentions · 14 September 1977
    “From your self-defense arise Jesus’ crucifixion and Mansoor’s hanging.”
  4. Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol 2 #3: Here, Now, This · 20 mentions · 29 August 1977
    “Al-Hillaj Mansoor says:”
  5. Peevat Ramras Lagi Khumari #6 · 17 mentions · 16 January 1981
    “And precisely such an event occurred in the life of Al-Hallaj Mansur.”
  6. Kahe Kabir Main Pura Paya #10 · 16 mentions · 21 September 1979
    “The cry of Mansoor that never reached the tongue of the crowd—”
  7. Es Dhammo Sanantano #74 · 15 mentions · 3 April 1977
    “Now, this friend has mentioned Egypt’s Pharaoh but left out Al-Hallaj Mansur.”
  8. Hari Bolo Hari Bol #4 · 15 mentions · 4 June 1978
    “Mansur was hanged.”
  9. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 11 #1: Hold your tongue · 14 mentions · 11 April 1980
    “It is said of al-Hillaj Mansoor -- who was crucified like Jesus, in a far more inhuman and cruel way than Jesus himself -- it is said about him that the day he became enlightened, he shouted, "ANA'L HAQ -- I am the truth!”
  10. Maha Geeta #78 · 14 mentions · 28 January 1977
    “In that very moment Mansur said, Ana’l-Haqq—I am the Truth, I am God.”
  11. Mare He Jogi Maro #15 · 14 mentions · 8 June 1974
    “When Mansur al-Hallaj was illumined, from within him the cry arose: Ana’l-Haqq—“I am the Truth!””
  12. The Path of the Mystic #17: Existence has no hurry · 13 mentions · 12 May 1986
    “Mansoor's crucifixion is remarkable.”
  13. Diya Tale Andhera #17 · 13 mentions · 7 October 1974
    “There was a Sufi fakir, Al-Hallaj Mansur.”
  14. Sahaj Yog #5 · 12 mentions · 25 November 1978
    “You feel troubled that lovers like Jesus, Socrates, and Mansoor were crucified, poisoned, mutilated—how did God keep watching?”
  15. Sumiran Mera Hari Kare #3 · 12 mentions · 23 May 1980
    “The same “crime” was Jesus’, the same was Mansoor’s.”
  16. Beyond Enlightenment #23: Ten Non-comandments · 11 mentions · 25 October 1986
    “It happened with al-Hillaj Mansoor.”
  17. Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #19: Rituals, Fire and Knowledge · 11 mentions · 4 October 1970
    “Mansoor, another Sufi rebel, was executed.”
  18. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #2: Empty heart, empty mind · 11 mentions · 25 October 1988
    “It is not for no reason that Socrates and Anagoras were poisoned and al-Hillaj Mansoor was crucified.”
  19. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #23: So very close · 11 mentions · 26 July 1987
    “There is a Sufi story about al-Hillaj.”
  20. The Language of Existence #8: Please, settle for no-self · 11 mentions · 6 September 1988
    “What people like al-Hillaj Mansoor say -- "ANA'L-HAQ!"”
  21. Es Dhammo Sanantano #43 · 11 mentions · 25 March 1976
    “we do not care to imitate Mansur’s outcry.”
  22. Geeta Darshan Vol. 9 #5 · 11 mentions
    “Mansoor, a Sufi fakir, was passing down a lane.”
  23. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #1: The Ultimate Synthesis · 10 mentions · 25 February 1977
    “If that is true then why was Mansoor al-Hillaj killed?”
  24. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 7 #4: A real man is unpredictable · 10 mentions · 14 December 1979
    “There have been many Sufi mystics of the same status as al-Hillaj Mansoor, but how many names do you remember?”
  25. The Fish in the Sea is Not Thirsty #7: It is Morning Swan, Wake Up! · 10 mentions · 17 April 1979
    “Mansoor they murdered, butchered, and now Sufis go on claiming that he is one of the greatest Sufis.”
  26. The Invitation #28: Opening the doors of light and beyond · 10 mentions · 4 September 1987
    “In my eyes the people who poisoned Socrates or crucified Jesus or murdered Mansoor or assassinated Sarmad, they were less responsible than those who knew that what was happening was absolutely wrong but remained silent out of fear.”
  27. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 2 #10: I am "That" · 10 mentions · 1 August 1972
    “Al-Hillaj Mansoor was flayed alive because he said, "I am the Beloved; I am the Divine; I am That which created the world."”
  28. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #21 · 10 mentions · 11 March 1978
    “Mansur was executed; the Muslims could not bear it.”
  29. Geeta Darshan Vol. 10 #3 · 10 mentions
    “Mansoor was hanged; his hands and feet were cut off—because Mansoor said, “I am God.””
  30. Geeta Darshan Vol. 8 #10 · 10 mentions
    “Hence great mistakes arise—like when the Muslims crucified Mansoor.”
  31. Krishna Smriti #19 · 10 mentions · 4 October 1970
    “Mansoor was crucified; his hands and feet were cut off.”
  32. The Imprisoned Splendor #17 · 9 mentions · 17 June 1980
    “That's what happened to Jesus, that's what happened to Socrates, that's what happened to Al Hillaj Mansoor.”
  33. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #11: Techniques to penetrate the inner centers · 9 mentions · 14 November 1972
    “The Sufi mystic Mansoor was murdered only because of this experience of the third eye.”
  34. Geeta Darshan Vol. 17 #7 · 9 mentions
    “Islam killed Mansoor because he said, “Anal Haqq—I am the Truth!””
  35. Geeta Darshan Vol. 6 #11 · 9 mentions
    “When Mansoor was crucified by the people, he raised his head, looked up to the sky, and laughed.”
  36. Prem Rang Ras Audh Chadariya #6 · 9 mentions · 6 February 1979
    “You think when Mansoor was put on the gallows he must have thought, “What a mess I’ve gotten into!”
  37. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #9: The Master is a Must · 8 mentions · 5 March 1977
    “And they are going to create unnecessary problems for you -- they crucified Jesus, they poisoned Socrates, they killed Mansoor.”
  38. Dhyan Sutra #5 · 8 mentions · 14 February 1965
    “Mansoor was given the gallows.”
  39. Koplen Phir Phoot Aayeen #3 · 8 mentions · 2 August 1986
    “Al-Hallaj Mansoor was a famous Sufi, whose limbs were cut off by the Muslims because he spoke things that went against the Quran.”
  40. Sanch Sanch So Sanch #6 · 8 mentions · 26 January 1981
    “Did Mansur not have meditation, when the executioner cut off his feet, his hands, then his head?”
  41. And Now, And Here #12: The Distance Makes the Difference · 7 mentions · 3 August 1970
    “We have also heard that when Mansoor's limbs were cut off, he was laughing.”
  42. Be Realistic: Plan for a Miracle #3 · 7 mentions · 15 March 1976
    “This will be your name: Swami Anand Mansoor.”
  43. Books I Have Loved #6 · 7 mentions
    “The name of the man is al-Hillaj Mansoor.”
  44. Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol 1 #1: A Rare Kind of Magic · 7 mentions · 11 August 1977
    “You declared about al-Hillaj and what happened?”
  45. The Secret #15: Trust In The Master · 7 mentions · 25 October 1978
    “It is related that when the great Sufi, Junnaid, asked his disciple, Mansur, to go for a pilgrimage to Kaaba because Mansur was creating troubles...”
  46. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 1 #10: The Secret of Totality · 7 mentions · 24 February 1972
    “That's how a Jesus can die, a Mansoor can be killed.”
  47. The Wisdom of the Sands, Vol 2 #8: Easy is the Flow · 7 mentions · 9 March 1978
    “It happened in the case of Mansoor, one of the greatest Sufis, Al-Hillaj Mansoor.”
  48. Maha Geeta #85 · 7 mentions · 4 February 1977
    “Al-Hillaj Mansoor says, ‘Anal Haq’—I am God.”
  49. Sahaj Yog #8 · 7 mentions · 28 November 1978
    “And then there is Christ, and Mohammed, and Mansoor, Moses, Zarathustra, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Kabir, Nanak, Saraha—so many different approaches.”
  50. Saheb Mil Saheb Bhave #1 · 7 mentions · 11 July 1980
    “Mansoor was crucified for one crime: he declared “Anal Haq”—I am the Truth.”
  51. Books I Have Loved #8 · 6 mentions
    “Sixth, by another Sufi mystic, Junnaid, the master of al-Hillaj Mansoor....”
  52. Finger Pointing to the Moon #3: The Witness and The Illusion · 6 mentions · 14 October 1972
    “Al-Hilaj Mansoor declared to the Mohammedans, "I am God."”
  53. God is Dead, Now Zen is the Only Living Truth #4: God is a lie · 6 mentions · 9 February 1989
    “Before I discuss Sekito's answer, I will tell you a small anecdote about al-Hillaj Mansoor, the Sufi mystic.”
  54. The Guest #9: God is born again · 6 mentions · 4 May 1979
    “They killed Jesus, they killed Socrates, they killed Al Hillaj Mansoor.”
  55. The Mahageeta, Vol 1 #9 · 6 mentions · 19 September 1976
    “It is said that when Mansoor was captured and hung on the cross he began to laugh.”
  56. Zorba The Buddha #3 · 6 mentions · 3 January 1979
    “There is a very beautiful story of a Sufi mystic, Mansoor.”
  57. Ajhun Chet Ganwar #3 · 6 mentions · 23 July 1977
    “It hacks Mansoor limb from limb.”
  58. Geeta Darshan Vol. 6 #15 · 6 mentions
    “Hasan wrote a memoir: when Mansoor was hanged, and people were throwing sharp stones at him, and streams of blood were flowing from his body, Hasan stood in that crowd.”
  59. Kathopanishad #17 · 6 mentions · 13 October 1973
    “Someone went to Sheikh Farid and asked: Farid, we have heard that when Mansoor's hands and feet were cut, even then he was laughing — we cannot believe this.”
  60. Maha Geeta #9 · 6 mentions · 19 September 1976
    “It is said that when Mansoor was hanged upon the gallows, he began to laugh.”
  61. Main Mrityu Sikhata Hun #12 · 6 mentions · 3 August 1970
    “And I have heard that when Mansoor’s hands and feet were cut off, he laughed.”
  62. Sahaj Yog #18 · 6 mentions · 8 December 1978
    “And who cut off Mansur’s hands and feet?”
  63. Tao Upanishad #36 · 6 mentions · 19 April 1972
    “When Mansoor says, “Ana’l Haqq,” he is right.”
  64. Om Shantih Shantih Shantih #22: The seeker was the search · 5 mentions · 14 March 1988
    “The same was the case about Al-Hillaj Mansoor -- that he was a right man.”
  65. Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol 1 #9: This Experience of Infinite Mutuality · 5 mentions · 19 August 1977
    “That is why Jesus was not frightened, why Mansoor was not frightened.”
  66. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 8 #6: I call a spade a spade · 5 mentions · 26 December 1979
    “That's what al-Hillaj Mansoor did before he was killed by the fanatic Mohammedans, because he had declared: ANA'L HAQ -- I am God.”
  67. The Diamond Sutra #10: Utter Emptiness · 5 mentions · 30 December 1977
    “It came to Mansoor.”
  68. The Golden Future #3: Untry and untry again · 5 mentions · 23 April 1987
    “He was the master of Al Hillaj Mansoor and because of Mansoor he became very famous.”
  69. The Rebel #13: Shadows of the dead · 5 mentions · 7 June 1987
    “When al-Hillaj Mansoor was killed by the orthodox, the traditionalists, because he was saying things which were rebellious, almost a million people gathered to see this ugliest possible murder.”
  70. The Rebellious Spirit #2: The pilgrimage is endless · 5 mentions · 11 February 1987
    “They crucified Jesus for the same crime, they killed Al Hillaj Mansoor for the same crime.”
  71. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 1 #7: The upward Flow of the Mind · 5 mentions · 21 February 1972
    “Al-hillaj Mansoor, a Sufi mystic, was killed.”
  72. The Way of Tao, Volume 2 #14: The impartial awaiting, the death of pride and the one in the many · 5 mentions · 19 April 1972
    “When Mansoor said, "I am God" (ana'l haq), he was telling the truth.”
  73. Zen: The Special Transmission #6: Wake up, Lazarus! · 5 mentions · 6 July 1980
    “Mansoor laughed when he was being killed.”
  74. Es Dhammo Sanantano #59 · 5 mentions · 10 April 1976
    “They put Mansur on the gallows because he said, “Anal Haqq”—Aham Brahmasmi—“I am Brahman.””
  75. Jyon Ki Tyon #1 · 5 mentions · 1 September 1970
    “Mansur was being crucified.”
  76. Kya Ishwar Mar Gaya Hai #1 · 5 mentions · 20 March 1967
    “A fakir—Mansoor—was being hanged.”
  77. Sanch Sanch So Sanch #5 · 5 mentions · 25 January 1981
    “Mansoor was hanged; Sarmad was beheaded.”
  78. Suno Bhai Sadho #4 · 5 mentions · 14 November 1974
    “Mansoor was crucified.”
  79. Communism and Zen Fire, Zen Wind #2: Raise the temple of consciousness · 4 mentions · 31 January 1989
    “When al-Hillaj Mansoor, who was killed finally by the Mohammedans...”
  80. Death is Divine #4: See the unseeable · 4 mentions · 4 October 1978
    “Mansoor laughed loudly.”
  81. I Am That #13: Prayer Simply Happens · 4 mentions · 23 October 1980
    “That's what Al-Hillaj Mansoor was crucified for.”
  82. Snap Your Fingers, Slap Your Face and Wake Up! #13 · 4 mentions · 16 June 1979
    “Mansoor being crucified is not shaken a little bit even; he dies laughing.”
  83. The Messiah, Vol 2 #13: The seed of blissfulness · 4 mentions · 4 February 1987
    “It happened to one of the Sufi mystics, Al-Hillaj Mansoor....”
  84. The Miracle #1 · 4 mentions · 1 August 1980
    “The same thing has always been happening: they murdered Al Hillaj Mansoor just for a small simple thing; he declared "I am god," and that is very much against the Mohammedan idea.”
  85. The New Alchemy: To Turn You On #17: The Voice That Is Soundless · 4 mentions · 14 April 1973
    “The Mohammedan attitude about it has been so stubborn that Mohammedans killed Mansoor and other Sufi mystics because they declared that they WERE God.”
  86. The Original Man #4: The inner innocence · 4 mentions · 19 August 1988
    “Al-Hillaj Mansoor was also crucified because he was saying "Ana'l haq!"”
  87. The Path of the Mystic #3: Enchanted with the unknown · 4 mentions · 5 May 1986
    “Vivek gave examples where existence did not take care: "Socrates, Jesus, al-Hillaj Mansoor...”
  88. The Path of the Mystic #33: More dangerous than nuclear weapons · 4 mentions · 20 May 1986
    “al-Hillaj Mansoor's message became engraved in the sky.”
  89. The Sword and the Lotus #1: An individual revolution · 4 mentions · 15 January 1986
    “If they can kill al-Hillaj Mansoor...”
  90. Unio Mystica, Vol 1 #9: A Wedding and a Wake · 4 mentions · 9 November 1978
    “The whole world says to Mansoor, "Stop declaring yourself a god!"”
  91. Unio Mystica, Vol 2 #2: Defeating Buddha · 4 mentions · 12 December 1978
    “They murdered the great Sufi master, al-Hillaj Mansoor, in exactly the same way.”
  92. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 2 #25: Life is a mystery, not a problem · 4 mentions · 25 July 1973
    “Mansoor cried in ecstasy, "ANALAHAK, ANALAHAK -- I am the God."”
  93. Yakusan: Straight to the Point of Enlightenment #1: Whatever the cost enlightenment is cheap · 4 mentions · 17 January 1989
    “They have only two ways out: either to grow up to your full height, which is an uphill task, or the easier way is to destroy the enlightened one -- to poison Socrates, to crucify Jesus, to murder al-Hillaj Mansoor.”
  94. Ajhun Chet Ganwar #12 · 4 mentions · 1 August 1977
    “Mansur laughs aloud looking at the sky.”
  95. Ami Jharat Bigsat Kanwal #6 · 4 mentions · 16 March 1979
    “Would they have cut off Al-Hillaj Mansoor’s head?”
  96. Dariya Kahe Sabad Nirvana #3 · 4 mentions · 23 January 1979
    “Suppose you take Mansur al-Hallaj as your Master and set out to find him; then you won’t accept anyone as Master until his hands and feet are cut off, his tongue torn out, his head severed—until then, no one will qualify.”
  97. Geeta Darshan Vol. 4 #16 · 4 mentions
    “When Mansoor’s hands and feet were being cut, he dipped his palms in his own blood and wiped them on his forearms.”
  98. Geeta Darshan Vol. 5 #3 · 4 mentions
    “Out of ignorance, followers of Mohammed cut Mansoor—an introvert—into two.”
  99. Maha Geeta #28 · 4 mentions · 8 October 1976
    “When Mansoor was crucified and he proclaimed Ana’l Haq—“I am the Truth”—the Muslims could not understand.”
  100. Maha Geeta #79 · 4 mentions · 29 January 1977
    “Al-Hallaj Mansoor was hung on the gallows.”
  101. Mahaveer Vani #17 · 4 mentions · 3 September 1971
    “When Mansoor is being cut to pieces, the gestalt is different.”
  102. Mare He Jogi Maro #4 · 4 mentions · 14 November 1979
    “Mansoor laughed loudly.”
  103. Nirvan Upanishad #10 · 4 mentions · 30 September 1971
    “When Mansoor is cut to pieces, the body is torn apart—but Mansoor keeps laughing.”
  104. Sumiran Mera Hari Kare #5 · 4 mentions · 25 May 1980
    “Your end will be the same as Jesus, the same as Mansoor.”
  105. Be Still and Know #6: Only Now · 3 mentions · 6 September 1979
    “When Mansoor attained godhood he declared, "Ana'l Haq!”
  106. Beyond Enlightenment #6: Truth knows no fifty-fifty · 3 mentions · 8 October 1986
    “It has happened in the case of al-Hillaj Mansoor.”
  107. Beyond Enlightenment #28: Unless the whole existence · 3 mentions · 31 October 1986
    “In the life of al-Hillaj Mansoor, a beautiful incident is related.”
  108. Early Talks #10: Man & God--The Spiritual Dimension of Life · 3 mentions
    “Mansoor, whose name perhaps you have heard already, was to he executed.”
  109. From Bondage to Freedom #35: Existence is only in the present · 3 mentions · 19 October 1985
    “I have looked into Mohammed's words, and into the words of al-Hillaj Mansoor, who was killed because he was declaring not only that he was a messenger of God, but was also saying, "I myself am God."”
  110. From Personality to Individuality #17: Holy Scriptures: wholly Bullshit · 3 mentions · 15 January 1985
    “Mansoor could laugh even on the cross.”
  111. From the False to the Truth #6: Contentment is a state of consciousness · 3 mentions · 3 July 1985
    “If Mansoor is killed by the Mohammedans, even more -- ninety-nine percent of the responsibility is al-Hillaj Mansoor's.”
  112. Sermons in Stones #25: Yes is the heartbeat of life · 3 mentions · 24 December 1986
    “I am reminded of Al Hillaj Mansoor, a great Sufi mystic.”
  113. The Guest #11: Let your aloneness become a dance · 3 mentions · 6 May 1979
    “Of course this is the experience of all the mystics of the world: you can ask Kabir or Eckhart, you can ask Farid or Mansoor, you can ask Lieh Tzu or Rinzai.”
  114. The Path of the Mystic #36: A tiger is also a guest · 3 mentions · 22 May 1986
    “The same thing happened after al-Hillaj Mansoor was killed.”
  115. This Very Body the Buddha #3: Now is the Only Time for the Heart · 3 mentions · 13 December 1977
    “Mansoor is killed, murdered, butchered -- what is his crime?”
  116. Until You Die #1 · 3 mentions · 11 April 1975
    “A great Sufi -- you must have heard his name, Al Hillaj Mansoor -- was killed by Mohammedans, because he said, `ANAL HAK, I am the God.'”
  117. Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi #4: The Supreme Knowledge · 3 mentions · 13 January 1974
    “For example, al-Hillaj Mansoor: he was a man of the same caliber as Buddha, a man who penetrated deeply.”
  118. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 8 #4: Your balloon is missing · 3 mentions · 14 April 1976
    “Mansoor declared, "I am truth, the very truth, the ultimate truth" -- "ANA'L HAQ."”
  119. Adhyatam Upanishad #3 · 3 mentions · 14 October 1972
    “Al-Hallaj Mansur said to the Muslims, “I am the Supreme”—Ana’l-Haqq.”
  120. Ajhun Chet Ganwar #21 · 3 mentions · 10 August 1977
    “This is what Mansoor meant: “Anal Haqq”—I am the Truth, the Divine.”
  121. Birhani Mandir Diyana Baar #2 · 3 mentions
    “They cut Mansoor to pieces.”
  122. Geeta Darshan Vol. 11 #12 · 3 mentions
    “Hence Islam has never been able to agree that what Mansur said—Ana’l-Haqq, “I am Brahman”—is right.”
  123. Jyoti Se Jyoti Jale #13 · 3 mentions · 23 July 1978
    “When Mansoor said, “Ana’l Haq—I am the Truth,” Muslims were enraged: “How can a man call himself the Truth, God?””
  124. Kahe Kabir Diwana #5 · 3 mentions · 16 September 1979
    “And when a knower like Mansoor declares, I myself am God, you are enraged: this man is going beyond even the limit of decorum.”
  125. Kahe Vajid Pukar #3 · 3 mentions · 14 September 1979
    “When Mansur was raised upon the gallows, he laughed.”
  126. Kahe Vajid Pukar #8 · 3 mentions · 19 September 1979
    “A veil ever remained upon the face of beauty, O Mansur—”
  127. Maha Geeta #36 · 3 mentions · 16 November 1976
    “That is why Islam—Islam is a path of love—could not tolerate Mansur.”
  128. Nam Sumir Man Bavre #3 · 3 mentions · 3 August 1978
    “A man once asked the Sufi Farid: How could Mansoor laugh when he was hanged?”
  129. Neti Neti Satya Ki Khoj #5 · 3 mentions
    “And I have heard that when Mansoor’s hands and feet were cut off, he was laughing.”
  130. Sakshi Ki Sadhana #2 · 3 mentions
    “A fakir named Mansoor was hanged on the gallows, nails hammered into his hands.”
  131. Santo Magan Bhaya Man Mera #18 · 3 mentions · 29 May 1978
    “Mansoor had his hands and feet cut off; as they were severing his limbs, he looked to the sky and laughed.”
  132. Saravsar Upanishad #3 · 3 mentions · 9 January 1972
    “Mansoor is being cut to pieces — and he laughs… Someone in the crowd asks, “Mansoor, are you not mad?”