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

  1. Early Talks #9: Women Mystics · 66 mentions
    “Meera”
  2. Geeta Darshan Vol. 17 #2 · 30 mentions
    “So you will see Meera dancing—and you will think her a little mad.”
  3. Prem Rang Ras Audh Chadariya #8 · 29 mentions · 8 February 1979
    “What happened to Meera can happen to you as well.”
  4. Prem Rang Ras Audh Chadariya #2 · 26 mentions · 2 February 1979
    “Do you think Meera was the greatest dancer in the land, and therefore she won God’s favor?”
  5. Mahaveer Vani #34 · 25 mentions · 19 September 1972
    “Mahavira’s way is the way of resolve; Meera’s way is the way of surrender.”
  6. Es Dhammo Sanantano #116 · 21 mentions · 6 December 1977
    “If Kabir lived a hundred and twelve years—which is possible—then Kabir and Meera could have met.”
  7. Jyun Tha Tyun Thaharaya #1 · 20 mentions · 11 September 1980
    “If you try to force Meera to become Mahavira, you will make a mistake.”
  8. Geeta Darshan Vol. 12 #4 · 18 mentions
    “Meera is dancing.”
  9. Om Mani Padme Hum #17: Immediate and ultimate ordinariness · 16 mentions · 29 December 1987
    “It happened that Meera, another woman mystic, had come to Varanasi just on a pilgrimage.”
  10. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #28 · 16 mentions · 18 March 1978
    “Have you seen Meera?”
  11. Jin Sutra #39 · 16 mentions · 17 July 1976
    “Meera reached the same place where Mahavira reached.”
  12. Geeta Darshan Vol. 11 #2 · 15 mentions
    “I believe Meera’s surrender was more difficult than Arjuna’s, and therefore Meera’s worth is greater.”
  13. Preetam Chhabi Nainan Basee #14 · 15 mentions · 24 March 1980
    “Surely Meera must have said: “Mharo desh Marwar!””
  14. Es Dhammo Sanantano #12 · 14 mentions · 2 December 1975
    “In Meera’s dance, in Chaitanya’s singing, you need not go searching within; his ecstasy is outside.”
  15. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #3 · 13 mentions · 13 January 1978
    “Therefore the flavor in Meera’s words cannot be in Kundakunda’s.”
  16. Sahaj Yog #2 · 13 mentions · 22 November 1978
    “Meera sang songs—and Lata Mangeshkar also sings Meera’s bhajans; she may sing them even more beautifully, for Meera was no trained singer.”
  17. Samadhi Kamal #6 · 13 mentions
    “It is natural that we should ask: when people like Kabir and Meera, weeping and weeping, say that God is not found and the path is very hard, very arduous—like walking on the edge of a sword—then how will we ordinary, straightforward people ever attain him?”
  18. Es Dhammo Sanantano #18 · 12 mentions · 8 December 1975
    “Meera dances, Chaitanya dances.”
  19. Geeta Darshan Vol. 11 #9 · 12 mentions
    “Here is the difference: you too can go to a temple and sing Meera’s songs.”
  20. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 2 #8: The potentiality of the seed · 11 mentions · 1 April 1973
    “A Meera will dance; a Buddha can never dance.”
  21. Bin Ghan Parat Phuhar #6 · 11 mentions · 6 October 1975
    “If you ask Meera, Sahjo, Daya, Chaitanya, they will say “love, devotion.””
  22. Es Dhammo Sanantano #8 · 11 mentions · 28 November 1975
    “Chaitanya, Meera, Ramakrishna appear outwardly unconscious; inwardly they are in awareness.”
  23. Hari Bolo Hari Bol #2 · 11 mentions · 2 June 1978
    “This tells you nothing about God, because God is one; whether it is Mahavira’s God or Meera’s makes no difference.”
  24. Krishna Smriti #8 · 11 mentions · 29 September 1970
    “Meera could not dance with that much bliss.”
  25. Krishna Smriti #9 · 11 mentions · 29 September 1970
    “If I had to choose, I would feel like choosing Meera.”
  26. Piya Kokhojan Main Chali #8 · 11 mentions · 8 June 1980
    “For Meera, Krishna is not an imagination, and Krishna is not outside either.”
  27. Piya Kokhojan Main Chali #10 · 11 mentions · 10 June 1980
    “Meera’s gaze got riveted on Krishna, and through that she attained.”
  28. Ram Duware Jo Mare #8 · 11 mentions · 1 June 1974
    “Meera danced; you too can dance in just the same way.”
  29. Sadhana Sutra #16 · 11 mentions · 14 April 1973
    “A personality like Meera will also never happen again.”
  30. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 1 #18: The Light of Awareness · 10 mentions · 6 June 1972
    “To Meera it was real: it effaced her completely; she was no more.”
  31. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #13 · 10 mentions · 23 January 1978
    “Meera speaks while dancing.”
  32. Es Dhammo Sanantano #6 · 10 mentions · 26 November 1975
    “The samadhi that came to Meera is prem-samadhi, love-samadhi.”
  33. Geeta Darshan Vol. 12 #6 · 10 mentions
    “Take a devotee—like Meera.”
  34. Jyun Macchali Bin Neer #7 · 10 mentions · 27 September 1980
    “There is this story in Meera’s life.”
  35. Maha Geeta #22 · 10 mentions · 2 October 1976
    “For just as the drunkard staggers, so does Meera; so does Chaitanya.”
  36. Utsav Amar Jati Anand Amar Gotar #3 · 10 mentions · 3 June 1979
    “It happened to Meera.”
  37. From Bondage to Freedom #39: Every child is born a witness · 9 mentions · 23 October 1985
    “Old mystics have used music to convey their experience -- for example, Kabir, Meera, Nanak.”
  38. Hari Om Tat Sat #23: A woman is more poetic · 9 mentions · 6 February 1988
    “We have seen people like Meera....”
  39. Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #9: The cosmos is a Dance of Opposites · 9 mentions · 29 September 1970
    “If I have to choose between them, I will choose Meera and Krishna, and I told you why.”
  40. Light on the Path #22: The real remains silent · 9 mentions · 26 January 1986
    “One of the great women of the world was Meera.”
  41. The Great Transcendence #4: Every Step Is The Destination · 9 mentions · 14 November 1975
    “If you want to see bhajan then you had better look at Meera and Chaitanya.”
  42. Bhaj Govindam #4 · 9 mentions · 14 November 1975
    “If you want to see prayer, you will find it in Mahavira and Buddha; if you want to see bhajan, in Meera and Chaitanya.”
  43. Bhakti Sutra #7 · 9 mentions · 17 January 1976
    “But Meera is beyond grasp.”
  44. Jin Sutra #37 · 9 mentions · 15 July 1976
    “Meera said, “I threw away concern for public opinion.””
  45. Kahe Vajid Pukar #8 · 9 mentions · 19 September 1979
    “Meera!”
  46. Maha Geeta #86 · 9 mentions · 5 February 1977
    ““Tying bells to her feet, Meera danced!””
  47. Preetam Chhabi Nainan Basee #13 · 9 mentions · 23 March 1980
    “It only proves this much: even in Meera’s time, things didn’t come pure.”
  48. Sabai Sayane Ek Mat #2 · 9 mentions · 12 September 1975
    “Meera danced.”
  49. Guida Spirituale #4: Don't Compare · 8 mentions · 29 August 1980
    “Buddha cannot compare himself with Meera, with Chaitanya, with Kabir.”
  50. The True Sage #5: The perfect swimmer · 8 mentions · 15 October 1975
    “You have seen Mira dancing, Chaitanya dancing; nobody has seen Buddha dancing, Mahavir dancing.”
  51. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #31 · 8 mentions · 21 March 1978
    “Meera dances from the first day; Mahavira dances on the last day.”
  52. Bhakti Sutra #12 · 8 mentions · 12 March 1976
    “Did anyone ever see Meera practicing yoga?”
  53. Dariya Kahe Sabad Nirvana #3 · 8 mentions · 23 January 1979
    “She came prepared, with many verses memorized—Kabir, Meera, Narsi Mehta.”
  54. Dariya Kahe Sabad Nirvana #8 · 8 mentions · 30 January 1979
    “Meera danced—not as a performer, but out of sheer overflow.”
  55. Jas Panihar Dhare Sir Gagar #4 · 8 mentions · 3 February 1978
    “That’s why Buddha does not dance; Meera dances.”
  56. Jin Sutra #4 · 8 mentions · 14 May 1976
    “Then there is the second path—the path of Narada, of Chaitanya, of Meera.”
  57. Jo Bole To Hari Katha #2 · 8 mentions · 22 July 1980
    “You gave poison to Meera—and now you sing her bhajans: “Hey, I am mad in love; none understands my pain.””
  58. Jyoti Se Jyoti Jale #10 · 8 mentions · 20 July 1978
    “Otherwise why would Meera have said, “I have abandoned all concern for public opinion”?”
  59. Nam Sumir Man Bavre #9 · 8 mentions · 9 August 1978
    “'Pad ghunghroo baandh Meera naachi re!'”
  60. Udio Pankh Pasar #5 · 8 mentions
    “Perhaps Majnun does not speak to you; perhaps Meera does.”
  61. Death is Divine #1: Die O yogi die · 7 mentions · 1 October 1978
    “I gave him this list: Krishna, Patanjali, Buddha, Mahavira, Nagarjuna, Shankara, Gorakh, Kabir, Nanak, Meera, Ramakrishna and Krishnamurti.”
  62. Philosophia Perennis, Vol 2 #11: Only God Is · 7 mentions · 10 January 1979
    “He is a Mahavira, not a Meera.”
  63. The Fish in the Sea is Not Thirsty #2: Feel, Love and Feel Alone · 7 mentions · 12 April 1979
    “Meera became enlightened, and danced and danced.”
  64. Bhakti Sutra #1 · 7 mentions · 11 January 1976
    “We have seen Meera dancing in the streets.”
  65. Dharam Sadhana Ke Sutra #2 · 7 mentions
    “In Meera’s life there is a time of weeping and a time of dancing.”
  66. Es Dhammo Sanantano #10 · 7 mentions · 30 November 1975
    “On Meera’s instrument the song of love fit.”
  67. Es Dhammo Sanantano #114 · 7 mentions · 4 December 1977
    “He said, “Where is Meera?””
  68. Geeta Darshan 2 Vol. 1 2 #11 · 7 mentions
    “Meera too has been to that realm of realization, but returning she began to dance.”
  69. Jyoti Se Jyoti Jale #12 · 7 mentions · 22 July 1978
    “Meera went to Vrindavan.”
  70. Mahaveer Meri Drishti Mein #17 · 7 mentions · 26 September 1969
    “If one wishes to go by Meera’s path, Meera will say, “A man cannot be liberated.””
  71. Man Hi Pooja Man Hi Dhoop #1 · 7 mentions · 1 October 1979
    “And not small devotees—Mira, a woman who attained such realization, also accepted Ravidas as her master!”
  72. Mare He Jogi Maro #1 · 7 mentions · 11 November 1979
    “I gave him this list: Krishna, Patanjali, Buddha, Mahavira, Nagarjuna, Shankar, Gorakh, Kabir, Nanak, Meera, Ramakrishna, Krishnamurti.”
  73. Nam Sumir Man Bavre #6 · 7 mentions · 6 August 1978
    “Yes—but in some people’s lives, stars have risen: a Buddha, a Meera, a Jagjivan, a Kabir, a Nacha!”
  74. Sahaj Yog #13 · 7 mentions · 3 December 1978
    “If you think Meera attained the divine by dancing, you are mistaken.”
  75. Books I Have Loved #5 · 6 mentions
    “After Blavatsky I have to include Meera just to make things beautiful again, just to balance.”
  76. My Way: The Way of the White Clouds #13: God is in Search of You · 6 mentions · 22 May 1974
    “Krishna will do for Meera, there is no problem, because for Meera the other exists.”
  77. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 5 #10: This mad, mad game · 6 mentions · 20 October 1979
    “There is a beautiful story about a great woman mystic of India, Meera.”
  78. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 1 #11: Light, Life and Love · 6 mentions · 25 February 1972
    “A Buddha goes down, a Meera goes up.”
  79. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #7: Techniques to put you at ease · 6 mentions · 7 October 1972
    “Meera was in love with Krishna.”
  80. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #19: A Technique for the intellectual and a technique for the feeling type · 6 mentions · 12 December 1972
    “That is why Meera goes on calling Krishna, God.”
  81. Ajhun Chet Ganwar #11 · 6 mentions · 31 July 1977
    “to turn into a god in Meera’s rapt temple of meditation—”
  82. Bhakti Sutra #5 · 6 mentions · 15 January 1976
    “Radha danced with Krishna; Mira was not troubled—without Krishna she danced the same—and she danced with Krishna.”
  83. Bhakti Sutra #17 · 6 mentions · 17 March 1976
    “Mira, dancing, is said to have reached Vrindavan.”
  84. Dharam Sadhana Ke Sutra #3 · 6 mentions
    “Meera went mad in love upon that path—what did people say?”
  85. Es Dhammo Sanantano #14 · 6 mentions · 4 December 1975
    “Meera never spoke of kundalini.”
  86. Geeta Darshan Vol. 6 #14 · 6 mentions
    “You cannot make Mahavira a bhakta; Meera can be.”
  87. Jagat Taraiya Bhor Ki #2 · 6 mentions · 12 March 1977
    “You hear Daya sing God’s praises, you see Meera swaying in ecstasy—and greed rustles within you too: “May I have such intoxication!””
  88. Krishna Smriti #7 · 6 mentions · 28 September 1970
    “Mira dances and sings; that vibe is different.”
  89. Maha Geeta #37 · 6 mentions · 17 November 1976
    “One who has tasted devotion will understand Mira.”
  90. Nahin Sanjh Nahin Bhor #8 · 6 mentions · 18 September 1977
    “Sometimes it happens that someone is born in a Jain household, but her inner disposition is closer to Meera than to Mahavira—then the trouble begins.”
  91. Peevat Ramras Lagi Khumari #1 · 6 mentions · 11 January 1981
    “With Kabir begins in India a new lineage of awakened ones—Nanak, Raidas, Farid, Meera, Sahajo, Daya.”
  92. Sapna Yeh Sansar #12 · 6 mentions · 22 July 1979
    “My experiment here is to bring Mahavira and Meera together somehow—to let Mahavira dance, and to have Meera meditate.”
  93. Tao Upanishad #34 · 6 mentions · 17 April 1972
    “Meera will dance; Buddha cannot dance.”
  94. Vigyan Dharam Aur Kala #1 · 6 mentions · 11 October 1970
    “For example, Meera’s songs are not ordinary hymns—they arise from the experience of religion.”
  95. In Search of the Miraculous Vol 2 #8: The esoteric dimensions of tantra · 5 mentions · 11 July 1970
    “There is a beautiful incident in Meera's life.”
  96. Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #7: Make Work a Celebration · 5 mentions · 28 September 1970
    “Meera goes about dancing and singing, but she does not seem to be as dynamic as Hanumana.”
  97. Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #19: Rituals, Fire and Knowledge · 5 mentions · 4 October 1970
    “There is a beautiful anecdote in the life of Meera, the renowned devotee of Krishna.”
  98. Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #21: Choose the Flute or Perish · 5 mentions · 5 October 1970
    “But we cannot say the same thing about Meera and Chaitanya.”
  99. The Razor's Edge #16: Who created god · 5 mentions · 5 March 1987
    “And the fifth, Sadhan -- you have mentioned her -- is Meera.”
  100. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 2 #18: Questions and Answers · 5 mentions · 9 August 1972
    “The second thing: Meera, Narsi Mehta and Chaitanya have not attained their goal easily.”
  101. The Way of Tao, Volume 2 #12: The signs of a saint: he is alert and irresolute, egoless and playful · 5 mentions · 17 April 1972
    “Meera dances.”
  102. Theologia Mystica #2: God is a Ventriloquist · 5 mentions · 12 August 1980
    “Meera.started dancing and singing.”
  103. Ajhun Chet Ganwar #18 · 5 mentions · 7 August 1977
    “Have you not heard of Meera?”
  104. Ami Jharat Bigsat Kanwal #9 · 5 mentions · 19 March 1979
    “He would pound the mud as Meera danced—just as intoxicated, just as mad.”
  105. Ari Main To Naam Ke Rang Chhaki #7 · 5 mentions · 17 September 1978
    “Go to Meera—she dances; go to Mahavira—you’ll find him utterly still—what dance?”
  106. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #16 · 5 mentions · 26 January 1978
    “The sign will be that there no difference at all remains between Mahavira and Meera.”
  107. Bhakti Sutra #8 · 5 mentions · 18 January 1976
    “Then the cry of wonder arises; then Meera ties the ankle-bells and dances.”
  108. Bhakti Sutra #13 · 5 mentions · 13 March 1976
    “Mira lost in her rapture,”
  109. Es Dhammo Sanantano #84 · 5 mentions · 24 May 1977
    “…photographer is there, and the news will appear in the paper, then at once you become absorbed—so utterly absorbed that you outdo Meera; you sway like mad, tears begin to flow—if anything like this is happening within you, even prayer becomes irreligious.…”
  110. Geeta Darshan Vol. 10 #6 · 5 mentions
    “A Muslim once told me, and it struck me: “My heart longs to dance like Meera with Krishna—but I am Muslim!”
  111. Geeta Darshan Vol. 12 #2 · 5 mentions
    “Imagine meeting Meera dancing in the marketplace—what impression would it leave on you?”
  112. Geeta Darshan Vol. 12 #5 · 5 mentions
    “So you will see Meera dancing and conclude, “She is unconscious, she has no awareness.”
  113. Geeta Darshan Vol. 9 #10 · 5 mentions
    “We see Meera dancing, singing, overflowing with bliss.”
  114. Geeta Darshan Vol. 9 #11 · 5 mentions
    “It blooms—sometimes in a Chaitanya, sometimes in a Meera.”
  115. Jharat Dashahun Dis Moti #15 · 5 mentions · 4 February 1980
    “Meera says: open the knots of your veil.”
  116. Kano Suni So Juth Sab #9 · 5 mentions · 19 July 1977
    “When Meera bloomed—she sang and danced.”
  117. Krishna Smriti #13 · 5 mentions · 1 October 1970
    “Meera too would say it is beyond thought, but Meera was never a very thinking person.”
  118. Lagan Mahurat Jhooth Sab #4 · 5 mentions · 24 November 1980
    “There is a story: when Meera reached Vrindavan, the chief priest at Krishna’s main temple had not seen a woman for thirty years.”
  119. Maha Geeta #24 · 5 mentions · 4 October 1976
    “Now and then a Sahajo, a Meera, Rabia, Teresa—just three or four names.”
  120. Maha Geeta #64 · 5 mentions · 14 January 1977
    “Meera said: “I have lost all concern for public opinion.””
  121. Preetam Chhabi Nainan Basee #2 · 5 mentions · 12 March 1980
    “Meera,”
  122. Prem Panth Aiso Kathin #2 · 5 mentions · 28 March 1979
    “You are as much the owner as any Buddha, any Krishna, any Christ; as much as Mahavira, Mohammed, or Meera.”
  123. Prem Rang Ras Audh Chadariya #5 · 5 mentions · 5 February 1979
    “It must have happened to Meera, to Chaitanya, to Doolan Das—but will it happen to me?”
  124. Sadhana Sutra #11 · 5 mentions · 11 April 1973
    “In Meera’s music faults can be found—in her poetry, errors in grammar.”
  125. Samadhi Ke Sapat Dwar #4 · 5 mentions · 11 February 1973
    “Meera can dance; to envision Mahavira dancing is hard.”
  126. Sanch Sanch So Sanch #4 · 5 mentions · 24 January 1981
    “I find a slight lack in Buddha; I find a slight lack in Meera—Meera lacks awareness, Buddha lacks intoxication.”
  127. Santo Magan Bhaya Man Mera #20 · 5 mentions · 31 May 1978
    “Meera!”
  128. Shunya Ke Par #3 · 5 mentions · 8 March 1970
    “If in one house we lock Meera, Francis and Tulsidas together, there will be great commotion in the night.”
  129. Tao Upanishad #91 · 5 mentions · 23 January 1975
    “Meera is seen dancing.”
  130. Beyond Enlightenment #31: Discarding the container, discovering the content · 4 mentions · 3 November 1986
    “At that very time Meera was also in Kashi, she had just come.”
  131. From Darkness to Light #24: The third alternative: the whole man · 4 mentions · 25 March 1985
    “He should have looked into the lives of Saint Teresa, Saint Meera and other women saints first, because women are more straightforward.”
  132. Hidden Mysteries #4: The Transformative Power of Idol Worship, Mantras, Music and Dance · 4 mentions · 16 June 1971
    “In a temple a Meera can be found totally absorbed in her worship.”
  133. Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #13: Krishna Goes to the West · 4 mentions · 1 October 1970
    “Meera will say it is unthinkable, but she was never given to serious thinking -- she was through and through a woman of feelings.”
  134. Tao: The Golden Gate, Vol 1 #5: A World Inside You · 4 mentions · 15 June 1980
    “Meera will not talk in an intellectual way; she will sing.”
  135. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #6: The Cyclone is the Centre · 4 mentions · 2 March 1977
    “When Meera becomes enlightened she functions in her own way.”
  136. The Great Secret #3: And I'm drunk with boundless youth · 4 mentions · 13 January 1975
    “In that dance there will be the kind of wisdom and awareness Buddha and Meera had.”
  137. The Mahageeta, Vol 1 #8 · 4 mentions · 18 September 1976
    “She has a heart exactly like that of Meera.”
  138. The Way of Tao, Volume 2 #14: The impartial awaiting, the death of pride and the one in the many · 4 mentions · 19 April 1972
    “Meera could not keep quiet nor could Mansoor, and yet they were each different in their own way.”
  139. Ajhun Chet Ganwar #10 · 4 mentions · 30 July 1977
    ““Meera danced with bells tied to her feet!””
  140. Ari Main To Naam Ke Rang Chhaki #4 · 4 mentions · 14 September 1978
    “And Meera, because you have begun to understand that these shapes are only the mind’s web of imagination, the obstruction is not very great.”
  141. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #12 · 4 mentions · 22 January 1978
    “In Chaitanya you will see the same sweetness that you see in Meera—the same feminine tenderness, the same delicacy, the same beauty.”
  142. Deepak Bara Naam Ka #3 · 4 mentions · 3 October 1980
    “Religion too has been realized by a few—Buddha, Mahavira, Krishna, Patanjali, Gorakh, Nanak, Kabir, Meera—only a few.”
  143. Es Dhammo Sanantano #4 · 4 mentions · 24 November 1975
    “Try putting Meera into Buddha—you won’t be able to.”
  144. Es Dhammo Sanantano #48 · 4 mentions · 30 March 1976
    “Mira would be incomprehensible to Russell; Chaitanya would seem mad.”
  145. Es Dhammo Sanantano #89 · 4 mentions · 29 May 1977
    “Then it is Narada’s path; the way of Meera and Kabir, of Chaitanya.”
  146. Geeta Darshan Vol. 6 #9 · 4 mentions
    “When Meera sings, Meera and Krishna are lost; only the song remains.”
  147. Jagat Taraiya Bhor Ki #3 · 4 mentions · 13 March 1977
    “Meera began to dance from village to village, she forgot all propriety.”
  148. Jas Panihar Dhare Sir Gagar #8 · 4 mentions · 7 February 1978
    “There is no physical difference between a prostitute’s feet and Meera’s feet.”
  149. Jharat Dashahun Dis Moti #8 · 4 mentions · 28 January 1980
    “among Meera and Raskhan!”
  150. Jin Khoja Tin Paiyan #18 · 4 mentions · 11 July 1970
    “There is a very sweet incident in the life of Mira.”

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