Osho on Moses

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

Bin Bati Bin Tel #10 · 57 mentions · 30 June 1974
“Once Moses said to God, “I long to see one of your devotees.””
I Say Unto You, Vol 2 #1: Neither do I condemn thee · 34 mentions · 31 October 1977
“It is not the same religion that was with Moses.”
Come Follow To You, Vol 1 #2: Gods in Exile · 24 mentions · 22 October 1975
“Moses is the law.”
From Unconciousness to Consciousness #4: The Opium Called Religion · 21 mentions · 2 November 1984
“Moses is responsible for Jesus' crucifixion.”
Come Follow To You, Vol 1 #1: And the Word was Made Flesh · 20 mentions · 21 October 1975
“Moses is the foundation of Judaism.”
From the False to the Truth #23: Persecution cannot do any harm to you · 20 mentions · 21 July 1985
“Baby, you don't know the difference between me and Moses.”
I Say Unto You, Vol 1 #3: First be Reconciled · 19 mentions · 23 October 1977
“Moses brought law to the world, Jesus brings love.”
Diya Tale Andhera #13 · 19 mentions · 3 October 1974
“He heard that the Prophet Moses understood their language.”
From Unconciousness to Consciousness #28: Commandments, No -- Just a Few Requests · 18 mentions · 26 November 1984
“Moses is one of the most charismatic leaders that the world has known, but he is not a religious man.”
I Say Unto You, Vol 1 #8: Live in Eternity · 15 mentions · 30 October 1977
“He was not against Moses, he was not against Abraham, he was not against David; he is not related to Jewish history at all -- alien, a foreigner.”
Ajhun Chet Ganwar #14 · 14 mentions · 3 August 1977
“We have not forgotten Moses.”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 8 #1 · 14 mentions
“It is told about Hazrat Moses.”
From Bondage to Freedom #35: Existence is only in the present · 13 mentions · 19 October 1985
“For example, in the Old Testament Moses leads his people out of Egypt.”
Glimpses of a Golden Childhood #15 · 13 mentions
“Strange to say it was by the side of Moses and Jesus.”
Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #7: A Tree Grows · 13 mentions · 3 March 1977
“The person is feeling angry and you say, 'Don't be angry, anger is bad -- because Moses says so, or Mohammed says so, or Mahavira says so.”
The Zero Experience #24 · 13 mentions · 26 March 1977
“One is that when Moses was dying he refused death.”
Ajhun Chet Ganwar #13 · 12 mentions · 2 August 1977
“Moses is passing through a forest and sees a man praying—a poor shepherd, in tattered clothes, praying.”
Naye Samaj Ki Khoj #5 · 12 mentions
“Someone painted Moses while Moses was alive.”
Come Follow To You, Vol 3 #5: No man has ever found God. Whenever man is · 11 mentions · 15 December 1975
“then, because you are asking, "Has Moses given you a certificate?'”
Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky #1: Dig deep · 11 mentions · 1 November 1988
“One has to go within, and all the religions are supporting you to go out -- towards Jesus, towards Moses, towards Mohammed, towards Buddha, but go outwards.”
The Messiah, Vol 1 #15: Beyond joy and sorrow · 11 mentions · 15 January 1987
“Moses must be honored as one of the greatest revolutionaries of the world; he provoked them to revolt.”
The Rebellious Spirit #18: You are the mirror · 11 mentions · 19 February 1987
“Jews have suffered unnecessarily because Moses gave them this idea that they were the chosen people of God.”
Christianity: The Deadliest Poison and Zen: The Antidote to All Poisons #5: Turning lions into sheep · 10 mentions · 26 January 1989
“Jesus must have heard about Moses -- because he was a Jew -- that Moses had gone in search of a lost tribe in the desert.”
Glimpses of a Golden Childhood #38 · 10 mentions
“And it is not only Jesus who is buried in Kashmir, but Moses too.”
Om Mani Padme Hum #13: Reality is indivisible · 10 mentions · 27 December 1987
“Kashmir is basically Jewish, and you will be surprised to know that when Moses had taken the Jews out of Egypt, one of the tribes of the Jews got lost in the desert.”
The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 5 #10: This mad, mad game · 10 mentions · 20 October 1979
“A king was very much interested in the ideas of Moses; Moses was alive.”
Turning In #1: The absolute host · 10 mentions · 12 August 1988
“Because here in India, in Kashmir, we have the graves of both Jesus and Moses.”
Anahad Mein Bisram #5 · 10 mentions · 15 November 1980
“It is mentioned in Moses’ life: he was passing through a forest and suddenly halted—he had to; the matter was such.”
Jas Panihar Dhare Sir Gagar #10 · 10 mentions · 9 February 1978
“Kabir spoke, Krishna spoke, Christ, Mahavira, Moses, Mohammed—all spoke, but with one thing in mind: how to help you fall silent.”
Guida Spirituale #5: God Never Repeats · 9 mentions · 30 August 1980
“She again asked, thinking that he had not understood; she said, "Have you made peace with Moses?"”
Sat Chit Anand #17: Politicians are great criminals · 9 mentions · 30 November 1987
“He was continuously trying to prove himself a Jewish prophet for whom the Jews had been waiting for thousands of years, the awaited great prophet after Moses.”
Satyam Shivam Sundram #5: Remember the art of let go · 9 mentions · 9 November 1987
“Jesus and Moses are out one Sunday afternoon for a round of golf.”
The Perennial Path: The Art of Living #5: Process of progress · 9 mentions · 13 November 1970
“I have heard that Moses had a flute, and he used to go to a mountain sometimes to play it.”
The Wild Geese and the Water #12: Back to the Garden · 9 mentions · 22 February 1981
“Moses gave the answers for the Jews.”
This Is It #27 · 9 mentions · 27 May 1977
“A king was in deep love with Moses and he wanted a beautiful portrait of Moses in his palace, so he ordered the greatest painter to go and to paint Moses.”
Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #24 · 9 mentions · 14 March 1978
“The Jews killed Jesus, because what Jesus said was exactly what Moses had said.”
Bahutere Hain Ghat #2 · 9 mentions · 22 March 1981
“Now take the path of Moses, drop your nonsense.””
Geeta Darshan Vol. 3 #6 · 9 mentions
“On Mount Sinai Moses beheld the Divine, and in that vision he received God’s ten precepts—the Ten Commandments.”
From Personality to Individuality #21: Priest and politicians: from genesis to genocide · 8 mentions · 19 January 1985
“All these people -- Jesus, Moses, Mahavira, Zarathustra, Lao Tzu -- had come to a certain aspect of truth, but they could not resist the temptation to complete it by imagination.”
I Am Not As Thunk As You Drink I Am #9 · 8 mentions · 10 October 1980
“One is about Moses.”
The Tantra Vision, Vol 1 #10: Hingle de jibity dangely ji · 8 mentions · 30 April 1977
“I have heard: Moses was passing through a forest, and he came across a man, a shepherd, a poor man, a dirty, poor man, with rags for clothes.”
The Transmission of the Lamp #32: Water into wine is not the real miracle · 8 mentions · 11 June 1986
“Buddha never walked on water, Moses never made any dead come back to life again, Krishna was not resurrected -- once dead, dead forever.”
The White Lotus #8: Utterly Luminous · 8 mentions · 7 November 1979
“Moses Cohen came back home in the middle of the night and slipped silently into the bedroom and began to undress.”
Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 8 #5: The meeting os sun and moon · 8 mentions · 15 April 1976
“The great Persian mystic Rumi in a beautiful poem tells us of how one day Moses, the prophet, sees a shepherd on the way, crying, "O Lord, where art thou?”
Jyon Ki Tyon #10 · 8 mentions
“I have heard that Moses had a flute, and sometimes sitting on a mountain he would play it.”
Piya Kokhojan Main Chali #2 · 8 mentions · 2 June 1980
“At least remember Moses; only he will be of use now.”
Sahaj Yog #19 · 8 mentions · 9 December 1978
“Moses was passing through a hill country and saw a man praying.”
Santo Magan Bhaya Man Mera #14 · 8 mentions · 25 May 1978
“Moses was passing through a forest and saw a man bowed.”
A Bird on the Wing #3: The Gates of Heaven and Hell · 7 mentions · 12 June 1974
“Then he came to Moses, leader of the Jews.”
Books I Have Loved #7 · 7 mentions
“They are the lost tribe Moses was searching for.”
From Misery to Enlightenment #16: The Master: a gesture to the light within · 7 mentions · 13 February 1985
“The cancer is old; it started with Moses, because once Moses said that he had encountered God directly, he rolled the ball.”
I Am That #3: By Following Nobody Knows · 7 mentions · 13 October 1980
“Certainly Moses has contributed something to it which nobody else has done.”
One Seed Makes the Whole Earth Green #3: 1,758,640,175 devils · 7 mentions · 15 January 1989
“Moses, the founder of Judaism, certainly lied to the Jews when he said, "I have been told by God that you are the chosen people of the world, and he has told me to lead you to the holy land, Israel."”
The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 1 #6: Through a glass darkly · 7 mentions · 26 June 1979
“Somebody asked, an old man, "Zusiya, when you are facing God -- and soon you will be facing God because you are dying -- will you be able to say to him that you followed Moses absolutely, truthfully?"”
The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 12 #8: Born enlightened · 7 mentions · 28 April 1980
“Jesus and Moses were playing golf.”
The Miracle #12 · 7 mentions · 12 August 1980
“It was a tremendous leap; he left Moses far behind.”
The Osho Upanishad #21: Only the real can meet the real · 7 mentions · 8 September 1986
“-- they are all old, Jewish prophets: Ezekiel, Elijah, Moses -- "that God is a very violent God, that he never forgives."”
The Perfect Master, Vol 2 #8: The Bell Tolls for Thee · 7 mentions · 8 July 1978
“A famous story about Moses:”
Turn On, Tune In and Drop the Lot #16 · 7 mentions · 17 December 1978
“Anand Moses.”
Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 4 #4: To become free in an unfree society · 7 mentions · 24 April 1975
“He was dying and somebody asked, 'Josiah, pray to Moses, and ask him to help you.'”
Zarathustra: A God That Can Dance #22: Of the priests · 7 mentions · 7 April 1987
“Although it is absolutely ugly, ugly in the sense that Mohammed is somewhere in the fourth heaven, Moses in the fifth, Jesus in the sixth; Gautam Buddha, Mahavira in the seventh; Kabir, Nanak in the eighth....”
Ishavashya Upanishad #8 · 7 mentions · 8 April 1971
“He said to the dying mystic: Remember Moses!”
Maha Geeta #63 · 7 mentions · 13 January 1977
“An old Sufi tale: a king devoted to Moses asked the greatest painter of his kingdom for a portrait of Moses to hang in his court.”
Shiv Sutra #3 · 7 mentions · 13 September 1974
“It is said that when Moses went up Mount Sinai, he wept and he laughed, but he did not speak.”
Tao Upanishad #106 · 7 mentions · 7 February 1975
“He said, “Because now, close to death, reviewing my whole life—since I will soon have to answer—I understand something: God will not ask me, ‘Why were you not like Moses?’”
Be Still and Know #4: You Are Ancient Pilgrims · 6 mentions · 4 September 1979
“But why did Jesus, Moses, Mohammed -- the sources of all the three religions that have been born outside India -- not talk about reincarnation directly?”
Christianity: The Deadliest Poison and Zen: The Antidote to All Poisons #1: The opium of the people · 6 mentions · 22 January 1989
“You don't have to listen to Moses and his Ten Commandments; you will find your own commandments.”
Come, Come, Yet Again Come #14: The Forgotten But Not the Lost · 6 mentions · 9 November 1980
“God went to all the races, and then finally, as a last resort he asked Moses, "Would you like to have the commandments?"”
Come Follow To You, Vol 1 #6: The luxury of God · 6 mentions · 26 October 1975
“Are you certain that Moses will be a witness to you?”
Come Follow To You, Vol 3 #3: There is no Future God; there is no past · 6 mentions · 13 December 1975
“When Jesus is there, they talk about John, they talk about Elias, they talk about Ezekiel, they talk about Jeremias, they talk about Abraham, Moses -- they can talk about the whole past, but they will not look at this man who is right now here.”
No Water, No Moon #5: Gutei's Finger · 6 mentions · 15 August 1974
“He was dying, and somebody said, "Magid, have you prayed to God to make you like Moses?"”
Philosophia Perennis, Vol 1 #1: The Greatest Luxury · 6 mentions · 21 December 1978
“Or Lao Tzu, or Zarathustra, or Moses....”
Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol 1 #13: Judge Ye Not · 6 mentions · 23 August 1977
“A Hassid Master, Joshua, was dying and somebody told him, 'Remember Moses so that he can help you.”
The Golden Future #19: The sunlit peaks of sacredness · 6 mentions · 21 May 1987
“Just a bird singing, received in silence and love, is more valuable than God speaking to Moses, because that is a fiction -- and not a very nice one, either.”
The Great Path #3: Maxims of Yoga: A sense of wonder · 6 mentions · 13 September 1974
“It is said that when Moses reached the mountain Sanai, he cried, he laughed but he did not speak at all.”
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #21: Understanding · 6 mentions · 25 July 1987
“In the story of Moses, when he met God on Mount Sinai, as he reached close to God, he heard a shout.”
The Guest #7: The god whom I love is inside · 6 mentions · 2 May 1979
“The God of Moses is less sophisticated than the God of Jesus, naturally; there are thousands of years between these two enlightened persons.”
The Heartbeat of the Absolute #13: Animal, Vegetable Or God? · 6 mentions
“He asked the saint to remember Moses the prophet as he was on his way to God.”
The Rainbow Bridge #2 · 6 mentions · 2 July 1979
“Moses had also reached, but he must not have been a great poet to be able to express it, he must have lacked expression.”
The Wisdom of the Sands, Vol 2 #3: You are here to be yourself · 6 mentions · 4 March 1978
“Moses went on the mountains and God appeared to him as fire in a bush.”
Theologia Mystica #15 · 6 mentions · 25 August 1980
“Jews think they are the chosen race of God because God himself delivered the Ten Commandments to Moses.”
Sumiran Mera Hari Kare #11 · 6 mentions · 31 May 1980
“It is said in the life of Moses that when he went up the mountain to behold God, he saw a wondrous sight: a green bush—likely a rose bush—with flowers in bloom.”
Ah, This! #5: See Right at Once · 5 mentions · 7 January 1980
“Moses went up the mountain.”
From Death to Deathlessness #17: Becoming is going away from being · 5 mentions · 22 August 1985
“It is because of this I don't consider Moses, or Jesus, or Mohammed to be enlightened.”
From Unconciousness to Consciousness #13: Ready-to-wear Religion at the Secondhand Store · 5 mentions · 11 November 1984
“The root cause is the declaration by Moses that Jews are the chosen people of God, that they are the master race.”
Hari Om Tat Sat #23: A woman is more poetic · 5 mentions · 6 February 1988
“When Moses was looking for God's city, God's land, Israel, a tribe of the Jews got lost.”
Sat Chit Anand #30: Be Adam and Eve · 5 mentions · 6 December 1987
“Don't live according to Manu or Moses.”
Tao: The Golden Gate, Vol 2 #10: Religion: the Ultimate Luxury · 5 mentions · 30 June 1980
“Sannyas will never happen to you, Moses.”
Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 1 #1: On The Absolute Tao · 5 mentions · 11 June 1975
“The same is true about Moses and Mohammed.”
Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 1 #2: Ordinariness · 5 mentions · 12 June 1975
“They look helpful; they are practical, that's certain -- Mohammed or Moses -- absolutely practical because with your mind they fit.”
The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 1 #5: Be therefore mindful · 5 mentions · 25 August 1976
“Then there are other teachers -- Mahavir, Moses, Mohammed, Manu -- they say listen to the parental voice, listen to the moral, what the society says, what you have been taught.”
The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 2 #8: A distant star · 5 mentions · 7 September 1976
“They all respect Mahavir, Mohammed, Moses, and they all follow Machiavelli.”
The Great Pilgrimage: From Here to Here #7: First have your cup of tea · 5 mentions · 9 September 1987
“Moses had been gone for hours.”
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #33: Serenity · 5 mentions · 18 August 1987
“It will be your own, not Moses', not Manu's, not Confucius'.”
The Last Testament, Vol 1 #7: The Time Is Short · 5 mentions · 24 July 1985
“They can sing songs of glory about Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, Mahavira, but they don't have any eyes for the future.”
The Last Testament, Vol 2 #1 · 5 mentions · 21 August 1985
“They cannot prove that Moses really saw God or simply got mad in the hot desert roaming for forty years -- anybody can go, it is nothing special to Moses.”
The Rebel #16: Live is on the razor's edge · 5 mentions · 8 June 1987
“God is speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, and Moses is shaking his head in disbelief at what God is saying to him.”
The Secret #18: The Master Is A Metaphor · 5 mentions · 28 October 1978
“A rabbi was giving a very serious sermon in the temple when he came to the word "Moses" and from the congregation came a loud voice, "He was a stupid jerk."”
The Wild Geese and the Water #1: And Escape to Reality · 5 mentions · 11 February 1981
“The clothes may have been made by Moses or Mohammed or Jesus or Buddha and they may have been perfectly fitting the people they were prepared, but now, after three thousand years, two thousand years, or even five thousand years...”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 12 #11 · 5 mentions
“Jews revere Moses.”
Jyoti Se Jyoti Jale #21 · 5 mentions · 31 July 1978
“Moses’ famous injunctions are the Ten Commandments—as if each commandment fulfills a direction.”
Piya Kokhojan Main Chali #5 · 5 mentions · 5 June 1980
“The child said, “Today the pastor told us about Moses: when Moses brought his people out of Egypt and came to the sea, he put all his engineers to work.”
Beyond Enlightenment #3: No other path but life · 4 mentions · 5 October 1986
“There is a story in Moses' life that Jews have not been able to explain in four thousand years.”
Beyond Psychology #13: Christianity is an empty box · 4 mentions · 18 April 1986
“It is a coincidence, but a beautiful coincidence, that Moses died in Kashmir and Jesus also died in Kashmir.”
From Bondage to Freedom #18: Existential worship · 4 mentions · 2 October 1985
“I am reminded of Moses when, according to the story, he met God in the form of a flame arising out of a bush; and the bush was still green.”
From Ignorance to Innocence #4: Danger: truth at work · 4 mentions · 2 December 1984
“It was difficult for Jews to put Moses aside when Jesus was telling them something far truer; it was difficult to put Moses aside.”
From the False to the Truth #16: You have to grow inwards, that is your earth · 4 mentions · 14 July 1985
“They are not like Moses, who wandered for forty years with the poor Jews dying in the desert, finding Israel, the holy land promised to him by God himself.”
Guida Spirituale #9: Be Yourself · 4 mentions · 3 September 1980
“Jesus is dangerous to the Jews because they lived a certain pattern of life, following Moses, repeating Moses, trying to be carbon copies of the prophets of the Old Testament.”
Hidden Mysteries #1: The Secret of Shapes, Sounds and Fragrances · 4 mentions · 26 April 1971
“It is said about Moses that when he went to the mountain he saw a divine fire burning there.”
I Celebrate Myself: God Is No Where, Life Is Now Here #1: The grand rebellion · 4 mentions · 13 February 1989
“Jesus, Krishna, Mahavira, Mohammed, Moses ...”
Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #10: The Song of All Songs · 4 mentions · 6 March 1977
“When Moses saw God on Mount Sinai he committed a little mistake.”
The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 10 #2: Whatsoever happens is good · 4 mentions · 22 February 1980
“When Moses was coming from Egypt and the enemies were following on his heels and they came close to the sea, now there was a problem: What to do?”
The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 8 #11: The psychology of egolessness · 4 mentions · 31 December 1979
“Moses and Jesus were sitting together in a boat reminiscing.”
The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 4 #9: Provisions for the journey · 4 mentions · 8 November 1976
“The Jews have the beautiful story about Moses going to the mountain, Sinai, and there Moses saw a green bush afire.”
The Golden Future #13: Nothing goes right without meditation · 4 mentions · 18 May 1987
“God asked Moses to choose whatever promised land he wished.”
The Great Pilgrimage: From Here to Here #4: Suddenly you have blossomed · 4 mentions · 8 September 1987
“Finally he reached Moses and asked him, "Do you want to have a commandment?"”
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #3: Power · 4 mentions · 16 July 1987
“Then he went to Moses and asked Moses, "Do you want a commandment?”
The Guest #14: I am not a person · 4 mentions · 9 May 1979
“It was perfectly right for the people Moses was talking to; it was a language that they understood.”
The Imprisoned Splendor #24 · 4 mentions · 25 June 1980
“Moise is a form of Moses.”
The Last Testament, Vol 1 #14: The Function Of A Master · 4 mentions · 31 July 1985
“It is a strange coincidence that Moses also died in Kashmir, not in Israel.”
The Last Testament, Vol 1 #23 · 4 mentions · 9 August 1985
“Moses is still manipulating the Jews.”
The Messiah, Vol 1 #16: From house to home from home to temple · 4 mentions · 16 January 1987
“It is said that when Moses was forced too much by his followers -- "How long is it going to take to reach the city of God, to the divine land, Israel?”
The New Alchemy: To Turn You On #15: The Path is Found · 4 mentions · 13 April 1973
“Mohammed, Zarathustra, Moses -- they look mythological now because whatsoever they say we cannot experience ourselves.”
The New Dawn #15: You fool around -- then learn the lesson · 4 mentions · 25 June 1987
“What can I say about Moses?”
The Razor's Edge #17: Playing a part in the movie · 4 mentions · 5 March 1987
“Since the times of Moses -- almost four thousand years -- they have suffered and suffered.”
The Secret #8: The Cool White Shine Of His Beloved · 4 mentions · 18 October 1978
“A great Hasidic mystic, Josiah, was dying, and somebody told him, "Master, why don't you pray now to Moses, because now you are on your deathbed?”
Turning In #2: Morality: nothing but delusion · 4 mentions · 13 August 1988
“And just on the way he met Moses.”
Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #6: Devices to transcend dreaming · 4 mentions · 6 October 1972
“Or Mohammed, or Moses, they must have known too if they were enlightened men that there are many lives and not just one.”
YAA-HOO! The Mystic Rose #24: Saying small things with big words · 4 mentions · 13 April 1988
“He went around to the Egyptians, and here and there, everywhere, and finally he found the right man -- Moses.”
Yakusan: Straight to the Point of Enlightenment #4: The sutra is long, the night is short · 4 mentions · 20 January 1989
“Some Confucius, some Manu, some Moses, some Mohammed was telling you how to behave.”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #57 · 4 mentions · 8 April 1976
“There is a mention in the life of Moses.”
Gahre Pani Paith #1 · 4 mentions · 26 April 1971
“In the life of Moses it is said: he went up the mountain and saw a divine fire—a bush aflame, fire all around, yet flowers blooming and leaves green within.”
Jagat Taraiya Bhor Ki #7 · 4 mentions · 17 March 1977
“When Moses beheld God upon Sinai, he could not understand what was happening.”
Jin Sutra #14 · 4 mentions · 24 May 1976
“Moses is a great revolutionary—the exodus, liberation from Egypt, the search for a new life and world, the inner rethinking of a new society, and laying its foundations—Moses did that.”
Nirvan Upanishad #2 · 4 mentions · 26 September 1971
“At last he went to Moses, the Jewish prophet.”
Peevat Ramras Lagi Khumari #2 · 4 mentions · 12 January 1981
“Those who worshiped Moses.”
Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #9: Dead men don't bleed · 3 mentions · 9 July 1987
“It said, "Jesus saves, Moses invests, Osho spends."”
Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #17: Take the risk wholesale · 3 mentions · 13 July 1987
“They are all unique: a Zarathustra is a Zarathustra, a Mahavira is a Mahavira, a Buddha is a Buddha, a Jesus is a Jesus, a Moses is a Moses ...they are so unique that you should not make one of them a criterion that everybody else has to fit with.”
Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #19: Relish the mystery in the depths of your heart · 3 mentions · 14 July 1987
“In the deepest part of my heart I know Moses is the man, not Jesus Christ.”
Come, Come, Yet Again Come #4: You Are the Question · 3 mentions · 30 October 1980
“Moses, sannyas is a crazy way of living life.”
Come Follow To You, Vol 2 #11: And come, follow me · 3 mentions · 10 November 1975
“Jesus told him to follow the law, the commandments of Moses.”
Come Follow To You, Vol 4 #4: All Who Hear It Lose Themselves · 3 mentions · 24 December 1975
“Confucius is like Moses or Manu: the law-giver.”
Eighty Four Thousand Poems #22 · 3 mentions · 24 April 1980
“He is not a follower of Moses”
From Ignorance to Innocence #22: The commune: the distillation of rebellious spirits · 3 mentions · 21 December 1984
“I have heard about the God Moses met on the mountain and Jesus heard from the sky, and Mohammed...”
From Misery to Enlightenment #2: Meditation -- jumping board to your being · 3 mentions · 30 January 1985
“When I received the message that any effort to make direct contact with God is sin, I wondered what Moses was doing.”
From Misery to Enlightenment #11: Consciousness: the only criterion of virtue · 3 mentions · 8 February 1985
“And New Israel would be far better than getting that old rotten Israel which Moses had found.”
From the False to the Truth #18: Silence does the miracle · 3 mentions · 16 July 1985
“And there are people like Moses who say that they have seen God, heard him, and they bring stone tablets with commandments written on them.”
God is Dead, Now Zen is the Only Living Truth #7: God is the business of the priest · 3 mentions · 12 February 1989
“it is such a coincidence that there is Moses' grave, and just by the side of it Jesus' grave.”
Hari Om Tat Sat #11: Go dancing in · 3 mentions · 22 January 1988
“I am reminded of Moses on Mount Sinai.”
Hari Om Tat Sat #14: Was god thinking of a circus · 3 mentions · 1 February 1988
“God was getting tired when he found Moses.”

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