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

  1. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #1: The Master of the shouts · 25 mentions · 23 October 1988
    “Maneesha, this silent and beautiful evening we are going to start a new series of meditations on the sutras of Rinzai.”
  2. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #5: Relax and disappear · 21 mentions · 28 October 1988
    “So when Rinzai says, "YOU ANIMAL!"”
  3. The Language of Existence #9: Lovers of tao · 21 mentions · 7 September 1988
    “Maneesha, Rinzai has a special place just as Bodhidharma has.”
  4. Ram Duware Jo Mare #2 · 21 mentions · 26 May 1974
    “The Zen master Rinzai sat wrapped in a blanket, gazing at the full moon.”
  5. The Heartbeat of the Absolute #20: Existence Is One · 20 mentions
    “This is a sort of a puzzle, a koan like those which the Zen master Rinzai used to create.”
  6. Theologia Mystica #10 · 18 mentions · 20 August 1980
    “When Lin Chi was asked by a philosopher...”
  7. Yakusan: Straight to the Point of Enlightenment #3: A grand approach to reality · 17 mentions · 19 January 1989
    “It is said about Rinzai, the great master who brought Zen from China to Japan ....”
  8. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #3: Either experience or just go home · 14 mentions · 26 October 1988
    “You will be able to understand Zen and Rinzai, their tremendous effort to bring the rebel into the world, to create a religion which is also rebellion.”
  9. Books I Have Loved #9 · 13 mentions
    “-- it reminds one of Bodhidharma, Basho, or Rinzai.”
  10. Jyun Macchali Bin Neer #8 · 13 mentions · 28 September 1980
    “Rinzai, the Zen fakir, was a sadhu—I would call him a sadhu.”
  11. Mahaveer Vani #35 · 13 mentions · 20 September 1972
    “Someone asked Rinzai, “What is Buddha?””
  12. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #11: Emptying · 12 mentions · 20 July 1987
    “Lin Chi's statement is clear: If you can put to rest the mind that frantically seeks from moment to moment, you will be no different from old Shakyamuni Buddha.”
  13. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #38: Transformation · 12 mentions · 20 August 1987
    “It happened that one bishop in Japan wanted very much to see a Zen master, Lin Chi.”
  14. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #23: Several more looking methods · 12 mentions · 16 December 1972
    “For example, Lin Chi became enlightened while he was just sitting on his master's verandah - on the verandah of his master, and the Master came out and just laughed.”
  15. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 2 #35: The search for the rhythm of the opposites · 12 mentions · 3 November 1973
    “It is reported that one day Rinzai was working in his garden -- Rinzai was a Zen master -- and somebody approached.”
  16. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #2: Empty heart, empty mind · 11 mentions · 25 October 1988
    “Maneesha, Rinzai is right.”
  17. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #4: How coarse · 11 mentions · 27 October 1988
    “Maneesha, before I discuss this small and yet significant anecdote about Rinzai, I have to introduce to the Museum of Gods a gift from Rafia.”
  18. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #7: There is no final destination · 11 mentions · 30 October 1988
    “That's where Rinzai differs, and any great master will differ.”
  19. The Golden Future #34: Out of the mind -- below or beyond · 11 mentions · 28 May 1987
    “One great Zen master, Lin Chi, was staying in a temple on a cold winter night.”
  20. The Grass Grows By Itself #3: Emptiness and the Monk's Nose · 11 mentions · 23 February 1975
    “One man came to Lin Chi, a great Zen master, and said: I am very troubled.”
  21. The Supreme Doctrine #3: Surrender and I Will Transform You · 11 mentions · 9 July 1973
    “His disciple Rinzai was very well known, more known than his master.”
  22. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 2 #37: Become each being · 11 mentions · 5 November 1973
    “I have heard about Lin Chi, a Zen master.”
  23. The Original Man #2: Only a remembrance · 10 mentions · 17 August 1988
    “What Maharishi Mahesh Yogi calls Transcendental Meditation, Rinzai is condemning.”
  24. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #8: Holidays are not for saints · 9 mentions · 31 October 1988
    “To be with Rinzai...”
  25. Sat Chit Anand #9: Skies beyond skies · 9 mentions · 26 November 1987
    “A beautiful story: When the master of a great seeker, Rinzai, saw that the moment had come when Rinzai was going to be of the same status as the master himself, he called Rinzai and slapped him hard.”
  26. The Buddha: The Emptiness of the Heart #4: Enter the door of anatta · 9 mentions · 11 September 1988
    “It used to be, when Buddha was walking, or when Rinzai was alive....”
  27. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #7: The source · 9 mentions · 18 July 1987
    “An understanding of this man who has been thrown out of the window by Lin Chi, who then jumped on him and asked, "Got it?", needs the total background to the story and the intrinsic undercurrent running through it.”
  28. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 2 #1: Be a witness not a judge · 9 mentions · 25 March 1973
    “It is known, it is said about the great Zen master Rinzai that he never succeeded -- never succeeded in his archery -- to get to the right point, to the right aim.”
  29. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 2 #9: Scratching the Shoe · 9 mentions · 29 June 1977
    “It happened, a very beautiful anecdote in the life of a great Zen master, Rinzai:”
  30. Ishavashya Upanishad #13 · 9 mentions · 10 April 1971
    “A Zen master, Rinzai, loved to pose riddles — because they can only point.”
  31. Mahaveer Vani #33 · 9 mentions · 18 September 1972
    “About Rinzai I have heard: one night a thief entered his hut.”
  32. Sahaj Samadhi Bhali #21 · 9 mentions · 10 August 1974
    “In Japan there was a mystic, Rinzai.”
  33. Tantra: The Supreme Understanding #9: Beyond and Beyond · 8 mentions · 19 February 1975
    “It happened: The master of Lin Chi died.”
  34. The Hidden Splendor #27: Harmony is your reality · 8 mentions · 26 March 1987
    “A man came to a Zen master, Rinzai.”
  35. The Original Man #9: Yaa-hoo! -- a living sound · 8 mentions · 25 August 1988
    “Maneesha, Rinzai is trying to explain one of the mysteries of Zen which has remained very strange to outsiders.”
  36. The Osho Upanishad #21: Only the real can meet the real · 8 mentions · 8 September 1986
    “One great mystic, Rinzai, was sitting by the riverside on the sand.”
  37. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 2 #15: Questions and Answers · 8 mentions · 6 August 1972
    “I am reminded of Rinzai, a Zen monk.”
  38. The Way of Tao, Volume 1 #16: Unbiased are the three -- heaven, earth and the saint · 8 mentions · 2 November 1971
    “When Rinzai approached his Guru for the first time, it was a well known fact among the people there, that the Guru was a very harsh man.”
  39. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 3 #7: A Snowflake Dissolving in Pure Air · 8 mentions · 7 July 1977
    “Rinzai was giving a lecture one day on the 'True Man of No Title'.”
  40. Geeta Darshan Vol. 15 #7 · 8 mentions
    “A Zen fakir, Rinzai, was approached by a young man.”
  41. Tao Upanishad #16 · 8 mentions · 2 November 1971
    “When Rinzai first went to his master—people said that master was very harsh.”
  42. Beyond Enlightenment #28: Unless the whole existence · 7 mentions · 31 October 1986
    “One Zen master, Lin Chi, was dying.”
  43. I Am Not As Thunk As You Drink I Am #24 · 7 mentions · 25 October 1980
    “One great Zen master, Rinzai, was sitting on the bank of a river.”
  44. Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #21: Choose the Flute or Perish · 7 mentions · 5 October 1970
    “A young man came to Rinzai, a celebrated Zen sage who lived in the mountains.”
  45. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #6: All you can do is drop your mind · 7 mentions · 29 October 1988
    “Maneesha has brought this small anecdote, which will explain to you what Rinzai, who was the founder of Zen in Japan, is about.”
  46. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #10: The Song of All Songs · 7 mentions · 6 March 1977
    “Jesus and Lin Chi and Bodhidharma have all been misunderstood.”
  47. That Art Thou #50: Adhyatma Upanishad · 7 mentions · 21 October 1972
    “There is a beautiful story about Rinzai.”
  48. The Supreme Doctrine #7: Meditation and the Inner Eye · 7 mentions · 11 July 1973
    “Someone came to a Zen mystic, Rinzai, and he asked, "Tell me only that which is very essential, because I am in a hurry.”
  49. Zen: The Solitary Bird, Cuckoo of the Forest #12: Hidden behind these reflecting eyes · 7 mentions · 8 July 1988
    “When Rinzai was dying he asked his disciples, "I have lived my life always authentically and originally.”
  50. Diya Tale Andhera #12 · 7 mentions · 2 October 1974
    “It happened with Rinzai and his master.”
  51. Jo Bole To Hari Katha #5 · 7 mentions · 25 July 1980
    “A Christian priest once went to the Zen master Rinzai with a Bible, to impress him and convert him.”
  52. Kahe Hot Adheer #16 · 7 mentions · 27 September 1979
    “A poet once came to Zen master Rinzai and said, “I have read the poems you have written.””
  53. Finger Pointing to the Moon #11: The Soul's Thirst · 6 mentions · 18 October 1972
    “Rinzai was a great Zen master in Japan, and once, when he got up in the morning, he told his disciple who was standing by, "I will narrate a dream I saw last night if you will explain to me."”
  54. Hari Om Tat Sat #27: The vertical line opens a door to eternity · 6 mentions · 24 February 1988
    “A Zen master, Rinzai, had a very absurd habit, but beautiful.”
  55. I Am the Gate #3: Occult devices and the spiritual search · 6 mentions · 18 April 1971
    “One day the Zen monk Rinzai is speaking in a temple.”
  56. I Say Unto You, Vol 1 #3: First be Reconciled · 6 mentions · 23 October 1977
    “A great Zen Master, Rinzai, was sitting.”
  57. The Diamond Sutra #11: The Fully Enlightened One · 6 mentions · 31 December 1977
    “When Rinzai was with his master -- the master was a very very hard master, as Zen masters are -- Rinzai was beaten so many times, was thrown, and the master would jump on him and beat him.”
  58. The Great Pilgrimage: From Here to Here #3: Into the open sky · 6 mentions · 7 September 1987
    “A Japanese king went to see Master Lin Chi.”
  59. The Osho Upanishad #1: The mystery school: an encounter with the miraculous · 6 mentions · 16 August 1986
    “There is a story about Rinzai.”
  60. The Osho Upanishad #10: Mind is friction, understanding is transcendence · 6 mentions · 25 August 1986
    “A Japanese king went to see Lin Chi, a famous master of his time.”
  61. The Transmission of the Lamp #33: I need your intelligence, not your surrender · 6 mentions · 11 June 1986
    “For example, one of the great masters, Rinzai, was given the famous koan of "the Sound of One Hand Clapping."”
  62. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 2 #16: Experiencing: The Essence of the Hindu Mind · 6 mentions · 7 August 1972
    “Rinzai was staying with his guru, with his teacher.”
  63. Turning In #3: Go on unconcerned · 6 mentions · 14 August 1988
    “Maneesha, there are three words to be understood perfectly well before you can understand what Rinzai is saying.”
  64. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 3 #5: A Master Echoes You · 6 mentions · 5 July 1977
    “When Rinzai was asked what the essence of Buddhist teaching was, he came right down from his seat and, taking hold of the questioner by the front of his robe, slapped his face, and let him go.”
  65. Maha Geeta #65 · 6 mentions · 15 January 1977
    “There is a mention about Rinzai—a Zen monk.”
  66. Maha Geeta #74 · 6 mentions · 24 January 1977
    “His disciple Rinzai was very famous—so famous that he was more renowned than his master.”
  67. Nirvan Upanishad #2 · 6 mentions · 26 September 1971
    “Rinzai had a master in Japan.”
  68. Piya Kokhojan Main Chali #4 · 6 mentions · 4 June 1980
    “Zen master Rinzai was sitting on the riverbank.”
  69. Tao Upanishad #77 · 6 mentions · 10 August 1973
    “Rinzai was a mystic in Japan.”
  70. Don't Just Do Something, Sit There #17 · 5 mentions · 18 September 1977
    “Anand means blissful, and Rinzai was a great zen mystic -- a Chinese -- founder of the Rinzai sect of zen.”
  71. Om Mani Padme Hum #5: Just to relax on the river · 5 mentions · 23 December 1987
    “One Zen master, Lin Chi, used to say to his disciples, "I am going to ask a question.”
  72. One Seed Makes the Whole Earth Green #1: Peace of mind, my foot! · 5 mentions · 13 January 1989
    “The governor asked Rinzai to take the high seat, higher than the governor.”
  73. Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol 2 #7: Full Emptiness · 5 mentions · 2 September 1977
    “It is said that once a seeker came to Rinzai, the great Zen Master.”
  74. The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 4 #8: The disappearance of the magician · 5 mentions · 7 November 1976
    “A man came to Master Lin Chi.”
  75. The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 4 #11: Collecting pebbles on the seashore of life · 5 mentions · 10 November 1976
    “Rinzai used to say that it looks absurd.”
  76. The Language of Existence #3: Seek nothing outside · 5 mentions · 1 September 1988
    “Maneesha, I have to say something about my absence yesterday before I can enter into the discussion of Rinzai's statements.”
  77. The Original Man #6: Roots in the universe · 5 mentions · 21 August 1988
    “I am reminded that one Christian missionary went to Rinzai, the great Zen master from China who introduced Zen to Japan....”
  78. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 1 #7: The upward Flow of the Mind · 5 mentions · 21 February 1972
    “I am reminded of a Zen monk, Rinzai: He is sleeping in his poor hut.”
  79. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #2: The Path of Yoga and the Path of Tantra · 5 mentions · 2 October 1972
    “Rinzai went to his master and he said, "Give me freedom!"”
  80. Adhyatam Upanishad #11 · 5 mentions · 18 October 1972
    “I have heard: in Japan there was a great fakir, Rinzai.”
  81. Geeta Darshan 2 Vol. 1 2 #18 · 5 mentions
    “A Zen master, Rinzai, was approached by a man who asked, “How do I stop?””
  82. Geeta Darshan Vol. 10 #10 · 5 mentions
    “There was a Zen master, Rinzai.”
  83. Geeta Darshan Vol. 16 #2 · 5 mentions
    “A Zen master, Rinzai, would take his disciples in a boat.”
  84. Geeta Darshan Vol. 3 #7 · 5 mentions
    “A Zen fakir, Rinzai, was passing along a village path.”
  85. Geeta Darshan Vol. 7 #9 · 5 mentions
    “In Japan there was a fakir, Rinzai.”
  86. Jharat Dashahun Dis Moti #2 · 5 mentions · 22 January 1980
    “A Zen fakir, Rinzai, once had a thief enter his hut.”
  87. Jyun Macchali Bin Neer #7 · 5 mentions · 27 September 1980
    “A Christian missionary once went to the Zen master Rinzai—hoping to convert him.”
  88. Mrityoma Amritam Gamaya #10 · 5 mentions · 10 August 1979
    “A Zen story: when Rinzai was absorbed in his practice—twenty years he had been absorbed—one day his master came, and right in front of him began to grind a brick on a stone.”
  89. Ram Duware Jo Mare #1 · 5 mentions · 25 May 1974
    “The Zen fakir Rinzai would say to his disciples, ‘Listen—remember one thing: surely walk through water, but let it be remembered—water must not touch your feet!’”
  90. Sabai Sayane Ek Mat #5 · 5 mentions · 15 September 1975
    “There is a famous story of the Zen master Rinzai.”
  91. Tao Upanishad #110 · 5 mentions · 8 November 1971
    “It even happened that when Rinzai became enlightened and went toward his Master’s hut, he was climbing the steps outside and the Master shouted from within, so, Rinzai has attained!”
  92. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #14: To face a Buddha is dangerous · 4 mentions · 11 July 1987
    “There is a story about a great Zen master, Lin Chi.”
  93. Christianity: The Deadliest Poison and Zen: The Antidote to All Poisons #6: Good soldiers of christ · 4 mentions · 27 January 1989
    “And then Rinzai took it to Japan.”
  94. Come Follow To You, Vol 1 #9: Go thou and preach the kingdom of god · 4 mentions · 29 October 1975
    “A Zen seeker came to Rinzai, the great Master.”
  95. Come Follow To You, Vol 4 #8: The whole Sky belongs to You · 4 mentions · 28 December 1975
    “Lin Chi, a great Zen Master, worked with his own Master for years.”
  96. Dimensions Beyond the Known #1 · 4 mentions · 28 February 1970
    “In Japan there was one saint called Lin Chi.”
  97. God is Dead, Now Zen is the Only Living Truth #1: God is a puppeteer · 4 mentions · 6 February 1989
    “These are the two lineages of Zen: Rinzai Zen and Soto Zen.”
  98. Hari Om Tat Sat #30: Truth: beyond mind, beyond language · 4 mentions · 25 February 1988
    “A Zen master, Rinzai, whenever asked, "What is truth?"”
  99. Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #4: Religion has no History, It is Eternal · 4 mentions · 27 September 1970
    “Rinzai was a famous Zen monk.”
  100. My Way: The Way of the White Clouds #12: Whatsoever you do, be Total · 4 mentions · 21 May 1974
    “One Zen monk, Rinzai, used to say: This man, Buddha, was never born, he never walked on this earth, he never died -- he is just a dream.”
  101. No Man is an Island #19 · 4 mentions · 19 May 1980
    “One of the greatest, Rinzai was his master.”
  102. Nowhere To Go But In #16 · 4 mentions · 9 June 1974
    “Lin Chi was a Zen master.”
  103. Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 1 #10: Wisdom And Understanding · 4 mentions · 20 June 1975
    “Somebody asked Rinzai, "What do you do?”
  104. The Beloved, Vol 2 #10: Love Is Death · 4 mentions · 10 July 1976
    “It is said about a great Zen Master, Rinzai....”
  105. The First Principle #5: Chapter title:Beyond the Prism of the Mind · 4 mentions · 15 April 1977
    “It is said a man, must have been a perfectionist, came to a Zen Master, Rinzai, and the man, who was a Christian, said to Rinzai, "In our scripture it is written that God created the world in six days, and then on the seventh day he rested.”
  106. The Great Secret #2: Tell, and still its hidden · 4 mentions · 12 January 1975
    “There is a wonderful story about the Zen monk Lin Chi.”
  107. The Last Testament, Vol 6 #5 · 4 mentions · 31 July 1986
    “I have heard about one famous Japanese sage, Rinzai.”
  108. The Mustard Seed: My Most Loved Gospel on Jesus #12: Come out and I'll Show You · 4 mentions · 1 September 1974
    “One of them was Rinzai.”
  109. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 1 #2: Dissolution into the Cosmic · 4 mentions · 16 February 1972
    “Rinzai always gave to his disciples the koan of hearing the sound of one hand clapping.”
  110. The Zen Manifesto: Freedom From Oneself #4: Freedom not licentiousness · 4 mentions · 3 April 1989
    “Once it happened when Rinzai became enlightened....”
  111. Diya Tale Andhera #7 · 4 mentions · 27 September 1974
    “Someone asked the Zen master Rinzai, “What do you do?””
  112. Diya Tale Andhera #16 · 4 mentions · 6 October 1974
    “I have heard: The Zen monk Rinzai was passing along a road.”
  113. Geeta Darshan Vol. 13 #5 · 4 mentions
    “The Zen master Rinzai stood at the temple gate.”
  114. Kaivalya Upanishad #13 · 4 mentions · 31 March 1972
    “A man who passes in witnessing… Rinzai said to his disciples at the time of death: I leave you one sutra — pass through the water, but let not your feet get wet.”
  115. Kan Thore Kankar Ghane #8 · 4 mentions · 18 May 1977
    “A young man once came to the Zen mystic Rinzai and said, “I search a lot, but I find no trace of the soul within me.”
  116. Kan Thore Kankar Ghane #9 · 4 mentions · 19 May 1977
    “A Zen master, Rinzai, was sitting with his disciples when a stranger, visiting him for the first time, said, I have a question to ask.”
  117. Krishna Smriti #21 · 4 mentions · 5 October 1970
    “A great Zen mystic, Rinzai, was approached by a young man who said: I have come to you in search of truth.”
  118. Maha Geeta #56 · 4 mentions · 6 December 1976
    “I was reading last night about the Zen master Rinzai.”
  119. Sumiran Mera Hari Kare #11 · 4 mentions · 31 May 1980
    “A man once went to the Zen Master Rinzai and asked, “Before you attained enlightenment, before you became a buddha, what did you do?””
  120. Tao Upanishad #113 · 4 mentions · 23 March 1975
    “When Rinzai’s master died, there was much discussion among the people.”
  121. Upasana Ke Kshan #11 · 4 mentions
    “There was a Zen master, Rinzai.”
  122. Christianity: The Deadliest Poison and Zen: The Antidote to All Poisons #1: The opium of the people · 3 mentions · 22 January 1989
    “By the end of this century, perhaps, the only planet in the universe which has created people like Buddha and Jesus, people like Lao Tzu and Rinzai, will disappear.”
  123. I Say Unto You, Vol 1 #5: Pray to Thy Father in Secret · 3 mentions · 27 October 1977
    “A disciple of Rinzai came to the Master and said 'I have become one with the whole!”
  124. No Water, No Moon #4: The Dead Man's Answer · 3 mentions · 14 August 1974
    “It happened with Rinzai; he was given the same koan to work with.”
  125. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #1: The Medicine of the Unborn Undying · 3 mentions · 25 April 1978
    “A great Zen master, Lin Chi, says: "O Brethren in the Way, you must know that there is in the reality of Buddhism nothing extraordinary for you to perform.”
  126. The Beloved, Vol 1 #6: Direction a non-ending process · 3 mentions · 26 June 1976
    “One Zen master, Rinzai, was dying; he was on the death-bed.”
  127. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 3 #10: Vast as the sky · 3 mentions · 21 August 1979
    “When Rinzai was taking leave of his master -- because the master had said, "You go for a three-year pilgrimage, go to all the temples and all the monasteries" -- and before he was leaving, he started beating him.”
  128. The Divine Melody #4: The greatest love affair on earth · 3 mentions · 4 January 1977
    “I have heard: A Zen monk, Rinzai, was passing from a marketplace.”
  129. The Great Secret #7 · 3 mentions · 17 January 1975
    “The Zen fakir Rinzai said there was no doubt that SAMSAR, the world, was false, and that MOKSHA, liberation, was also false, was also a trumped-up thing.”
  130. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #13: Nothingness · 3 mentions · 21 July 1987
    “For example, Lin Chi is standing on a bridge with his master.”
  131. Until You Die #9: Almost Dead With Thirst · 3 mentions · 19 April 1975
    “Somebody asked Rinzai, a Zen Master, `What is the way to know the Ultimate?'”
  132. Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi #10: Sublime is the Spontaneous · 3 mentions · 16 January 1974
    “Somebody asked the same question of a Zen master, Rinzai: "You speak to thousands, don't you ever get worried about it?”
  133. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 10 #3: Returning to the original mind · 3 mentions · 3 May 1976
    “Somebody asked Lin Chi, a Zen Master, "If somebody comes and attacks you, what will you do?"”
  134. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 3 #9: The fall of the idiots · 3 mentions · 9 March 1975
    “Somebody asked Lin Chi, "What you are doing nowadays?"”
  135. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 4 #10: The alchemy of celebration · 3 mentions · 30 April 1975
    “One Zen Master, Lin Chi, was weighing flax.”
  136. Zen: The Quantum Leap From Mind to No-Mind #6: Gorilla, sir, be a gentleman · 3 mentions · 16 June 1988
    “Rinzai was one of the loveliest masters in the history of Zen.”
  137. Adhyatam Upanishad #15 · 3 mentions · 20 October 1972
    “There is a story about Rinzai: when enlightenment happened to him, he started laughing and laughing.”
  138. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #4 · 3 mentions · 14 January 1978
    “A Zen master, Rinzai, was asked, “What is the most important thing worth learning in this world?””
  139. Jharat Dashahun Dis Moti #9 · 3 mentions · 29 January 1980
    “When the Zen mystic Rinzai first awakened, he wept and laughed loudly.”
  140. Jo Bole To Hari Katha #3 · 3 mentions · 23 July 1980
    “A Buddhist—supreme among Buddhists—Rinzai, was approached by a young man who said, “You said, ‘Attain thoughtlessness’; I have attained it.”
  141. Krishna Smriti #4 · 3 mentions · 27 September 1970
    “There was a Zen mystic, Rinzai.”
  142. Maha Geeta #47 · 3 mentions · 27 November 1976
    “Rinzai, a Zen fakir, was resting by the roadside under a tree at the foot of a mountain pilgrimage.”
  143. Maha Geeta #53 · 3 mentions · 3 December 1976
    “When the Zen monk Rinzai reached his master, the first thing the master asked was: from which village do you come?”
  144. Sapna Yeh Sansar #17 · 3 mentions · 27 July 1979
    “The Zen master Rinzai made his disciples do a little experiment.”
  145. Tao Upanishad #9 · 3 mentions · 19 July 1971
    “The Zen mystic Rinzai stood outside his hut telling a man, “Do you see those great trees touching the sky?”
  146. Tao Upanishad #48 · 3 mentions · 20 July 1972
    “There was a Zen master, Rinzai.”
  147. Tao Upanishad #72 · 3 mentions · 23 June 1973
    “The Zen master Rinzai used to say: after Buddha attained enlightenment, he did nothing at all.”