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Osho on Jalaluddin Rumi

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

  1. The Osho Upanishad #27: You thimk this is a discourse. It is just adevice · 19 mentions · 14 September 1986
    “For example, one of the great Sufi masters, Jalaluddin Rumi, had nothing to say, he was not a man of words -- but he knew how to dance.”
  2. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 1 #12: This is not Kaaba · 17 mentions · 22 February 1977
    “A great Sufi mystic, Jalaluddin Rumi, used to live with his one hundred disciples in a monastery.”
  3. The Last Testament, Vol 3 #24 · 15 mentions · 14 October 1985
    “There have been mystics -- for example, Jalaluddin Rumi -- whose teaching was not in words, whose teaching was in dance.”
  4. The New Dawn #17: Letting me in is finding yourself · 14 mentions · 26 June 1987
    “There is a story about a Sufi mystic, Jalaluddin Rumi, who has been loved by Sufis the most.”
  5. The Rebellious Spirit #23: Miracles are mostly fiction · 14 mentions · 21 February 1987
    “Prem Prasado, Jalaluddin Rumi is one of the greatest Sufi mystics.”
  6. The Great Pilgrimage: From Here to Here #21: Philosia... the path of the mystic · 12 mentions · 30 September 1987
    “It is almost twelve hundred years old, and the first man who purchased it was Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi.”
  7. Diya Tale Andhera #6 · 11 mentions · 26 September 1974
    “Rumi says in a song…”
  8. Om Shantih Shantih Shantih #11: Just don't be a polack! · 10 mentions · 5 March 1988
    “Alima, the words of Mevlana Rumi are immensely significant.”
  9. Tao: The Golden Gate, Vol 1 #5: A World Inside You · 8 mentions · 15 June 1980
    “And Jalaluddin Rumi danced for years, and then one day it happened while he was dancing: through dance he attained to Tao.”
  10. Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 2 #9: On Calm Quietude · 8 mentions · 29 June 1975
    “He came to die in a small town where Jalaluddin Rumi used to live: he came to die there because of Jalaluddin Rumi.”
  11. Unio Mystica, Vol 1 #7: Cooked and Burnt · 8 mentions · 7 November 1978
    “The great Sufi master, Jalaluddin Rumi, wrote these three lines as his own epitaph:”
  12. Maha Geeta #30 · 8 mentions · 10 October 1976
    “Jalaluddin Rumi was a great, accomplished faqir.”
  13. Om Shantih Shantih Shantih #16: Having a lovely time -- but why? · 7 mentions · 8 March 1988
    “But great must have been the disciples of Jalaluddin Rumi, who never called him Maulana; they changed the whole word.”
  14. Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 2 #8: In Existence There Is No Question · 7 mentions · 28 June 1975
    “I will tell you a small anecdote about the Sufi master, Jalaluddin Rumi.”
  15. Krishna Smriti #12 · 7 mentions · 1 October 1970
    “Rumi wrote a song.”
  16. Going All the Way #8 · 6 mentions · 8 November 1980
    “Jalaluddin Rumi, one of the most significant Sufi mystics, has reached a little deeper than Martin Buber.”
  17. Joshu: The Lion's Roar #7: Eternity in his hands · 6 mentions · 21 October 1988
    “Out of such experiences Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, a Sufi mystic, simply made whirling his only method.”
  18. Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #12: Discipline, Devotion and Krishna · 6 mentions · 1 October 1970
    “Rumi has written a beautiful song.”
  19. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #1: The Master of the shouts · 6 mentions · 23 October 1988
    “He has done a tremendous job in translating Rumi.”
  20. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #2: Empty heart, empty mind · 6 mentions · 25 October 1988
    “But because you are in love with Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi...”
  21. The Shadow of the Whip #14: The Body has its own Wisdom · 6 mentions · 22 November 1976
    “There is a very famous story about a sufi mystic, Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi.”
  22. The Transmission of the Lamp #27: Go on, go on! · 6 mentions · 8 June 1986
    “For example, Jalaluddin Rumi became enlightened with a very strange method that he had remembered from his own childhood, whirling.”
  23. The Transmission of the Lamp #38: Base humanity into golden humanity · 6 mentions · 14 June 1986
    “Just like Jalaluddin Rumi's whirling was his meditation, and he became the most loved Sufi master.”
  24. The Wild Geese and the Water #14: The Bird has Flown · 6 mentions · 24 February 1981
    “There has been Jalaluddin Rumi who twirled -- he became enlightened while twirling.”
  25. Zen: The Quantum Leap From Mind to No-Mind #3: A master in your own right · 6 mentions · 13 June 1988
    “The first master who had it, Jalaluddin Rumi, has not been surpassed by any other Sufi.”
  26. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #5 · 6 mentions · 15 January 1978
    “Jalaluddin Rumi has a famous poem: The lover knocked at the beloved’s door.”
  27. Maha Geeta #55 · 6 mentions · 5 December 1976
    “There is a famous poem of Jalaluddin Rumi.”
  28. Sumiran Mera Hari Kare #2 · 6 mentions · 22 May 1980
    “But Jalaluddin Rumi, the Sufi fakir, arrived by dancing.”
  29. Eighty Four Thousand Poems #14 · 5 mentions · 16 April 1980
    “Jalaluddin Rumi came to know truth”
  30. I Am Not As Thunk As You Drink I Am #21 · 5 mentions · 22 October 1980
    “(Rumi is the name of a Sufi mystic, Osho tells the third initiate.)”
  31. The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 4 #10: The bear of reason · 5 mentions · 9 November 1976
    “There is a beautiful story about the Sufi mystic, Master Jalaluddin Rumi.”
  32. The Hidden Splendor #7: Preparing for the last world war · 5 mentions · 15 March 1987
    “Devaprem, the poem by Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi is beautiful, as always.”
  33. The Hidden Splendor #22: What more do you want? · 5 mentions · 23 March 1987
    “And it was from seeing children enjoying whirling that Jalaluddin Rumi got the idea that there must be something...”
  34. The Perfect Master, Vol 1 #3: A Rolling Stone · 5 mentions · 23 June 1978
    “You cannot imagine Rumi not dancing.”
  35. Walking in Zen, Sitting in Zen #16: All Moons In The One Moon · 5 mentions · 10 May 1980
    “There is a famous poem of Jalaluddin Rumi; I agree with him up to a point and then my disagreement starts.”
  36. Bhakti Sutra #1 · 5 mentions · 11 January 1976
    “There is a famous poem of Jalaluddin Rumi that I cherish.”
  37. Diya Tale Andhera #18 · 5 mentions · 8 October 1974
    “A Sufi fakir, Jalaluddin Rumi, often went to the king’s court too.”
  38. Kahe Kabir Diwana #10 · 5 mentions · 21 September 1979
    “In a song of Jalaluddin Rumi: a lover knocked at the beloved’s door at midnight.”
  39. Man Hi Pooja Man Hi Dhoop #10 · 5 mentions · 10 October 1979
    “Jalaluddin Rumi one day took his disciples to a field.”
  40. Neti Neti Sambhavnaon Ki Aahat #6 · 5 mentions
    “Rumi has a song: a lover knocks on his beloved’s door.”
  41. Prabhu Mandir Ke Dwar Par #7 · 5 mentions · 11 June 1969
    “A small story of Rumi.”
  42. Beyond Psychology #12: Obedience needs no art · 4 mentions · 18 April 1986
    “There is a story in the life of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi.”
  43. Beyond Psychology #36: Wake up and you are it · 4 mentions · 30 April 1986
    “For example, Jalaluddin Rumi did nothing but whirling.”
  44. Come, Come, Yet Again Come #1: Whoever Knocks is a Welcome Guest · 4 mentions · 27 October 1980
    “There is a beautiful statement of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, one of the greatest Sufi masters ever.”
  45. I Am Not As Thunk As You Drink I Am #9 · 4 mentions · 10 October 1980
    “Jalaluddin Rumi, one of the most important Sufi mystics who discovered the method of whirling dervishes, the Sufi dance, once took all his disciples to a field.”
  46. Joshu: The Lion's Roar #4: Go on digging · 4 mentions · 18 October 1988
    “One great Sufi mystic, Jalaluddin Rumi, one day took his disciples to a field where a farmer had been trying for months to dig a well.”
  47. Notes of a Madman #2: Series #2 · 4 mentions
    “When all is forgotten, the steps and all, when only the dance remains, the whirling -- the whirling Jalaluddin Rumi knew -- just the whirling....”
  48. Satyam Shivam Sundram #6: Every enlightened man has all the flavors of truth · 4 mentions · 9 November 1987
    “One day Jalaluddin Rumi took all his students, disciples and devotees to a field.”
  49. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 1 #1: Voluntary death · 4 mentions · 11 February 1977
    “A seeker came to Jalaluddin Rumi, the Sufi mystic, and said Will you teach me?”
  50. The Golden Future #39: Growing up comes by itself · 4 mentions · 31 May 1987
    “Jalaluddin Rumi, one of the most important Sufi mystics, one day took his disciples to a nearby farm where the farmers were trying to dig a well.”
  51. The Imprisoned Splendor #10 · 4 mentions · 10 June 1980
    “It is said that Jalaluddin Rumi, one of the greatest Sufi mystics, became enlightened after thirty-six hours of continuous dancing; he danced and danced and danced.”
  52. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 3 #8: The Master appears · 4 mentions · 8 March 1975
    “But it happened that one of the greatest Sufis, Jalaludin Rumi, used to go to the emperor's palace.”
  53. Ari Main To Naam Ke Rang Chhaki #7 · 4 mentions · 17 September 1978
    “Call the state I, as Krishna says, Surrender unto Me; or call it Thou, as Muhammad says, You alone; as Jalaluddin Rumi says, You alone.”
  54. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #4 · 4 mentions · 14 January 1978
    “The Sufi fakir Jalaluddin Rumi has said: people pray in order to change God.”
  55. Dhyan Darshan #10 · 4 mentions · 25 December 1970
    “Jalaluddin Rumi, a Sufi mystic, once took his students, who were learning meditation, to a field.”
  56. Geeta Darshan Vol. 4 #18 · 4 mentions
    “Rumi wrote a small song—let me use it to clarify this sutra.”
  57. Piv Piv Lagi Pyas #3 · 4 mentions · 13 July 1975
    “I have heard of a great Sufi — Jalaluddin Rumi.”
  58. From Darkness to Light #7: Time is very short but my methods are very quick · 3 mentions · 6 March 1985
    “You were quoting Sufi mystics -- Jalaluddin Rumi, Farid, Sarmad.”
  59. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #8: And the Twain Are Always Meeting · 3 mentions · 2 May 1978
    “Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi created another, the Sufi-field.”
  60. Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 2 #7: On The Softest Substance · 3 mentions · 27 June 1975
    “His name was Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi; he was one of the great Sufi mystics and poets.”
  61. The Great Transcendence #4: Every Step Is The Destination · 3 mentions · 14 November 1975
    “There was a great Sufi fakir, Jalaluddin Rumi.”
  62. The Inner Journey #8: Freedom from the "I" · 3 mentions · 5 February 1968
    “Jalaluddin used to sing a song, a very beautiful song.”
  63. The Razor's Edge #30: A little more courage, a little more love · 3 mentions · 12 March 1987
    “There is a great statement of Jalaluddin Rumi, a Sufi mystic.”
  64. The Wisdom of the Sands, Vol 2 #2: Drop Becoming! Being is Enough · 3 mentions · 3 March 1978
    “If the normal person is normal then Jesus is abnormal, then Buddha is abnormal, then Jalaluddin Rumi is abnormal.”
  65. This Is It #2 · 3 mentions · 2 May 1977
    “A sufi master -- Jalaluddin Rumi -- once took his disciples to a field.”
  66. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 3 #1: Now Sit Down and Listen · 3 mentions · 1 July 1977
    “There is a famous statement of Jalaluddin Rumi: "I died as mineral and became a plant.”
  67. Bhaj Govindam #4 · 3 mentions · 14 November 1975
    “There was a great Sufi mystic, Jalaluddin Rumi.”
  68. Bin Bati Bin Tel #6 · 3 mentions · 26 June 1974
    “There is a famous poem of Jalaluddin Rumi.”
  69. Kathopanishad #15 · 3 mentions · 12 October 1973
    “Jalaluddin Rumi described its outcome.”
  70. Samadhi Kamal #3 · 3 mentions
    “Rumi, a Sufi fakir, once told his young son, “Come with me every morning to the mosque and pray.””
  71. Vigyan Dharam Aur Kala #1 · 3 mentions · 11 October 1970
    “Rumi sings: A lover knocks at the beloved’s door.”