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Osho on Sariputta

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

  1. Es Dhammo Sanantano #119 · 44 mentions · 9 December 1977
    “Many citizens of Shravasti had gathered and were praising countless qualities of the Elder Sariputta.”
  2. The Heart Sutra #3: Negation of Knowledge · 22 mentions · 13 October 1977
    “These sutras have been addressed to one of Buddha's greatest disciples, Sariputra.”
  3. Es Dhammo Sanantano #79 · 19 mentions · 8 April 1977
    “The townsfolk, after listening to the Dhamma from Sariputta and Moggallayana, were praising them.”
  4. The Heart Sutra #7: Full Emptiness · 18 mentions · 17 October 1977
    “That's what Buddha is saying to Sariputra.”
  5. Es Dhammo Sanantano #121 · 16 mentions · 21 November 1977
    “Elder Revat was the younger brother of the venerable Sariputta.”
  6. The Heart Sutra #5: The Fragrance of Nothingness · 15 mentions · 15 October 1977
    “But there has been a dialogue between the eyes of Buddha and Sariputra.”
  7. From Darkness to Light #19: Where nothing is right and nothing is wrong · 11 mentions · 19 March 1985
    “Sariputta, one of Gautam Buddha's disciples, became enlightened while Buddha was alive, and still continued to follow the old principles that were given to him before his enlightenment.”
  8. The Invitation #3: Let yourself be a mystery · 9 mentions · 22 August 1987
    “In that great crowd of disciples, there were people like Sariputta, Maudgalyan, Mahakashyapa, Manjushri, Vimal Kirti, and many more who had already become enlightened, who had already crossed the barrier between the master and the disciple, who had entered int…”
  9. I Am the Gate #3: Occult devices and the spiritual search · 8 mentions · 18 April 1971
    “Sariputta came to Buddha.”
  10. Es Dhammo Sanantano #15 · 8 mentions · 5 December 1975
    “A great scholar once came to Buddha—Sariputra.”
  11. Koplen Phir Phoot Aayeen #4 · 8 mentions · 3 August 1986
    “There is a story: Buddha’s most important disciple, Sariputta, would sit far away from Buddha.”
  12. Prem Rang Ras Audh Chadariya #5 · 8 mentions · 5 February 1979
    “Sariputta came to behold the Buddha.”
  13. The Heart Sutra #9: Gone, Gone, Gone Beyond! · 7 mentions · 19 October 1977
    “Sariputra is at the peak of the third: the noosphere -- reflection, thinking, self-consciousness.”
  14. Unio Mystica, Vol 1 #4: A Pearl of Exceeding Beauty · 7 mentions · 4 November 1978
    “When Sariputta became an enlightened person in his own right, Buddha told him, "Now there is no need to bow down to me.”
  15. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 2 #3: And the Sky Abides · 7 mentions · 23 June 1977
    “So they took him to one of Buddha's great disciples, Sariputra -- who was a great astrologer too, and who had a capacity, a telepathic capacity, to read people's past lives.”
  16. A Bird on the Wing #10: The Master of Silence · 6 mentions · 19 June 1974
    “There were great scholars like Sariputta there -- you could not find a more keen intellect -- and Moggalayan was also there, a very great scholar.”
  17. I Say Unto You, Vol 1 #1: The Flute on God's Lips · 6 mentions · 21 October 1977
    “A Sariputta was already a very grown-up soul; the fruit was ripe.”
  18. Tantra: The Supreme Understanding #6: The Great Teaching · 6 mentions · 16 February 1975
    “It happened: One of Buddha's disciples, Sariputta, one day bowed down at Buddha's feet.”
  19. Tao: The Golden Gate, Vol 2 #10: Religion: the Ultimate Luxury · 6 mentions · 30 June 1980
    “But once a man came to him -- his name was Sariputta -- who became one of his greatest disciples.”
  20. The Path of the Mystic #23: Fall into trust · 6 mentions · 15 May 1986
    “It is reported that when Sariputta -- one of Gautam Buddha's chief disciples, and one of the few who became enlightened in Gautam Buddha's lifetime -- when he came to Gautam Buddha, he had come to argue.”
  21. The Secret #3: Wisdom Is An Awakening · 6 mentions · 13 October 1978
    “He was a great scholar, one of the very well-known in India in those days; his name was Sariputra.”
  22. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #36: From maya (illusion) to reality · 6 mentions · 25 February 1973
    “Sariputta was one of the greatest disciples of Buddha.”
  23. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 7 #1: Ask a Question Close to Home · 6 mentions · 1 January 1976
    “Sariputra.”
  24. Geeta Darshan Vol. 14 #10 · 6 mentions
    “Sariputta, Buddha’s disciple, sat beside him and was also watching.”
  25. A Bird on the Wing #2: No Mind, No Truth · 5 mentions · 11 June 1974
    “Sariputra came, he was a great pundit.”
  26. Beyond Psychology #24: Whenever the ego gains, you are the loser · 5 mentions · 24 April 1986
    “One of his closest disciples, Sariputta, was found to be not meditating enough.”
  27. Come Follow To You, Vol 1 #5: And He Saith unto them: Follow me · 5 mentions · 25 October 1975
    “Buddha transformed Mahakashyap, Sariputta, Modgalayan, Anand, but the credit goes more to Mahakashyap, Sariputta, Anand and Modgalayan and less to Buddha because they were rare beings.”
  28. From Personality to Individuality #10: Christianity: just a nice Jewish boy's hang-up · 5 mentions · 8 January 1985
    “Sariputta was a brahmin, Moggalayan was a brahmin, Mahakashyapa was a brahmin.”
  29. Light on the Path #13: Whenever there is a sannyasin of mine, I am there · 5 mentions · 13 January 1986
    “One of Buddha's intimate disciples, Sariputta, became enlightened in Buddha's lifetime.”
  30. Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy #11: What is the Soul? · 5 mentions
    “Sariputta, the chief disciple of Buddha, was sitting nearby under a tree.”
  31. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #5: Non-attainment · 5 mentions · 17 July 1987
    “Sariputta was one of his most intimate disciples, and Sariputta was the head of the lotus assembly.”
  32. Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi #12: Only Knowing Remains · 5 mentions · 17 January 1974
    “While Buddha was saying this and Maulangputta was being convinced, one sannyasin, one bhikku of Buddha, Sariputta, who was sitting under a tree, started laughing.”
  33. Jagat Taraiya Bhor Ki #6 · 5 mentions · 16 March 1977
    “One of Buddha’s disciples, Sariputta, attained enlightenment—he became a Buddha.”
  34. Jas Panihar Dhare Sir Gagar #6 · 5 mentions · 5 February 1978
    “Buddha had a great disciple, Sariputra.”
  35. Jas Panihar Dhare Sir Gagar #10 · 5 mentions · 9 February 1978
    “And even Buddha’s great bodhisattvas—Sariputra, Moggallayana, Mahakashyapa—such eminently gifted monks—were afraid of Vimalakirti.”
  36. Mahaveer Vani #26 · 5 mentions · 11 September 1972
    “Sariputta was Buddha’s foremost disciple.”
  37. The Golden Future #14: The love that never ends · 4 mentions · 18 May 1987
    “Sariputra, one of Gautam Buddha's earliest disciple's, said to Ananda, "Don't be stupid, these promises will become hindrances for your growth.”
  38. The Grass Grows By Itself #3: Emptiness and the Monk's Nose · 4 mentions · 23 February 1975
    “Sariputta came.”
  39. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #13: Nothingness · 4 mentions · 21 July 1987
    “Sariputta asked, "DON'T ALL BUDDHAS, THE TATHAGATAS, AWAKEN TO THE REALM OF TRUTH?”
  40. Walking in Zen, Sitting in Zen #2: This Is Sacred, This Is Divine · 4 mentions · 6 March 1980
    “When this was happening, Sariputta, one of Buddha's great disciples who was sitting there, started laughing.”
  41. Zen: The Special Transmission #3: The Empty Door is Open Wide · 4 mentions · 3 July 1980
    “Sariputta said, "This is a tricky question.”
  42. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #30 · 4 mentions · 20 March 1978
    “Buddha’s disciples—Sariputta, Moggallana, Mahakasyapa—attained enlightenment; then Buddha told them, “Go and carry the news to the people.””
  43. Es Dhammo Sanantano #75 · 4 mentions · 4 April 1977
    “He went successively to Elder Revata, to Elder Sariputta, to Venerable Ananda, and then came to Bhagwan himself.”
  44. Geeta Darshan Vol. 12 #8 · 4 mentions
    “A young man came to Buddha—Sariputta, who later became a great knower.”
  45. Kaivalya Upanishad #5 · 4 mentions · 27 March 1972
    “Sariputra went to Buddha.”
  46. From Misery to Enlightenment #7: Politics brings out the beast in you · 3 mentions · 4 February 1985
    “Many came -- Sariputta came, Moggalayan came, Mahakassapa came.”
  47. From Misery to Enlightenment #19: Man: the greatest problem -- and the only solution · 3 mentions · 16 February 1985
    “Sariputta, one of his chief disciples, stands up and says, "Why are you joking with us?”
  48. Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing #7: All dreams must cease · 3 mentions · 27 October 1974
    “Sariputra was there, he was one of the greatest chief disciples, very well known all over the country.”
  49. Ma Tzu: The Empty Mirror #3: Ripe plum · 3 mentions · 18 September 1988
    “Sariputta, one of Buddha's chief disciples, became enlightened.”
  50. That Art Thou #13: Sarvasar Upanishad · 3 mentions · 14 January 1972
    “Sariputta came to Buddha to thank him, and said to Buddha, "I have come in a deep gratitude to thank you."”
  51. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 3 #1: Knowledge is not knowledge · 3 mentions · 11 August 1979
    “Sariputta became enlightened -- he was one of the great disciples of Buddha.”
  52. The Last Testament, Vol 2 #15 · 3 mentions · 4 September 1985
    “Sariputra*, one of his chief disciples, became enlightened.”
  53. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 4 #7: Awareness: the fire that burns the past · 3 mentions · 27 April 1975
    “A Buddha has to remember his disciples: Anand is Anand and Sariputra is Sariputra.”
  54. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 6 #4: Selfishness: The only Unselfishness · 3 mentions · 4 September 1975
    “Sariputta, one of Buddha's disciples, one day entered into Buddha and allowed Buddha to enter in him.”
  55. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 6 #10: All Problems are Unreal · 3 mentions · 10 September 1975
    “And then, another disciple of Buddha, Sariputta, he started laughing (he was just sitting by the side) -- a loud, mad laugh.”
  56. Es Dhammo Sanantano #106 · 3 mentions · 26 November 1977
    “Under a tree Sariputra would be sitting, instructing people: “Meditate.””
  57. Geeta Darshan Vol. 18 #3 · 3 mentions
    “Sariputra attained knowledge, but he did not cease to touch the feet of the Buddha.”
  58. Samadhi Ke Sapat Dwar #10 · 3 mentions · 14 February 1973
    “When Buddha said this to the youth—his name was Maulungputta—Sariputta, a monk sitting beneath a tree nearby, burst into laughter, and said to Maulungputta: beware.”