Walking in Zen, Siting in Zen

"I love the statement that the 'man of Zen walks in Zen and sits in Zen' for the simple reason that meditation cannot be just a part of your life. You cannot make a fragment of your life meditative; it is not possible to be meditative for one hour and then non-meditative for twenty-three hours. It is absolutely impossible. If you are doing that, that means your meditation is false." "Meditation can either be a twenty-four-hour affair or it cannot be at all. It is like breathing: you cannot breathe for one hour and then put it aside for twenty-three hours, otherwise you will be dead. You have to go on breathing. Even while you are asleep you have to go on breathing. Even in a deep coma you have to go on breathing. Meditation is the breath of your soul. Just as breathing is the life of the body, meditation is the life of the soul." In 16 chapters in which he responds to questions of his audience, Osho leads us into an understanding that meditation must become something so deep in us that wherever we go it remains, abides with us; whatever we do, it is always there. 1. The Breath of the Soul 2. This Is Sacred, This Is Divine 3. Get out of the Mind! 4. Greed Is Nothing but the Fear of Death 5. Witnessing Is the Very Essence of Zen 6. Freedom Is the Ultimate Value. 7. All Desires Lead You Away from Yourself 8. The Head and the Heart 9. To Enjoy Life Is Bliss 10. Courage Means Freedom 11. The Law of Grace 12. The Heart Always Knows 13. Burn Your Life's Torch at Both Ends 14. Don't Abandon Existence 15. So Lost and So at Home 16. Zen Is a Very Rare Flowering OSHO TALKS - from original recordings of live events with Osho and his audience of seekers and friends from around the world. Recorded at the Osho International Meditation Resort, Pune, India. Copyright © (P) Osho International Foundation