And while the Christians and Mohammedans (his word) don't fare much better, he has nothing but kindness to say about Jesus because, well, Jesus was a buddha if ever there was one.īig takeaways? There's nothing but trouble in obsessing about the past (realm of regret) and the future (denizen of desires). The big monotheistic religions, according to Osho, are "father" religions, wherein we are the children in need of a father figure. It's so hard to describe, you can take 454 pages trying, but Osho probably did it more eloquently than others I have read. A little more Eastern, no? But Osho considers other religions just that - mere religions. At least as a Hindu or Jainist you get a running start. I wish I "got" it, but really, I'm worse than handicapped being a Westerner. In that sense, the book argued for a more leisurely, "side" read, while others were in progress - maybe at certain, more introspective times of day, like dawn. I went back and reread certain paragraphs.
Yes, you could read it coast to coast, though a lot of it is "chewy." That is, I sometimes stopped to write stuff down because I liked it so much. OK, infinite ways, but I'll recommend one or the other, based on your temperament or how you find the sailing. In that sense, the book argued for a more leisurely, "side" read, while others were in progress - maybe at certain, more introspective A real thinking book, The Buddha Said can be tackled two ways. A powerful, inspirational gem of a book.moreĪ real thinking book, The Buddha Said can be tackled two ways. Osho engages us at every level to help us experience the Buddha’s teachings and take in their timeless truths. As we travel with the Buddha on a path of radical wisdom, we’ll laugh or shake our heads at the folly, the ineptitude, or the goodness of the characters in the stories-and gain knowledge and understanding at the same time. Using wonderful anecdotes throughout, Osho weaves his own unique insights into this profound ancient wisdom and expands its meaning for our time. As we travel with the Buddha on a path of radi Osho, one of the best-known and most provocative spiritual teachers of our time, presents The Sutra of 42 Chapters-a scripture compiled in the first century C.E by a Chinese emperor. Arizona has some beers to be proud of.Osho, one of the best-known and most provocative spiritual teachers of our time, presents The Sutra of 42 Chapters-a scripture compiled in the first century C.E by a Chinese emperor. I'm already looking forward to sipping some different brews there next year. The woman who tattooed me while I was there recommended the Magic Mushroom (or something like that) for our next trip.
Similarly, several of the places where we ate and/or drank didn't have any local beers though they would have some beers from smaller breweries (I notice that Firestone Walker (my current favorite California brewer, as it turns out) was well represented). It's shameful they don't sell anything from Arizona in any of the baseball parks or at (where we saw the Sharks look pretty ****ing toothless against the Coyotes). What was shocking to me was how difficult it was to get a locally made beer anywhere other than a brew-pub. I LOVED the SunBrew Kolsch and brought a case of that back with me and now have a Kolsch in line to brew next week. We didn't make it to the Four Peaks brewery but we did try several of their beers.
I loved the Denver Pale Ale from Great Divide. I discovered several great brews there though oddly many were from the Mid-West and Colorado. Papago was very cool (though again, the food was horrendous-we had a salt pizza). The food sucked but we know to expect that down there. The waiter was kinda clueless, especially about the house brews (he had no idea how often they made beer or how much of it they could make).