Archive for Essays > Personalities
From the Master’s bookshelf: ‘The Soul of a Tree’
An essay by Nirbija and Bhagawati. While Nirbija read Osho speaking about a Zen carpenter asking a tree if it wants to become a table, he remembered his woodworking beginnings and [...]
A Life of Zen: Ikkyū, the Crazy Cloud
In his third essay on Zen, by means of an exquisite tour de force and employing many poems, Surendra unveils Ikkyū’s intriguing life in simple detail and unusual format.
Gertrude Stein: A rose is a rose is a rose
An essay by Marc and Bhagawati on the famous American avant-garde novelist, poet, playwright and art collector, Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946).
A Life of Zen: Ryōkan and Teishin, Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf
In this essay, Surendra shows with the exquisite poems written by Ryōkan and Teishin a most delicate etheric and intimate love affair between Master and disciple.
A life of Zen: Ryōkan, the great fool
Surendra's portrait of the inspiring rebel monk who totally abandoned the rigid Zen organisation of his day, interspersed with delightful poems Ryōkan wrote along on his path.
Meeting Harada Tangen Roshi in Obama, Japan
Srajan recollects his travels and life in Japan during the early seventies, and the impact meeting Harada Tangen Roshi had on his life.
Billy Graham, chauvinist
Marc looks at Billy Graham's life, purpose and impact he had on former leading statesmen and many other followers - and also quotes what Osho says about him.
The enlightened mystic: Osho
An excerpt from the recently published book, 'Spectrum of Mindfulness' by Satya Vedant.
Leonardo da Vinci – the universal man
Essay on the Italian Renaissance artists and scientist by Marc and Bhagawati.
An offering of love
Quotes and photos by Anandamayi Ma, a widely recognized eminent spiritual being. She is said to have been the embodiment of a joyous self-sufficiency which enraptured the hearts of [...]
Hermann Hesse: I have been and still am a seeker
Hermann Hesse was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an [...]
Osho’s 1001 Tales to his Nani – A Finger Pointing to the Moon
Introduction to a new series compiled by Shanti, to be published weekly.
Ludwig Wittgenstein: I’ve Had a Wonderful Life
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, [...]
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti was an enlightened Indian speaker and writer on philosophical and spiritual subjects.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (aka Seneca the Younger, 4 BCE – 65 CE) was born in Cordoba, Spain and raised in Rome, Italy.
George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff
An essay by Marc and Bhagawati.
Kahlil Gibran
Marc explores Kahlil Gibran's life and work.
The Laughing Philosophers
Marc states that although they never met, Heraclitus and Democritus are often linked together as the weeping and the laughing philosophers.
Aristotle
Marc points out how Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle’s views about men and women influenced later Christian and Islamic thinkers.
Dear Piero
Shanti writes to Piero Ferrucci, author of the book 'Inevitable Grace'.
Dear Maurice
Shanti aka Iam writes to Richard Maurice Bucke.
Dear Abbie
Shanti aka Iam writes to Abraham Maslow.
Neem Karoli Baba aka Maharaj-ji
Bhagawati on Neem Karoli Baba or Neeb Karori Baba, also widely known as Maharaj-ji.
Where Christopher Hitchens Went Wrong About Osho
Bodhisagar takes an in-depth look at Christopher Hitchens' allegations against Osho.
