hyakujo : the everest of zen

discourses on zen master hyakujo
with basho’s haikus
talks given in poona two
from 27.09.88 pm to 04.10.88 pm
english discourse series
year published : 1989

"Huihai" and "Huaihai"

The modern Zen master Osho in his
illuminating book Hyakujo: The
Everest of Zen, with Basho's Haikus,
somehow combines both of
these two different Zen masters,
melding their two stories into one.
Although not exactly faithful to the
record of Chan, Osho simply
reads what his editors have put in
front of him, and manages in his
inimitable way, to make it all make
sense--weaving his own
interpretations into Hyakujo
(the Japanese pronunciaton of
Baizhang), who seems to have
for the moment swallowed Dazhu
Huihai whole in this contemporary
retelling of the never ending story
of the Zen search. The British author
and Buddhist seeker, John Blofeld
wrote a book, The Teachings of
Hui Hai, one of the earliest
English language attempts at
translating a Chinese Chan master's
record. This book is on Dazhu Huihai,
and is included in Osho's
Books I Have Loved. This may
be part of the confusion of Osho's
editors and sutra writers for his
discourses--i.e., they think "Huihai" is
"Huaihai"(just a small 'a' difference).
But still, in the true Zen sense,
the truth is One, individuals are
simply waves on the ocean, and the
real "Great Matter" is beyond facts,
names, and dates. Is that right?

ma tzu : the empty mirror

discourses on zen master ma tzu
talks given in poona two
from 16.09.88 pm to 25.09.88 pm
english discourse series
year published : 1989