The Goose Is Out: Zen in Action

There Is A Famous Zen Story About A Disciple, Riko, Who Once Asked His Master Nansen To Explain To Him The Old Zen Koan Of The Goose In The Bottle. Namely, If A Man Puts A Gosling Into A Bottle, And Feeds The Gosling Through The Bottle’s Neck Until It Grows And Becomes A Goose – And Then There Is Simply No More Room Inside The Bottle — How Can The Man Get It Out Without Killing The Goose Or Breaking The Bottle? In Response, Nansen Shouts Riko! And Gives A Great Clap With His Hands. Startled, Riko Replies, Yes Master! And Nansen Says, See! The Goose Is Out! In This Zen-flavored Series Of Responses To Questions, The Contemporary Mystic Osho Cuts Through The Mad Complexity Of The Contemporary Human Mind And Its Self-created Problems With Humor, Compassion, And Even An Occasional Shout And Clap Of His Hands. The Goose In The Questioner's Bottle May Be A Philosophical Problem Or An Existential Dilemma, A Relationship Drama Or An Emotional Crisis — In Each Case, Osho's Unique And Transformational Response Sets The Goose Free, Allowing Us To Rediscover The Simple And Innocent Clarity Each Of Us Brings With Us When We