Osho's Diamond Sutra?

[Jainarayan]

I came across a copy of Osho's version of the Diamond Sutra. Given what a controversial character he was, I am wondering if it might not be such a good idea to read this version, with his commentaries. I've never read any of his works, but I've read of him. Thoughts?

 

[LuisDantas]

I would not touch anything written by Rajneesh with a ten foot pole. The guy was deeply unethical and destructive.

 

[Vinayaka]

I did like his smiling face whenever he got arrested.

 

[Jainarayan]

I would not touch anything written by Rajneesh with a ten foot pole. The guy was deeply unethical and destructive.

That's what I thought, thanks. At the risk of being unkind, he seemed like a nut. I'll drop it like a bad habit. Are there any good recommendations for the Diamond Sutra? I have Thich Nhat Hanh's Heart Sutra commentary and Burton Watson's full Lotus Sutra translation with commentaries. I'm also considering the Mahaparinirvana Sutra.

 

[Jainarayan]

I did like his smiling face whenever he got arrested.

That's a tip -off right there.

 

[Vinayaka]

That's a tip -off right there.

It was fun .. we drove through Rajneeshpuram once on the way to California. The kids had a few err... questions.

 

[dyanaprajna2011]

I don't care much for Osho, so I wouldn't trust his translations or commentaries.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Osho developed his own sect and applied his own interpretations, and yet proceeded on a path of corruption.

This fits well methinks here...

Just like a blossom, bright colored but scentless: a well-spoken word is fruitless when not carried out. Just like a blossom, bright colored & full of scent: a well-spoken word is fruitful when well carried out. -Dhammapada-

Ironically the Diamond Sutra applies well in the case of Osho.

 

[DreadFish]

It was fun .. we drove through Rajneeshpuram once on the way to California. The kids had a few err... questions.

I have wondered why he always wore a hat

Anyway, he just took various things that other people said then put them together and said it slightly differently as if it were his own teaching.

 

[Jainarayan]

Osho developed his own sect and applied his own interpretations, and yet proceeded on a path of corruption.

This fits well methinks here...



Ironically the Diamond Sutra applies well in the case of Osho.

Jesus made a similar observation of the Scribes and Pharisees... like sepulchurs gleaming white on the outside, but inside full of corruption and decay.

I'm glad to have been alerted before I started reading.

 

[steveb1]

I would recommend everything Osho "wrote" (he didn't write those books, rather the books are printed forms of his discourses). His insights are profound. One reviewer said that in reading or hearing Osho it is like hearing "Enlightenment speaking of Itself". If you fear his opinions on wordly matters, just skip that stuff while paying utmost attention to his religious, spiritual, theological commentaries. Enlightened or not, criminal or not, Osho was and is a spiritual teacher without peer.

 

[von bek]

That's what I thought, thanks. At the risk of being unkind, he seemed like a nut. I'll drop it like a bad habit. Are there any good recommendations for the Diamond Sutra? I have Thich Nhat Hanh's Heart Sutra commentary and Burton Watson's full Lotus Sutra translation with commentaries. I'm also considering the Mahaparinirvana Sutra.

I know I am about two years late to this; but, if by chance you are still interested in a Diamond Sutra recommendation, I think Red Pine's translation is the best I have read.

http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Sutra...109177&sr=1-1&keywords=red+pine+diamond+sutra