But that’s a topic for another discussion. Nowadays, it’s even worse because instead of striving to be somebody and make shit happen, people (men in particular) have become weak, lazy, and passive. We are taught the importance of wealth, fame, big homes, cars, etc. In Western society, our values are very focused on the material world. He achieves nothing, he has no reputation.

This is the parable from Chuang Tzu and the reason why the book is called “The Empty Boat”: The reason why this book is called The Empty Boat If you’re confused about Taoist teachings such as the Tao Te Ching then I would definitely recommend this book.

This has been one of those reality-shattering books that resulted in some profound paradigm shifts for me. The way it was written has a poetic and truly deep undertone that contains layers and layers of meaning in each sentence. The Empty Boat was an amazing introduction to Taoism as Osho breaks down many of the sayings of Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu in practical terms.įurthermore, this book is truly a masterpiece. Taoism is an operating system that I explored but never really grasped until this book. That fact is just one reason why religion and politics should never be mixed.” - Christopher Calder Osho’s Empty Boat served as a powerful introduction to Taoismįor many years now, I have been reading about eastern and western philosophy. It has nothing whatsoever to do with virtue, honesty, intelligence, wisdom. “The difficult thing for people to understand is that cosmic consciousness may feel wonderful, but it doesn’t mean anything. The following is an excerpt from an article titled “Osho, Bhagwan Rajneesh, and the Lost Truth by Christopher Calder” which sums up my views on the man: However, I don’t believe everything he says and I therefore simply eat the fruit and spit out the seeds. I think that his work provides some very important observations on human nature and eastern spirituality. That said, every man has an element of darkness in him but I believe that Osho let that element consume him a bit too much.Īt the end of the day, I think he had some highly profound insights on life and enlightenment. Check out this article for more information and details of his darker side. I believe that he was truly enlightened but I also believe that he had some tremendous personal flaws.

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