{"product_id":"the-goose-is-out-osho-9780983640028","title":"The Goose Is Out: Zen in Action","description":"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! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Osho\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0983640025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780983640028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osho Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Osho","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989680390399,"sku":"9780983640028","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6edbe48-ea6a-40ba-8a61-dcb870c79cc9.jpg?v=1683300846","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-goose-is-out-osho-9780983640028","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}