Zen: The Diamond Thunderbolt

The "Diamond Thunderbolt" is that experience in which it is as if one is shocked out of one's spiritual sleep and catapulted into the mystery of existence. Through anecdotes and joke-telling, Osho creates a milieu in which that can happen.

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Later published as part of Osho Books on CD-ROM.

Part of the five-volume set The World of Zen

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

Jul 12, 1988 to Jul 24, 1988 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

13   (see table of contents)

editions

Zen: The Diamond Thunderbolt Year of publication : 1988-11 Publisher : The Rebel Publishing House, Germany ISBN 3-89338-043-4 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 269 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : First edition. Copyright © Neo-Sannyas International. Size : 192 x 122 x 25 mm Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Editing by Sw Deva Ashik M.A.(Oxon) Typing by Ma Anand Nilima, Sw Ashutosh Bharti Typesetting by Ma Premo B.A. Design by Sw Shivananda M.F.A. Photography by Sw Shivananda M.F.A., Sw Samarpan Avikal, Ma Himani Paintings by Ma Anand Meera (Kasué Hashimoto), B.F.A. (Musashino Art University, Tokio) Production by Sw Deva Anugito B.Arch., Sw Prem Prabodh Dedicated to the clouds as the symbol of freedom In loving gratitude to Bhagwan, Rajneesh Foundation Australia "Talks given to the Rajneesh International University of Mysticism in Gautama the Buddha Auditorium, Poona, India" Printing by Mohndruck, Gütersloh, West Germany Introduction: Sw Deva Ashik M.A.(Oxon) Cover-front & back. Endpaper-front. Pages IV - V. Pages VI - VII. Pages 22 - 23. Pages 268 - 269. Endpaper-back.

table of contents

edition 1988.11 chapter titles		discourses
		event	location	duration	media
1	The Whiskers of the Pebble	12 Jul 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 43min	video
2	Unfettered at Last	13 Jul 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 31min	video
3	Oshō!	14 Jul 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 30min	video
4	The Clouds Never Make Any Commotion	15 Jul 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 15min	video
5	The Great Matter	16 Jul 1988, 19:00	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 23min	video
6	The Hidden Road	17 Jul 1988, 19:00	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 21min	video
7	Life Is Not a Dictionary	18 Jul 1988, 19:00	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 22min	video
8	Let My Name Be Traveler	19 Jul 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 33min	video
9	The Man of Experience Forgets the Desire to Condemn	20 Jul 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 18min	video
10	The Whole Existence Waits for the Right Moment	21 Jul 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 45min	video
11	Not Looking, It Becomes Clear	22 Jul 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 34min	video
12	Wanderers in the Sky of Freedom	23 Jul 1988, 19:00	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 22min	video
13	Today the Bird Opens Its Wings	24 Jul 1988 pm	Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, Pune	1h 51min	video