{"product_id":"the-goose-is-out-9780983640028","title":"The Goose Is Out","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this Zen-flavoured 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 humour, 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...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Goose Is Out\u003c\/em\u003e offers an insightful look into the ways we can release ourselves from our own mental confines, exploring the straightforward solutions that lie at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46868854276332,"sku":"9780983640028","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5465263482538.jpg?v=1759772963","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-goose-is-out-9780983640028","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}