zen

The fearless thought of Zen is like the powerful roaring of a lion.
Striking terror into the hearts of all other animals.
Even the king of the elephants runs off, forgetting his dignity.
Disciples of good heart, they alone,
like the old dragon hear that roaring with calm delight.

Yes, Zen is like the roar of a lion. All other religions speak in a way that does not hurt so much. They are compromising; they compromise with your sleep. Zen is non-comprimising. It does not care about your sleep and your beautiful dreams. It shocks you, it shatters you. Its whole effort is to wake you, whatsoever the cost. Yes, it is like a lion's roar.

Disciples of good heart, they alone,
like the old dragon hear that roaring with calm delight.

It can be heard only with a deep love for truth. It can be heard only by those who are real inquirers, not just curious, not just spectators, not just philosophers, but who are really ready to go through a radical transformation – who are ready to die and be reborn. It is only for those few people who have guts and courage, because it is not for a Sunday religion like Christianity, that each Sunday you go to the Church and your paradise is assured. It is not like Mohammedanism, that you pray for five times, go on repeating like a parrot the same words, which are not your words, which are not spontaneous to you, which have been imposed by others on you – you may not even know their meaning.

(Osho, Walking in Zen, Sitting in Zen, Full Circle Publishing, New Delhi, 2001)