{"product_id":"9780880503648","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!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Osho Media International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131375927536,"sku":"9780880503648","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780880503648_p0.jpg?v=1763848423","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780880503648","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}