Number of words: 114

Have you seen young birds. They see their parents flying all around and they also flutter their Wings. But they are afraid. Naturally, because they have never fallen down. And they cannot believe that going out of their cosy nest is safe. Although they are capable of flying, they have the wings and they will their place in the sky, they still resists.  Finally the parents of those small birds have to push them. That is a Zen device. But the parents have to wait until their wings are strong enough. Which to me seems to be exactly what the Master does for his disciple.

Excerpted from ‘Zen: It’s History & Teaching’ by Osho