"T he man talks nonsense," said a visitor after hearing the master speak.
Said a disciple, "You would talk nonsense too if you were trying to express the inexpressible."

One Minute Nonsense is a collection of anecdotes told by a master to his disciples. The master is no one in particular -- He is a Hindu guru, a Jewish Rabbi, a Zen Roshi, a Taoist Sage, His is Jesus, Lao Tzu, and Socrates. The master's teaching is timeless. As de Mello tells us in his preface, "It will only take a minute to read each of the anecdotes that follow. You will probably find the master's language baffling,exasperating, even downright meaningless. This, alas, is not an easy book! It was written, not to instruct, but to awaken."

Said a disciple to a newcomer at the monastery, "I must warn you that you will not understand a word of what the master says if you do not have the proper disposition."
"What is the proper disposition?"
"Be like a student eager to learn a foreign language. The words he speaks sound familiar, but don't be taken in; they have an altogether foreign meaning."