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After Middle Age: A Limitless Sky A slim paperback that shows how to
transform the so-called mid-life crisis into an opportunity to blossom.
Ah, This !
Through delightfully zany anecdotes, Osho captures and conveys the spirit of
Zen's enigmatic understanding of life. "Try to understand Zen through laughter,
not through prayer," he suggests. "Zen is not a doctrine, not a dogma. It is
growing into an insight. It is a vision -- very lighthearted, not serious at all."
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Behind a Thousand Times
"The Baul mystics are children of celebration. They celebrate life, they
celebrate death. Whatever is, is seen as a gift...they simply love life in all
its aspects," is how Osho introduces us to these mystics of Bengal.
And in the first verse of their song, "Only a connoisseur of the flavors of
love can comprehend the language of a lover's heart" is revealed the
essence of their religion. Osho explains their view of sex, their concept of
the body as a temple and their secret of surrender to God, to the Beloved,
to "the essential man" who lives within us all.
Beyond Enlightenment
What makes Osho different from Gautam Buddha and other enlightened
masters and mystics throughout history? The answer is here, in his own
provocative words: "To go beyond enlightenment is to go beyond
individuality and become universal." Osho responds to questions on topics
ranging from the intimate to the universal, from religion to philosophy,
from present-day politics to his own childhood experiences, from
enlightenment to what lies beyond.
Beyond Psychology
The author, who has been with Osho since 1976, and who was one of the
small band that accompanied him on his international tour, chronicles his
early years and describes the establishment of the commune in Poona and
the gigantic American experiment, including contemporary reports on both
by the international media. She also describes first-hand what happened on
Osho's World Tour and why he was denied entry by almost every country
in the world.
Osho's personal physician for the last eleven years of his life, Swami
Devaraj, recounts the events that led him to discipleship. He reveals the
intimate drama of life with the master in Poona, as only someone so close
to him could.
"...The most dangerous man since Jesus Christ... He's obviously a very
effective man, otherwise he wouldn't be such a threat. He's saying the
same things that nobody else has the courage to say. A man who has all
kinds of ideas, they're not only inflammatory they also have a resonance of
truth that scares the pants off the control freaks."
Tom Robbins, author of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Still Life with Woodpecker and
Jitterbug Perfume.
Five thousand years ago Lord Shiva gave to Devi, his consort, the one
hundred and twelve sutras which constitute the tantric scripture, Vigyana
Bhairava Tantra. "Vigyana" means consciousness. Bhairava means "one
who has gone beyond." And "Tantra" means technique. Of these sutras
Osho says, "They are the oldest, most ancient techniques. But you can call
them the latest also, because nothing can be added to them. They are
complete -- 112 techniques. They have taken in all the possibilities, all the
ways of cleaning the mind, transcending the mind."
The Book Of Wisdom – Talks On Atisha’s Seven Points Of
Mind Training
The complete series of talks that Osho gave on the Indian mystic Atisha
are combined for the first time in a handsome new hard-back edition.
Atisha's fundamental teaching is outlined in "the Seven Points of Mind
Training" he devised and which Osho describes as being of inestimable
value. He suggests that the seeker "meditate on Atisha, listen to his advice.
This is not a philosophy, it is a manual to discipline yourself, it is a manual
for inner transformation. It is a book that can help you grow into wisdom."
An extraordinary journey into the world of an incredible early Buddhist
mystic.
"He is the rarest and most talented religionist to appear this century."
In this particularly potent dose of Zen, Osho challenges the reader to know
the "empty heart," beyond feelings and sentiment, the door to eternity that
exists within everyone. Using stories and haikus from past Zen masters,
Osho reveals the relevance of Zen for the contemporary world. He
separates Zen from all the other religions in the world, stating that they are
obsolete whereas the Zen he is presenting is an alive phenomenon.
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Christianity – The Deadliest Poison, and Zen – The Antidote
to all poisons
"I think the essential thing he does is first to cut the dead wood of
religions, because there's so much accumulated rubbish around every
religious system. And he is quite merciless in what is necessary."
Osho's invitation echoes the words of the Sufi mystic, Jalaluddin Rumi:
"Come, come, whoever you are; wanderer, worshipper, lover of
learning...it does not matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even
if you have broken your vow a thousand times. Come, come, yet again
come." Seekers from all over the world bring their questions to Osho and
he responds with characteristic individualized attention, warmth and
humor.
Osho makes a clear distinction between the rebel called Jesus Christ and
the religion that followed after him—Christianity. Through the gospels of
Matthew, Luke and John he reintroduces Jesus as a man, a mystic and an
uncompromising master filled with love, fire and compassion. A treat for
those in love with Jesus' words.
"I have never heard anyone so beautifully and playfully integrate and then
dissolve the psychological problems which, for generations, have sapped
our human energies."
Osho talks on Jesus the man, Jesus the Jew, Jesus the revolutionary, Jesus the
mystic. That is, he speaks on Christ, not on Christianity. The Christ that Osho
speaks about is alive, vital. As Osho responds to the sayings of Jesus, suddenly
what Jesus was trying to impart becomes luminously clear, startlingly relevant. In
addition, Osho answers questions from seekers such as: How does consciousness
relate to God? Did Jesus manipulate the High Priests to bring about his
martyrdom? Are fear and guilt the same thing?
"I have never heard anyone so beautifully and playfully integrate and then
dissolve the psychological problems which, for generations, have sapped our
human energies."
Jesus is brought alive in a new and dynamic way—not the Jesus that the theologians
and scholars have presented to us but Jesus as seen through the eyes of a
contemporary mystic. In alternate discourses Osho answers questions about trust, his
path in relation to other paths, the difference between being a fatalist and going with
the flow, perfectionism, the behavior of an enlightened man, the paradox of tears of
joy, being distracted by the world while on the path of meditation and his
interpretation of The Lord's Prayer amongst others.
"I have never heard anyone so beautifully and playfully integrate and then dissolve
the psychological problems which, for generations, have sapped our human energies."
Come Follow To You, Vol 4
Osho talks on Jesus the man, Jesus the Jew, Jesus the revolutionary, Jesus the mystic.
That is, he speaks on Christ, not on Christianity. The Christ that Osho speaks about is
alive, vital. As Osho responds to the sayings of Jesus, suddenly what Jesus was trying
to impart becomes luminously clear, startlingly relevant. In addition, Osho answers
questions from seekers such as: How does consciousness relate to God? Did Jesus
manipulate the High Priests to bring about his martyrdom? Are fear and guilt the
same thing?
"I have never heard anyone so beautifully and playfully integrate and then dissolve
the psychological problems which, for generations, have sapped our human energies."
In the presence of a TV crew from the USSR, and almost a year before the walls
of Eastern Europe crumble, Osho offers a unique appraisal reappraisal of Soviet
Communism. From Socialism to Communism to Anarchism, Osho takes the
reader on an historical journey paved with misunderstandings and false hopes,
carefully teasing out the one missing ingredient in that extra-ordinary experiment.
Osho anticipates Gorbachev's Noble Prize and gives a prescient warning about the
tragic effects that supporting his plans will have on Soviet Russia. Osho also
exposes how the US is already orchestrating its own ultimate downfall...all sublty
entwined with Zen anecdotes and a dazzling selection of haikus.
A Cup Of Tea
Osho also answers questions from disciples and other seekers in alternate
discourses all generously sprinkled with stories, personal anecdotes and,
of course, a multitude of jokes. Visually this boxed set is stunning, without
doubt a collector's piece and twelve volumes to dive into for years to
come.
"Now that religion has become just a formality, and the burning messages
of the buddhas who have been on earth degraded to mere formal faith, the
message of Osho who has reached to such dazzling heights of human
consciousness through his own experience, is incomparable in its strength
to pierce the beauty within our hearts."
Ma Prem Shunyo's book tells the whole history of her discipleship from
the first moment, familiar to so many spiritual seekers, when she feels
that, despite a comfortable, successful life with everything she needs,
somehow, something is going to change.
She describes her first meeting with Osho and taking sannyas, becoming
his laundress and moving into his private house.She relates several
illuminating and often very funny episodes which beautifully illustrate
Osho's insistence on his "ordinariness."
Shunyo has the courage to expose herself in that she allows the reader to
be an intimate witness to all the emotions she experiences when Osho
"works" directly on her consciousness. What makes this book so special is
that love shines out of its pages--and love on a plane which many people
know exists but have never experienced.
"Ma Prem Shunyo's book has a lovely quality of both revealing glimpses
of higher energy-flow and her responses to down-to-earth events in her
life with Osho."
A classic, reprinted in a beautiful new hardbound edition, this volume features talks
on such mysteries as what happens after death, reincarnation, and the esoteric roots of
religious experience. Osho also talks intimately about his own past life in Tibet 700
years ago, and the significance of his taking birth in the 20th century.
Two thousand five hundred years have passed since Buddha delivered the
sutras on which this series is based. Using modern idiom, Osho extracts
the kernel of Buddha's profound insight and understanding and presents
his everlasting message to the contemporary reader in a manner that is
lucid, straightforward and humorous. In these discourses he discusses the
need for doubt and argument in the spiritual search, the nature of desire
and the discipline of non-attachment. He also answers questions about
individuality and universality, love, sex and marriage, false masters,
reincarnation, and more.
"The way Osho is using language--casual, provocative, iconoclastic—is
really new." Parmita, Buddhist Newsletter, Italy
This book is dedicated to the full moons. Not only is the moon a symbol
for the mirror of our consciousness, but it is also a transforming agent.
"The master is the possibility for this transformation...the universe our
university." The running theme of Dogen's message of 800 years is the
eternity of our consciousness, a consciousness with no limitations and that
exists through all changes of form. Something inner which moves from
one climate to another, which is beyond form, birth, death, beyond life,
which simply is, isness.
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Ecstasy: The Forgotten Language
"Powerful and penetrating discourses on the famous dialogue between the mystic
Ashtavakra -- one of Osho's favorite ancient Indian masters -- and King Janak. By
the end of the dialogue, King Janak is enlightened. Says Osho, "There are no
other statements anywhere as pure, transcendental and beyond time and space as
these."
"Man has many scriptures, but none are comparable to the Gita of Ashtavakra.
Before it the Vedas pale, the Upanishads are a mere whisper. Even the
Bhagavadgita does not have the mere majesty found in the Ashtavakra Samhita --
it is simply unparalleled. The most important thing is that neither society, nor
politics, nor any other institution of human life had any influence on the
statements of Ashtavakra.
"...If these words penetrate you, they will start awakening your sleeping soul.
These words will thrill you. These words will fill you with ecstasy. These words
will shock you. With these words a revolution can take place.... This is why I have
chosen the Ashtavakra Gita: I have chosen it because you are ready." Osho
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Finger Pointing To The Moon
"Osho is one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the second half of
the 20th century and many thousands of people -- of all ages, from all
countries and all spiritual backgrounds -- have been inspired by the
simplicity and directness of his teachings."
"Osho is one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the second half of
the 20th century and many thousands of people -- of all ages, from all
countries and all spiritual backgrounds -- have been inspired by the
simplicity and directness of his teachings."
Commenting on the haunting songs of Kabir, Osho takes the reader to the
very core of the human dilemma, to the simple cause of misery and
unhappiness—man's illusion that he is separate from existence, his
inability to comprehend why the fish in the sea is not thirsty. He also talks
on emotions and being detached from them, aloneness and love, imitation,
children and religion, rebellion, living in a balanced way, sex, the
generation gap, and more.
"The clarity with which Osho expresses his thoughts, in an easy and direct
style, is remarkable. Reading him is a liberating experience which
everyone can reach."
Sensing the storm about to descend on his American commune, Osho responds to
residents' and visitors' questions. The topics cover the whole spectrum of human
concern -- poverty, AIDS, education, politics, creativity, existentialism,
psychology, nuclear war, power, relationships, money.... Osho answers each with
respect and compassion, always going beyond the surface of the rational mind to
the deeper waters, to the very source.
Most of us have quoted The Bible, been quoted at from The Bible, sworn
on The Bible, doubted The Bible, but how many of us have really
questioned its basic premise, that God exists: how much of what I've
accepted as my religion is related to my own experiences and has any
relevance to my day to day life?
Looking for the answers, we find our minds so full of ideas instilled from
birth - sin and guilt, reward and punishment, this world and the other,
somebody out there bigger than us who we should obey - it's almost
impossible to untangle the mess and start from scratch. In this series of
discourses Osho exposes our conditioned beliefs as a means by which to
help us experience life and its inherent religiousness from a fresh
perspective, with our own, individual eyes. A must for the thinking
Christian.
What is the connection between your "state of mind" and the state of your
health?
When top US scientists conclude, after years of reductionist denial, that
the mind and body are indeed one organ, the way is open for a totally new
way of looking at health and disease.
Here is a book written in a language that is fresh, profound, entertaining
and understandable for all those who wonder whether meditation can help
them enjoy better health and a greater sense of well-being.
"These brilliant insights will benefit all those who yearn for experimental
knowledge of the field of Pure Potentiality inherent in every human being.
This book belongs on every shelf of every library and in the home of all
those who seek knowledge of the higher self." Dr. Deepak Chopra, Author
of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, Quantum Healing, and Unconditional
Life.
Osho's first words spoken after a period of three years of silence herald a
completely new dimension to his work. It is as if he has drawn a sword
and slices through the deceit of history. Man, his politics and so-called
religion are all totally exposed. Responding to questions solely from his
disciples, Osho talks on the psychology of a creed based on following; the
question of belief in God; whether Osho is a messiah or not; the attitude of
traditional holy men towards women; his understanding of the political
mind-set; how he feels about Communism, why his sannyasins lead such a
rich life, why their happiness is attributed to their being brainwashed or
hypnotized, and many more.
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Glimpses Of A Golden Childhood
Osho puts the finishing touches to his portrait of Friedrich Nietzsche with
answers to disciples' questions on the work, vision and madness of this
controversial philosopher. It is a perfect companion to Osho's two-volume
Zarathustra series. (See Western Mystics) .
Golden Nuggets
This pocket-size book consists of 180 pages of telegraphic quotes extracted from
discourses on friendship, death, let-go, jealousy, totality, intelligence,
disobedience, love, hate, greed, and much more. Nothing of the inner world is
ignored in this distillation of Osho's wisdom. A beautiful and easily readable
introduction to Osho's vision. "A very nicely illustrated collection of Osho's
aphorisms." Chicago Review Press, USA
"As a result of reading The Golden Future (and many other works by Osho) I
would like to let you know that I completely and heartily support the vision of
Osho. As a writer I hope that his words will reach the hearts of those who need
them most. I have every faith in this result, because the words of Osho are loaded
with the power of love." Douwe de Groot, writer
TheGolden Gate
The Zen koan, "The goose is out!" captures the whole absurdity of the
human condition how, throughout our lives, we remain voluntarily
ignorant of our true nature. In this book, his last responses to disciples'
questions before going into silence for three and a half years, Osho
penetrates the prejudices and beliefs we have gathered as our protection
against the truth. .
"You have forgotten the language of your being. I have come to recognize
it - I have remembered myself. And since the day I remembered myself I
have been in a strange situation: I feel compassion for you, and deep
down I also giggle at you, because you are not really in trouble. You don't
really need compassion, you need hammering, you need to be hit hard on
the head. Your suffering is bogus. Ecstasy is your very nature. You are
truth. You are love. You are bliss. You are freedom." Osho
"Osho has a no-mind to his comments, sudden bursts of insight,
novel ways of putting images together so that you read in
enchanted wonder. Any spiritual teacher who has such bad
publicity must be saying some wonderfully terrible things. Tune
in." The USA Book Reader
Osho discusses how Zen came into being and describes the remarkable people
who spread it across the vastness of the Asian continent. This book contains great
stories about Lao Tzu, Bodhidharma, Confucius, Bokuju and others. Osho's
humor and insight give the reader a feeling of timelessness, as though the reader
has come to Lao to ask about "the way," is being shocked by Bodhidharma's
spontaneous totality or is being awakened by Seddyo's kaon. And of course, Osho
himself...a mystic's mystic!
Japan's Mainichi Shinbun calls Osho "the most exciting religious figure of today,
and one who is widely read in this country."
Guida Spirituale
The Desiderata is one of the smallest and most potent collections of verse.
Osho places it on a par with Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Omar
Khayyam's Rubaiyat and Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, and sees it a
significant companion for those on the path. In sixteen discourses Osho
speaks on these timeless verses and answers a wide range of questions.
The Guest
A flame in the medium of Kabir's exquisite and timeless love poems, Osho
speaks on the inner lover, and the art of becoming a host, receptive and
available, to the Guest who resides within. He also talks on a wide range
of subjects -- from greed, unworthiness, jealousy, sex in old age, children
and intelligence, children and the facts of life, to fear of exposing oneself,
God, and being a loner.
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Hari Om Tat Sat: The Divine Sound – That is Truth
In these discourses Osho gave during a meditation camp, sutras from these
ancient Sanskrit scriptures are transmuted into stunning insights that can
open the reader's eyes to his own inner reality. Osho speaks on issues that
touch the heart and intellect of every individual: love and possessiveness,
our investment in forgetting the phenomenon of death and the nature of
the mind are amongst but a few. He also gives practical suggestions how
to prepare for meditation and how to extract the most from the meditation
techniques.
"These books are really what people are looking for...they are even more
relevant now than when they were spoken." Michael Mann, Chairman of
Element Books
Hidden Mysteries
Osho unfolds the basic search for childlike innocence, joy, playfulness,
fearlessness...a state of being which Osho describes as our hidden
splendor. He underlines the reality of a world heading toward self-
destruction and calls on the reader to work to help to change its course
before it is too late
"Sosan was a man of power, a man who has come to know. And when he
says something, he carries something of the unknown into the world of the
known. With him enters the divine, a ray of light into the darkness of your
mind." Osho
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I am The Gate
This book is a timeless classic that has served as an introduction for many
people to Osho's vision. Eight discourses to push the reader over the edge
of the intellect into the mysterious, the esoteric and the transcendental.
Osho talks on the meaning of initiation, disciplehood and meditation -- a
loving invitation to begin the journey toward the ultimate truth: "A
sannyasin to me is a person who decides to live to the utmost, to the
optimum, to the maximum; it is just like a flame burning from both the
poles." A helpful reader for those new to the world of Osho.
I am That
Discourses on the Isa Upanishad
"I celebrate myself, and I want you also to celebrate yourself," says Osho,
echoing the American poet, Walt Whitman. In this powerful series Osho
destroys all misconceptions of a divided universe; creator and created,
believer and belief, theist and atheist: "The idea of God is an
imprisonment, and only when one is free from this prison can one know
what it is to live in a celebrative way."
Beautifully illustrated with photos of some of India's most sacred places, India
My Love is a mystery tour with Osho as guide and storyteller. In its pages we are
taken on a journey through India's golden past, and into its haunting presence.
Along the way we are introduced to beggars and kings, wise men and fools, lovers
and warriors, artists and scholars, and learn how each of them has contributed to
the rich tapestry of mysticism and mystery that makes up India's unique
contribution to the search for truth.
This country has been one-pointed, with a single goal: how human
consciousness can be evolved to a point where it meets with the divine...
Naturally, it has created a tremendous energy field around the country. It
is all over the place, you just have to be ready....
"And down the centuries, seekers have been coming to this land from all
over the world. The country is poor, the country has nothing to offer, but
to those who are sensitive it is the richest place on the earth. But the
richness is of the inner. This poor country can give you the greatest
treasure that is possible for human beings."
The Inner Journey
For the inner traveler, The Inner Journey describes what is needed for a
seeker to clear the path that returns to the self. It is a precise manual for
creating inner balance and harmony that will pave the way for the
experience of meditation.
The complete science of the hara
Full of techniques to: relax the mind, tune the heart, drop into the hara
center.
Detailed guidance on how to approach food, work, and sleep as tools for
enlightenment."Fearlessness is the total presence of fear, with the courage
to face it.""The navel (hara) is the center of willpower. The more activated
the navel is, the more intense the willpower becomes and the more you
can attain the determination, the power, the life-energy to do something."
Osho
"I really got into Osho's books. I have always loved his books. They were
top notch." Marianne Williamson, author of "A Return to Love:
Reflections on the Principles of 'A Course in Miracles'"
Guiding the reader through the seven bodies and their corresponding
chakras, Osho talks on psychic phenomena, dreams, telepathy, hypnosis,
color therapy, Dynamic Meditation, Kundalini, mediums, gurus, and the
Tantric dimension of sex. "I am talking about very scientific things," he
says, "not something belonging to religious superstitions."
Guiding the reader through the seven bodies and their corresponding chakras,
Osho talks on psychic phenomena, dreams, telepathy, hypnosis, color therapy,
Dynamic Meditation, Kundalini, mediums, gurus, and the Tantric dimension of
sex. "I am talking about very scientific things," he says, "not something belonging
to religious superstitions."
"I really got into Osho's books. I have always loved his books. They were top
notch." Marianne Williamson, author of A Return to Love:
Reflections on the Principles of 'A Course in Miracles
The Invitation
"He quotes Jesus, Buddha, Mahavira, Lao Tzu, Sufis and old Zen masters
with stupendous memory, interpreting them with a freshness and
directness as if they were speaking today, as if they wore jeans." Die Zeit,
Germany
Casting aside age-old preconceptions, Osho reveals the real magic and
miracles of Jesus. He tells the same stories the same parables, but with a
freshness and liveliness showing us their deeper meaning, their timeless
relevance. For the first time we really feel the laughter, the passion, the
silence and celebration of Jesus Christ.
Osho talks on the beauty and wisdom of Jesus' sayings, and responds to
questions about Catholicism, Jesus' relationship with Mary Magdalena, sin
and punishment, hedonism, the desire to serve, the difference between
mind and ego and India's tardiness in recognizing Osho.
Our eyes are clouded with words, our minds full of doctrines and
ideologies, our whole upbringing and education focused on how to leave
the biggest footprints, how to leave our mark. Osho lures the inimitable
Zen master Isan out of the obscurity of thirteen hundred years and
illuminates his teaching: "To cut all this rubbish like a sword, in a single
blow, without hesitation, and the whole sky is yours, the whole expanse of
the universe is yours."
A slim paperback that goes to the root of the failure of traditional religion
to satisfy our fundamental spiritual longing.
Chapter Titles
Part One: Methadone for the Masses
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Journey To The Heart – Discourses On The Sufi Way
Osho entices us to the unknown, the Ultimate. This journey is the greatest
adventure open to man. It is one which requires the greatest daring, and
one in which we have to risk our all. For, as the Sufis say, "Man must die
before he dies"—die to the ego to be reborn to life. Revitalizing well-
known Sufi stories, Osho talks about the ego as a barrier to one's true self,
the value of meditation, the difference between knowledge and wisdom,
the connection between happiness and unhappiness,, the beauty of
sadness, and love as a transformative force.
"A hair's breadth of difference, and what happens?" Joshu is asked. There
is no intellectual answer to the Koans of Zen, no approximate answer and
no amount of intellect to be applied: "Heaven and earth are far away."
Only by authenticity can we rise in consciousness. And as this Lion's Roar
of Joshu resounds through almost twelve centuries, so is its message more
urgent. Through these symbolic Zen dialogues and the existential language
of Haikus, Osho urges his reader not to be lukewarm, but single-pointed in
the search for our authenticity. This book is full of clues...hints and
pointers how to "begin" as Osho puts it, how to bring this search into our
everyday lives, and in very simple ways how to begin meditating.
With humor and sensitivity Osho brings traditional Sufi stories into
the 20th century, revealing the hidden dimensions of Sufism. He
distinguishes between need and desire, expertise and existential
experience, and talks on the nature of the ego, the importance of
trust and the stages of growth in one's evolution. Set out in poetic
format, each discourse features beautiful photographs of the Sufi
meditation technique of whirling.
This special selection of discourses reveals the amazing details behind the
demise of Osho's commune in America and his persecution by the US
government.
Here is a city under siege, innocent people not being tolerated because of
the success of a lifestyle that threatens the status quo, and a plot to destroy
a living enlightened master. Substantiated with chapters by attorneys,
doctors, and law enforcement officers, this book is a passionate indictment
of the hypocrisy of American "democracy."
"I want that man right back in India, never to be seen or heard of again."
US Attorney General, Edwin Meese III
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Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy
The Indian mystic Krishna lived many centuries ago, yet in him Osho sees
a man way ahead of his time, whose time, even now, is still to come.
Where most orthodox religions are anti life, his revolutionary insight is
that a really religious life is one that is enjoyed and embraced fully.
This series of discourses is devoted entirely to questions from seekers, and
in his responses Osho gives glimpses of the vast joy that is found when
life is embraced fully and how the reader can discover this joy. And he
says: "Krishna is utterly incomparable, he is so unique.... He belongs to
the future. Man has yet to grow to that height where he can be a
contemporary of Krishna's. Only in some future time will we be able to
understand him and appreciate his virtues."
Kyozan was such a simple and ordinary man that, as his own master put it,
if it was possible for him to become enlightened, then it is possible for
anyone. These discourses—based on anecdotes about Kyozan's life and on
a selection of exquisite haikus—are filled with that promise. Osho uses
Kyozan's life to make Zen as accessible to the contemporary seeker as
preparing a cup of tea.
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The Language Of Existence
At Rancho Rajneesh, the commune in America, for the first time ever
Osho grants interviews to the world media. Included are questions from
Good Morning America, Der Spiegel, 60 Minutes (Australia), The
Guardian (England), Panorama (Italy), Portland TV, the Seattle Post
Intelligencer and others.
These first talks after Osho's departure from the US provide a rare
glimpse, during his movement's most uncertain times, into his efforts to
create a New Man. From his suite in a hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal, Osho
speaks extensively on the connection between gnosticism and anarchy, the
buddhafield and the future of his communes worldwide, the function of a
spiritual master, his sannyasin therapists and the "psychology of the
buddhas," and the nature of inner growth.
Live Zen
He walked like a cow and looked like a tiger. He could touch his nose with
his tongue and had two rings on the soles of his feet! The unpredictable
Ma Tzu brings fresh responses and devices to every situation, the empty
mirror who simply reflects. To see things as they really are, you have to be
absolutely empty, a mirror, clean, without any prejudices, without any
judgments. And that is Ma Tzu's whole teaching: Don't react, just be, and
reflect.
Why does Osho call meditation "the first and last freedom"? Because in his
understanding meditation is the dimension through which every individual can
realize his own, unique potential, the unlimited personal freedom that is available
to all of us. This book is a compilation drawn from Osho's many years of work on
meditation. It contains a wide variety of over 60 meditation techniques -- some
traditional, like Zazen, the ancient Buddhist practice, others are Osho's unique
formula especially designed for the 21st-century seeker. In addition, Osho
answers questions about some of the more common obstacles meditators may
meet along the way. An invaluable companion for any seeker.
"Osho advocated meditation for everyone, but his technique was revolutionary,
beginning not with stillness and silence but with violent activity to release pent-up
energy and emotions, leading to a state of calmness in which meditation can
flourish." The Washington Post
Meditation On Tao
In his discourses on Tao, Osho speaks of the basics of Taoist life: wholeness and the
importance and difficulty of attaining balance, or remaining in the middle. He asks, "Why
be a part, a tiny part, when you can be the whole? Don't be the ego. When you can
become the divine, why be satisfied with such a small, tiny, ugly thing?"
Meditation On Yoga
Meditation On Zen
"Life is a mystery,
and there is nothing to explain
because everything is just open,
in front of you.
Encounter it! Meet it! Be courageous!
That is the whole standpoint of Zen"
The Kathopanishad is the ancient Indian scripture that has been used much
like the Tibetan Bardo, to help the dying on their way. The upanishad tells
the story of a small boy, Nachiketa, who is sent by his father to Yama, the
Lord of Death. With his innocent and sincere questions, the boy learns
from Yama the deepest secrets of death and immortality. Osho's
commentary on this mysterious and touching story brings light and clarity
to an inevitability that touches us all.
Early in this century a Lebanese poet, Kahlil Gibran, produced a book that
has become universally known and loved for its beauty and the timeless
themes it addresses. But because Gibran was a poet, not a mystic, in The
Prophet he could give us only a work of imagination, a glimpse into the
dream that is the mystic's everyday reality. The Messiah, Osho's two-
volume commentary on The Prophet, must find itself as a companion to
Gibran's work in the hands of every lover of truth and beauty.
In this volume Osho speaks on the themes that Gibran addresses through
the fictional prophet, Almustafa: love, children, giving, work; eating and
drinking, and clothes; joy and sorrow; houses and homes, buying and
selling; crime and punishment.
Early in this century a Lebanese poet, Kahlil Gibran, produced a book that
has become universally known and loved for its beauty and the timeless
themes it addresses. But because Gibran was a poet, not a mystic, in The
Prophet he could give us only a work of imagination, a glimpse into the
dream that is the mystic's everyday reality. The Messiah, Osho's two-
volume commentary on The Prophet, must find itself as a companion to
Gibran's work in the hands of every lover of truth and beauty.
Essentially Osho "uses" writings that are well known and much loved as a
medium to express his own understanding of man and his relationship to
life. When his own experience affirms the expressions of other mystics
and poets, Osho endorses them, and where he feels they fall short or
misrepresent the truth, he does not hesitate to say so. In all cases his love
for those who have devoted their life energies to the search of truth and the
expression of their findings is evident.
The Miracle
In this unique world of Zen, masters with strange sounding names and
even stranger behavior ask disciples odd questions and then hit them—
whether their answers are right or wrong! Osho deciphers the great game
Zen masters play with their disciples and elucidates the central message of
Zen—"nothingness." He also talks on students and disciples, and the role
of a spiritual master and how the energy field of an enlightened being can
affect the whole world
Chapter Titles:
An exquisite collection of nuggets of wisdom on life, love and the world around
us. Osho is captured in his gentlest and most penetrating mode. Richly illustrated
with paintings and photographs, the book explores contemporary life and its
everyday cares through the eyes of a realm higher than the mind. Distilled from
more than a hundred discourses, this book is a comprehensive survey of "being in
the world but not of it."
The selections in this volume are taken from previously unpublished "darshan
diaries" -- transcripts of intimate dialogues between Osho, his disciples and others
who came seeking his insight. At Osho's suggestion the book is specifically
designed to be read upon waking.
The morning contemplations are uplifting and inspiring, encouraging a lively
participation in the day to come. The book is illustrated throughout with
photographs and is bound with exquisite full-color end papers.
The selections in this volume are taken from previously unpublished "darshan
diaries". -- transcripts of intimate dialogues between Osho, his disciples and
others who came seeking his insight. At Osho's suggestion the book is specifically
designed to be read before entering sleep. The evening contemplations remind the
reader of the beauty and significance of relaxation, expansion, melting, letting go.
The book is illustrated throughout with photographs and is bound with exquisite
full-color end papers.
"One of the great blessed spiritual masters of today, Osho is the one who
speaks clearest on the role of energy expanding and fulfilling people's
consciousness. The book deals entirely with the power of energy." Gabriel
Rosenstock, Comhar, Irish review magazine.
The Mystery And The Poetry Of The beyond
Through enigmatic Zen anecdotes and questions from his disciples, Osho
exposes the narrow-mindedness of organized religions and sheds new light
on the ecological and social crises of today.
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Nansen: The Point Of Departure
Based on the anecdotes of Nansen, the poetry of Sekiso and the questions
of a disciple, this series of talks is penetrated by Osho's love for the radical
revolutionary depicted in the courageous innovator Nansen and his
insistence that the spiritual is not apart from the material, The Point of
Departure. Challenging the reader to be a whole person, not denying
anything, Osho continually hits us with the Zen stick of his wit,
encouraging us to "transform everything, including everything in your
spiritual growth."
Containing talks from two early meditation camps, this volume features
Osho speaking on the theosophist, Mabel Collins. He speaks of the
intensity and totality needed by meditators, the relationship between sex
and death, the role of the master, and pain caused by active meditations.
He also answers basic questions such as, Why meditate? Why seek? What
is the difference between mind and consciousness...between surrender and
blind faith? How can I be wholehearted in meditation? He answers many
specific questions about his different techniques. The appendix, Catharsis
and Meditation: Steps on the Path, presents Osho's reasons for cathartic
techniques.
"No one is more qualified to introduce the mystics than Osho, a man who
stands out even in their exalted company. He speaks from his own
experience, bringing his mystic predecessors to life, making them his
contemporaries." John Lilly
Why does Osho call the desire for nirvana, enlightenment, "the last
nightmare"? Because, he says, all desire, all hope is the nightmare.
Through Zen stories and responses to seekers' questions, Osho speaks on
the nature of desire, the disease of comparison, man's compulsive need to
"do," macrobiotics, being creative with work, and the chronic state of
schizophrenia inflicted upon mankind by the organized religions.
No Water, No Moon
"I found No Water, No Moon one of the most refreshing, cleansing and
delightful books I could imagine. It is a book which will never cease to be
a comforting companion." Yehudi Menuhin
Brimming with the paradox and humor, Osho is guaranteed to shake shock
and delight with these discourses based on Zen stories. This book is about
sudden enlightenment—that supreme moment when we cease struggling
to understand with our minds matters beyond the mind, and jump
wholeheartedly into the abyss. Osho offers us deep insights into ourselves,
our individual natures and the universe in which we live.
"I found No Water, No Moon one of the most refreshing, cleansing and
delightful books I could imagine. It is a book which will never cease to be
a comforting companion." Yehudi Menuhin
Nowhere To Go But In
In this book Osho speaks on themes such as the nature of enlightenment, the
seeking of spiritual powers, the relationship between meditation and love; on love
and marriage, marriage and sex, sex as a meditation and Tantra.
In explaining a meditation technique called "tratak," Osho says it is "an
experiment in just looking. It can be done under the open sky, in nature -- looking
without mentally processing the images on the eye. In a short while you will find
that the outside sky has entered you; that the sky outside and the sky within you
have merged to become the great sky...all boundaries have disappeared."
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A Passage To America
In his book The Path of Love, are the exquisite songs of the
fifteenth century mystic Kabir, with Osho's enlightened
interpretation.
Each great master has his own fragrance and way of teaching.
Kabir is unique in that, as an orphan, he came from a poor
background. He was adopted by a spiritual teacher, and later
became a weaver by trade; he married and took care of his family.
After he became the much beloved master of thousands of
disciples, he continued to weave, taking his cloth to the market and
greeting customers personally.
In these talks on Lieh Tzu, Osho calls Tao "the pathless path"
because, he says, it has a different quality, the quality of freedom,
anarchy and chaos. "Anything that is an imposition, a discipline, an
order imposed externally only serves to distract the seeker from his
path. As well as commenting on stories attributed to Lieh Tzu,
Osho answers questions about marriage, intimacy, the possibility
of Tantra merging with Tao; whether a master can save a disciple,
spontaneity, the difference between being special and being
unique, and about doing your own thing.
Perfect Master
Philosophia Ultima
Discourses on the Mandukya Upanishad
"You have to be aware who the real criminals are in this world. That's
why I speak against the priests and religions, because I don't want any
single loophole for you. You have to be aware who the criminals are.
The problem is that those criminals are thought to be great leaders,
sages, saints, mahatmas, and they are respected tremendously around
the world, so you will never think that they can be criminals. So I have
to insist continuously, every day.
For example, it is easier to understand that perhaps politicians are the
causes of many problems: wars, murders, massacres, burning people.
It is even more difficult when it comes to religious leaders, because
nobody has raised his hand against them. They have remained
respectable for centuries, and as time goes on their respectability goes
on growing. The most difficult job for me is to make you aware that
these people -- knowingly or unknowingly, that does not matter -- have
created this world."
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The Razor’s Edge
This book tells a true story. A story of great love and immense trust
between disciples and their master as they move together along a
golden path which is both dangerous and ecstatic. This path is the
razor's edge.
The Rebel
Osho taught that all the established religions of the past are spiritually
bankrupt, and urged each individual to theologically decondition
themselves as a prelude to true enlightenment. "I don't preach
revolution. I am utterly against revolution. My word for the future, and
for those who are intelligent enough in the present, is "rebellion".
Rebellion is individual action; it has nothing to do with the crowd. It is
spiritual metamorphosis."
The book begins, "Having sown the seed, I leave. You see to it that the
seed does not remain only a seed...." Osho
Central to Osho's vision of the new man is what he calls "the rebellious
spirit." These discourses offer a glimpse into what he means by this
way of life, and how he is working with his disciples to bring it about.
This book is the very expression of the rebellious spirit vibrant, urgent
and courageous.
"Without question the most inspired, the most literate and the most
profoundly informed speaker I have ever heard anywhere. Everything
he says in his philosophy of life has the unmistakable ring of truth: a
new experience."
The Revolution
"Up to man there has been evolution," Osho says. "From fish to man
there has been evolution. But from man to a Buddha, from man to a
Christ, from man to a Kabir, it is not evolution, it is revolution—the
revolution I call it, the only revolution." Osho rekindles these ten fiery
songs of Kabir, verses which shocked 15th-century seekers. In Osho's
hands, Kabir's vision is equally if not more mind-shattering.
Rinzai, who brought Zen from China to Japan, is truly a master of the
irrational, a Zen master who sticks his tongue out at one disciple and
who created the shout as a device to shock the mind. Osho continually
reminds us that it is only a question of time, that everyone is going to
become a buddha. He encourages the reader not to believe, but to
experience, to have the trust that "if so many people can become
enlightened, there is no reason why I cannot." In this small volume he
also comments on the timeless paintings in words of the famous haiku
writer, Ikkyu. A gem for everyone from the curious to the seasoned
seeker..
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Sat Chit Anand
This mantra is the expression of the ultimate for mystics like Buddha,
Socrates and Lao Tzu, for those who are contemplative rather than
poetic by nature. Explaining that meditation is the master key, Osho
emphasizes the treasures of the inner world, and the urgent need for
the quantum leap from mind to being.
A must for those new to meditation and to Osho's vision, this series of
discourses addresses a variety of subjects, in response to questions
such as: Why is it so difficult to be in a state of let-go? Are men
responsible for women feeling fed up? How can I love better? What is
it to give and what is it to receive? Why do enlightened masters
criticize each other? Are there real differences in races? Why am I
scared to accept myself as I am? And many more.
"He had provided us a rare insight into our lives and times. He has
ridiculed us, pushed us...hurt us, and thereby, made richer human
beings out of us. He made us think for ourselves; forced us to reject
him, and by that act of rejection, brought us closer to him —and in a
strange kind of way, closer to ourselves."
The Search
The ten paintings that tell the famous Zen story of a farmer in search
of his lost bull provide an allegorical expression of the search for
enlightenment. Originally Taoist, The Ten Bulls were repainted by the
12th-century Chinese Zen master, Kakuan, and first appeared in the
West in American author, Paul Reps' book, Zen Flesh, Zen Bones.
These discourses are Osho's commentaries on the paintings, and on the
poetry and prose which accompany them in Paul Reps' book. In
answering the question, "Why am I here?" Osho dismantles not only
this but probably every "why" the mind can contrive. There is a
beautiful talk about the relation between discipline and awareness;
another about Tantra and Yoga, the path of love and the path of
meditation and where they meet.
"You'll learn more about yourself reading one chapter of "The Search"
than you will reading a dozen ordinary books on Zen."
The Secret
Seeds Of Wisdom
The book begins, "Having sown the seed, I leave. You see to it that the
seed does not remain only a seed...."
Sermons In Stones
What Osho has to say about the rights of man is "must" reading for
anyone sincerely interested in human welfare and progress because he
debunks the conventional wisdom. Anyone who reads this book will
understand why so many governments have refused to grant him
permission to live within their borders. What he says are the truths that
politicians cannot have people hear. If Osho were heard, national
boundaries would dissolve, and power would leave the hands of elites
and politicians. Celebration of life, love and laughter would become
the dominant mode of life on earth."
Open this book and enter a world of color portraits of the enlightened master
Osho. This beautifully designed book in a special large format boasts a
selected collection of 64 color photographs of Osho which have an emphasis
on unusual light effects.
The only text is the introduction by Italian photographer, Emilio Constantino,
who includes the comment: "Looking into Osho's eyes I saw an emptiness that
nearly swallowed me...as if he would disappear from in front of the lens. His
body was there, as if held with difficulty by the force of gravity, but he wasn't
there. The disappearance of the ego, which he calls the root of enlightenment,
was present to my photographic eye as an incredible contemporaneity of
presence/absence."
As the bishop of Crete's Greek Orthodox Church urges the local citizenry to
forcibly drive him out of the villa where he is staying, Osho revives the spirit
of Zorba in a series of lively talks to his disciples and to visiting journalists.
Eventually Osho, like Socrates, was accused of "corrupting the youth"—and
his heavy-handed deportation is documented in an eight-page color section at
the end of this volume. But in the meantime the "corruption" had been
recorded in print. A banquet of timely topics, from politics and religion to
teenagers and sex, it sparkles like the Mediterranean setting in which it
happened.
The Secret Of Secrets
In these unique discourses Osho unravels the many technical terms used by
Lao Tzu's predecessor, the Chinese mystic Lu Tsu and explains his meditation
techniques. He outlines the qualities of animus and anima—our male and
female energies—as delineated by Lu Tsu, and explains the importance of
their relationship inside each individual.
Throughout these discourses there is a sense of urgency, the urgency of a
scientist who sees the technology available but not being implemented. For
Osho religion is not speculative but essentially experiential, an experiment as
scientific as the outer, objective science.
Osho says that laughter is "the very essence of Zen." And though
the theme of this series is meditation—watching, remaining alert and
aware—as the only way to truth, Osho encourages us to, "be happy
and meditation will follow." There is a wonderful chapter on laughter,
Hotei the Laughing Buddha and enlightenment: "This is the whole
effort of all the masters: to create a sudden clash of thunder so those
who are fast asleep can be awakened."
Osho says of this book, "I have chosen to talk about the
Upanishads because to me they represent one of the purest
expressions of the ultimate that is possible, if it is possible at all."
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Take It Easy Vol 1
Of the verses of the fourteenth Zen master, Ikkyu, Osho says that the
point is not that they are great poetry but a device to stir the heart, to
touch the being, because Ikkyu is a mystic. A strange fellow indeed,
one hot day Ikkyu took a wooden Buddha from the temple and tied
him to a pole saying, "Now you too cool yourself." And another day he
burned a Buddha to keep himself warm in the night saying, "Look at
me—the buddha inside is shivering."
In these discourses Osho covers a vast arena from the state of no-mind
before birth, to man's obsession with greed; from the difference
between mind and consciousness, to the ultimate failure of love-
affairs; from "scientific mysticism," to the psychology of politicians
and the importance of dreams.
Of the verses of the fourteenth Zen master, Ikkyu, Osho says that the
point is not that they are great poetry but a device to stir the heart, to
touch the being, because Ikkyu is a mystic. A strange fellow indeed,
one hot day Ikkyu took a wooden Buddha from the temple and tied
him to a pole saying, "Now you too cool yourself." And another day he
burned a Buddha to keep himself warm in the night saying, "Look at
me—the buddha inside is shivering."
Through his commentaries on Zen master Ikkyu's verses, Osho
shatters many of the cherished beliefs of man, and the meditator too.
Togetherness, aloneness, the illusoriness of love and of meditation; the
difficulty of understanding the simple; the difference between
information and experience... There is something here for every
intelligent reader!
Tantric Transformation
Talks on the Royal Song of Saraha, the Founder of Tantra
Tantric Transformation
Talks on the Royal Song of Saraha, the Founder of Tantra
"Osho is a living master who has died. His words stand head-over-
heels, and if he can't reach right through you to the divine void,
well...tough luck. Osho is definitely alive in a fast breathing,
shaking sort of vividness."
Nothing much is known about the Indian master Tilopa, yet his
mystical insight into Tantra in the form of a song passed on to his
disciple Naropa, has lived on through the ages. In this series of
discourses Osho speaks on Tilopa's verses, which contain many
significant meditation techniques suitable for the modern-day
seeker:
Osho talks about stories based on The Book of Lieh Tzu attributed
to a 5th-century Chinese mystic. It is not known if Lieh Tzu ever
existed, or if the parables attributed to him were written by one
person or many. More significant than their origin are the parables
themselves, and the way in which Osho takes them and opens the
door to the mysteries they contain.
In the course of his commentary and his answers to questions,
Osho speaks of Beckett and Buddha, Gurdjieff and Hitler, Einstein
and Confucius. He also talks about psychotherapy and Taoism,
Taoism and escapism, esoterica and humor; jealousy,
possessiveness, the nature of senility, and falling asleep during his
talks.
"Lao Tzu moved into life, watched silently, observed and saw
many things -- many things --
but the base of them all is that everything is moving to its
opposite." Osho
Osho recounts how Lao Tzu, at the age of 90, was leaving for the
Himalayas to spend his final days. Until this time he had never written about
his insights. But at the border a guard, who was also his disciple, imprisoned
the mystic and refused to release him until he wrote down something of what
he had come to know. That is how this unique text, the Tao Te Ching, was
born. Osho comments on Lao Tzu's words, and also answers questions
including how to prevent his vision degenerating into an institution, the I
Ching, growth and spirituality in the context of Tao, sudden and gradual
enlightenment, and much more.
"Lao Tzu moved into life, watched silently, observed and saw many
things -- many things --
but the base of them all is that everything is moving to its opposite."
Osho
"Lao Tzu moved into life, watched silently, observed and saw
many things—many things—but the base of them all is that
everything is moving to its opposite." Osho
Osho's commentary on the timeless verses of Lao Tzu is set in
poetic format, as are his responses to questions from disciples and
other seekers. Questions include: Isn't the search for enlightenment
selfish? How much patience is needed? Is there really nothing we
can do? Do all beings eventually find their way to enlightenment?
What is the difference between innocence and ignorance? And
many more.
"Lao Tzu moved into life, watched silently, observed and saw
many things -- many things -- but the base of them all is that
everything is moving to its opposite." Osho
Lao Tzu speaks of his "three treasures": Love; Never too much;
Never be the first in the world. Osho uses this exquisite text to
deliver some of his most potent words on love -- not as an emotion
but as the subtlest form of energy, the substratum of all energy and
the essence of life itself. He also speaks on love in relation to sex,
fear, the family, science, art and prayer; the mind as a bio-
computer; the difficulty of comprehending the simple; ambition
and identification with the body. A treasure trove of Osho's
wisdom.
Theologica Mystica
Discourses on the Treatise of St. Dionysius
The Search
Talks on the Ten Bulls of Zen
The ten paintings that tell the famous Zen story of a farmer in
search of his lost bull provide an allegorical expression of the
search for enlightenment. Originally Taoist, The Ten Bulls were
repainted by the 12th-century Chinese Zen master, Kakuan, and
first appeared in the West in American author, Paul Reps' book,
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones. These discourses are Osho's commentaries
on the paintings, and on the poetry and prose which accompany
them in Paul Reps' book. In answering the question, "Why am I
here?" Osho dismantles not only this but probably every "why" the
mind can contrive. There is a beautiful talk about the relation
between discipline and awareness; another about Tantra and Yoga,
the path of love and the path of meditation and where they meet.
In this third book which covers much of the esoteric side of the
spiritual search, Osho responds to questions from the small group of
sannyasins with him on tour. He explains "witnessing" or "watching"
as a 24-hour technique that can be done anytime, anywhere; and talks
on astral projection, past lives, and the origins of depression.
Turning In
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The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 2
Discourses on the Atma Pooja Upanishad
Osho says that if he were to select only two books from the whole
world, The Hadiqa: The Walled Garden of Truth, on the 12th-century
Persian Hakim Sanai, would be one of them. Hadiqa is the essence of
the path of love. Hakim Sanai was the prime minister of a powerful
king who dropped everything to walk the path of love. And in Osho's
understanding, Hakim Sanai catches the very soul of Sufism. This
volume features ten discourses in which Osho speaks on these
exquisite verses. In alternate discourses Osho answers questions from
seekers including: Why is it so difficult to be silent? How is one to
know if sannyas is good? Why do we need a master? How to move
from sexuality to love? What is creativity?
Unio Mystica, Vol 2\
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Vedanta Seven Steps To Samadhi
Discourses on the Akshya Upanishad, Only Available on Audio
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Walking In Zen, Sitting In Zen
The real facts surrounding the arrest and incarceration of Osho. The
evidence documented proves the extraordinary conspiracy by the US
government to silence this man forever.
What Is Meditation?
A beautiful gift book that answers all those ordinary questions we want
answered. The Chapter titles give an exact feel of this uniquely
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your local bookstore
Osho is unique amongst commentators in that he does not offer yet another
intellectual treatise on principles, but rather relates the situation as it was a
few thousand years ago to our situation here and now. His great affinity with
Chuang Tzu is obvious as he talks on Zen as a religious system only in so far
as it is a practical means by which we may understand the conditionings of the
mind, and in so doing, transcend. And then the shoe will always fit!
"Chuang Tzu is very rare--a unique mystic in the whole history of
man. His uniqueness is that he talks in absurdities. All his poems and
stories are just absurd. And his reason for choosing absurdity as his
expression is very significant: the mind has to be silenced. With
anything rational, it cannot stop; it goes on and on. Anything logical,
and the mind finds nourishment through it. It is only the absurd that
suddenly shocks the mind--it is beyond mind's grasp. His stories, his
poems and his other statements are so absurd that either people simply
left him, thinking that he was mad... Those who were courageous
enough to remain with him found that no other meditation was needed.
Just listening to his absurd statements, the mind stops functioning. And
that is the meaning of meditation. Meditation is not of the mind."
Osho
Live Zen
In this series Osho takes us deeply into the mysteries of the inner
world. He explains that the existence of the mind is peripheral and can
only exist on the circumference of our consciousness. It is a fine
instrument for outside inquiry, but inhibits the internal search. In those
moments when we enter our being, it disappears. This is meditation.
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Yahoo! The Mystic Rose
At his iconoclastic best and in the presence of journalists from the German
magazine, Bunte, Osho overturns the apple-cart of decorum, making fun of the
Nazi regime and recounting some of his most outrageous jokes. Osho also
creates one of his most powerful meditations, the Mystic Rose Meditation.
This question-and-answer series is an existential illustration of a
contemporary Zen master at work. An additional section of inspiring
photographs and touchingly intimate interviews make this lovingly designed
book quite simply irresistible.
A collection of five discourses given just a year before Osho left his
body, this book begins with a challenge to Rajiv Gandhi to either act
on his idealistic political speeches or spare us the torture. It contains
much for those trying to "be in the world and not of it."
Osho is saying that all the techniques of Yoga have really one
focus: how to use the mind. Rightly used it becomes no-mind and
you are absolutely silent; wrongly, it becomes so divided you go
insane. Through the sutras of Patanjali, Osho leads the reader step
by step toward an understanding of the mind—that it is not
something different from the body, and how to use it as an
instrument.
Osho says, "Patanjali is our future, 5000 years old." And when he
comments on Patanjali's sutras—about the two kinds of samadhi,
succeeding through total effort and surrender, meditating on the
AUM mantra, disease and anguish, breath and inner light, we see
the true significance of Osho as the key to open Patanjali into the
here and now.
Osho dissects the cause of misery -- our clinging to life and fear of
death, egoism, attraction and repulsion...our lack of awareness. At
the outset he puts the situation straight, that the austerity Patanjali
is talking about has nothing to do with torturing the body: "Life is
more if you are sensitive; life is less if you are less sensitive."
Osho as always has the vision and understanding to bring
everything, even the seemingly most complex to its simplest: "To
me life in its totality is good. And when you understand life in its
totality, only then can you celebrate... Celebration is my attitude,
unconditional to what life brings."
"In this five-volume set of Zen, Osho is at the top of his form. He talks
about Gurdjieff, Gertrude Stein, drugs, Aldous Huxley, and everything
under the sun."
The Miracle
Turning In
"Zen has nothing to do with the mind... It is the lion's roar. And the
greatest thing that Zen has brought into the world is freedom from
oneself." Osho.
"Truth cannot be said, but can be shown," and Osho leaves no stone
unturned along the path—Zen koans, the nature of Satori, the three
Pillars of Zen, the Man of No Title, the Great Doubt. And the
landscape is vividly peopled with outlandish figures—Joshua and his
jokes, Chi Ch'ang, the master archer, Rinzai answering the questions
and beating up the questioner. Meet Bankei, Bossui and Emperor Wu.
Osho hits all the sacred cows and strips away all illusions. "Zen is
looking for the spectacles that are sitting on your nose already." So,
have a good belly laugh. Have a cup of tea!
In this series Osho takes us deeply into the mysteries of the inner
world. He explains that the existence of the mind is peripheral and can
only exist on the circumference of our consciousness. It is a fine
instrument for outside inquiry, but inhibits the internal search. In those
moments when we enter our being, it disappears. This is meditation.
Osho describes the time of Zen as an era when simplicity of life was a
cultural reality. Today, humanity is caught up in the mad complexity of
the mind, and as never before, there is an urgent need to rediscover
simplicity and innocence. He brings to life the inherent and timeless
wisdom of traditional Zen stories. In alternate discourses anything
goes in a question-and-response game between Osho and seekers as
they pose questions such as: Can a woman really drive a man crazy?
Why are you called 'the sex guru'? I don't see any purpose in
meditation...?