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Osho spoke over 13,000 words estimated to total 33,000,000 words in his daily discourses. During this period, he also answered over 10,000 questions from his disciples during his discourses

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he living books that remain alive down the centuries were never written. They were spoken. The Song Celestial or the Bhagavad Gita, the Bible, the Dhammapada, Mahavir's sayings, Lao Tzu's insights, the Koran all these books were never written but first spoken. The enlightened masters never wrote down, they just spoke what they experienced. Later, their disciples wrote down their sayings in book form, says Osho in his talks on the Gita. One can add Osho to this list. Osho spoke over 13,000 words estimated to total 33,000,000 words in his daily discourses. During this period, he also answered over 10,000 questions from his disciples during his discourses. These were transcribed and published in book form within weeks or months. He never wrote a book and yet has over 600 titles in print. His books are available in over 2,000 translations in over 40 languages, up loaded on websites for electronic access, published as paperbacks and can be heard on audio tapes, on MP3 or CDs or watched on video or VCD speaking his original discourses. As one of the best selling non-fiction authors, publishers keep releasing Osho titles every month that are getting increasingly popular now more than ever. Why? Because he was far ahead of his time and now people are beginning to understand him and appreciate how his insights can help them in their daily lives today.

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The Voice of Silence In this book, Osho says of Light on the Path, It is born out of those few essential words that man discovers again and again and loses again and again. Mabel Collins says that she is not the author of the words that are collected in this booklet, that she has only seen them in the depths of meditation. She says, and rightly so, that these words are from a lost Sanskrit booklet. There are many passages that will be of particular interest to those who know 'something of Osho's work and want to know more about it He tells many stories about his early work with individuals and shares thoughts with the work of other mystics and teachers, including Ramana Maharishi and Shri Aurobindo. In Search of the Miraculous What does it mean to receive the Shantipath from a master? What is God? How is a movement of Kundalini energy different in men from women? How does it manifest as it moves through seven charkas? What does it really mean to talk of merging with the inner man, the inner woman? What is the meaning of Tantra, and how can lovers help each other move from the lowest centre to the highest? Osho explains all this and much more in this book. Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy In this book, Osho clears up misconceptions about what meditation is and what it is not serious. He answers the fundamental

questions about meditation and gives a detailed description of each stage of his most revolutionary meditation technique, Dynamic Meditation. It also contains a description of many more techniques: traditional ones reinvented by Osho, as well as original Osho meditations that begin with activity and lead to the stillness of a no-mind consciousness. Meditation: The First and Last Freedom A practical how-to guide, spotlighting over sixty meditation techniques - from Zazen, the ancient Buddhist practice of sitting, to Osho's techniques designed scientifically for the modern-day seeker. In addition, Osho answers questions about the obstacles meditators can meet along the way.

story has to be savured page by page. The photographs help the reader penetrate deep inside. And when the reader has finished the book, with closed eyeshe/she will be able to hear the laughter, the roar of the mighty 'Yaa-Hoo!' - the voice of Truth resounding in an empty hall, full of people. A Cup of Tea This book, A Cup of Tea is filled with awareness and love the love and compassion of the enlightened master for anyone who is thirsty for a spiritual life. Osho encourages us to move more into meditation, as he shares the insights and experiences that he has had on the path. In this book there are 395 letters that Osho wrote to disciples, friends and lovers while he was travelling. Each letter has to be savured, sipped, and pondered upon-- for each contains a great teaching, a key to inner mysteries. He answers questions like, What is mind? How to become free of thoughts? From Sex to Super Consciousness This is perhaps the most famous and notorious! book by Osho. People buy it - or run away from it! - because of its title. Despite its sensational title, the book does not talk about sex. In fact, it is the only book in the whole existence that shows how the sex energy should be transformed into something higher super consciousmess. The book explains that there is a way to go beyond sex; you can transcend sex that's the meaning of from sex to super

The Path of Meditation The culture that will arise in the future, if it is truly to be for the evolution of mankind, will be a balance of science and religion. This culture will be a synthesis of religion and science. It will not be only religious or only scientific: it will be either scientifically religious or religiously scientific. What is this culture? Osho explains in this book. Yaa-hoo! The Mystic Rose This book will take the reader on a step-by-step, on an enchanted journey of words, silence and pictures. The story has to be savured page by page. The photographs help the reader penetrate deep inside. And

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consciousness. You are at the stage of sex but you should be at the stage of super-consciousness. And the route is simple: sex is just something sacred. Sex has to be something not obscene, not repressed but immensely respected, because we are born out of it. It is our very life source. And it can be transformed into super consciousmess. Hidden Mysteries There are many keys in life which can open the doors of treasures even today, but unfortunately we neither know anything about these treasures nor about the locks which can be opened. And if we do not know either about the treasures or the locks, then what is left in our hands cannot even be called a key. It can only be a key if it opens a lock. The key has left a sort of lingering fragrance in the unconscious mind of man. Osho explains the deeper and the really sacred meanings behind the most common rituals we perform. The Inner Journey Love is not something to be obtained from the outside. Love is the music of your being. Nobody can give you love. Love can arise within you, but it cannot be obtained from the outside. There is no shop, no market, and no salesman from whom you can purchase love. Love cannot be purchased, at any price. Love is an inner flowering. It arises from some dormant energy within, yet all of us search for love on the outside. But all of us search for love in the beloved...on an inner

within, yet all of us search for love on the outside. But all of us search for love in the beloved...on an inner journey that Osho takes us to uncharted realms of our being.

Seeds of Wisdom Here are 120 letters written by Osho to a beloved disciple, Ma Anandmayee. In a meditation camp in Mt. Abu, Rajasthan, India, Osho announced that she had also been his mother in a previous incarnation. Says Osho, Whatever I have, whatever I am, I want to give away as seeds of wisdom, of divine conscious-abundance. In knowledge one knows of God; in love one becomes. Knowing is the spiritual discipline, love is the fulfilment.

most significant sutras, and as such through the years, has generated countless interpretations by exponents of Buddhism. What makes this collection rare is that it contains the commentaries by enlightened master, Osho, on another master, Buddha or at least on Buddha's words. This twelve-volume commentary is not just a selection of words. Beautiful though Osho's words are, he is the first to remind us that at the most they function as wings to convey the more intrinsic part of what he is trying to share that which can't be said, that which lies between the sounds; silence.

The Perfect Way In this rare book of meditation, Osho carefully guides us through the maze of our own minds, through our process of creating thoughts, towards a zone of silence. His genius is in full flight. And the subject couldn't be more mysterious nor important: one's own self. I cannot give you any dreams. I cannot give you any basis for selfdeception. I am a dream-breaker and I want to wake you from your slumber, says Osho. The Dhammapada (Vols. 1-12) The Way of the Buddha The Dhammapada is the largest collection of Gautam Buddha's most significant sutras, and as such through the years, has generated

The Diamond Sutra A contemporary Buddha speaks on Buddha, once again bringing these beautiful words to life and illuminating the meaning inherent in them. The Diamond Sutra is one of Gautama the Buddha's most powerful teachings, and here Osho brings a modern-day clarity; to these mysterious sutras. Osho's greatness is that he doesn't give solutions, only tools for people to realise themselves. This book is an invitation to all those who, feeling the truth of Osho's words deep in their hearts, understand that it is time to awaken as spiritual beings and begin to claim their long-forgotten Buddhahood. The Discipline of Transcendence (Vol. 3) This book is not about Buddha. Three hundred frames of truth per page, and the space between. Here is a photograph of footprints on the beach, washed out by the old sea.

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page, and the space between. Here is a photograph of footprints on the beach, washed out by the old sea. By presence, he conveys the mysterious, and the beat of the ordinary. Here are rigorous logic and jokes. Ordinary facts transform into visions of transcendence, but both are here and equal together. Both are seen and felt and loved together. Be with Osho in this caress: Buddha caressed by Osho. Be Osho. Love. The Heart Sutra In this book of ten discourses Osho is speaking against the backdrop of Buddha's Heart Sutra. It is an invitation to celebrate the pure nothingness of our innermost being, your essential Buddhanature. Something funny, something tough, always lucid, Osho takes everybody directly to the experience of that primary subjectivity. Osho and Buddha both address that nothingness. The masters say that the root of our troubles, is in ignoring the basic fact of our aloneness. This book gives various moods of exploration by which we learn little by little to lose ourselves, to find ourselves. These are the most important Sutras in the great Buddhist literature. Hence they are called the Heart Sutra; it is the very heart of the Buddhist message. The Book of Wisdom Like all books by Osho, this one whispers the truth. Wisdom is in the words, but the truth is

in the gaps between the words, in the spaces between the lines. It is a silent, unspoken whisper: 'I love you. Existence loves you.' Osho says that it takes courage to find the truth. Only a few people have ever dared to discover the truth. It is risky; it may shatter all that you have known before and you will have to rearrange your whole life. It is dangerous; it may destroy all your illusions, it may shatter all your dreams, he says.

alongside the words- Empty your boat. The Secret of the Golden Flower Osho describes The Secret of the Golden Flower as very ancient,a great synthesis of all the great religions. He also says, This book, The Secret of the Golden Flower, is one of the most esoteric treatises in the world. It will show you the way to become more than the body. It will show you the way to go beyond death. Among many valuable techniques, Osho gives specific instructions to harmonise the male and female elements and transmute sexual energy. The day you are able to circulate your energy in a circle, you will not need another woman; you will not need another man, because your own man, your own woman will meet and merge with each other. You will be whole and to be whole is to be holy. When the Shoe Fits In these commentaries on ten Taoist stories, Osho's affinity with Chaung Tzu is evident. Each story takes us through problems or situations that we all face at some time in our lives, and shows us the simple Tao way of living with the maxim: easy is right: begin right, and you are easy. Easily understood, easily loved, must be right! The more you read When the Shoe Fits, the more you become aware that you are not reading it for intellectual pleasure, nor even as a meditation, but because this book gives clear guidance of the spiritual path. It is a practical book.

Absolute Tao The Tao that can be told of is not the Absolute Tao. Tao is totality. Totality is not perfect; it is always imperfect because it is always alive. Life exists through the tension of opposites. If you deny the opposite you can become perfect, but you will not be total, you will miss something. With this book, Osho brings new life to Lao Tzu's famous Tao Te Ching. The Empty Boat This book contains the ancient wisdom of the Chinese mystic, Chuang Tzu as understood and expressed by the great enlightened master of this century, Osho. He points to meditation and the illusions and pitfalls in life that get in its way. He explains in modern terminology the secrets that have been veiled in obscurity from the seeker of truth for too long. In reading Osho, the most that can be done is to be receptive, to let the unspoken message penetrate sEmpty your boat.

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Living Tao With this book, Osho brings new life to Lao Tzu's famous. Tao Te Ching Lao Tzu is not logical, he is a very simple man, not a scholar at all. He does not know anything about argument, he simply watches life. This is a collection of extemporaneous talks given by Osho on this topic as he believes that Lao Tzu is the future of the entire humanity and all possibilities of bliss and benediction lie through him. Ancient Music in the Pines What is this ancient music? Osho says it is the soundless sound, the sound of existence itsiitself and it is surrounding us all the time but we just cannot hear it. He tel ls us that meditation is about how to listen to that which is already there. A fascinating collection of talks on Zen stories. The stories by themselves are profound, at times tantalisingly mystical, but the commentary upon them by Osho is stimulating in its originality. His deep perceptions into the psychology of man, his devastating wit and merciless exposure of the countless hypocrisies that do duty for social norms and traditions are captivating. And the Flowers Showered Osho is the rarest and the most talented religionist to appear in this century. His writings about

Buddhism are full of inspiration and original conceptions. As a specialist in Buddhism I have after been surprised by his original and creative interpretations and by his unique religiousness. His interpretations are saturated with the truth of Buddhism. Even the outstanding monks that are present here in Japan cannot obtain this level of interpretation. A Bird on the Wing The word Zen comes from the Japanese Za-zen, which means sitting quietly, doing nothing. And watching Osho speak, one gets the feeling that he is also just sitting, doing nothing. A process that seems unrelated to him is happening. In A Bird on the Wing, Osho is not explaining Zen stories. He is taking us deeper into the mystery of these stories. He says that life is not a problem to be solved. Often, in the activity of finding out, we are closed to what we seek by the very tension that search causes. In this book, everybody is invited to enter the door, and be mystified into understanding. Christianity and Zen We are is told in this book that faith is not a virtue, and it a not a great contribution to humanity's evolution. Faith is the greatest hindrance in people's search for truth. Because before you go in search you have already been handed a secondhand faith, and you are told that just this much is enough. You don't have to search. So, faith means hiding ignorance. Truth needs great energy, great

secondhand faith, and you are told that just this much is enough. You don't have to search. So, faith means hiding ignorance. Truth needs great energy, great urgency, and a total involvement in the search. Truth is within you, faith comes from outside. Christianity and all other religions are part of the conspiracy to castrate man. They have destroyed all the dignity of man, they have given him only guilt and sin. Hence I call Christianity the deadliest poison. Communism and Zen Fire, Zen Wind Communism is on of the greatest experiments in human evolution. It has laid the foundation of a new temple for humanity. But it has only laid the foundation; the pillars are missing, the roof is missing. That can be done only by people who are fully awakened. This book leads us to understand how meditation can use communism as the base, to put the pillars and the roof on this base. God is Dead: Now Zen is the Only Living Truth God is dead, therefore man is free, said Friedrich Nietzsche, to whom this book is dedicated. God is dead, now Zen is the only Living Truth. In this book Osho continues from the point where Nietzsche stopped. Zen meditation leading towards no-mind will unify us with an intelligent and bountiful existence which nourishes us as it nourishes all living things. Meditation, and

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only meditation, will fill the emptiness left by the loss of our dreams. We are seekers, and we often resist finding what we seek. True Man of Zen Kyozan was a very simple man - not the philosophic kind, not a poet, nor a sculptor. Nothing can be said about him except that he was absolutely authentic, honest. If he does not know a thing he will say so, even at the risk of people thinking that he has fallen from his enlightenment. But this makes him a unique master. Zen is full of unique masters, but Kyozan's uniqueness is his simplicity. He is just like a child. In this book, True Man of Zen, there are four discourses which were delivered from December 3rd to 6th, 1988, between two long periods when Osho's body was too sick to come to Gautama the Buddha Auditorium. No Water, No Moon This book is precious; it is a treasure. It can become a dialogue between you and the enlightened master Osho. It can become the rarest of phenomena a meeting, a sharing of being. The discourses based on ten Zen stories can become stepping stones to a deeper understanding of your own life because they are about you, they are addressed to you, they are you! You are the treasure, hiding from yourself. No Water No Moon is a gift from existence to everybody, calling everybody to come back home.

One Seeds Makes the Whole Earth Green Through this book, Osho shakes us to our very roots. He wants nothing more than to give us back to ourselves not to accept anything on anyone's authority except our own. To read about a thirsty man drinking water will not quench our own thirst. Knowledge, scholarliness will only make us well-trained parrots; and unless something from our own experience, it is simply not true. Using sutras and anecdotes by Rinzai and the other Zen Masters as a springboard, this living Master shares his vision and his being with us. He invites us to inquire- not to accept, not to believe, not to take his word for it, but simply to inquire. . . Returning to the Sources The Zen in this book is nononsense Zen. It is not only the flesh and bones, it also carries the essence. It is not Zen explained, because Zen cannot be explained. If you try to figure out and analyse, the precious quality of this book will elude you. If you want to taste something of what Zen is, this book will help. Simplicity is often obscure, and Zen is the ultimate simplicity. The essence is ever available. The key is within, in how much we can receive. The Search: Talks on the Ten Bulls of Zen The bull means your energy, the unknown strange energy. The ten bulls of Zen are something unique in the history of human consciousness. Kakuan painted ten pictures of the whole search of man and man is a search.

pictures of the whole search of man and man is a search. He is not only an inquirer. He is inquiry, these ten bulls are a pictorial representation of the inquiry, the inquiry that I call man. The Zen Manifesto: Freedom From Oneself This book is produced for thousands of readers who are searching for the roots of their own and all existence. Osho is well aware of the problem: If Zen remains hard, it will disappear from the world. But he tells us, If you can just be only a few minutes in twenty-four hours that is enough to keep you alert to your Buddhahood. This book is not for a particular type of people, it is for all. It does not matter what kind of conditioning you have been brought up in, Zen is simply a technique of entering into your veryness Zen: The Diamond Thunderbolt This book dedicated to the clouds as a symbol of freedom, contains talks given in the Gautama the Buddha Auditorium in July' 1988. Zen means, literally, meditation, and the discourses in this book are Zen brought to life. They each contain a classic story from the early days of Zen, but the telling of the story is just the beginning. Zen: The Mystery and the Poetry of the Beyond As you become deeply involved in creative lifestyle, the beyond opens its doors. It is a poetry, creative act, which in its peak

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transforms you and brings you to the doors of the mystery. It is our habit to look at the world through the eyes of our past experience and knowledge. Religion therefore becomes a Sunday affair, or a life of renunciation, or the promise of a paradise after death; depending on our conditioning. Osho's work in this book is to dismantle that conditioning. He is redefining religion, breathing life back into the spirit of man. Zen: The Path of Paradox (Vol. 3) This book is not about the doctrine and philosophy of Zen but about Zen itself. Its essence, its fragrance and its energy. It is about falling in love with a 'Way', not achieving a goal or accomplishing a feat. One has the opportunity through gliding into the music of these words, to discover that pointing direction referred to as Zen. Zen: The Solitary Bird, Cuckoo of the Forest The Introduction is not available on the book. Tantra: The Supreme Understanding 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 thorough the ages. In this series of discourses Osho speaks on Tilopa's verses which contain many significant meditation techniques that are still as helpful and powerful today as when Tilopa first sang his song. The Tantra

The Royal Song of Saraha This book is a contemporary commentary on the timeless wisdom of Saraha by the enlightened mystic Osho. Osho has taken on the task of assisting people to discover their own truth; to realise this goal, he uses every possible toll available to him. He is perhaps the first master to marry Western exoteric sciences with Eastern esoteric sciences, for a truly holistic approach to life. In this regard the ability to use every aspect of life, without rejecting anything he is a modern Tantric master. Tantric Transformation The Royal Song of Saraha Osho says this Tantra vision is one of the greatest visions ever dreamed by man a religion which does not destroy the individual but respects individuality tremendously. It is an individual approach towards reality. It is a vision to turn you on, to turn you in and to turn you beyond. The Tantra of Saraha the Tantra of Osho is alive, is real. In these discourses, Osho speaks of a vision a vision of a life lived in total freedom, a life of loving with no bounds, with no limit not as an ideal, but as an actual and everpresent experience. What is within these pages is the re-echoing of an invitation issued from the heart of existence itself no 'way', no theory, no system just a call. The Book of Secrets Vigyan Bhirav Tantra The Book of Secrets contains Osho's guidance for 112 meditation

techniques, and responses to questions from meditators. This book is a contemporary mystic's commentary on Shiva's five-yearold techniques for going beyond consciousness. This is not religion, this is science. No belief is needed only a daringness to experiment is enough. The Book of Secrets is not a series of answers, it's a set of keys. Osho promises at the very beginning that this set of keys is complete, not missing even one pattern for even a single door. The key to your own door is in here somewhere. All you have to do is try the keys, one after the other, till you find one that fits. Then open the door and see for yourself what lies within. Sufis: The People of the Path This book is the living, beating heart of the mystic, Osho. His words are the very life-blood of existence. Sufism is a special kind of magic, a rare kind of magic. It can be transferred only from person to person, not from a book. It is also just like Zen a transmission beyond words. The Sufis have a special word for it they call it silsila. What Hindus call parampara, they call silsila. Silsila means a transfer from one heart to another heart, from one person to another person. It is a very personal religion. The Great Secret The book contains discourses that are commentaries on Kabir's poems in which Kabir sings of his love for God.

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Love is the subject. These commentaries take us back to a calmer world, before society had felt Osho's power and reacted violently, to a world filled by these great subjects of Kabir's songs love, truth, death, enlightenment. The Path of Love Kabir, an Indian mystic who lived in the 15th century, a poet, weaver, a husband and father, sings the path to us through his poetic songs of devotion. He shares the unique flavour of his enlightenment as he tells us of the ecstasy, the pain and the pitfalls on a seeker's journey as he travels the path of love. Osho, a modern-day mystic, speaks here on the love songs of Kabir, and its one heart. He uses the songs as an excuse to bring us back to ourselves, again and again. These discourses are a gift of compassion from the peaks of enlightenment. They are an invitation to trust in ourselves on our inward journey. The Revolution This is the revolution that explodes out of total silence. Osho, the enlightened mystic of the century, has given revolution its true meaning: the rotation of any body around an axis. The movement is neverending. The revolution is ongoing, as each moment opens into the total spontaneity of life as it is happening, not as we are thinking about how it should happen. The revolution of which Osho is speaking is the one to destroy all systems. It is the revolution that allows us to remember our inner

innocence, the unprogrammed being within. It is the inner revolution: the only revolution that can bring about a total transformation so that we can once again see the world through eyes free of all the judgements and conditionings that have been put there from the outside. Behind a Thousands Names Nirvana Upanishad In these discourses on the Nirvana Upanishad, the enlightened mystic Osho explores the essential nature of spiritual longing, the moving force behind every seeker's quest for truth. Speaking at a meditation camp in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, in India, Osho elucidates the enduring wisdom of this ancient teaching: the true meaning of initiation, or sannyas; the qualities needed by the seeker that will allow him to flower to his full potential; the dangers and pitfalls along the way; the harmonious dance between devotion, the path of love, and discipline, the path of meditation. Through the medium of this Upanishad, Osho shares with us the very fragrance of self-realisation, the vision of nirvana. Finger Pointing to the Moon Adhyatma Upanishad The word Upanishad means seed seeds of the ancient Eastern art/science of learning to observe the mind and its process in a relaxed and no-judgemental way, thus enabling one to transcend life of slavery to the senses and life of slavery to the senses and find the perception and clarity of selfrealisation. This book is a collection of courses in which Osho uses the ancient wisdom of the Adhyatma Upanishad as a jumping board for his message for his message for a

seventeen discourses in which Osho uses the ancient wisdom of the Adhyatma Upanishad as a jumping board for his message for his message for a humanity that is moving faster and faster towards who knows what, at the dawning of the century. The Upanishads have, for the first time, used a scientific language and have left aside the anthropocentric language of man. Flight of the Alone to the Alone Kaivalya Upanishad Kaivalya means the moment in your consciousness when you are utterly alone do not feel lonelyThe Kaivalya Upanishad is about the nature of ultimate freedom. An inquiry into one of the major themes for modern man: becoming complete in oneself; finding aloneness without feeling lonely. These sutras are dialogues, heart-to-heart sharings from an awakened master to his disciples. Osho brings them to life again, but not from the intellectual standpoint of a scholar or with the dogmatic mind of a priest. Heartbeat of the Absolute Ishavasya Upanishad Meditation has suddenly gone mainstream; this is a timely book. Here the modern mystic Osho fleshes out the bare bones of an ancient, mysterious Indian scripture, Ishavasya Upanishad, with his own wit and wisdom. He speaks of love, death, the nature of mind and ego, of God and meditation. He also describes active meditations specially created for the modern man who finds it difficult to silence his mind. These provide an opportunity to throw out bottled-up tensions, the accumulated madness of a lifetime,

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difficult to silence his mind. These provide an opportunity to throw out bottled-up tensions, the accumulated madness of a lifetime, to exhaust the energy so totally that the mind stops and suddenly find yourself entering into a deep inner silence. The Message Beyond Words Kathopanishad : A Dialogue With the Lord of Death The Kathopanishad is the ancient Indian scripture that addresses the reality of death. It is done through a very sweet touching story about an innocent boy, Nachiketa, and his search for the secrets of the soul by confrontation and questioning Yama, the Lord of Death. Here Osho turns the eye of enlightenment on the mist of fear misunderstanding that surrounds death in the modern mind. Osho completely exposes the myth of death. He shares a vision that is at once both decidedly practical and highly esoteric. The Osho Upanishad The Osho Upanishad is a unique record, a detailed description of the master disciple relationship. It reflects all that must have transpired between Socrates, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Jesus, and their disciples. These precious and intimate moments have gone unrecorded, and what survives no longer has the same beauty and vibrancy. It is trapped in history that separates the modern man from the true essence of so long ago. The Osho Upanishad is a totally contemporary document. Many of the questions in this book are a testimony to individual and collective experiments with meditation in the marketplace. They cover the areas which are central to Osho's work meditation, the master and his

and collective experiments with meditation in the marketplace. They cover the areas which are central to Osho's work meditation, the master and his disciples. The Supreme Doctrine Kenopanishad The Supreme Doctrine deals in depth with many aspects of meditation, the fundamentals of how to move intensely and totally into this experience spoken of by the rishis in the Keno Upanishad. Osho's insight is incisive. His freshness and dynamism are captured in these talks. That Art Thou Sarvasar Upanishad These discourses were given during the first meditation camps in which Osho spoke in English. Each of the book's 51 short chapters cover a different theme based on the sutra being discussed, and translates its ancient wisdom into the language of today. The book includes photographs never before released, of Osho and the meditation camps, and the complete text of his instructions as he leads Dynamic Meditation, one of the most profound techniques available to seekers today. The Ultimate Alchemy Athmapooja Upanishad (Vol. 1) Thousands of years ago, awakened beings living in India spoke to seekers of truth. Their words were compiled into themes and exist now as a body of work called the Upanishads. In this book, Osho takes the Atma Pooja Upanishad, which literally means worship

into themes and exist now as a body of work called the Upanishads. In this book, Osho takes the Atma Pooja Upanishad, which literally means worship of the self, and responds to it in a way that helps present-day seekers penetrate their unconscious and find the truth within themselves. This uncovering of the self is the ultimate alchemy.

Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi Akshya Upanishad The mystical Upanishadic wisdom of the Indian rishis of five thousand years ago explained in the context of the 20th century. The seven steps to Samadhi, or enlightenment, are a sort of Seeker's Guide to Enlightenment, and the book includes descriptions of meditation techniques for those who wish to make the journey within. Samadhi means the death of the ego, but not your conscious being. It means liberation from the endless cycle of birth and death and rebirth by attaining the seventh and final step of the path: being fully alert, fully conscious, fully aware. The Upanishads talk about ultimate wisdom, Osho tells you how to live it. The Way Beyond Any Way Sarvasar Upanishad The meaning of Sarvasar Upanishad, is: the quintessential essence. In understanding this one upanishad, doors will open to the most profound understanding known by the genius of man. Hence it's name, Sarvasar: the secret of secrets, the mystery within all mysteries, the essence of essences. In this book Osho describes, step by step, the search within, the search for the essence, for what is divine

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secrets, the mystery within all mysteries, the essence of essences. In this book Osho describes, step by step, the search within, the search for the essence, for what is divine within man. This essence is variously known as the self, the atman, the soul, in the ancient teachings of earlier masters. But before beginning on this search he says: I warn you in advance that to involve oneself in the teachings of an Upanishad is like playing with fire. An upanishad cannot be understood without you also becoming transformed. Enlightenment: The Only Revolution Discourses on the Great Mystic Ashtavakra This book, Enlightenment: The Only Revolution, is the ultimate challenge, the ultimate invitation. A commentary on the Gita of Ashtavakra. We are called to be liberated right now. To be enlightened this very moment. Osho introduces us to Ashtavakra and tells us of the meeting between him, a twelveyear-old deformed boy and Janak a king. A meeting which leads to questioning on how to find detachment, wisdom and freedom. Showering Without Clouds Reflections on the poetry of an enlightened woman mystic, Sahajo. From the enlightened mystic, Osho, who has given the world his unique vision of 'The New Man' comes Showering Without Clouds, his commentaries on the 'sutras of love' of Sahajo, the enlightened woman mystic.

This book contains the powerful insights of two enlightened beings, Osho and Sahajo, on the woman's path to enlightenment, and what it means to be both a woman and seeker of self-realisation. Last Morning Star Talks on the Enlightened Woman Mystic, Daya The last morning star symbolises all that is ephemeral in the world. Talking on the playful and provocative poetry of Daya, Osho takes us on a journey from the transient, from our world outside, to the eternal, our boundless world within. This is a journey of the heart the joyous, spontaneous, and at times uncompromising way of an enlightened woman mystic. Osho takes up various topics in his own unique manner, speaking intimately as a friend, and a master to daily existence. The Song of Ecstasy Osho, the enlightened master for the 21st century, has spoken many times of Adi Shankaracharya, the 8th century Indian enlightened mystic, but here for the first time is a series of talks given on him and his teachings. These talks are an introduction to a different Adi Shankaracharya one who can sing of his ecstasy, and can dance with joy in life. 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.

them his contemporaries. Guida Spirituale Discourses on the Desiderata Desiderata is also a strange document because in such a small space it says so much. It is really made of sutras just a few hints. Nothing is said very solidly: just a few hints, fingers pointing to the moon. It is so small that after Adlai Stevenson's death in 1965 it was discovered that he had intended to send out the Desiderata as a Christmas card to his friends. These chapters of Guida Spirituale are transcriptions from spontaneous talks given to an international audience of seekers. Their questions, and Osho's insightful responses, will give you a glimpse into the unique way an enlightened master works with people. Proceed through these pages and the world of meditation will unfold before everybody's eyes. The Hidden Harmony The Fragments of Heraclitus Through this series of eleven discourses, Osho acts as a via media to the philosophies of Hercalitus, a mystic of the western world. Though only fragments of his words remain, Osho finds in them a poetry that is refreshing in its simplicity and clarity. Osho says, if Heraclitus had been born in India, or in the East, rather than Greece, he would have been recognised as not simply a philosopher but as a mystic- He would be known as a Buddha. If he had been accepted, the whole history of the west would have been totally different; but he was a stranger, an outsider, in Greek history.

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been totally different; but he was a stranger, an outsider, in Greek history. The Messiah (Vol 5. 1 & 2) The Messiah is a two-volume commentary on Khalil Gibran's The Prophet. In this book the contribution of Osho is much more than that of simply another poet's perspective because he is an enlightened master he is not simply a mystic who has experienced the stuff that poets' dreams are about. Whereas Gibran, the poet, gives us a glimpses of another dimension far removed from everyday reality, Osho the mystic brings that right to our doorstep. Zarathustra: God That Can Dance The book documents Osho's discourses that are a lesson on a very specific theme, and each theme is a step deeper into the journey. He speaks to us man to man, teaches us as a friend, sorting through the ins and outs of the path of truth, leaving it utterly up to us whether we agree or disagree. In this book, Osho talks about Zarathustra, not the ancient, original one, known as Zoroaster. He talks about the one that, Friedrich Nietzsche, a dedicated philosopher, uses only as a symbolic figure. Nietzsche has used a historical name but in a very fictitious way. Osho is commenting on the fictional Zarathustra, using the clarity of his own enlightened vision to indicate where Nietzsche's vision came close to the truth and where it fell short.

enlightened vision to indicate where Nietzsche's vision came close to the truth and where it fell short. Zarathustra: The Laughing Prophet In this book Osho, the enlightened master from the East, meets Friedrich Nietzsche, a mystical visionary from the West. Nietzsche was a serious and dedicated philosopher serious about his work, and dedicated to the Truth. He was a man with tremendous visionary insight that which was capable of jumping beyond not just the accepted but also beyond the acceptable limits of his days. Had Nietzsche been born in the East, particularly in India, he might have become enlightened but the West has never quite understood that consciousness can transcend mind. In his creative genius, Nietzsche sought out a great master from the past, Zarathustra, and wrote of him in a way which enabled him to project all his longing, his vision, all his yearning to break out of what had become an intolerable prison. In this book, Osho dissolves Nietzsche's seriousness into his own inexhaustible joy, transforming Zarathustra into a laughing prophet. The Art of Dying Osho speaks on classic Hasidic tales Compiled by the Jewish philosopher, Martin Buber a great tradition of laughing saints and wonderful stories. Death is not the end of life; in fact, it is a completion of one life. Death and life are two polarities of the same phenomena. This book may make it conceivable to admit mortality. It may even make the prospect exciting; but not to the point of jumping under a bus, only to the point of relaxing into

mortality. It may even make the prospect exciting; but not to the point of jumping under a bus, only to the point of relaxing into acceptance of an inevitable. Life, thus unladen of dread, may seem more enjoyable. The True Sage Osho speaks on classic Hasidic stories compiled by the Jewish philosopher, Martin Buber a great tradition of laughing saints and wonderful stories. Tales of Hasidism, that Osho uses as sutras for this book, should be read by all seekers of truth. These tales are different from Zen, they are also different from Sufism. They have their own flavour, unborrowed from anyone, uncopied, unimitated. The Hasid loves, laughs, dances. His religion is not of celibacy, but creation. The Beloved (Vol. 1) This book will introduce all of us to Osho's vision of the body and of human consciousness. Osho brings to life the profound love and awareness of the Baul mystics from Bengal, some sane crazy poets, singers and dancers. The wisdom contained here, is atomic. If one plays with these rebellious concepts and goes inside with the many meditative secrets, one will find in oneself the beloved. This vision has already helped transform many thousands of people's attitudes and inner awareness about the body, inner sensitivity, love, music, sexual energy, and spontaneous living. The beloved is a vast well of inner joy and discovery.

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The Beloved (Vol. 2) In the talks contained in this book, one can foresee the evolution of Zorba the Buddha the Osho symbol for one who expresses life affirmation in dancing, singing, playing, and has a silent grace that comes from depths of his beings. The book begins with an exploration of how the Baul musicians of Bengal make no distinction between living in the very material, mundane world, and fulfilling their spirituality. Osho also speaks to human understanding, explaining in metaphors, with anecdotes and jokes that what we perceive as opposites like male and female, life and death, freedom and responsibility are part of a whole. Come Follow to You This book is filled with Osho's insights on the sayings of Jesus, he rescues Christ from the dead religion that has been created in his name. Osho resurrects the teaching of Jesus from dead scriptures and makes them alive again. This book is an invitation for you to do the same: to discard everything dead and dull that has been imposed on you by social programming and to explore the living flame of consciousness that is really you. The Buddha: The Emptiness of the Heart In this particularly potent dose of Zen, Osho challenges the reader to know the "empty heart," the door to eternity that exists within religions in the world, stating that

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. The Language of Existence Nine discourses based on anecdotes of famous and little-known Zen masters. Many of these stories were previously only available in Japanese and were translated specially for these talks. In his discussion of these stories, Osho gives meditation techniques to help understand and go beyond death, as well as techniques to be used in everyday life. The Miracle In this unique world of Zen, masters with strange sounding names and even stranger behaviour 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." Osho talks on the difference between students and disciples, the role of a spiritual master, and how the energy field of an enlightened being can affect the whole world. There is so much joy all around, you have just to be aware of it and to become a participant, not spectator. The Original Man This book is an attempt to describe what it's like sitting with the enlightened master Osho- it is well nigh impossible! Take a sip from an abundant lake of

the enlightened master Osho- it is well nigh impossible! Take a sip from an abundant lake of enlightenment. As you read and enjoy his mastery of words, their poetry, music and pictures Zen at its peak don't forget to savour the unspoken magic and mystery of what lies between the lines, between each word. This book is a challenge to go beyond the skin deep and let your original man loose. If you can find your original man, you have found everything that his existence contains all the splendour, all the glory, all the ceremony, all the joy. Dogen: The Zen Master In this series of discourses about the unique Zen master 'Dogen', Osho talks about enlightenment, using the metaphor of the reflection of the moon in water. Dogen was a child of genius, never satisfied with borrowed knowledge. His journey from child to man, from scholar to enlightened master is traced through these sutras by Osho. Illuminating this tremendous journey with stories and incredibly beautiful haikus, Osho reminds us that the ultimate experience can also be ours. Neither age nor birth, nor country nor race is of any importance only awareness matters. We are part of a tremendous mystery, and must catch hold of it today. Tomorrow may be too late. Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky All our education and upbringing in today's world is focused on how to leave the biggest footprints behind how to become rich, powerful and immortal by leaving our mark on the outside world. But there is another world, the world of

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footprints behind how to become rich, powerful and immortal by leaving our mark on the outside world. But there is another world, the world of Zen, where to disappear, to become a nobody, is the only fulfilment. Thirteen centuries ago, existed Isan a rather unusual Zen master. He was as great a master as one can be, but he has left behind him neither great scriptures nor great commentaries. Thirteen centuries later, the message of Isan comes alive again as Osho leads us with crystal clarity and humour into the baffling, profound world of Isan's Zen. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational In this book the contemporary Enlightened Master, Osho Rajneesh, speaks on Rinzai, one of the founders of Zen. This is a book which tells us that meditation is the only way to make you aware. And once you are fully aware, all around is the ocean of godliness. The very life, the very consciousness is divine. Osho illustrates with mysterious anecdotes, jokes, stories, exquisite haikus, and live meditation. Reading this book with an open heart and mind, putting any prejudices aside one may agree or disagree, it does not matter but one may come to taste the unknown. Be Realistic: Plan for a Miracle An Introduction is not available on the book, Beloved of My Heart. This book is a glimpse into what transpires at Darshan every evening in the Poona ashram, where an enlightened being, a master of

masters, Osho, meets, converses, laughs with and loves his disciples. Being near a master such as Osho is a source of continual reassurance and inspiration. Unlike scriptures, which offer a fixed and rigid formula to every seeker alike, Osho responds to each person as a unique individual. He is as fluid as life itself and moves with you according to your needs. Blessed Are the Ignorant This book is an account of the meetings between the master and the disciples. It is the story of sleeping Buddhas: a documentation of their tossing and turning in the long dark night, and the promise of a dazzlingly bright light lingering on this horizon. The wisdom of Osho's words and the depth of his response to the questions from his disciples, make this diary a remarkable chronicle of a remarkable time; more so as he speaks less and less and the communication is through silence, through energies. The further shore is the home, the place from where we have come, the place we seek to return to. Let Go! Tao is the name for that which cannot be named. It simply says how things are, how things work. The river flows to the ocean this is Tao. The tree grows upwards this is Tao. The child becomes a young man and the young man becomes old and the old man dies this is Tao, the way things are. This book offers a taste of that which, once tasted, is enough to transform one's entire life it is a taste of the flow, of life, of love just the way things are : that all is perfect just as it is with no need for goals, no need for improvement, with no oughts or shoulds, with none of the paraphernalia that

just the way things are : that all is perfect just as it is with no need for goals, no need for improvement, with no oughts or shoulds, with none of the paraphernalia that keeps one tethered to misery rather than joy! What Is, Is, What Ain't, Ain't This book,with its daily account of the interaction between the Master and his disciples, demonstrates how this Enlightened Master, Osho, full of sunlight, illuminates words, feelings, experiences, encounters; and how his people begin to let go of the conditionings of the past and the expectations of the future, open up to the splendour of the present moment, and come to really see that what, is, what ain't, ain't. It speaks about the pleasure and beauty of accepting things as they are and invites us to live and savour each moment. Hammer on the Rock These talks happened at a time when Osho was beginning what is known as Osho Multiversity a university dedicated to exploring the multidimensional aspects of growth. The issues brought up are timeless, they are everyone's issues: sex, work, relationships, death and meditation. We see the same living more consciously and with understanding. The feeling of continuity is touching: how the search for truth, for knowing oneself whatever one may call it how this search is eternal and universal.

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India My Love India My Love is a mystery tour. Our guide on the journey is Osho, a man with an extraordinary gift for storytelling and a mystic who brings a uniquely contemporary freshness to the tales of India's golden past. He introduces us to beggars and kings, wise men and fools, lovers and warriors, artists and scholars and they come alive on the page, animating the enchanted landscape of an India that even today continues to intrigue and attract the seeker and adventurer within us all. By reading this book, one will discover just what it is about India that has made it a magnet for seekers for centuries and the importance of India's unique contribution to human search for truth. At the Feet of the Master This volume, illustrated with black and white photos, is a compilation from thirty published darshan diaries: transcriptions of what was said when thousands of people from all over the world came to Osho and literally, one by one, sat at his feet. In this book, Osho speaks directly to these individuals, addressing issues concerning their inner life. And often the talk turns to what a disciple is, what a master is and what sannyas means. These talks also cover innumerable aspects of the search of the meditators and are relevant to anyone who is looking inside. The Sword and the Lotus This books captures the fast pace of Osho's six-week stay in Nepal,

after he left Oregon, USA. His disciples ask him : You teach us to be thankful to existence, but how can I be thankful to those who speak against you and try to destroy your work? Osho brings us to reality and takes us away from lifetimes of dogmas, creeds and conditioning which make us afraid of hell and greedy heaven. With no white lies, no beating around the bush, no platitudes and no mincing of words, Osho's truth cuts clean with the skill of a master swordsman, and with the compassion symbolised in the lotus. Light on the Path This book includes talks given in the Himlayas by Osho, on his return to India and during his subsequent visit to Nepal. They form a rare documentary of an historic moment in the life of Osho's movement to create a new man on the earth and a rare portrait of an enlightened master and his disciples travelling together through heart-stroppingly uncertain times. Osho speaks extensively on the connection between gnosticism and anarchy, the significance of a "Buddhafield," and the future of his communes worldwide. He revisits old questions in light of new times. The Transmission of the Lamp This third and last series of Osho's talks in Uruguay covers much of the esoteric side of the spiritual search. He explains 'witnessing' or 'watching' as a 24hour technique that can be done any time, anywhere; and talks on astral projection, past lives, and the origins of depression.

Reading this book, looking through the eyes of his vision, comes the gift of a new understanding of ourselves and our world. From Bondage to Freedom This book is set in the fall of 1985 as the drama was unfolding in Oregon, USA, amidst disciples, the world press, government investigators and millions of bystanders. It was into and through this chaos that Osho was speaking to his disciples; sometimes with force and seriousness, sometimes joyfully. Herein is documented Osho's destruction of an attempt to create a religion around him, the end of wearing shades of red and the malas, and on some level, the end of our blind innocence, our dependence, our irresponsibility. From Darkness to Light Education, according to Osho, is drawing out the hidden potential of the individual, to help each person bring his own uniqueness from the darkness into the light. In these talks he examines ways in which the institutions of society have systematically done the opposite in their attempts to impose socially-acceptable norms of behaviour on everyone - from the cradle to the grave both in public and private life. From Death to Deathlessness This book is a series of discourses that cover the whole spectrum of human concerns poverty, AIDS, education, politics, creativity, existentialism,

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spectrum of human concerns poverty, AIDS, education, politics, creativity, existentialism, psychology, nuclear war, power, relationships, money. Osho answers each one with utter respect and compassion, always diving beyond the surface superficiality of our rational minds, pulling us inwards and sweeping us to the deeper waters, to the very source. From the False to the Truth The talks in this book were given in Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA. This book is a rare opportunity to watch a master use the powerful instrument of a commune's love to effect the deepest change in individuals; to bring about, a new man on earth. Between the pages of this book you will find the inside story of what happened at the Ranch, the central Oregon desert property. To read it with an open mind and heart is to experience the miracle of how a master, while answering a myriad of the mind's questions, can enter an individual heart. From Unconsciousness to Consciousness The book documents Osho's first words spoken after a period of three years of silence. It is as if he has drawn a sword and with it shredded the deceit of history, so that man, his politics and so-called religion are all totally exposed. Responding to questions from his disciples, Osho talks on

disciples, Osho talks on the psychology of a creed based on the following; on the question of belief on God; on whether he himself 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 their happiness is attributed to their being brainwashed or hypnotised, and many more. From Unconsciousness to Consciousness reveals in stark terms how our social and psychological structures depend on the illusion of God. God is the basic lie, Osho says. So basic is the lie that it needs thousands of theologians in the world to protect it. Historically, the brain of man, with its radically divergent left and right hemispheres, has concocted two major systems for modern man to choose from: scientific dogma or religious superstition. This book offers a third alternative: Consciousness. The Rajneesh Bible (Vol. 1) Osho's first words spoken after a period of three years of silence give a completely new dimension to his work. In this book, Osho brings under the scalpel of his master surgery- man, his politics and socalled religions. He exposes the psychology of all creeds based on the idea of "following" and takes apart the whole question of belief in God. He explains whether he considers himself to be a messiah, and lambastes the attitude of traditional holy men towards women. He lets us in on his understanding of the political mind-set; how he feels about communism, why his sannyasins

communism, why his sannyasins lead such a rich life and whether they are brainwashed or hypnotised, and much, much more. The Rajneesh Bible (Vol. 2) Much of what we have accepted as religion, is not really related to our own experience nor has any relevance to our day-to-day lives; our minds are just full of ideas instilled from birth - about 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 about God, religion, sin and other such ideas; while challenging us to experience life and its inherent religiousness from a fresh perspective, with our own, individual eyes. Come, Come, Yet Again Come The title of this book comes from an invitation by the Sufi mystic, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi. These could be Osho's words an encouragement to every seeker, everyone who is searching for himself, to look and look again. Osho talks of a communion between master and disciple, not a communication. Those who have been with him for some time learn to listen to the silence between the words, behind the words, and thus come closer to the truth. The Goose is Out "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

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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. The Great Pilgrimage: From Here to Here As the title indicates, there is, in reality, nowhere to go! In this collection, Osho talks especially to the baby boomers as they confront the onset of middle age. Nobody around him suffers from old age; they enjoy it. Meditation is the miracle ingredient turn inverts and the wrinkles are gone; whoever heard of a wrinkled soul. Questions relate to conditioning, sex, middle age, music, women's rights and psychology. But no matter what the subject, the questioner is always the subject under discussion. The Invitation In his book, Osho shows how the problems of everyday life can be used as tools for transformation. He also speaks on the connection between the master and his disciples, describing the role of the master as simply an invitation to return home - to ourselves. This book takes one on a long pilgrimage and it will end only where one already is. You will have to move many steps and on many paths just to come to yourself, because you have moved far away from yourself.

steps and on many paths just to come to yourself, because you have moved far away from yourself. Nowhere to Go But In A series of sixteen discourses in which Osho responds to questions on such diverse topics as the relation between surrender and transformation, between enlightenment and nature; the real and pseudo master, witnessing, repression, sex, love, marriage, children and education, In addition, Osho explains from many different perspectives the significance of the phrase nowhere to go but in. The Razor's Edge This book tells a true 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. The path is a razor's edge. Osho has said that life is a caravanserai just an overnight stay, and in the morning we move on. This understanding, he has given us through first hand experience. To live as a disciple with a master such as him is to live on the razor's edge; one simply never knows where the path will lead. The discourses in this book are a window to the mysterious process that happens between a master and disciple. The Golden Future The most comprehensive and explicit collection of discourses available on Osho's vision of the future. He explains what he means by the new man, and describes his international society of communes. For anyone concerned about mankind's future this book is not

future. He explains what he means by the new man, and describes his international society of communes. For anyone concerned about mankind's future this book is not to be overlooked. We can create a Golden Future for mankind and the paradox is that it all depends upon a state of total awareness completely free of both past and future. The Hidden Splendour This book is not just a book, it is a journey call it a pilgrimage if you will, a pilgrimage in search of that indefinable something that all of us, at some time or another in our livers, feel as missing. This series of talks carries a particular sense of urgency as the dreams of childhood seem further away than ever. They tell of a mad race between religious fanaticism, political cunningness and ecological devastation, to see which will finish off the planet first. Osho invites us on a pilgrimage, to rediscover that missing somethingto at least save ourselves, and in that process perhaps to recreate anew the planet which gave us birth. The New Dawn This book is full of the real stories, true-life dilemmas of those who are working towards more consciousness, struggling for an authentic life and the patient, sparklingly clear responses from one who is awakened. These are questions straight from the heart: about feelings of unworthiness; how to transform feelings of loneliness to a joy in aloneness, and what we can learn from love. Osho's responses are applicable to everyone, everywhere, who is seeking to understand and

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from love. Osho's responses are applicable to everyone, everywhere, who is seeking to understand and to evolve. The Rebel A handbook for the man of the future, The Rebel is a comprehensive guide to Osho as a planetary visionary. In his responses to seekers' questions he dissects virtually every institution and traditional belief of society, and proposes a truly radical approach to overthrowing the past in order to make way for the future. A fiery exploration of the essential characteristics found in the authentic seeker - the rebel. The Rebellious Spirit 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. Hari Om Tat Sat Responding to a wide variety of questions, Osho gives straight talks on touchy subjects, including a full coverage of the global crisis. This series takes a no-nonsense look at the controversial implications of homosexuality and the future of artificial intelligence. Osho is as compassionate, lyrical and funny as ever about relationships, our need to be "special," and the newcomer's bewilderment over the apparent contradiction between freedom and having a master. All of Osho is here - from heart to hammer.

contradiction between freedom and having a master. All of Osho is here - from heart to hammer. Hari Om Tat Sat: the divine sound that the truth...It is one of the mahavakyas, the great sayings which have been embedded in the hearts of mystics since eternity. hari in Sanskrit means the thief. And the sound of om, once you come close to it, certainly proves to be the master thief because it simply steals your very heart forever. Tat means that, and Sat means truth. Om Mani Padme Hum This series of talks based on Osho's responses to seekers, revolves around the theme of division man's separation from his environment, his fellowman and from himself. Having pinpointed the problem, Osho offers his solution - the whole man, an individual in whom East and West, the material and the spiritual, the male and the female, meet and harmonise. Om Shantih Shantih Shantih In this book Osho Rajneesh clarifies in a new and expanded way his world vision. It is an unsettling reminder of how far we haven't come as a humanity which continuoes to declare itself as civilised. This funny, simple and practical book is a thoroughly modern handbook of wisdom and love. It measures the genuine pulse of life, the throbbing reality which we all live every day.

Satyam Shivam Sundaram 'Satyam'- Truth is the experience, 'Shivam' is the action that comes out of the experience, and 'Sundaram'- beauty is the flowering of consciousness of the man who has experienced truth. These three are the ultimate reality for those who are on the mystical path. Reading this book is like being invited, with great respect and humour, to join a party celebrating the ultimate mystic reality. The more comfortable we are with being ourselves the easier it is to go beyond ourselves to be able to meditate, relax, laugh at ourselves and enjoy our lives, every moment. Books I Have Loved An extraordinary book written under extraordinary circumstances. Osho, the enlightened master who has over six hundred books to his name, speaks not in his usual lecture hall to thousands of seekers but in an intimate and eccentric setting to only four disciples. He tells stories and gives poetic and profound descriptions of books that had helped him. Osho talks about one hundred and sixty-eight books in all, from the great seers of the Far East and Indian mystics, to Nietzsche and western philosophers and novelists. Glimpses of a Golden Childhood In this book, through some fascinating, entertaining and inspiring stories, Osho recalls his rebellious and mischievous childhood. This book also includes 67 rare and intimate photos of the ordinary daily activities of Osho, the enlightened master; as well as three paintings by him.

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three paintings by him. This book contains a story of truth. This in itself is not unusual. (Even the enlightened ones have teeth). What is unique is that the master turned this seemingly ordinary occasion into an event, another chance to share his being with us. It is in no way a conventional autobiography. When he speaks of his childhood, he is not giving us a personal history lesson. He has no masks, no persona: there are no boasts of what he has 'done', no regrets. These stories are not in chronological order; they are a stream of pure, spontaneous consciousness, direct from the timeless ocean. Notes of a Madman This book is a rare and intimate glimpse into an enlightened one's ecstasy. Osho speaks in a free, loose, poetic way on anything that comes to him. He is not responding to any sutras or personal questions brought to him. He is speaking directly from his own world, on what moves him, on what He loves, opening us to the panorama of an enlightened consciousness. He comments on his love of beauty and danger, relaxation, laughter, the relationship between men and women, and even madness and death. The Path of Yoga This book introduces the reader to the path of yoga as discussed by Patanjali, whom Osho describes as Einstein in a world of Buddhas. Some say yoga is the meeting of the mind with the divine; some say it means dropping the ego as the ego is the barrier. The moment you drop the ego you are joined to the

it means dropping the ego as the ego is the barrier. The moment you drop the ego you are joined to the divine. Patanjali offers the most scientific approach to yoga, he says Yoga is the cessation of the mind; this is the best definition. All the mystics say essentially the same thing: become a witness to the mind. Patanjali shows us, step by step, how to attain this state. Yoga: The Science of the Soul In this book Osho talks about scientific approach to yoga as expressed by Patanjali. Osho calls him the greatest scientist of the inner his mind is scientific but his journey is inner. He became the first and the last word; he is the alpha and omega. He cannot be improved upon because the very combination to have a scientific attitude and to be able to enter into the inner is impossible. Yoga explains the basic truth, the breathing is deeper than thinking you can create climate that you want, it depends on the way you breathe. In this book Osho explains the meaning of samadhi and the obstacles to meditation. I Am the Gate I Am the Gate is pulsating with the present. Osho has spoken of revealing greater truths to us as we become ready to hear them. I Am the Gate opens many doors. As one reads, and peeks into the doors, one or more may evoke a deep memory in one, because he touches everything. In fact, the Gate is the Gateless Gate. The world has often closed its doors on Osho. But all of Osho's doors are

touches everything. In fact, the Gate is the Gateless Gate. The world has often closed its doors on Osho. But all of Osho's doors are open. He is openness. An image comes to my mind. The world is like an old, bitter person peering through a peephole; and Osho is the open, empty eyes of a child. Journey to the Heart This book is a story of a journey... As modern humanity is, we are trained to disregard the heart and any deep feelings of love and affection. In this book, Osho comments on the ancient wisdom that is hidden in the mysterious stories of the Sufis, a modern enlightened master motivates the reader in the search for his or her own inner truth. These stories are used to push our conditioned, habitual thinking into new ways of seeing beyond all the accepted norms of the society in which we live. Psychology of the Esoteric Osho in these discourses is talking about the creation of a new man. His effort is to create a climate in which Buddhahood can begin to flower. For that to happen, he says, we must accept man in his totality. Man must remain flowing, fluid, capable of moving from one pole to the other. Osho is not only an enlightened master but a master psychologist as well. He unpeels the layers of the being, revealing the inner depths that lie hidden within us. He starts from the physical and moves step by step to the transcendental. He starts from where we are to take us to where we can be.

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