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The First Principle: Talks On Zen
In The First Principle Osho captures the unique, colorful, seemingly-crazy spirit of Zen through talks on a collection of Zen stories – anecdotes of the often-bizarre interchanges between a master and disciple in the quest for truth. From these anecdotes, Osho distills Zen’s pragmatic essence for the reader and conveys an alive understanding of its message – “the first principle.” Authentic truth cannot be said with words, it can only be lived. Speaking to the contemporary, modern reader without robbing these old tales of their magic, charm and humor, Osho reminds us that “You are the shrine for the first principle. So the only way is to go within. Turn in. That is what meditation is all about.” In addition to commenting on these stories, Osho also answers questions and tells jokes on topics such as living with the contradictions of life, genuine longing as distinct from spiritual greed, maturity, and how one can be in an authoritative work role. He is constantly challenging us to discover greater self-awareness and consciousness from within.
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The Last Morning Star
The last morning star symbolizes 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, outer world to the eternal, boundless world within. This is a journey of the heart – the joyous, spontaneous, and at times uncompromising way of an enlightened woman mystic. “If someone clings to the last morning star, how long will their happiness last? It is like catching a bubble of water. The bubble will burst before you can even hold it. You can try in thousands of ways to make it stay, but it will not stay. And this is what we are always doing – the whole world does it. What are the things that we try to hold on to? Relationships, attachments, love, our husband or wife, sons and daughters, wealth and riches, fame, position, prestige…”
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The Revolution: Talks On Kabir
A new vision is needed in the world - a new vision which will be as scientific as possible and as religious as possible. That I call revolution. The world is waiting for that revolution, the world is hungry for that revolution - where religion and science can disappear into each other, where East and West can become one for the first time, where the materialist and the spiritualist are no more enemies but are holding hands in deep friendship. Because that is what is happening in life itself: matter is holding hands with spirit. The materialist need not be against the spiritualist, nor need the spiritualist be against the materialist. That is stupid. And that stupidity has lasted really too long and man has suffered too much.
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I Am That: Talks On The Isha Upanishad
Osho goes into the depths of these eternal questions while speaking on the sutras of the Isha Upanishad – the most ancient words of wisdom available to mankind. For over 35 years, Osho spoke to international audiences of seekers, addressing their essential questions and concerns. The international press calls him “A 21st Century Prophet” and “an oracle of modern times.” His books and audio lectures are international bestsellers. Osho himself says that he is neither a prophet nor a philosopher; he is simply sharing his own experience. The Sunday Times of London described him as “one of the 1000 makers of the 20th century” and American author Tom Robbins has called him “the most dangerous man since Jesus Christ” – both comments reflecting the profound influence of his revolutionary approach to the science of inner transformation. Spoken with authority, clarity, sharpness and humor, his insights address both the timeless and timely concerns that tend to escape our notice in the clamor and overload of daily life.
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The Voice of Silence
As these beautiful talks on Mabel Collins’ Light on the Path unfold, Osho gives us step-by-step guidance on how to find our inner voice, the voice of silence, so that we can begin, travel on and complete the journey from unconsciousness to enlightenment. Once you have heard the inner voice there is no more going astray in life…. The one who travels and the one who guides are one and the same.
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Krishna: The Man & His Philosophy
OSHO continues to inspire millions of people worldwide in their search to define a new approach to individual spirituality that is self-directed and responds to the everyday challenges of contemporary life. His unique perspective encompasses both the timeless wisdom of the East and the highest potential of Western science and technology, and he was named by The Sunday Times of London as one of the “1000 Makers of the 20th Century.” The American novelist Tom Robbins has called him “the most dangerous man since Jesus Christ.”
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The Great Secret: Talks On The Songs Of Kabir
This quest has been going on for countless lives. Sometimes you call it the search for truth. But you have never known truth, so how can you lose it? And sometimes you search for God. But your meeting with Him has never taken place, so how can you be separated from Him? You go in search to the temples, to the mosques, to Kashi and to Mecca; you knock on every door you come across in the hope you will find what you have lost. But as long as you do not know exactly what it is you have lost your search cannot be fulfilled. Love is the ability to experience. Love is sensitivity. Love is the experience in which all your impurities are washed away and you throw open all your doors, all your gates. Then whosoever stands at your door is no longer an enemy or a friend but a beloved, and you open your door to him. When you begin to feel the whole world is yours, when you begin to see the beloved in whosoever comes to your door, when you no longer see strangers or enemies, when you begin to see only friends everywhere – when this phenomenon takes place in you, know that you have found love.
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Joking Around: Tao Insights Into Life
Osho continues to inspire millions of people worldwide in their search to define a new approach to individual spirituality that is self-directed and responds to the everyday challenges of contemporary life. He was named by The Sunday Times of London as one of the '1000 Markers of the 20th Century.'
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Aika Santanno ( ऐका संतांनो )
साधू' या शब्दाचा खराखुरा अर्थ काय आहे याचं समग्र विवेचन कबीरांच्या कवनांमध्ये सापडतं. ओशोंनी त्यामध्ये अतिशय सुंदर शब्दांत भर घालून या कवनांचा विस्तारित अर्थ विशद केलेला आहे. माणसामधलं 'साधुत्व', त्यागा-भोगाच्या कल्पना, शरीररूपी सूक्ष्म धाग्यांनी विणलेली चादर आणि त्यावर कबीरांचं साध्या-सोप्या प्रतीकांद्वारे दिलेलं भाष्य या सर्वातून ओशोंनी मांडलेली मानवी जीवनाची कल्पना... ही कबीरांची कवनं आणि त्यावरचं ओशोंचं भाष्य ! यातून स्वच्छपणे जाणवतो तो दोघांनी मानवी जीवनाचा चहूअंगांनी केलेला सार्थ विचार !
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Mugdha Kahani Premachi ( मुग्ध कहाणी प्रेमाची )
कबीरांच्या सुंदर आणि भावात्म दोह्यांचे हे ओशोंनी केलेले अत्यंत रसाळ विवेचन. जीवनारंभापासून परमात्म्याच्या तेजोमय दर्शनापर्यंतच्या प्रवासात प्रेमाचे महत्त्व अपरंपार आहे. कबीर प्रेमाचा अर्थ हळूहळू उलगडत नेत अलगदपणे सर्वोच्च पायरीपर्यंत पोहोचवतात. प्रेमच ईश्वर आहे. खरा प्रश्न प्रेमाचा शोध घेण्याचा. मनातून प्रेम जसे हरवायला लागते, तसे जीवन भौतिक गोष्टींनी भरून जाते. जसे प्रेम वाढायला लागते, तशा भौतिक गोष्टी नष्ट होतात आणि साक्षात परमेश्वर अवतरतो. प्रेमाचा अर्थ आहे 'स्व'चे रूपांतर. आपल्या अहंकाराला विसर्जित करण्याची कला. जो कोणी आपला अहंकार सोडेल, त्याच्यावर प्रेमाचे ढग बरसतील. तारुण्य! जे शरीराचे आहे, ते येते आणि निघून जाते. पण आत्म्याचे तारुण्य जे परमसत्तेचे आहे, ते शाश्वत आहे. ह्या स्वत:तल्या शांतीमध्ये डुबून गेल्यावर तुम्हाला मिळेल एक नवीन तारुण्याची झलक. एक असे यौवन, जे कधीही सरणार नाही, जे कधीही म्हातारे होणार नाही! अशी आत्मदृष्टी प्राप्त झाल्यावर सारे काही बदलून जाते. मग कोणतेही मतभेद, कोणत्याही भिंती उरत नाहीत. जेथे फक्त प्रेमाचा आविर्भाव होत आहे. जेथे फक्त प्रेमच आहे - अनंत प्रेमच आहे आणि जेथे अहर्निश प्रेमाचे नृत्य चालू आहे - तेथूनच अनंत आकाशाची भव्यता तुम्हाला दिसेल.