Here is an extensive Osho Bibliography.
Another source on the net regarding Osho′s books.
The library of Richard (search for Osho in the search box)
Osho International Foundation has completed The Osho Library, a searchable
database of more than 3000 English Osho Talks.
Osho Collection What did Osho say about certain subjects? Look it up in his books...
Here′s his report in pdf-format (28 pages).
Neeten′s webpage dedicated to Osho′s reading, library and publishing.
On his
website there′s more interesting stuff.
"And if a rose need not have a purpose, why should my paintings have a purpose? They are existential. There is no need for any purpose."
(Osho quoted from I Celebrate Myself)
The Books of Secrets, also called Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, is a Tantric text. Tantra means: tools for transformation. Tantra is composed of two roots: ′tan′
and ′tra′. ′Tan′ is related to the English word ′tangible′ and ′Tra′ is related to the
English word ′trowel′. You can see that embedded in the word Tantra is a
tangible tool. This is to say, that in the book there are meditation techniques
about transformation while in the multi-dimensional reality that includes the
physical arena. Tantra is very practical and with a Tantra practice, you develop
a personal toolkit to connect you with the flow of all of life and deepen your
relationship with life and with the Divine.
The Book of Secrets is a series of talks with commentaries on the 112 meditation techniques given by Shiva to his consort Devi, alternated with question and answer sessions. There is a technique here, Osho says, for every type of man and woman in the world, from the past, present or future.
Another
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Ten discourses by Osho June 3 to 8, 1964 given near Mount Abu India PDF-file (617 kB) |
Timeless letters by Osho 1970 - 1971 PDF-file (475 kB) |
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| Interview with Osho 25 October 1970 PDF-file (498 kB) |
Timeless letters
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The book contains fragments of Osho′s childhood, a childhood of rebellion. It tells stories from his school, his family, his grandfather, his first meetings with extraordinary people. And it is filled with the love Osho has for all these figures and with the love these people feel towards him. At the end of the book you will find a rich collection of rare pictures of Osho in his private rooms.
In ′Books I have loved′ Osho gives a series of private talks and mentions his more than 100 favourite authors and books. The book documents a ′Zen koan′-like situation: while having his teeth treated, Osho talks. Devageet, the dentist, Amrito, his personal physician, take notes. Osho asks the three to afterwards write an account of what they have heard. One should do the writing and the others the editing.
Books I
Have Loved (pdf-file 356 kB)
Books
spoken about in Books I Have Loved
Osho speaks on the exuberant poems of Kabir as translated by India′s Nobel Prize-winning poet, Rabindranath Tagore. He also responds to questions as diverse as the difference between relationship and aloneness, mind and society, self and enlightenment, and explains the difference between a crystallized self and a strong ego.
If you are missing, you are missing only on your own account. There is no wall between you and the music; even if there is felt to be a wall it is only of your own thoughts. And even then the music goes on penetrating you. You may not listen to it but it goes on massaging your whole being, it goes on nourishing you, it goes on giving you life, it goes on rejuvenating you. Your heart throbs in the same rhythm as the heart of the whole.
In this series of ten discourses Osho discusses some of the most beautiful songs of Kabir. In one particularly fascinating discourse Osho speaks on the seven chakras, the seven stages through which each individual must pass, and a categorization according to which chakra we function from. Another discourse examines love as "the only miracle there is," and relationships. In addition, Osho answers questions on subjects as diverse as homosexuality, prayer, being oneself, the distinction between ego and individuality, trust, the male and female within each individual, and humanity′s addiction to misery.
Osho describes Pythagoras as "a seeker of truth par excellence," who lived in Alexandria and was initiated into the mystery schools of Egypt. He then traveled to India, Tibet and China - at that time the whole known world - until he became self-realized. He found the "Perennial Philosophy" but was persecuted by his own society. The fragments of his teachings were collected after his death and written down by a disciple in The Golden Verses of Pythagoras. In his commentary, Osho expounds on the idea of the East and West as representatives of the brain′s two hemispheres, and on the two Pythagorean laws - of necessity and power.
Osho calls the incomparable Dhammapada sutras of
Buddha, "The Book of Books." He explains that these sutras are
concerned with every aspect of man′s unawareness, and that Buddha′s
whole message is devoted to the raising of our consciousness.
To
enter into the Dhammapada with Osho is to witness a deep friendship
of enlightened masters. These sutras were compiled by Buddha′s
disciples to contain the essence of all his 
teachings. This was the
last turning of the Wheel of Dharma, 2,500 years ago. Osho′s
commentaries on these sutras (in 12 volumes) set the Wheel of Dharma in motion
again. 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 set, and
twelve volumes to dive into for years to come.
Bodhidharma, a disciple of Buddha, was the first patriarch of Zen. The notes collected by his disciples from Bodhidharma′s discourses, contain the essential core of Buddha′s message. Buddha and Bodhidharma are vastly different in their expression of truth. Osho sees Buddha as the silence of a breeze, Bodhidharma he likens to a storm. This discourse series alternates the eminently readable interchanges between Bodhidharma and his disciples, and Osho′s response to questions from his own disciples and other seekers. In the words of one journalist: "Just by reading these discourses there is a risk you may be pulverized by their inspiration."
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Osho makes a clear distinction between Jesus the rebel
and Christianity that followed after him. Through the
gospels of Matthew, Luke and John he reintroduces Jesus as man,
mystic and uncompromising master filled with love, fire and
compassion. As Osho comments on the
sayings of Jesus, suddenly what Jesus was trying to impart becomes
luminously clear, startlingly relevant. In Osho′s understanding Jesus has been killed twice - once by the Jews and again by Christians who have smothered his insights with interpretations that have little to do with his teachings. Osho resurrects Jesus, seeing in his words a truth that the reader intuitively feels to be closer to Jesus′ heart than that of any priest. |
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Osho talks in depth on a variety of esoteric subjects. He describes many techniques of self-discovery, pointing out that psychological answers to man′s self-made miseries will no longer work. These discourses, are rare jewels of wisdom.
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With complete frankness Osho discusses the three stages of sex - physical, psychological and spiritual - and provides guidance on how this raw energy can be transformed into the realization of ultimate consciousness. He explains that when we repress our basic nature, sex takes roots in the unconscious, creating an unnatural obsession. It is this psychic state that has produced much mental sickness and the widespread perversity of society today. ‟Sex is man′s most vibrant energy,″ Osho says, ‟but it should not be an end unto itself: sex should lead man to his soul.″ It′s a translation of the 1968 Hindi book: ′Sambhog Se Samadhi Ki Aor′, and added to Osho′s notorious reputation in India.
The original working title of the translation from Hindi was ′The Mahageeta′, but the book was published in 1997 under the title ′Enlightenment: The Only Revolution′ and contains discourses on the great mystic Ashtavakra.
Laxmi was Osho′s secretary during the years before Osho moved to the United States. She opened the Shree Rajneesh Ashram in Poona on the 21st March 1974.
Read
Laxmi′s book online
Picture of Laxmi sitting at Osho′s feet during darshan
Ma Yoga Laxmi, Osho′s exuberant secretary who ran the Poona Ashram in the seventies, left her body on January 6, 1995
after a long battle with cancer.
Laxmi had been living in Bombay since leaving the commune in the mid-eighties. She told her friend Ma Jyoti
that she was tremendously grateful to Osho, particularly for his last message to her. She said, "I understood that it
was time for me to stop putting energy into outer things and to go in.
He knows better than the rest of us what we need. Now the bells have started ringing and the bird has flown his cage anytime
and Laxmi is ready for that." (note: Laxmi often referred to herself in the third person.)
Her last day began with listening to an Osho discourse. Shortly afterwards she simply slipped away, her hand on her heart,
whispering, "Osho is here..." She said that nobody should mourn her, but celebrate her death.
Bombay sannyasins celebrated her death with a beautiful kirtan on her birthday, February 12.
Being asked by Osho to write ′The New Diamond Sutra′ Shunyo decides to share her personal journey with the Master, starting in London in the early seventies until Osho leaves his body, and beyond. Shunyo has a very intimate view. Soon after arriving in Poona, she was asked to join the team of Osho′s personal caretakers and to do his laundry. A beautiful, subjective story, heart-warming, juicy, full of laughter and tears.
At present Shunyo doesn′t only work together with musician and friend Veet Marco, but also offers Life Trainings with her friend Anando Heffly.
Interview of Osho Times International with Anando
Sam was the pseudonym of Swami Paritosh (Chris Gray), who died May 14th 2009. He was the main founder of the Sannyasnews website. A tribute by Parmartha.
Says the author in the introduction, "In truth, each of us is
already enlightened. What I teach is not how to attain an exalted state, but
rather how to uncover something that exists in every being. I have heard
enlightenment referred to as being extraordinarily ordinary. It is."
Read the book online
More info at Anurag Shantam′s website
Ma Dharma Jyoti is one of Osho′s earliest disciples. She is leading meditation camps in various places in India and at Oshodham in New Delhi. One Hundred Tales for Ten Thousand Buddhas can be read online here and here
Interview with Ma Dharm
Jyoti part 1 of 6
Interview with Ma Dharm Jyoti part 2 of 6
Interview with Ma Dharm Jyoti part 3 of 6
Interview with Ma Dharm Jyoti part
4 of 6
Interview with Ma Dharm Jyoti part
5 of 6
Interview with Ma Dharm Jyoti part
6 of 6
Says Giten, "Life is like playing hide the key with God. God has hidden the key and now
it is up to us to find the key again. It also takes us a while to realize that
the key is hidden in our own heart. The heart is the door to allow life to guide
us. The heart is the door to say "yes" to life. The heart is the door to
surrender to life.
Love is not an exclusive relationship with another person, love is a quality
that arises when we are in contact with our inner being, our authentic self, the
meditative quality within, the inner silence and emptiness. This inner emptiness
is experienced by others and is expressed on the outside as love.
Real love is to realize that we are one with life. Real love means to understand
that we are one with the other person, with nature, with the trees, the stones
and with the blue sky. It is to realize that all of life is God".
Read more about the book at Giten′s World.
A mysterious love story between a master and a disciple
More information about the book
Download Tears of the Mystic Rose (.pdf file of 4.3 MB, right-click and "save link or target as")
Rajneesh announces his offering of love "with the blessings of our beloved master Osho": Osho Cocom (Osho Co-owned Commune)
Patipada was one of the coordinators of the commune at Rajneeshpuram.
Here′s a review of Patipada′s book.
This book is now out of print so, as there may be people who would like to read it, there is a slightly abridged version, as offered by Osho Meditations in the UK. It tells the story of how Veena came to design and sow the outfits for Osho′s photo sessions and how she found a clever solution for his ′pre-secured′ sleeping garment.
Download the book (a pdf-file, right-click and ′save link as′)
The website of Veena and associates offers a comprehensive editing service for websites, brochures, articles, reports, theses and books.
Italian
Sarjano was in charge of the kitchen at the Osho Ashram in
Pune for over twenty years. He has opened the International Academy of Italian
Cooking Arts at his ristorante My Place in Vagator, Bardez, Goa. To everyone
who wishes to learn the subtle art of Italian cooking, he is also available as a
Food and Restaurant Consultant; he is a widely traveled Italian chef.
Sarjano can be contacted by e-mail - swsarjano@hotmail.com
Excerpt: It′s love that is cooking
G.U.R.U. means ′Gee yoU aRe yoU′
Krishna Prem writes:
"It′s no coincidence that G.U.R.U. has two U′s in it! One U represents the
little u. That′s the u that gets up in the morning, brushes its teeth, gets
dressed, goes out and struts its stuff! It′s your little local life, you can
call it your your self, your I or your me. Then there′s the other U, which
is your big U. That′s the U who exists beyond your body, your mind and the
entire world itself. It′s the ultimate U, call it God, Source, Existence,
call it what you like!
And that′s my job here in this book, to help your little u get in touch with
your big U, so you know who U are in total, and that there′s no separation
between the two!"
Read the introduction and the first chapter
This book celebrates Aneesha′s thirty years of experience, working with neo-Reichian
methods of energy release, combined with meditation. It contains both
theoretical and descriptive information about her work with people, which she
calls Pulsation, and also traces the development of a new branch of her work,
Tantric Pulsation. Aneesha′s book, "Tantric Pulsation," is rooted in the insights
of two of the most controversial figures of the twentieth century,
Wilhelm Reich
and Osho.
Reich was a disciple of Sigmund Freud, the founder of modern
psychology. Reich agreed with Freud that sexual repression lies at the root of
psychological neurosis, and went on to state that even ordinary, normal human
beings are incapable enjoying their lives because of widespread sexual and
emotional repression practiced by all civilized societies. Reich found that the
physical body stores these repressed energies as tension in the muscles, which
he called "muscular armoring." He developed a system which uses breathing and
body movement to release this tension, including strong emotional expression.
This, in turn, allowes energy to flow freely and naturally throughout the whole
body, inducing a physical state of tremendous aliveness, together with feelings
of relaxation and well-being.
Osho, an Indian mystic considered by many
a modern Tantra master, also works with life energy through his extraordinary
and transforming "active meditations". His Tantra vision, wholly life affirmative,
is rooted in acceptance, let-go, meditation, and celebration of life. This is a
vision which embraces all human experience, from sex to superconsciousness.
Aneesha′s methods have grown from these two streams of understanding, one
western, one eastern. The result is a unique process of self experience and
transformation, both delightful and profound.
This is Wilhelm Reich′s honest, disturbing, pungent book to kick each one of us, the average human being, the Little Man, a
conscience. It was written in the summer of 1946 for the Archives of the Orgone Institute. At the time there was no
intention of publishing it.
It tells how Reich watched, at first naively, then with amazement, and finally with horror, what the Little Man does to
himself; how he suffers, rebels, honours his enemies and murders his friends.
This appeal to the little man was a silent response to gossip and slander. When it was written, no one could foresee that a
government agency charged with the safeguard of public health (the FDA), in league with politicians and psychoanalytical
careerists, would unleash an attack on orgone research.
The decision to publish this appeal as a historical document was made in 1947, when the emotional plague conspired to kill
orgone research (not to prove it unsound but to kill it by defamation)...
He belongs to us. I give him posthumous sannyas.
(Osho - Sermons in Stones #7)Little man, you′ve built your house, your life, your culture, your civilisation, your science and technology,
your love and your methods of child-rearing, on sand.
You don′t know this, you don′t want to know it, and when a great man tells you, you kill him.
Radha C. Luglio describes her personal journey of spiritual transformation in
which she discovers the basic principles of Tantra′s devotion, receptivity,
naturalness, meditation and sensuality through a variety of intense experiences.
Each chapter is a transmission of Tantric understanding to the reader. Each
begins with a quote from a different enlightened mystic and ends with a Tantric
meditation technique.
While telling her story, Radha draws on a variety of sources, such as Vigyan
Bhairav Tantra, one of the oldest Hindu scriptures, and the sayings of ancient
Buddhist Tantra masters such as Tilopa, Naropa and Saraha.
She describes her initiation as a disciple to an Indian mystic, Osho, whom
she regards as a modern Tantra master, and the personal guidance she receives
from him. She applies this guidance to her life as a seeker, which includes
periods of celibacy, discipline and hard work contrasted with times of intense
sexual exploration and freedom.
A review of Devika′s book
And a
second review
The book contains stories of several people who recount openly the circumstances which ultimately led them to become disciples of Osho. You will intimately come to know each individual as they share their inner and outer journeys that have catapulted them past the point of no return.
Published by Osho World.
Available at DK Publishers Distributors (New Delhi)
The poems and
drawings in this collection have been selected from more than 25 years of work. They arise from the common round of daily life:
gardening, watching the outer sky with a painter′s eye and the inner with a meditator′s awareness. There is a fine wit to many
of the poems, giving them a snap, a surprise, a riddle, just like the ending of a haiku. This book expresses one person′s love for a
world at once funny, crazy and wonderfully mysterious.
Rashid′s biography
From Loneliness to Aloness The last article on this page is Deva Rashid′s
The book traces the story of Osho from his birth, talking about his spiritual search for truth and the story of his
enlightenment.
It also takes the reader through those years of Osho′s struggle with authority figures, his travels all over India, and
to the much-hyped city of Rajneeshpuram in the US.
Osho believes that he was poisoned by the US government when he was detained in various jails there; he was later denied visas in almost all
countries across the world - events, he reveals, that exposed the true face of "Democracy."
"The first time I see him he is reading Zorba the Greek. He sits in an orange armchair in the far corner of the room, legs
crossed, the novel resting lightly on one knee. Apart from the single chair, a shelf of books, and a wide bed that lies close to
the floor like a futon, the room is empty...
It is early November 1973. Osho lives in a single room in a three-bedroom flat in Woodlands, a luxury-apartment complex in the
affluent Malabar Hill section of Bombay."
So starts ′Osho, India and Me′.
Thirty years ago Osho asked Krishna Prem to write ′a little book′. He wrote what was to become a unique account of a master-disciple relationship and life around an Enlightened Master.To order the book go to: www.lulu.com
"A sense of humour you can have
about yourself - it is great to laugh about yourself, and those who can do it
are slowly filled with love and care for others. In
the whole world there′s nothing more inviting than laughing about
yourself." Osho
Swami Vimal, who worked in the ′Osho-Joke-Search & Create′ department for a long time, has filled almost 700 pages with incredible jokes. No other Master has used the innocence of laughter to shock you out of your ′mind′. When you laugh, no-mind comes about effortlessly.
A detailed protocol of Bhagwan′s world odyssey
told by someone who accompanied him.
Beginning with Bhagwan′s
enforced departure from the US, the story takes the reader to a dozen countries, as his people
attempt to find a new home for their Master.
A practical step-by-step guide to
many different meditation techniques, and the scientific explanation of
what meditation is and what not. A description of the obstacles and
pitfalls along the way, where one finds answers to meditators common
questions.
Meditations on light,
meditations on darkness, dancing, breathing, opening the heart, looking
within, listening... anything can be a meditation. From Born Again, Golden Light meditation to ZaZen, more than 70 meditation methods
are described.
This memoir recounts my experiences during the 10+ years I was a disciple of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (now known as Osho). The first half focuses on my participation at his ashram in India as well as the background and early influences that led to my becoming a disciple. The second half describes my involvement at our communal ranch in Central Oregon. My initial purpose in writing had nothing to do with publishing. I wanted to explore its potential for examining what destroyed our community from a viewpoint outside myself, on paper. I needed to understand what led to our collapse, and what part (if any) I may have played. As I progressed, however, I realized that others might welcome seeing how this destructive path came about, and perhaps notice a resemblance, as I did, between the behaviors that led to our downfall and similar behaviors in the larger world that might be recognized if we chose to pay closer attention.
Mahadevi emphasizes that enlightenment is a scientific fact and not mere "philosophy,". Her approach to life is straightforward and uncompromising. This book is a compilation of psychological insights and personal guidance given by Mahadevi. Her sharp vision explores in depth a wide range of psychological and spiritual subjects, and sheds light on many of the personal and social problems in our society today.
Satrakshita′s comment: If there′s going to be a feeling of unison amongst sannyasins, it will be on a more invisible plane. An all encompassing commune, I don′t see it happening with people like Arun, Keerti, Neelam, Veeresh, Jayesh, and Osho Rajneesh around. An all encompassing commune doesn′t seem to be Osho′s vision either; he rather envisages relatively small communes in different countries spread all over the globe. But, yet another commune inspired by what transpired in Mahadevi? Why not...
And it has now to be a known and recognized fact that my buddhafield is not going to be confined to the small place where I will be living with a few thousand sannyasins. All the small communes, ashrams, centers, all over the world will become little buddhafields. We have to fill the whole earth with buddhafields! We have to create a chain of buddhafields.
There are many books with
good advice: ′Just say YES to whatever life brings, just accept yourself and others as they are, and you will have no problems′.
It makes sense and sounds easy, but anyone who has tried it knows just how difficult it is to do in practice.
And often the only YES we know is a compromise - we deny our own needs and juice for life in order to please others - and that leaves us
feeling miserable and unsatisfied.
This book explains the hidden dynamics in your unconscious which get in the way of change. Understanding that gives you choices, for the
first time.
The book gives real, practical techniques for everyday situations where problems arise: relationships, family, work, changing circumstances
and yourself - your emotions, habits and personality patterns and your attitude towards your body.
In essence, it is about changing yourself from the inside, and then seeing the remarkable results that has on your life on the outside.
Many friends of Osho′s will remember The Sound of Running Water, the beautiful, big photo biography that was produced in Poona One
times. Many gorgeous photos of Osho, his people, and his ashram, plus numerous quotes tell the story of Osho′s life and work between
1974 and 1978.
The book was printed in a limited edition and went out of print more than 20 years ago when Avirbhava bought the last (signed) copy for
$14,000 in Poona Two. Over the years, many sannyasins would sadly remember the time when they snapped up a copy for $100 in Rajneeshpuram -
and gave it away. Sometimes a copy would appear on ebay or Amazon, offered for several thousand dollars.
Now Swami Jagdish in Pune has reprinted the book, with the same photos and text, in almost the exact same format, and we have just received
a small shipment. Read more...
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