Here is an extensive Osho Bibliography.
Osho International Foundation has completed The Osho Library, a searchable database with "over 225 books of wisdom and humor at your fingertips" (more than 3000 English Osho Talks). User-Guide to the online library (pdf-file).
Here′s his report in pdf-format (28 pages).
On his website there′s more interesting stuff.More recently Neeten compiled an Osho Source Book, a bio-bibliography in three parts:
Neeten punctures the ′Osho-never-wrote-myth′ in this short contribution of his. Osho′s manuscripts are now at www.sannyas.wiki.
Osho painted in the inside covers of books uniquely beautiful artwork, which has been reproduced using the silkscreen method.
"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 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 famous series of 10 books is Osho′s Yoga The Alpha and the Omega, based on Patanjali′s sutras.
We live in a deep illusion - the illusion of hope, of future, of tomorrow. As man is, man cannot exist without self-deceptions. Nietzsche says somewhere that man cannot live with the true: he needs dreams, he needs illusions, he needs lies to exist. And Nietzsche is true. As man is he cannot exist with the truth. This has to be understood very deeply because without understanding it, there can be no entry into the inquiry which is called yoga. The mind has to be understood deeply - the mind, which needs lies, the mind which needs illusions, the mind which cannot exist with the real, the mind which needs dreams. You are not dreaming only in the night. Even while awake, you are dreaming continuously.
Patanjali and Osho are two awakened ones. According to one of the first sutras of Patanjali their words are a source of true knowledge.Vital Balance | Perfect Way | Gateless Gate |
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Interview with Osho 1971 The necessity of balance between reason and heart PDF-file (400 kB) |
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) |
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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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The three masters that Atisha remained with for many years were:
This could happen because all these three masters were great friends. They had started
their search together; while they were on the way they had remained together, and when
they attained they were still together.
Atisha became a disciple of Dharmakirti. Dharmakirti said to him, "I will teach you the
first principle. And for the second you go to Dharmarakshita, and for the third to Yogin
Maitreya. This way you will know all the three faces of the ultimate reality, the three faces of
God - the trinity, the Trimurti. And this way you will learn each face from the person who
is the most perfect in it."
These are the three ways people reach to the ultimate.
(Osho - The Book of Wisdom #1)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.
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.
Sam was the pseudonym of Swami Prem Paritosh (Chris Gray), who died May 14th 2009. He was the main founder of the Sannyasnews website. A tribute by Parmartha.
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
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.
The most important therapeutic capacity is the ability to be present with an open heart and to be grounded in our inner being, in our essence and authentic self, in the meditative quality within, through which we can meet another person. It is to meet that which is already perfect within a person.
(Giten - Presence, Working from Within)The author comments: "The tales in this book are snapshots of an unnecessary journey, undertaken by a man who did not need to go anywhere. He went in order to help people who did not want to be helped, to give them something they already had. He irritated them so badly that 99 percent of them wanted him silenced. But the remaining one percent loved him, bowed down to him and thanked him for coming. I am one of those. This is my story. This is my dance with a madman. I hope you enjoy it."
A mysterious love story between a master and a disciple
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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.
Interview of Osho Times International with Anando
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...
A beautiful book with many photographs of Osho and relating to his life, to celebrate Osho′s 80th birth year. The text is a compilation of excerpts taken from various
talks given by Osho, illustrating events and incidents that occurred around him.
Available at Osho World, Osho Viha
Be part of a master and your journey, your real journey, has started. Now you are on your way towards the ultimate ocean, the ocean of joy, of peace, of silence, of truth. What other religions call God, Buddha calls nirvana: the ocean of enlightenment.
(Osho - The Dhammapadda: Way of the Buddha Vol.5 #9)The book has won multiple book awards: Living Now Book of the Year, Nautilus, Eric Hoffer, and finalist in Indie Excellence Awards.
Eliza Mada Dalian Healer, spiritual reacher, author and founder of a new healing method. She uses, amongst other methods Osho′s active meditations.An intriguing journey into Nirgun′s experiences in Poona and Rajneeshpuram. This text is the author′s account of her life as a disciple of the notorious Indian
spiritual Master Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh also known as Osho. It traces her spiritual odyssey, as she abandons in 1974 her successful career of co-director of the United
Communities Service in Vancouver, Canada, to embark for Poona in search of enlightenment.
Nirgun concludes her book at age 74, writing, "Scientists tell us that nothing in existence can ever go out of existence. Spiritual folk call it ′life eternal′.
For me it′s an inner certainty. Death can take the fading body, the static personality, the prickly ego - take them, and welcome. But it can′t touch the infinite
intelligence that throbs in every atom of our being."
For several years, David was the leader of the Codependency groups at Osho Commune in Pune, India. His book covers the ′enneagram of personality′, principally used as a typology of nine interconnected personality types.
Confused, almost unrecognizable dilutions of Gurdjieff′s teaching have been concocted by various "self-help" groups, purveyors of seminars, certain modern heavily franchised "religions," and even cults. Oddball interpretations of his nine-pointed enneagram find their way into books on "personality analysis."
(Shirley, John in "Gurdjieff" - Kindle Edition)The deck has 79 cards, each with a full-color Osho photo. There are cards like "Growth," "Emptiness," "Indivuality," "Aloneness,"...
The deck comes with an instruction booklet, which offers Osho quotes for each card and instructions on how to use the deck.
"Seven Songs of Ecstasy to Enlightened Master Osho" by Ma Prem Geet is a collection of spontaneous poems that reveal a mystically rich devotion to love, life, and the Beloved.
This book is free to download
The book immerses the reader into the mysteries of Japan, deepens the understanding of Reiki, not only historically, and invites to experiment with new Reiki techniques. It is for every Reiki practitioner and lover of Japan.
An apology written by notorious Ma Anand Sheela (Osho′s personal secretary between 1981 and 1985), on their life together from Poona to Rajneeshpuram, Oregon,
and beyond.
In Oregon she ruled the entire commune supposedly under Osho′s guidance, until differences crept up. Ma Sheela resigned from her position, left the commune, and fled
to Europe with fellow members. Osho accused her of planning a bio-terror attack, conspiring to murder important public officials, and running away with fifty-five million
dollars.
There is a Kindle edition..
Meeting Osho in April 1976 Devageet immediately knew that he had found his spiritual master. He was given a new name, and a new life.
For over 12 years, until Osho left his physical body, in January 1990, Devageet was privileged to be Osho′s personal dental surgeon, during which time the master in
the dental chair operated on his dentist. He also asked Devageet to write this book:
"You, Devageet, will be my note-taker. I will speak from the dental chair. No Buddha has ever done such a thing... but you know me; I am a little crazy. One day these
notes that you take from your dental chair will become a beautiful book. It will not be like my other books..."
There is a Kindle edition.
"Buddha uses this word ′right mindfulness′ millions of times. When the mind disappears and thoughts disappear you become mindful. You do things-you move, you work, you eat, you sleep, but you are always mindful. The mind is not there, but mindfulness is there. What is mindfulness? It is awareness. It is perfect awareness" (Osho in And the Flowers Showered).
These simple tales of the jolts and joys along the way to transformation give us an intimate glimpse into the relationship between this rare contemporary mystic and some of his thousands of ′sannyasins′, who came from all walks of life and several continents to live and work around him.
Available from here
Divine Sexuality offers transformative insights and methods for all ages, teaching the erotic aspects of Tantra. It provides potent answers to universal questions, regarding sexual anatomy, self-pleasuring, foreplay, creative positions, male female relationship, orgasm and the meeting of sex and spirit.
An ancient way of finding our true selves and enriching our relationships. Tantic Love follows Tantra in its purest sense, presenting a practical, step-by-step guide that will not only help you discover a deeper understanding of yourself but will also show you how you can achieve a loving, long-lasting relationship with your partner.
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OSHO ZEN TAROTOsho Zen TarotThe Osho Zen Tarot is based on the wisdom of Zen that events in the world around us are mirroring our own thoughts and emotions. |
Interview with Ma Deva Padma, the creator of the Osho Zen Tarot and the new Tao Oracle, about Tarot in general and about the decks she created.
A review by Swami
Rammurthi.
An Excerpt.