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| Book of Secrets |
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There is a meditation technique for every man or woman in the world. In this book, Osho teaches how to isolate the techniques that are best for each individual and urges readers not to be passive but rigorous examiners of their own inner landscapes.
"These techniques will not mention any religious ritual. No temple is needed, you are quite enough of a temple yourself. You are the lab; the whole experiment is to go on within you. This is not religion, this is science. No belief is needed. Only a daringness to experiment is enough; courage to experiment is enough.
These 112 methods are for the whole of humanity-for all the ages that have passed, and for all the ages that have yet to come. I will go on describing each method from as many angles as possible. If you feel any affinity with it, play with it for three days. If you feel that it fits, that something clicks in you, continue it for three months.
Life is a miracle. If you have not known its mystery, that only shows that you do not know the technique for how to approach it." --Osho
Osho was the name chosen late in life by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, who was an Indian spiritual leader, prolific author, and celebrity guru. He was born Rajneesh Chandra Mohan in Madhya Pradesh, India. He taught philosophy at the University of Jabalpur in the 1966 and adopted the name Bhagwan, which means "enlightened one" in Sanskrit. In 1974, he founded an ashram at Pune (Poona), which immediately attracted the rich and famous, many of whom showered him with generous gifts. He left India because of tax problems and settled in the United States. Controversy followed him. Known as the "cadillac guru"--he had over 90 of them--he preached free sex based on the Tantra, and became popular with New Age groups. As a result of a financial scandal involving a trusted associate, Rajneesh was arrested for immigration fraud and deported. Following a world tour, during which it was reported that no nation would accept him, Osho returned to India in 1986, where he assumed the name Osho, which is translated as "one upon whom the flowers shower." His many writings include commentaries on world scripture and religious figures through history, and he was an influence on business leaders as well as New Agers. Poona became a center for pilgrims and many visited his ashram. After his death--his followers say "he left his body"--books, audiotapes and videotapes of his lectures number in the hundreds and are translated into over 30 languages worldwide. Foundations and websites kept his message alive and promoted his life and Poona, the center of his legacy, is one of the most visited sites of travel and tourism.On the other hand, Osho has also been listed on many websites that deal with cults. His followers have even gone so far as to copyright the name OSHO.
St. Martin's Griffin 1998
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