OSHO

IT IS RATHER IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND MEERA. IF ONE TRIES TO MEASURE HER INTENSITY BASED ON THE CREDENTIALS OF POETRY, SCIENCE OR PHILOSOPHY THEN HE WOULD FAIL IN HIS ATTEMPT AS SHE IS NEITHER A POEM NOR A SCIENTIFIC DESIRE OR PHILOSOPHICAL ASPIRATION. THOUGH SHE DOES NOT HAVE ANY PHYSICAL FORM SHE IS VERY TRUE IN HER OCCURRENCE. IT WAS THE DEVOTION THAT TOOK THE FORM OF A PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OTHERWISE, MEERA WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN ANY MATERIAL OUTLINING HIGHLIGHTING HER. THE COMMON MAN ALWAYS CURSES THE ALMIGHTY WHEN HE IS BOMBARDED BY ANGUISH; IN CONTROVERSY TO THIS, MEERA THANKS THE ALMIGHTY FOR ALL THE GRIEF AND ANGUISH THAT THE ALMIGHTY CASTS UPON HER AS IT GIVES HER ADDED OPPORTUNITY TO PRAISE HIM. SHE THANKS HIM FROM THE BASE OF HER HEART FOR RELEASING HER FROM THE CHAOS OF LIVING. SHE FINDS PEACE WITH THE SITUATION AS IT GIVES HER EXTRA STRENGTH AND VIGOUR TO MERGE HER SOUL DEEPER WITH THE ALMIGHTY. HER PENANCE IS MEANT ONLY FOR THE LORD KRISHNA. SHE DOES NOT SEE THE ALMIGHTY IN ANY OTHER FORM. IT IS HER FAITH THAT ENABLES HER TO SACRIFICE HER WILLINGLY TO THAT LORD KRISHNA WHO IS BELIEVED TO BE A PART OF SOME 25 THOUSAND YEARS AGO. YET, THE TIME PERIOD DOES NOT DIMINISHES THE INTENSITY OF HER CERTAINTY ABOUT 'HIS' BEING INTO EXISTENCE. THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND HER DEVOTION, CURSE HER, BLAME HER, TRY TO END HER LIFE SO AS TO GIVE A FULLSTOP TO THE DIVINE DEVOTION REFLECTED BY HER. HOWEVER, SHE REMAINS TRANQUIL AND DOES NOT LOSE HER COMPOSURE OVER IT. A SWEET SMILE LINGERS ON HER LIPS. THOUGH WE HAVE NEVER SEEN MEERA AND WILL HAVE NO CHANCE OF SEEING HER, WE FEEL HER PRESENCE, WE SENSE HER SMILE, WE UNDERSTAND HER CALMNESS. WE BECOME SURER ABOUT HER DEVOTIONAL ATTITUDE, REMEMBERING ONLY HER MERGER WITH LORD KRISHNA.

minate like the seed and grow into a tree. Merge like a drop or a wave and become like the ocean. Drown Merge Cease to exist Surrender yourself completely into the Self; lose your duality; then you will become the ocean Become vast There will be no more boundaries, no sorrow, and no pain. You will be neither poor nor meek. You will be accomplished, wealthy, and like a King. All divine incarnations are your reflections. You are no longer 'you'; you are God

'Born with a Question Mark in Your Heart' continues the AUTHENTIC LIVING series by Osho with talks by the contemporary mystic during his stay in the United States. Osho says: "It is fortunate that man is born with a question mark, otherwise he would be just another species of animal." This volume is a radical questioning of traditional belief systems in religious, political, and social dimensions. Here Osho encourages readers to ask questions that are immediate and existentially significant -- not borrowed or intellectual questions, but questions with an existential significance. Born With a Question Mark in Your Heart promotes personal transformation through experience and spirituality without organized religion. The enclosed DVD gives a direct experience of a contemporary mystic at work with his audience.

I am telling you this truth today, however feeble one might be, every one possesses the strength to take one step forward at a time. Everyone might not be able to conquer the Himalayas, everyone might not walk for miles together, but everyone possesses the strength to take one step forward at a time. If we gather a bit of wit then we will be able to take a step forward for sure. There is one more thing that I would like to bring to your notice. The one, who can move by one step, definitely will conquer Himalayas, the one who can move by one step, definitely will cover thousands of miles. Because, in this world, no one has ever walked more than one step. Only, one foot leaves the ground to walk, one foot is enough to walk. As a matter of fact, no one can lift both the feet from the ground to walk. What remains for you and me is to gather our courage to take one step forward, and the one who is alive will surely possess this strength.

Meera is heard, preached and sang by many; but a very few can reach her soul. In this modern world, Osho seems to be the only one who has reached her soul, who has felt her tears, who has understood the intensity of each of her breath. Osho himself has lead a life full of poetry, he has found rhythm in his living, he has composed lyrics based on the experiences. Just like Meera, Osho sees love everywhere. For him it is love which keeps this world going on, for him it is love which protects him, comforts him, offers him warmth. His whole being is 'LOVE'. And Meera Meera herself is supreme devotion, she is unique though many devotees have achieved the ultimate salvation. What makes her so unique? Osho has tried to put her uniqueness in words. He states that the crystal clear devotion practiced by Meera is worthy enough to prove her divinity. We all know that Meera is Krisha, she sees Him everywhere, but as we go on understanding her we find ourselves blending with her, we start becoming Meera in a way. The path to devotion is not simple or easy. It is marked with unseen hurdles. It often checks on the intense desires of the devotee. Devotion is intricate as the cause is unseen. It needs extreme faith to surrender to something which we believe to be there but cannot see with naked eyes. Meera did it without any second thoughts in her mind. She sacrificed herself for the unseen cause of her life. This is what makes her unique from others. A true poem takes birth from the depth of the mind, it does not linger over attempting rhythm, it may not be wellversed. Even after centuries and eras pass, such true poem holds the power to captivate minds. Meera had accepted the fact that she is merged in love. Her faith, her reliance and her devotion takes us with her.

Ein Lesebuch zum Thema Lebensfreude. "Sehnt euch nicht nach dem Jenseits. Lebt das Diesseits und lebt es mit Intensität, mit Leidenschaft. Lebt es mit Totalität, mit ganzem Herzen. Und aus solch einem totalen Vertrauen, aus solch einem Leben voller Leidenschaft, Liebe und Freude heraus wirst du fähig werden zu transzendieren. Die andere Welt liegt in dieser Welt verborgen. Der Buddha schlummert im Sorbas. Er muss geweckt werden. Und niemand kann dich aufwecken, nur das Leben selbst." Osho

GERMINATE LIKE THE SEED AND GROW INTO A TREE. MERGE LIKE A DROP OR A WAVE AND BECOME LIKE THE OCEAN. DROWN MERGE CEASE TO EXIST SURRENDER YOURSELF COMPLETELY INTO THE SELF; LOSE YOUR DUALITY; THEN YOU WILL BECOME THE OCEAN BECOME VAST THERE WILL BE NO MORE BOUNDARIES, NO SORROW, AND NO PAIN. YOU WILL BE NEITHER POOR NOR MEEK. YOU WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED, WEALTHY, AND LIKE A KING. ALL DIVINE INCARNATIONS ARE YOUR REFLECTIONS. YOU ARE NO LONGER 'YOU'; YOU ARE GOD

In the 'Tantric Transformation' we are introduced to the sacred and ancient tradition of Tantra by a contemporary Tantric master, Osho. We are given a detailed map of Tantra: inner man, inner woman; the meeting of man and woman; the transformation of energy through sex, love and meditation. Based on the Royal Song of Saraha, we are not just introduced to an Asian sex tradition but with Osho we enter the higher levels of transformation. Here we find Tantra as a door to freedom: freedom from all mind-constructs, mind games; freedom from all structures and freedom from the other. Love and meditation merge and provide a path to liberation.'Tantric Transformation' is a very alive, concrete book for exploration of our own energy, of our own inner space. You don't just read Osho, you undefine yourself.

Using eleven Zen stories as a starting point and diving deep into their mysterious world, he then weaves his magical clarity on many diverse contemporary topics. From the true meaning of happiness to an understanding of the process of death, it's all here. To begin reading this book is to commence a journey into the world of wonder. Buddha's disciple Subhuti is showered with blossoms upon experiencing sublime emptiness. But isn't emptiness usually an absence of something? Through his commentary on this seemingly strange tale, Osho illuminates the vast difference between a negative and a sublime emptiness.

സരതുഷ്ടൻ എന്ന ച്ന്തകനെ കുറിച്ച് നിഷെ എഴുതിയ രേഖകളെ ആധാരമാക്കി ഓഷോ നടത്തുന്ന സംഭാഷണങ്ങളാണ് ഈ പുസ്തകം. തത്ത്വശാസ്ത്രത്തിന്റെ വലിയൊരു ലോകം പടുത്തുയർത്തുന്നവയാണ് ഓഷോ മൊഴികൾ. നമ്മുടെ പരിചിതമായ ആദ്ധ്യാത്മിക ധാരണകളെ അവ അട്ടിമറിക്കുന്നു. ശങ്കരാചാര്യർ മുതൽ കാറൽ മാക്സ് വരെ ഓഷോയുടെ നിശിതമായ വിചാരണയ്]ക്കു വി]ധേയമാകുന്നുണ്ട്. പരിഭാഷ കെ. രവിരാജ വർമ്മ

Nirvana has become an idealized word associated with the juxtaposition of a cult rock celebrity who died before his time and a vague new age version of Eastern religion. An altered state to be hoped for, but likely unattainable, reinforcing that all too familiar uneasiness associated with never being able to have what we truly desire in life. Osho masterfully brings this internal state of tension to the surface and through the use of five beautiful Zen stories examines, unravels and reveals the meaning of nirvana. By absorbing without interpreting, making a decision without worrying if it is the right one, or surrendering to each moment, it is possible to come to a point where we simply drop through the manifestations of the ego. In that moment, living an ordinary life becomes an extraordinary delight.

There is a famous Zen story about a disciple, Riko, who once asked his master Nansen to explain to him the old Zen koan of the goose in the bottle. Namely, if a man puts a gosling into a bottle, and feeds the gosling through the bottle's neck until it grows and becomes a goose -- and then there is simply no more room inside the bottle -- how can the man get it out without killing the goose or breaking the bottle? In response, Nansen shouts "RIKO!" and gives a great clap with his hands. Startled, Riko replies, "Yes master!" And Nansen says, "See! The goose is out!" In this Zen-flavored series of responses to questions, the contemporary mystic Osho cuts through the mad complexity of the contemporary human mind and its self-created "problems" with humor, compassion, and even an occasional shout and clap of his hands. The goose in the questioner's bottle may be a philosophical problem or an existential dilemma, a relationship drama or an emotional crisis -- in each case, Osho's unique and transformational response sets the goose free, allowing us to rediscover the simple and innocent clarity each of us brings with us when we

Moving beyond the usual interpretations of this classic Chinese text - that of using it as an indicator of what to do next or attempting to predict the future - Osho is using the Tao Te Ching as Lao Tzu intended: to ignite the flame of individual awareness and insight. His commentaries on these seven verses burn through every idea we may hold about ourselves until we can see with the same crystal clear light as Lao Tzu.

Man is a bridge, says Osho, between the animal and the divine - and our awareness of this dual aspect of our nature is what makes us human. It is also what makes us restless, full of conflict, so often at the crossroads of selfishness and generosity, of love and hate, frailty and strength, hope and despair. "The Journey of Being Human" looks into how we might embrace and accept these apparent contradictions, rather than try to choose between them, as the key to transforming each twist and turn of life's journey into a new discovery of who we are meant to be.

This life is a gift from existence, to be lived and enjoyed. But with the seemingly impossible and conflicting demands of society, morality and culture, people struggle with feelings of unfulfilled potential, frustration and guilt, rather than living full lives. The world of Tantra has no division between higher and lower. The simple, ordinary, things of life are transformed into great things when we enter into them totally -- be it car fixing, floor cleaning or lovemaking. Osho shows how, living this vision, new heights of consciousness and freedom are realized. "The days of tantra are coming. Sooner or later tantra will explode for the first time in the masses, because for the first time the time is ripe -- ripe to take sex naturally. One thing to be remembered always: if you are not very alert you may go on believing that you are moving into tantra, and you may be simply rationalizing your sexuality -- it may be nothing but sex, rationalized in the terminology of tantra. If you move into sex with awareness, it can turn into tantra. If you move into tantra with unawareness, it can fall and become ordinary sex.'

Love and sympathy these are the two feelings that have been continuously considered by spirituality. Osho beautifully presents his view on these two feelings in the book. Journalism is in no way related to spirituality, yet this book consists of three chapters on journalism. In 1987, Osho had penned down his thoughts on journalism, it is astonishing to see them coming true today. Every journalist should read these chapters at least once. Osho tells us that media should not work as destructive weapons, otherwise the humanity will be burnt to ashes. Osho not only tells us the way to build our fealty inwardly as well as outwardly, but he also relates the important things for raising humanity. In his book Navi Pahat he had told about the Modern Man , now in this book he tells about the New World

"Innocence, Knowledge and Wonder" looks to each person's last state of innocence - childhood - to recover the capacity to approach life with a sense of wonder and spontaneous joy, rather than with the cynicism and sense of hopelessness that afflict so many adults. Every religion contains the idea of returning to paradise, to the simplicity we once knew.

Today, humanity is caught up in the mad complexity of the mind and there is an urgent need to rediscover simplicity and innocence. Here, the contemporary mystic Osho brings to life the inherent and timeless wisdom of traditional Zen stories, showing that Zen is a way of dissolving philosophical problems, not of solving them -- a way of getting rid of philosophy, because philosophy is a sort of neurosis. Zen is for those intelligent enough to understand the limitations of the intellect and ready to recognize the significance of intuition in the world of mysticism.