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Herakleitos, de grote en bekende Griekse wijsgeer, vormt het onderwerp van dit boek van Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Herakleitos werd in eigen land en eigen tijd niet geheel serieus genomen, omdat men hem meer als dichter dan als wijsgeer beschouwde. In ieder geval werd hij door een andere bekende wijsgeer, die in zekere zin de basis vormt van het westerse denken, nl. Aristoteles, overvleugeld. Aan de hand van de fragmenten van het werk Over de natuur, die bewaard zijn gebleven, brengt de Indische meester de schoonheid van Herakleitos' wijsheid aan het licht, en laat hem zien als een van de groten van zijn tijd - de evenknie van een Boeddha, een Lao Tze, een Pythagoras, een Zaratoeshtra - die o.a. in de Griekse wijsbegeerte het woord 'logos' introduceerde, het woord waarmee het evangelie van Johannes begint. Bhagwan geeft ons daarmee een geschenk terug, dat lange tijd voor ons verborgen was, en dat velen in dank zullen accepteren.

Spontaneous talks given by the author in Gautama the Buddha Auditorium, Pune, India.

Spontaneous talks given by Osho in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Osho simultaneously answers our most personal and existential questions and takes us to the threshold of the vastness of existence, available to us all once we step beyond the narrow confines of the mind, beyond psychology and into consciousness.

I am not really taking on Sufism. I will be talking Sufism. If you are ready, if you are ready to go into this adventure, then you will attain to a taste of it. It is something that will start happening in your heart. It id something like a bud opening. You will start feeling a certain sensation in the heartas if something is becoming alert, awake there; as if the heart has been asleep for long and now the first glimmer of the morning and there you will have the taste. Luminous and numinous, Oshos words dance like fire yet refresh the reader like cool river water. At the core of his message one encounters the celebration of consciousness, the bliss of awareness, the power of presence, the serenity of silence, and the courage to free oneself form social conditionings and unconscious patterns. Perhaps thats why every attempt to categories Osho falls short. What remains true is that his talks and meditations continue to inspire millions around the world. Hailed as one of the most innovative and creative contemporary6 geniuses, Osho is an experience impossible to ignore.

Eleven classic anecdotes provide starting points to demonstrate the relevance of Zen to every aspect of 21st-century life. From the professor so full of his own ideas that he has no room for any new learning, to the monastery cook who solves a koan by kicking over a jug of water, readers will see themselves, their friends, and even modern-day celebrities and politicians reflected in the characters who populate these fascinating Zen stories. In each chapter, following the discussion of the story at hand, Osho responds to questions from his audience about matters of love, life, relationships, and the search." Throughout the book he emphasizes the importance both of honoring our ''roots'' in the simple pleasures of everyday life, and nourishing the ''wings'' that allow us to experience our connection with that which is universal, transcendent, and eternal.

Examining the nature of compassion from a radically different perspective, Osho reveals that “passion” lies at the root of the word, and then proceeds to challenge assumptions about what compassion really is. Many so-called acts of compassion, he says, are tainted by a subtle sense of self-importance and desire for recognition. Others are based in the desire not really to help others but to force them to change.

Using stories from the lives of Jesus and Buddha and the world of Zen, Osho shows how the path to authentic compassion arises from within, beginning with a deep acceptance and love of oneself. Only then, says Osho, does compassion flower into a healing force, rooted in the unconditional acceptance of the other as he or she is.

Osho challenges readers to examine and break free of the conditioned belief systems and prejudices that limit their capacity to enjoy life in all its richness. He has been described by the Sunday Times of London as one of the “1000 Makers of the 20th Century” and by Sunday Mid-Day (India) as one of the ten people—along with Gandhi, Nehru, and Buddha—who have changed the destiny of India. Since his death in 1990, the influence of his teachings continues to expand, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world.

For more than thirty years, the insights of Osho have delighted and challenged spiritual seekers. Everyday Osho represents the essence of these insights an understanding that synthesizes a wide range of spiritual and philosophical traditions -- with the contributions of modern science and psychology. This inspirational volume offers readers daily choices by living fully in the here and now, challenging them to embrace a new way of being that integrates body, mind, and spirit.

Underlying all meditation techniques, including martial arts—and in fact underlying all great athletic performances—is a quality of being awake and present to the moment, a quality that Osho calls awareness. Once we can identify and understand what this quality of awareness is, we have the key to self-mastery in virtually every area of our lives.

According to great masters like Lao Tzu or Buddha, most of us move through our lives like sleepwalkers. Never really present in what we are doing, never fully alert to our environment, and not even aware of what motivates us to do and say the things we do.

At the same time, all of us have experienced moments of awareness—or awakening, to use another—in extraordinary circumstances. On the road, in a sudden and unexpected accident, time seems to stop and one is suddenly aware of every movement, every sound, every thought. Or in moments that touch us deeply—welcoming a new baby into the world for the first time, or being with someone at the moment of death.

Awareness, says Osho, is the key to being self-directed, centered, and free in every aspect of our lives. In this book, Osho teaches how to live life more attentively, mindfully, and meditatively, with love, caring and consciousness.

Osho challenges readers to examine and break free of the conditioned belief systems and prejudices that limit their capacity to enjoy life in all its richness. He has been described by the Sunday Times of London as one of the “1000 Makers of the 20th Century” and by Sunday Mid-Day (India) as one of the ten people—along with Gandhi, Nehru, and Buddha—who have changed the destiny of India. Since his death in 1990, the influence of his teachings continues to expand, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world.

Offers a vision of profound personal transformation using the symbol of clouds as representative of the seeker after knowledge. Inspiring.

Bloemlezing met kernuitspraken van de Indiase levensleraar over meditatie.

Beschrijving van het achtvoudige yogapad om de identificaties met het lichaam en de geest los te laten en eenheid te ervaren.

The discourses in this volume are based on stories from THE BOOK OF LIEH TZU.

Analyse van de benarde hedendaagse wereldsituatie en een poging om een alternatieve oplossing aan te dragen, gebaseerd op inzichten van de in 1990 overleden Indiase goeroe.

De Indiase goeroe geeft zijn visie op een mondiale aanpak van de huidige wereldproblematiek, waarbij genetische manipulatie en het verdwijnen van huwelijk, godsdienst en naties centraal staan.

Brieven van de Indiase levensleraar Osho (1931-1990) aan een geliefde discipel.

OSHO clears up misconceptions about what meditation is - playful, and what it is not - serious. He answers fundamental questions about meditation and gives a detailed description of each stage of his most revolutionary meditation technique, the Osho Dynamic Meditation.

In today's world, freedom is our basic condition, and until we learn to live with that freedom, and learn to live by ourselves and with ourselves, we are denying ourselves the possibility of finding love and happiness with someone else.

Love can only happen through freedom and in conjunction with a deep respect for ourselves and the other. Is it possible to be alone and not lonely? Where are the boundaries that define "lust" versus "love"...and can lust ever grow into love? In Love, Freedom, Aloneness you will find unique, radical, and intelligent perspectives on these and other essential questions. In our post-ideological world, where old moralities are out of date, we have a golden opportunity to redefine and revitalize the very foundations of our lives. We have the chance to start afresh with ourselves, our relationships to others, and to find fulfillment and success for the individual and for society as a whole.