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Zen
In this book Osho transmits the idea of not losing the essence of the main idea ... It is the "Sannya".
- GenresBuddhismZenPhilosophy
194 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1978
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Osho
4,294 books6,798 followersRajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain, 11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990) and latter rebranded as Osho was leader of the Rajneesh movement. During his lifetime he was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader and mystic.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
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April 21, 2018
I really liked this book. I really like most of this guy's books, but I have very mixed feelings about his dramatic life. About halfway through the book there is a very delicious chapter called 'The Master of Silence'. It is a parable about a fake guru; a warning about religious fakers in general. And anyone reading it with Otho's personal history in mind would wonder about this. Was he warning us about himself? Was this all tongue-in-cheek? Were there two of him? The wise man who wrote books and the pied piper who gather hundreds of suckers and caused so much drama and heartburn in Wasco County, Oregon. Who was he really?
April 3, 2023
Một cuốn sách hay về thiền!
Cuốn sách hay nhưng rất khó đọc. Mình phải đọc xen kẻ với một cuốn sách khác trong khi đọc cuốn này. Vì nếu đọc ltuc, sẽ ko hiểu gì cả. Và cuốn sách này, chỉ đọc được buổi sáng thì mới hiểu, còn mình đọc buổi chiều thì con chữ cứ chạy.
Tuy nhiên, ko biết do sách khó nên người dịch chưa thẩm hết được ndung hay như nào, cá nhân nhâk thấy đôi lúc cách trình bày hơi dài dòng rối rắm.
Cuốn sách hay nhưng rất khó đọc. Mình phải đọc xen kẻ với một cuốn sách khác trong khi đọc cuốn này. Vì nếu đọc ltuc, sẽ ko hiểu gì cả. Và cuốn sách này, chỉ đọc được buổi sáng thì mới hiểu, còn mình đọc buổi chiều thì con chữ cứ chạy.
Tuy nhiên, ko biết do sách khó nên người dịch chưa thẩm hết được ndung hay như nào, cá nhân nhâk thấy đôi lúc cách trình bày hơi dài dòng rối rắm.
May 14, 2021
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August 18, 2022
What a treasure!
March 17, 2017
Un libro altamente recomendado !
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