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The Spiritual Path: Buddha, Zen, Tao, Tantra
The Spiritual Path of Buddha Zen Tao and Tantra
First published January 1, 2006
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Osho
4,358 books6,787 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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August 13, 2019
“But then, certainly, scientists started thinking: if there are black holes, there must be white holes, too.”
“It is still an assumption, a hypothesis, that from wherever they (new stars) come, that place should be called a white hole.”
“My own understanding is that the black hole and the white hole are just two sides of the same phenomenon; they are not separate. It is just like a door: you can go in, you can go out.”
And it goes on. And I’m done. If you’re interested in the East, stick to the actual writings and not this type of made-up bullshit that wants to sound scientific. This is almost as bad as the “quantum mechanics” of Deepak Chopra. What makes it even more frustrating is, this is in a chapter about Zen dialogues. Going on about something you happened to daydream about deep space is so completely extraneous to talking about some dialogues, why on earth would you do it?
The book at least has pretty pictures. But then, you can just get a book of pretty pictures.
“It is still an assumption, a hypothesis, that from wherever they (new stars) come, that place should be called a white hole.”
“My own understanding is that the black hole and the white hole are just two sides of the same phenomenon; they are not separate. It is just like a door: you can go in, you can go out.”
And it goes on. And I’m done. If you’re interested in the East, stick to the actual writings and not this type of made-up bullshit that wants to sound scientific. This is almost as bad as the “quantum mechanics” of Deepak Chopra. What makes it even more frustrating is, this is in a chapter about Zen dialogues. Going on about something you happened to daydream about deep space is so completely extraneous to talking about some dialogues, why on earth would you do it?
The book at least has pretty pictures. But then, you can just get a book of pretty pictures.
August 14, 2020
After years of studying eastern religions and philosophies, preceded by my decades as a Lutheran then Catholic, this is the most thorough discussion of the underlying thoughts of Buddhism, Zen, Tao and Tantra in one book. I don’t agree with all that was said, but I aporeciate the intellectual writings on matters that affect my growth into the eternal and are dear to my heart.
January 26, 2021
Орчуулгын хэлбэрээр уншсан болохоор тэр үү зарим хэсгүүд нь жаахан ойлгомжгүйгээс болж хэд хэдэн удаа давтан унших шаардлага гарсныг эс тооцвол “яг одоо” гэдгийн ойлгуулсан, нэг тийм хөөөх нээрээ тийм байна шүү гэж уулга алдам ухаарал өгсөн ном байлаа. Эхний Зэн гэх 1-р дэвтрийг нь л уншиж дуусгалаа. Ошо гэх хүний бүтээл ахин тааралдвал татгалзахгүйгээр уншина.
May 17, 2015
I've read part of it and it is amazing how much alike and how different these religious ideas are. I'll pick it up later on and read more.
November 22, 2025
As significant as the Bible
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