عن المرأة

Woman - Man - Children

by Osho, Osho, ريما علاء الدين (Translator)

'The Book of Women' describes what it means to be a woman and explores the feminine aspect of human beings. Topics covered include sexuality, love, work, and politics. Osho has been a writer for The Sunday Times of London and is touted as one of the top ten people that have changed India's destiny.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Womens, Self Help, Feminism, Religion

Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Rajneesh (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.

Reviews

[Savannah Kundo · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was given this book through GoodReads First Reads.

Oh, where do I start with this book? Osho is mystic and guru, also known as Chandra Mohan Jain, Acharya Rajneesh, and Bhagwan Shree Ranjeesh.

I was there for this book at the beginning. I kept thinking, "Hey! This guy is on to something here." Then the problems began:

1. He claims to be a supporter of women, but often times he sounds incredibly condescending about them. Then, he quickly switches his tone that women are the! best! thing! ever!

2. He claims that it is not natural for humans to be monogamous and supports cheating. Further, he thinks this should not be a problem for the other partner if they are cheated on. A few things on this:
a. Osho has disregarded Science in this argument. Humans have evolved to be monogamous just as finches have evolved to crack nuts so the don't starve; just as insects have grown resistant to insecticides; just as viruses have evolved to better kills us.
b. It is, in fact, natural for living organisms to be monogamous. Many species are monogamous - some are born monogamous and some evolve into monogamy. No one is refuting the idea that they are monogamous. Are humans not just another classification of Animal?
c. It seems to be that this statement is merely being used as an excuse for Osho (or whatever) to be non-monogamous and then use it against him or her (likely her, as I am about to explain in a moment) in an abusive method to do what he wants. This totally goes against everything he hates so much about men.

3. This is where I lost it: He claims that women are turned into lesbians because they are so angry at men. I don't even know where to start with this one. I will say this: If you are going to be there as a supporter of women, then you need to be a supporter of ALL women.

4. The contradictions are endless in this book. He hates marriage. "No, I don't hate marriage. Where did you get that idea?" Uh.. from you. You literally just said that two pages ago. He hates men. No, he doesn't hate men actually. I love homosexuals. "Homosexuals should be isolated. Homosexuals are perverts." Dude, get it together.

5. He said Jews sought out the Holocaust because they felt guilty for killing Jesus. ("Just accept the situation in which you are," Rajneesh has stated that "living in poverty is far more dangerous, far more suffering than dying in a beautifully, scientifically managed gas chamber in Germany"; Hitler "killed people in the most up-to-date gas chambers, where you don’t take much time. Thousands of people can be put in a gas chamber, and just a switch is pressed ... Within a second, you evaporate. The chimneys of the factory start taking you, the smoke – you can call it holy smoke – and this seems to be a direct way towards God.") BUT by the way, he hates Christianity, AND there is no heaven, so I don't know how Jews have a "direct way towards God" if there is no God or Heaven to go to.

6. He believes children with birth defects (including deafness and blindness) should be euthanized.

7. For someone who preaches so much about love, he sure has an awful lot of hatred inside of him.

I honestly think he he is doing one of two things with his writing: He is going along with the popular opinion to gain popularity. He is also going against popular opinion in order to get people talking about his book.

I am left with two words to describe Osho: Whackjob and Phony.
Do not buy into this crap.

[Jyothy Sreedhar · Rating 5 out of 5]

As Osho says, he shouldn't be considered a man writer who has written about women's minutest feelings, but as a person who stands in the midway dissolving into both the genders, he proves his concept well with his perspectives about a woman.

[Abhinav Pandey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book. No doubt ........
I think women should read to this book.

Women need one fire , Who change all wrong their structures & customs.

[Nuha suliman · Rating 4 out of 5]

إن الرجل والمرأة هما وتران لقيثارة واحدة . وعندما ينفصلان يعانيان معا. وبسبب هذه المعاناة
وعدم فهم سببها الحقيقى يبدآن بالانتقام من بعضهما بعضا .

[Surya · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are some books that can be finished in a single go,

and then there are some books that demands you to think each and every line of it,
the kind of books that sort of changes your life and the way you think in subtle ways,
that is the kind of book I am talking about.
“The book of woman” by Osho.
Osho is a man of controversies.
There are lots of opinions about Osho.
But let me come to the point, review for the book, “The book of woman.”
I would say it is the sort of book that must be read at 20’s.
When you don’t know, what is love?
When you don’t know, how to love and start trying stupid silly stuffs?
This is the sort of book that you must read before you get married.
This is the sort of book that you must read before you have kids.
This is the sort of book that you must read when you are confused whom to choose.
Of course there were parts of the book that I didn’t like,
especially the way he kept calling a particular religion shitty and what they have done in the past is really so crappy.
Maybe what they have done is really crappy or maybe Osho is wrong and that religion is so nice but then who cares??
He could have written this book without dragging that religion in.
I felt that there were some unnecessary stuffs that Osho could have ignored,
but then in between those unnecessary stuffs comes his talks on love,sex,womanhood,motherhood and stuffs like that.
I am not gonna say what he has said in the book is the right thing.
Because I don’t think anything as right or wrong.
Right and wrong is subjective.
All I could say is, this book made me reconsider my choices.
It changed the way I have been thinking about “being woman”, love and sex.
And I think the “me” after reading book is better than the “me” before reading the book.
I am very sure anyone reading this book at some point or the other would feel like,
“that is wrong, why did he write it that way,”
but then I would suggest you to go on and finish the book,
it is worth it.
This is the sort of age where you have lots of doubts about love,sex and stuff like that.
But then you wouldn’t have many to talk about it.
Maybe you might watch porn, but then porn can’t tell you about love,
it won’t help you decide what sort of person to choose.
Even if you are broad minded and have broad minded friends to talk about such stuffs.
Your friends too would be of the same age group.
They can only talk to you from their 20-21 years of experience.
But then logically only a 70-80 year old man or woman can really tell about love and sex.
Maybe take it that way.
This book might redefine your thoughts and perceptions.
This book could transform you.
Give it a try.

[Geetika · Rating 2 out of 5]

I started this book, thinking of it as a spiritual treat but i was disappointed a bit.

I would like to say that this book had been much more wonderful if Osho had stuck to the concept of spirituality only (in which he is a master)
Instead he starts talking about the gender biasing.He uses this theme repeatedly to make the poor woman feel more miserable about her status in her society.I mean women don't need a book to know how they are tortured in their lives and for how many years.
Some of his idea about how life should be led by a common man, are very funny (like when he advises that if a child wants to play with his/her sex organ, don't stop him/her and bingo the child would grow up like a pervert)

Don't use any discipline with Children as it would be like possessing them.

Although, i liked his ideas about loving a person but not possessing him/her, not binding him/her and in turn also keeping your self also free from these emotional and metal pressures.Love as many people as possible and make your life like a beautiful mosaic of loves and experiences of different and unique people.

[Vui Lên · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chưa thấy ai nói về phụ nữ hay, hấp dẫn, lôi cuốn, hài hước như Osho.

Vai trò của phụ nữ, bản chất của phụ nữ, phụ nữ khi yêu, trong gia đình... và nhiều vai trò khác nhau được Osho phân tích cực kì duyên dáng với nhiều sự cảm thông và thấu hiếu.

Một số phần của sách về yêu thương bản thân, tình yêu, tự do thì hơi lặp lại nội dung cuốn mấy cuốn như là: Khác biệt, tình yêu tự do đầu tiên và cuối cùng, thân mật... Khó mà không lặp được vì sách của Osho đa phần được biên soạn từ các bài nói chuyện.

Mình vẫn thấy Osho quá lạm dụng góc nhìn về tình dục để thể hiện năng lượng siêu thức. Càng đọc nhiều mới thấy tại sao ổng bị ghét nhiều như thế.

Các bạn nữ và nam đều nên đọc, để hiểu thêm nhiều sự sâu sắc về tính nữ. Rồi đọc về tính nam sau cũng được.

[Shradhanjali Lama · Rating 1 out of 5]

Im on the second chapter of the book right now. This chapter is proving to be some kind of vendetta against Khalil Gibran's Prophet, against religion Note pg. 15, on Gautama Buddha's take on women and women themselves. I'm not religious but I'm a buddhist, a bad one, but all the same and im pretty sure Buddha is quoted out of context here. And anyways buddhism allows female monks too; close only to Christianity. So far, I am thoroughly at a crossword of gross disgust and immense farcical amazement.
Pg 14. "he (Khalil Gibran) is supporting the idea that you must experience pain." Osho seems not to like the idea. Please tell us how it is humanely possible to live in a world where there in no pain. And pain is what makes us more humble, its a preventive tap that allows us to remain grounded.
Pg 16. "Man has never allowed them to say anything". Somewhere in the beginning he says that all men are male chauvinist. I agree, and i count Osho as one too. There are a lot of repetitions about how a woman is helpless while pregnant. I never thought Osho would be so indignant enough to say a lot of rather, for a lack of a better word, stupid things!
I think he should just stick to talking about spirituality because like the rest of the male population he not discovered anything worthy of even a simple nod and the writing is not commendable either. This is his first book that i have read and im not sure if I would want to pick up another one by him after this, humiliating experience. For that matter Khushwant Singh as done a wonderful job in "On Women, Love and Lust".
On the whole the was a disappointment, however, there are a few things that he says that is good and makes sense if not blazingly brilliant. What marred the book for me was the repetitions and the juvenile and almost kiddish style of writing.

[Guillermo Maddalena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Para mentes abiertas!!! La visión de que hay un mundo sólo femenino o sólo masculino segmenta al ser en su esencia más completa, impidiendo el desarrollo pleno en el mundo de la consciencia.

[أسيل · Rating 2 out of 5]

لم يقدم ما هو جديد واظنه بالغ بتركيزه الخلاف وحصره اياه بنقطة معينه, اعجبني تحليله للألم مستشهداًبكلام مصطفى برواية النبي لجبران خليل جبران وان جبران مهما تكلم عن الالم فكلامه ظاهري وبشكل عامي اما لو وجه سؤال ما هو الالم
للمرأه لكانت الاجابة ادق تفصيلاً؟

بعض الاقتباسات

(علينا ان نحب المرأه لا ان نفه��ها)
وهنا اعترض معه فالمرأه ليست كتلة مشاعر فقط او كيان عاطفي بل هي انسان وذات لها فكرها وتفكيرها ولها عاطفتها ولها جسدها اي لها كيانها المتكامل الخاص فيها

(الرجل سر والمرأة سر وجميع الاحياء سر وجميع محاولاتنا لكشف هذا السر محكوم عليها بالفشل)
نعم يبقى الانسان لغز محير

يمكن الاستمتاع بالحياة ويمكن الفرح بالحياة ويمكن ان تصبح جزءاً من سرها ولكن فهمها كمراقب خارجي هو امر )مستحيل تماماً, انا لا افهم نفسي فانا ارى نفسي لغزاً محيراً

كونك انسان فاصعب شيء ان تفهم نفسك خاصه اذا اخذتك الحياة وسلبت منك فرصة الاقتراب من ذاتك والخلو بنفسك والتقرب من خالقك

المرأه تقوم في البداية بصد هجمات الرجل ومن ثم تقطع عليه الطريق الى الانسحاب/ ليس شرطاً احياناً العكس*
اذا اردت تغيير المرأه وافقها واذا اردت ان تعرف ماذا تخطط انظر اليها ولكن لا تسمع حديثها/ اظنها تنطبق على الرجل اكثر خاصة الشطر الثاني

المرأة قادرة على الشعور بعمق اكبر من الرجل, فالحب عند الرجل بالاختلاف عن الحب عند المرأة ينحصر اكثر في الحاجات العضوية اما الحب عند المرأة فهو اقوى واسمى فهي تمتلئ روحانية لهذا فالمرأة احادية الزوج والرجل متعدد الزوجات, فالرجل يرغب بامتلاك جميع نساء العالم وحتى لو امتلكهن لبقي غير راض ان عدم رضاه لا حدود له

بسبب تعرض المرأة للتحكم والتسلط الدائمين من قل الرجال والاستهزاء بها محولين اياها الى كائن عديم الشخصية, فقد صارت مشوهة, فعندما يتم قمع الفطرة الداخلية للانسان ولا يتم ارضاء حاجاته النفسية فان نفسه تصبح حامضة ومسمومة وقبيحة ومشلولة, تصبح مشوهه ومنحرفه, ان المرأه المعاصرة هي ليست المرأة الحقيقية لانها تعرضت على امتداد قرون للاذلال والعنف وعندما تكون نفس المرأة محطمة ومشوهه فان الرجل كذلك لا يمكنه البقاء طبيعياً لانه في نهاية الامر المرأه هي التي تمنح الرجل الحياة فاذا كانت غير طبيعية فان اولادها لن يكونوا طبيعيين فحتى لو لم تكن طبيعية فهي مع ذلك ستصبح اما لطفل واولادها سيقعون تحت تأثيرها

اتفق مع برؤيته حول حركة المساواة بين المرأه والرجل بان الرجل هو اول من بدأ الحديث عن المساواة بين المرأه والرجل واول من صرح بضرورة امتلاك حريات متساوية هو الرجل, وذلك لاستغلالها فعقل الرجل ماكر


* اذا كنت تمتلكين جسد امرأة وعقل رجل فانك طوال حياتك ستخسرين طاقاتك في صراع عبثي واذا كنت تملك جسد رجل فيجب ان يكون عقلك عقل رجل

* الرومنسية جيدة بالنسبة للشعر ولكن لا يستطيع احد ان يقول ان الشعراء هم ازواج جيدون بل على العكس الشعراء في الغالب عزاب, انهم يخدعون الجميع ولكنهم لا يقعون في الفخ ولهذا فان رومنسيتهم مستديمة انهم يستمرون في كتابة الشعر وتأليف قصائد رائعه/ اظنه يبالغ هنا

نظرته للحب لم تقنعني شبه الحب بالسياسه والسياسه اكثر ما يسودها الكره والبغض فلا حب بالسياسه وليس الحب سياسه ولا يوجد سياسه للحب فهو شعور عفوي

( اعجبني قوله: الحب لا يحتاج الى موضوع الحب هو اشعاع جوهرك, اشعاع نفسك وكلما زاد الاشعاع كلما كبرت النفس وكلما زاد اتساع اجنحة حبك كلما كبرت سماء نفسك)


اختلف معه بنظرته للزواج كلياً

[Vigneswara Prabhu · Rating 2 out of 5]

I picked up this book with some hope and trepidation, having previously only known about the writer, through the documentary series 'Wild Wild Country'. The book started off well, with Osho portraying himself as a supporter of women, and urging them to break the chains of patriarchy which had kept them confined to the household.

'Let women rule the nations', he says at some point, so that we may have a world without conflict. Men are primal, egoistical and lesser narrow minded creatures, who had, through brute physical strength, and being free from the tribulations of pregnancy, managed to keep the women downtrodden treating them like possessions and serfs. So far, so well.

Then things start to get weird. Osho has this contrarian view about the institution of marriage, as well as education and child reading, as seen in society. Abolish the practice of marriage and allow women to engage in polyandry. Develop of society (much akin to Aldous Huxley's Brave New World), where men and women are not tied to one another and free to explore their sexual instincts. This would reduce the pain, jealousy, envy and suffering which monogamy promotes, he argues.

What of the children? one might ask. Osho's solution is to have them left at a communal child reading center, where all the individuals of that commune would come together and be their communal mothers. Having grown up in such a 'free' environment, these children once adolescent, would themselves be free to choose partner without any constraints.

Other than the obvious problems with this (once again, Refer to Brave new world), Osho often seems to contradict himself. As in this same book, he had argued that all of the modern institutes of female empowerment and feminism, which teach women to act, talk, dress more like men to take power, are in fact benefiting the men. But asking women to be less feminine, and eschewing monogamous family relations, they are giving men a chance to live the polygamous life which they inherently crave. Isn't this the same thing, in a contrary manner which you were promoting, Mr. Osho?

The problems don't end there. Along with a habit of meandering through discourses, Osho, the self proclaimed 'ally' and admirer of women, does come across as the afore mentioned primal men, who is using all this hogwash to justify his own open ended lifestyle. Not to mention, when he does say certain things, he comes across as incredibly preachy and patronizing.

It's a pity; In between all the cringe worthy advise, Osho does make some good points about mindfulness and meditation. As well as the current (then) state of world and human society. In summary, a good start, with some good points in between, but marred by non-sensical virtue signaling and hot air. 2 out of 5

[الزهراء الصلاحي · Rating 4 out of 5]

بالرغم من اختلافي مع الكاتب في العديد من الأفكار -نظراً لاختلاف الثقافة والديانة- إلا أني أيضاً أتفق معه في العديد من الأفكار.

الكاتب يتحدث عن المرأة ويحاول أن يعيدها إلى مكانتها الأساسية، عبر إكسابها الثقة بنفسها وقدراتها، إعلامها بحقوقها وواجباتها، ويسلط الضوء على مكانتها في المجتمع وبأنها شخص مستقل وتتشارك مع الرجل في العديد من الصفات بل قد تفوقه في بعض الأحيان!

الكتاب جيد في أسلوبه وطريقة عرض أفكاره.
فمن المعروف عن أوشو أنه يهتم بالجانب الروحاني أكثر من الجوانب الأخرى.

تجربة جيدة وأنصح بها.

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[Dora · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I watched Osho's videos, I found his voice made me sleepy, so finding his books in my local library was wonderful! There are many inspirational things in this book. I have to say that I like his philosophy, even though there are some parts where I wouldn't agree (but those are in the minority).

In short, great book, very refreshing and possible even eye-opening!

[Meera]

كتاب سيئ جداً لكاتب سيئ جداً، لغته صدامية تحريضية، متناقض، يتكلم عن الأشياء بتجرّد عن الأخلاقيات العامة والأديان، لو تبع أفكاره الناس لفسدت المجتمعات ولعاش الناس كالأنعام بل أضلّ سبيلاً..
كتاب يُخشى منه أن يقع في يد مراهق في فترة بناء شخصيته وفكره..

[Moon Stream · Rating 4 out of 5]

Osho'dan oxuduğum ikinci kitabdır. Doğrusu, bir çox razılaşmadığım fikirləri olsa belə, ümumən ifadə etdiyi fikirlər cığır açan şeylər idi. Bu kitabı təkcə qadınlar yox, kişilər də oxumalıdır. Çünki kitabda təkcə qadınların dünyasından bəhs edilmir, həm də bu dünyada kişilərin oynadığı roldan da bəhs olunur, hər iksinin qarşılıqlı münasibətlərinə toxunulur.

Osho'nun ən çox cəmiyyətdə kişi və qadın ayrı-seçkiliyi barədə dedikləri xoşuma gəldi. Əzəldən bəri kişilərin qadınları din, adət-ənənə və s. adı altında sıxışdırıb elmdən, yüksəlişdən uzaqlaşdırmağa çalışmaları, o cümlədən, onu cəmiyyətdən təcrid etmələri; kişi-qadın münasibətlərindəki problemlər və onların mənbəyi haqqında dedikləri olduqca düşündürücü idi.

Razılaşmadığım bir neçə məqamı çıxsaq, əslində düşünürəm ki, onun dediklərinə qulaq versələr(həm kişilər, həm qadınlar) daha düzgün, daha bərabər və daha xoşbəxt bir cəmiyyətdə yaşamağımız mümkün olar. Həmin məqamları isə qeyd etmirəm, çünki hər kəsin fikri fərqlidi və oxuyanların özlərinin qərar verməsi daha məqsədəuyğundur.



"Kimisə köləyə çevirən adam nəticədə özü də kölədi.
Azadlıq istəyən başqalarına da azadlıq verməlidi, başqalarının azadlığını tanımalıdı."


"Gələcəklə bağlı heç kimə heç nə söz vermə. Çünki gələcək məlum zaman deyil. Nə olacağı bilinmir."


"Sevgi sənə azadlıq verir. Özün ola bilirsənsə-bu, sevgidi."


"Gəncliyini, yaşlılığını doya-doya yaşasaydın ölüm səni heç narahat etməzdi. Adam həyatın dadını çıxaranda həyat haqda düşünür, ölüm haqda yox."

[Ashok Krishna · Rating 2 out of 5]

The one thing that I find disgusting about the publishing industry is that sometimes it tends to behave like music industry. If you are a lover of instrumental music, you might have come across those innumerable CDs and collections named ‘Music of the Earth’, ‘Music of the Water‘, ‘Music for Meditation’, ‘Music for Pregnant Women’ and other such myriad titles. According to many renowned musicians, these are nothing but a sham to sell music that couldn’t otherwise be easily sold. When a CD doesn’t have much prospects of being sold easily, they are bundled as music for this and music for that. Of course, there are some commendable exceptions but a majority of such packages are said to be nothing but a marketing trick.

Oftentimes, reading the works of Osho, I have felt similar emotions. No doubt this controversial monk (?) has some truly rebellious ideas and worthy advice for the young minds to follow. But most of the while, I find his words to be repetitive and of single dimension. Only with his eloquence that helped him convey the same idea in a variety of ways did his followers manage to have a flurry of books and CDs published against his name. Speaking of books, there is this fact that most of his ‘books’ are nothing but transcripts of his discourses to his disciples, domestic and international. Now, when you have a question-and-answer mode of conversation between a sage (!) and his followers, it becomes easy for you to pick and choose questions and publish them in various permutations and combinations.

With his having given thousands of such discourses, it becomes easier for his followers to publish ‘books’ on various topics with different combinations of such questions and answers. ‘The Book of Woman’ comes across as another such publication that helps the publisher mint money using that ever-attractive name of Osho. ‘The Book of Woman’ is just not what it claims to be. It is a bunch of questions by disciples and Osho’s answers to the same, gathered under various titles like Female, Sexuality, Family, Motherhood and such. But honestly, except for a chapter or two, the book doesn’t directly deal with the woman or her uniqueness. The book doesn’t do justice to its title. Adding to the woes will be Osho’s now boring repetitions about women’s having multiple orgasms and men’s having only one and thus men having developed a sense of ‘inferiority complex’! Really?!

The book is filled with the same old ideas of Osho, about having an open mind about relationships (bordering on promiscuity), about both genders being unequal but unique, not repressing one’s emotions, sex being a brief glimpse into the vast awareness, women’s libbers being incorrect and the glory of meditation. If you haven’t read any book of Osho, this book can give you an idea about his way of thinking. If you’ve already, then this is a book that you can skip with much ease, without losing anything new at all. This is just old wine in an old bottle with a new label!

[عماد العتيلي · Rating 1 out of 5]

أنهيت لتوّي كتاب أوشو "عن المرأة"،
الكاتب مثير للاهتمام، والكتاب مثير للمَغص! باختصار!
لنتحدث عن الكتاب،
بجملة قصيرة تلخص الفكرة الرئيسية: المرأة كائن هُلامي رقيق ضعيف خائف وسط غابة مُظلِمة. والرجُل مُستذئِب شارد في الغابة يبحث عنها كي يطحنها ويُمزقها ويشرب دمها قطرة قطرة، ويأكل لحمها شقفةً شقفة!

طبعاً الكتاب مليء جداً بالمتناقضات والإعاقات العقلية أحب ان اذكر بعضها.
أهمها، تعميمه لصورة الرجل الشرير الخبيث على جميع الرجال. وتعميمه لصورة المرأة الصالحة المُضيئة على جميع النساء! هذا هو الخطأ الأول والأكبر والأشمل.

هناك أيضاً في الجزء الذي تكلم فيه عن جبران، وكتاب النبي. قال أن النساء هن فقط من طرحنَ أسئلةً حيوية هامّة، وهذا غريب! فالرجال أيضاً سألوا أسئلة حيوية وهامة، وهذا واضح لكل من قرأ الكتاب. هم سألوا عن الحرية وعن قيم الجمال والصداقة والسعادة وغيرها. ثم إني أعجب من هذا الفصل الغريب الذي أوجَده اوشو ما بين الله، الذي هو مصدر الحياة ومسائلها، وما بين الحياة ومسائلها! تضارب ينم عن جهل ربما، لا عن حكمة.

نقطة أخرى، ذلك الخلط العجيب في الحقائق، عندما تحدث عن حوادث قتل الساحرات في العصور الوسطى.
وقال ان قتلهن كان سببه أنهن نساء، وأنهن أذكى واكبر تأثيراً من الرجال!
الحقيقة في تلك الفترة كانت ان الكنيسة تقتل كل من يعارضها او يحاول ان يفرض فكرة جديدة او يكون له تأثير او سلطة غير السلطة الكنسية، ذكراً كان ام أنثى. هنا ليس من المنطق ان نحاول عوج التاريخ كي نظهر الأمر على انه اضطهاد من الرجل وحرب بين الجنسين! نعم المرأة كانت ولا زالت مضطهدة، ولكن ليس في هذا الموقف ولا بهذا المنظور.

طبعاً على مدى عدد كبير من الصفحات كان حديث أوشو مركز حول العلاقة الحميمة، وكيف أن الرجل في هذا الموضوع أيضاً اضطهد المرأة وأذَلّها ( لاحظوا هنا .. التعميم مرة أخرى .. هذا التعميم موجود على مدى الكتاب بشكل كامل ). ما لفتني في الأمر هو عندما وصل الى الجزء المخصص لآدم وحواء.
عند هذا الجزء، لم أستطع إدراك ما يقوله صراحة!
هو يقول أن آدم وحواء أكلا من شجرة المعرفة. جميل.
بعد ذلك أصبحا كائِنَين مُدرِكَين. جميل.
ولكنه يستطرد فجأة بشكل عجيب ويربط هذا الإدراك بالعلاقة الجنسية!
قال أنهما خَجِلا بعدما أكلا من الشجرة،
ولماذا خَجِلا؟ لأنهما أدركا ما فعَلا.
وماذا فعَلا؟ علاقة حميمة!!
يعني ما يحاول أوشو قوله:
أن ادم وحواء كانا معتادين على ممارسة هذه العلاقة قبل ذلك،
ولكن لم يكونا مدركين لما يفعلان!
لذلك خجِلا عندما أدراكا ذلك عندما أكلا!
ثم يزيدك من الشعر بيت فيقول : وما السبب الحقيقي وراء خجلهما؟
ويأتي الجواب الأسطوري: لأنهما أدركا أيضاً أن الحيوانات فقط هي من تفعل ذلك!!
بالله عليك!
فيلم هندي مكتمل الأركان حقيقةً، الآن علمت سر الأفلام الهندية!
وبعد ذلك دخل بموضوع الأنا والأنانية و و و و و ..
إلى ان أوصلنا مرة أخرى الى ان الرجل شرير وخبيث ومستذئب!
خلط كبير جداً!

نقطة أخيرة مهمة أحب أن أذكرها، وهي مجموعة تفاسيره لقضية الحُبّ.
نقطة تشبيهه للحب بالرقص، او بالرسم.
هو تشبيه غير منطقي، لأنه شبه شيئا متجاوزاً للمادة بأشياء دنيوية مادية (انتبهوا ،، الرقص والرسم وجميع الفنون لها جانب روحي جميل يُمْكِنُ ان نشبهه بالحب. ولكن اوشو شبّه التفاصيل المادية البحتة من هذه الفنون بالحُب. وهذا تشبيه مردود )
إضافة الى التضارب العجيب في تفسيراته الخاصة بموضوع الحب، فأحيانا يقول : الناس هم من يقتلون الحب. ثم يعود فيقول : لا يمكن لأحد ان يقتل الحب. ثم يحاول التفسير مرة أخرى بأن الناس الذين يقتلون الحب لم يكن الحب موجوداً عندهم أصلاً!
ولكن دعك من كل هذا. بنظري، أنّ الضربة القاضية التي وجهها اوشو ليُكمِل بها متناقضاته العجيبة كانت عندما استشهد بمجموعة من حِكم ميرفي، منها: ان الله عز وجل أخطأ مرتين (حاشاه)، اول مرة عندما خلق الرجل، والثانية عندما خلق المرأة، وان "الحقيقة لا يمكن ان تتكون باجتماع هذين الخطأين". جميل.
إذاً بإقراره هذه "الحِكمة" فقد نسف أوشو كتابه كله! لسببين: الأول انه بعد كل هذا التعاطف والتقدير والتعظيم للمرأة وشأنها، اعتبر خلقها خطأً. والثاني: أنه بعد كل هذا الكلام عن الحب بين الطرفين (أو الخطأين) وأن الحب لا يمكن قتله وأنه أسمى قيمة ومعنى في الحياة، نسف هذا الحب أيضاً بإقراره أن اجتماع الطرفين لا يمكن ان يُنتج حقيقة. إذاً الحب بين الطرفين لم يكن حقيقة، كان وهماً، هو غير موجود أصلاً إذا أقررنا نحن أيضاً هذه الحكمة. أليس كذلك؟ طيب ليش صرَعت أبونا من البداية عن الحب وإثبات وجوده؟!!
طبعاً هذه الحكمة أوردها أوشو في قضية الزواج وأراد ان يُثبِت بها ان الزواج خطأ (اجتماع الطرفين). فهو يرى ان مؤسسة الزواج فاشلة تماماً. وهو شيء قد اتفق معه فيه. مؤسسة الزواج، برأيي، أكثر من فاشلة وهي بحاجة الى إعادة هيكلة.

ختاماً، الكتاب فيه مسحات جميلة ولمحات ممتعة نوعاً ما. ولكنه، ككل، أحد أفشل ما قرأت.
لكنني أحببت أوشو رغم ذلك، اختلافه العجيب جذبني. حتى وإن اختلفت مع فكره وفلسفته.

الكتاب أعطيه نجمة واحده فقط .. لا لشيء، إنما فقط .. وفقط .. لعيون أوشو حبيب قلبي!

[Hawraki · Rating 4 out of 5]

أرى ما يقوم به أوشو هنا وهو خطير جدًا. مؤخرًا بدأت القراءة في أفكار أوشو، وأنهيت قليلًا من مؤلفاته، بينما لازلت أقرأ أعماله الأخرى، وأعتقد بأن ترجمة هذا الكتاب أفضل من الكتاب الذي قرأته مؤخرًا "حدثنا عن الحب" حيث تجد فيه أفكار أوشو بشكل مكثف، ومسهب وفعال. أوشو يهدم كل المعتقدات البالية التي حملناها مع تطور الإنسان ومع مجيء الأديان، هو يدعو للتفكير من مجددًا في عمق الإنسان، والحياة التي نحياها، وفيم نمضيها وكيف نقضيها.

لابد أن يقرأ كل إنسان لأوشو ليوقظ الشخص النائم فيه، فهو يتحدث عن أساسيات الوجود، ويأخذ بيد القارئ إلى البداية، حيث برمجته منذ الطفولة إلى اليوم الحالي، ويلفت نظره إلى الأمور الذي غفل عنها، وتراكم عليها الغبار بفعل الزمن. هذا الرجل حكيم جدًا يا سادة، وإن كان يخالف جميع المعتقدات إلا إني أجزم بأن أي شخص ومهما كان معتقده يمكن أن يتزود من تعاليمه وما يتحدث عنه، وإن كان البعض لا يتفق فإنه يزعزع الفكرة الراسخة التي لم نفكر يومًا بأنها قد تتغير، هو يشرع أبوابًا ويشير للقارئ: ثمة خيار.

هذا الكتاب الذي قد تعتقد بأنه موجه للمرأة ليس مخصصًا للمرأة فحسب، يمكن للرجل أن يستفيد من نواح شتى فيه، فكاتبه في النهاية رجل ينصب اهتمامه على الوعي بعيدًا عن التصنيف الجندري، كما يتناول أبوابًا عديدة منها الأمومة، الأسرة، التأمل وكلها تعني الرجل والأنثى. لأصدق قولًا حينما بدأت بقراءة الكتاب، تركته لفترة طويلة لحيرتي في أمر ما، لم أستطع هضم فكرة معينة فقد اصطدمت بحاجز في روحي كان عليّ مواجهته، واستيعاب الفكرة، وبعد وقت ليس بالقصير جدًا بدأت الأفكار تسترسل في رأسي وتأخذ مجراها الصحيح.

أكرر نصيحتي مرة أخرى، إذا نويت القراءة لأوشو، فأنت على موعد مع شخص يحطم كل الأصنام الراسخة فيك، فافتح قبلك، شمّر عن ساعديك واقتحم ساحة المعركة.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The Book of Women: Celebrating The Female Spirit" (2014) is part informational, reference, and philosophical teachings covered in 13 chapters highlighting the importance and significance of: love, marriage, sexuality, motherhood, family and birth control, creativity, the mind, meditation. There is also a chapter of women's liberation, (which began in earnest in the US in the 1960's) also the differences between men and women.

Up until reading this fascinating book, I had never heard of OSHO, who is a spiritual teacher of the OSHO International Meditation Resort, Pune, India. He categorizes a new mindful human being as "Zorba the Buddha". Readers may or may not identify or agree with some of his ideals and teachings, but they are thought provoking and certainly invite introspection, reflection and soul searching. OSHO observed that only a mother can love unconditionally, the wife is another version of the mother, she can "bloom" into motherhood and be thankful to her child always. He also discusses the failure of religion and politics and how we must turn to science instead.
There is a library of additional titles featuring themes of spirituality, mindfulness, exploration of the mind body connection and more. Many thanks and much appreciation to St. Martin's Griffin for the ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

[Kalyn]

Unable to react because:
1. Did I enjoy reading it? Yes
2. Did I find it funny and witty? Yes
3. Did I agree with what Osho said? Not really
4. Did I find him contracting himself all the time? Yes
5. Was he still talking about women on the view of a machist? Yes.........?

Mình ghét cái từ "phụ nữ thật sự" nhất cái cuộc đời này 😀 Đó là một cụm từ độc hại loại bỏ sự đa dạng tính dục/bản dạng giới, một từ ngữ ngụy biện cho sự kì thị chuyển giới (transphobic), một từ giết chết và giam cầm phụ nữ.
Osho viết gì đó về việc "đã sống dưới dáng hình phụ nữ" nhưng không thể khỏa lấp cái nhìn vẫn sặc mùi nam giới của ông về "phụ nữ", vậy là ông nói ông yêu phụ nữ đến nhường nào, phụ nữ cao quý đến bao nhiêu; nhưng chỉ có "phụ nữ thật sự" thì mới vậy 😀 Còn mình thì chỉ tin vào quan niệm mãi mãi là chân lí của Simone de Beauvoir "Phụ nữ không phải được sinh ra mà chỉ có phụ nữ được tạo lên".
Tuy vậy nếu nhìn sâu hơn vào background của quyển này và đối tượng sách hướng đến - cuối thế kỉ 20 và phụ nữ Ấn Độ thì mình cho rằng đây vẫn là quyển sách đáng đọc, một góc nhìn đáng ghi nhận và chọn lọc nếu mình chịu im mồm và không dùng tri thức có sẵn của mình để đánh giá ^^ (làm ơn hãy bỏ qua việc mình lặp lại từ và 4 lần một câu)

Với lại Osho giải nghĩa chuyện tình dục, tình yêu, sinh sản của hai giới khá hay, hoặc vì mình cũng có quan niệm anti-monogamy như ông nên thấy tâm đắc chăng?

[Megan Brien · Rating 1 out of 5]

Life is too short to read shitty books. This book is only 200 pages but it was a struggle.
Perhaps my vision of Osho was skewed because of the Wild Wild Country documentary. I pushed myself to try and finish this, but I seriously can't. This book is garbage.
I wouldn't even consider myself an extreme feminist, but Osho finds a way to be that and a sexist all at once. He preaches for the freedom of women - he rambles over and over about how men have enslaved women for years. But then on the next page will say that "men should be men, women should be women" and that "women create children, men create arts and other material things." Seriously? I lost count of how many times this guy contradicts himself. He repeats the same arguments so many times I think he confuses himself. He writes as if he is God - he has no evidence for his claims, he just speaks as if his word is gospel. Such bullshit.
I agree with some of his points, about giving children freedom, birth control and abortion. But it's so hard to listen to him, let alone agree with him, when he chats such crap. Won't be reading any more of his work. I'm throwing this book away ASAP.

[Dvya Rathore · Rating 4 out of 5]

An Osho book is as it is complex and when it deals with women you expect it to be more complex or at-least solving some great mysteries about women but Osho doesn't work according to your expectations(like always).
This book tells you how and where women are different to men and where, no difference exists.It efficiently deals with so many areas of women's life but there are certain topics on which I would differ.
As a woman, as an individual, I do not agree with those generalizations of qualities he did for women particularly.
It's still a good book in many ways, will definitely recommend it to men and women both.

[Sarba Roy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Words from the master are filled with substance and wit. They touch one's soul, echo one's deepest emotions and reverberate within one's own existence. Life as a woman is subtle, it is selfless, it is like a burgeoning flower and Osho captures it all in this wonderful book.
This book is a must read for anyone who wants to take the first step in understanding a woman, including those pseudo intellectuals who wear the mask of feminism without having the slightest clue about it !

[Mariana · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5 Estrelas

Identifiquei-me com cerca de 15% daquilo que o autor afirma nesta obra. O restante para além de me ter chocado deixou-me indignada várias vezes. Esta foi a minha estreia com o autor através de uma recomendação. Tão cedo não me imagino a ler mais nada dele.

[Jayesh Bheda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its delightfully surprising to read as Osho talks about different roles of woman and eventually of higher potential of consciousness in her!

[Bella · Rating 5 out of 5]

a must read book, The author takes us to a new level, thoroughly criticize the society and the mindset of people. An eye opener

[Deepak · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading this book i have understood that "Women is to be loved, not understood" Awesome Book

[Vidya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ahhh! Such a wonderful book! A must read for a man more than a woman :)

[Majo's Library. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un libro bellísimo, que sin dudas lo volveré a leer para redescubrirlo en breve.

[Yasmin Maya · Rating 3 out of 5]

so many things that I did not agree with . But a few things that make me think differently