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The Path of Yoga: Commentaries on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Osho, Ananda Prem on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. This book is about understanding the essence and origin of Yoga -not the modern physical exercise of Yoga.
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305 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1998
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About the author
Osho
4,285 books6,791 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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February 24, 2017
I could just flow through this book with much ease. Partly because of the simplicity of the language and also because of the ideas. It is easy to misinterpret Osho's writings though. It might seem like he is asking us all to simply 'not struggle' and this could be construed as doing nothing. Yet, it is anything but that.
October 12, 2024
Nothing much to say about Osho’s books other than that they are incredible. You can highlight entire pages. His books are addictive. You don’t want to stop reading them!!
I loved his interpretation of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
I loved his interpretation of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
March 4, 2024
📚Libro leído en Kindle.📚
📚Un libro creado a base de transcripciones (muy bien editadas) de discursos y conferencias dadas por Osho estando en vida. 📚Un libro de pensamiento, reflexiones, y meditaciones que difinitivamente ayuda si te dejas llevar e involver por las palabras que dá Osho (sea usted partidario o no de este célebre, controversial y variopinto personaje del siglo pasado) a lo largo del escrito, para todas las personas que buscan un constante proceso de sanación, autorreflexión y autodescubrimiento para encontrar más respuestas más allá de la superficial y superflua vida que constantemente la vida Occidental nos receta como "modo de vida y bienestar". Un excelente libro para las personas con gran interés en el campo del yoga y como dominar la disciplina correctamente, que hacer y que no hacer en medio de la disciplina dividida en cuatro grandes capítulos, pero también para las personas que simplemente buscan consejos y compañía a dilemas diarios de la vida llena de estrés, miedo, ansiedad e encertidumbre.
📚El lenguaje usado es muy cercano, sencillo, y de fácil digestión para que pueda conectarse rápidamente con las palabras y consejos.
📚Una lectura que cuanto más fluido se lleve, la meditación será mas profunda y satisfactoria.
📚También ofrece frases y parrafos muy reconfortantes y cálidos en medio de la ansiedad o inseguridades personales, como un abrazo de apoyo y ayuda, un amigo en tus manos.
📚Hace profundas reflexiones sobre como hemos llevado (o mal-llevado) la vida, fe y espiritualidad en Occidente, así como la vida y espiritulidad en Oriente.
📚Un libro muy recomendado para todos los amantes de la espiritualidad, una vida mejor y como no...el yoga.
📚¡Hasta el próximo gran libro!📚
📚Un libro creado a base de transcripciones (muy bien editadas) de discursos y conferencias dadas por Osho estando en vida. 📚Un libro de pensamiento, reflexiones, y meditaciones que difinitivamente ayuda si te dejas llevar e involver por las palabras que dá Osho (sea usted partidario o no de este célebre, controversial y variopinto personaje del siglo pasado) a lo largo del escrito, para todas las personas que buscan un constante proceso de sanación, autorreflexión y autodescubrimiento para encontrar más respuestas más allá de la superficial y superflua vida que constantemente la vida Occidental nos receta como "modo de vida y bienestar". Un excelente libro para las personas con gran interés en el campo del yoga y como dominar la disciplina correctamente, que hacer y que no hacer en medio de la disciplina dividida en cuatro grandes capítulos, pero también para las personas que simplemente buscan consejos y compañía a dilemas diarios de la vida llena de estrés, miedo, ansiedad e encertidumbre.
📚El lenguaje usado es muy cercano, sencillo, y de fácil digestión para que pueda conectarse rápidamente con las palabras y consejos.
📚Una lectura que cuanto más fluido se lleve, la meditación será mas profunda y satisfactoria.
📚También ofrece frases y parrafos muy reconfortantes y cálidos en medio de la ansiedad o inseguridades personales, como un abrazo de apoyo y ayuda, un amigo en tus manos.
📚Hace profundas reflexiones sobre como hemos llevado (o mal-llevado) la vida, fe y espiritualidad en Occidente, así como la vida y espiritulidad en Oriente.
📚Un libro muy recomendado para todos los amantes de la espiritualidad, una vida mejor y como no...el yoga.
📚¡Hasta el próximo gran libro!📚
August 5, 2021
Controvertidas, críticas, directas, sin ambigüedades y, sin lugar a duda, interesantes reflexiones son las que se han recopilado en este libro. Osho no invita a seguir sus enseñanzas, invita a reflexionar sobre lo que es y no es el yoga, sobre lo que implica seguir el sendero del yoga y a valorar el extraordinario legado de Patañjali. Un libro que todo el que esté seriamente interesado en el yoga, como ciencia de autorrealización, debería leer.
October 11, 2023
Hard but good
September 9, 2024
Empieza un poco lento, pero dale tiempo y hay grandes aprendizajes aquí.
September 26, 2025
un excelente libro para la persona que quiere empezar a disfrutar del presente, de las pequeñas cosas. No es extenso, es facil de leer y de entender. Disfrutenlo
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