Liberi di essere: Il libro della comprensione

by Osho, Gagan Daniele Pietrini (Translator)

"Esprimiti in tutti i modi possibili, senza paura. Non c'è nulla da temere, né esiste qualcuno che ti punirà o ti premierà. Se esprimi il tuo essere nella sua forma più autentica, nel suo flusso naturale, sarai immediatamente ricompensato. La religione può essere condensata in una sola frase: libertà totale di essere se stessi." Il tema della libertà sembra esaltare al massimo la carica rivoluzionaria del pensiero di Osho, il mistico indiano che con i suoi insegnamenti controcorrente ha conquistato milioni di seguaci in tutto il mondo. La vera libertà, sostiene in questo libro, si ottiene solo mettendo in discussione tutte le nostre credenze, i nostri pregiudizi, il nostro dato per scontato. Pagina dopo pagina Osho sfida il lettore a sgombrare la mente da tutte le idee imposte o acquisite e a trovare e percorrere il proprio sentiero individuale verso la libertà.

Genres: Spirituality, Philosophy, Self Help, Psychology, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Meditation

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

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

[Derek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Osho was never against material wealth, that's why he lived with luxuries for much of his life, including Rolls-Royces. Too many people would see him wearing a diamond watch, for example, and think they'd "exposed" him. Really, they exposed their own flawed understanding of his way of life and their own conditioning that poverty equals spirituality.

There's many thought-provoking ideas in this book. Zorba the buddha, reacting vs. responding, intelligence vs. intellect, etc. Many anti-theist sections, Osho hated religion and politics. It's a great overview of his philosophy, if you can call it that.

Bottom-line: read it if you like Osho. If you don't, you may not know what he's talking about or see the significance.

[Matt Nielsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book up at Barnes and Nobles a year or so ago just because it sound interesting. I had never heard anything about this "Osho" guy but the introduction to the book intrigued me, so I bought it.

I have to say that it wasn't hard to see why this guy was considered a hero by some and a nutcase by others. His plain and simple way of looking at things is refreshing in a lot of ways, and although I may not agree with everything he says I appreciate his frankness and pull-no-punches style. I highly recommend this book for the sole reason that it will cause you to forever look at things in a whole different light. That is my favorite kind of book. One that makes you take a long hard look at what is considered the truth and then question it.

If any of you out there that know me and live close want to borrow it you are most welcome. Just let me know.

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

It starts with a lot of comparative religion stuff comparing eastern and western philosophies. Then, it moves on to how we establish a consistent independent identity, how to stay true to yourself and how to stay consciously aware enough to experience every moment.

[Karan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had heard that OSHO books are "intense" and so I found that out myself as well. There are plenty of insightful ideas and opinions in here. No one is same, eh? He was a curious fella and certainly did have very interesting manner of thinking. I agreed for many, disagreed with some (especially his idea of no punishment for criminals) and not really sure about a few. I think that his ideal world, or the world of his vision, isn't really possibly but then one can dream. My only complaint (the disagreement aren't complaint for me) is that I found his stories are false. At least some are like Lincoln one was and I feel it is unlikely for some other as well.

PS- I saw Sadhguru also used the "Responsibility = Response-ability" idea so did Victor Flankl. Who actually came up with this? If you know, tell me also. ;)

[Victoria Cumberbatch · Rating 2 out of 5]

I expected more. I didn't realize that, although he say he isn't forcing his ideas, he is. I felt like he was implying that he isn't into religion, but if he could be a religion he would be the head of it. I couldn't wen finish. He was also quite redundant. He had about 5 real points yet somehow had to explain them in over 200pgs...? Idk

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

How we let society dictate our inner lives

[Ilya Mrz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zorba the Buddha. Yes, I like it.

[Maimai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lần đầu tìm đến Osho mà mình mãn nguyện thật sự.
Lâu lắm rồi mình mới có cảm giác đọc ngấu nghiến một quyển sách nào nhanh đến vậy.
Không chỉ là hợp hoàn cảnh của mình lúc này, mà còn hợp cả cách mình muốn hấp thụ được nữa, rất dễ thấm đối với mình, đến nỗi mình đã highlight rất nhiều.
Mình sẽ cố gắng đọc lại lần nữa để có góc nhìn phản biện của riêng mình, vì cuốn sách này, rất xứng đáng để nghiền ngẫm thêm lần nữa!

[Ha Hoang · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many of my friends keep asking me why I can keep reading Osho while it is obvious that the underlying principle reverberating through his philosophy is only "concentrate on the present moment". Sure it is. Life seems to be plain simple as that.

But Osho manages to look deeply into many different angles of life, such as Love - Courage - Understanding - Joy - Maturity - Creativity, through that principle and explains life to us layperson in such simple language that he mesmerizes me every single time.

[Noah Rasheta · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the big ideas in this book!

[Olena · Rating 5 out of 5]

25/12/2018

Сильные люди просто никогда ничего не отвергают. Отвержение идет от слабости - ты боишься. Сильным людям хочется впитывать все, что дает жизнь. Религиозное, нерелигиозное, моральное, аморальное, божественное, дьявольское - не имеет значения; сильный человек впитывает все. И он становится от этого богаче.

Всякий раз, когда мою жизнь начинает переполнять какая-то немыслимая фигня, я читаю Ошо. Хотите верьте, хотите нет, но помогает. Он настраивает меня на более конструктивный лад, а буддийская философия, которая мне в принципе и так близка, делает меня менее агрессивной. Последний раз руки к Ошо у меня тянулись лет 6-7 назад, поэтому нынешний фидбек оказался довольно интересным с точки зрения того, что старого Ошо читала новая Я. Ну и вдвойне интересно было читать старого знакомца после курса випассаны, который тоже оказался довольно занимательным путешествием вглубь себя. И хоть Ошо с Гоенкой друг друга мягко говоря недолюбливали (буддисты, что с них взять), философия их обоих имеет один источник и для меня они неожиданно оказались очень взаимодополняющими.

Конкретно в этом издании собрано много отрывков из бесед Ошо, посвященных религии, поискам своего места в мире и трансформации негативной энергии в позитивную. Не знаю, как можно вообще писать рецензии на его книги, потому что лучшее, что можно с ними сделать - это разобрать на цитаты и пустить в массы. Ведь множество людей могло бы стать счастливее, пойми они и прочувствуй то, о чем говорил один из величайших мистиков ХХ века...

Тебе нужно пространство — внутри столько прошлого, свалка мертвых вещей, и нет никакого пространства, чтобы могло войти настоящее. Эта свалка продолжает мечтать о будущем, и половина пространства заполнена тем, чего больше нет, а половина — тем, чего еще нет. А настоящее? — оно просто ждет снаружи у дверей. Именно поэтому настоящее — не что иное, как проход, проход из прошлого в будущее, лишь мгновенный проход.

Покончи с прошлым — пока ты не покончишь с прошлым, ты будешь жить жизнью привидения. Твоя жизнь не истинна, не экзистенциальна. Прошлое живет тобой, мертвое продолжает преследовать тебя. Вернись назад — каждый раз, когда у тебя есть возможность, каждый раз, когда что-то происходит с тобой. Счастье, несчастье, печаль, гнев, ревность —закрой глаза и вернись назад. Вскоре ты научишься хорошо путешествовать вспять. Вскоре ты сможешь возвращаться назад во времени, и раскроются многие раны. Когда эти раны открываются у тебя внутри, не начинай ничего делать. Нет необходимости ничегоделать.Просто наблюдай, смотри, замечай. Есть рана — просто наблюдай, дай этой ране энергию своего наблюдения, смотри на нее. Смотри без всякого суждения — потому что, если ты судишь, если ты говоришь: «Это плохо, этого не должно быть», рана снова закроется. Тогда ей придется прятаться. Каждый раз, когда ты что-то осуждаешь, ум пытается скрыть эти вещи. Именно так создается сознательное и бессознательное. Иначе ум был бы единым; не было бы необходимости ни в каком разделении. Но ты его осуждаешь — тогда уму приходится разделять вещи и убирать в темноту, в подвал, чтобы ты не мог их видеть, и тогда нет необходимости их осуждать.

Не осуждай, не восхищайся. Просто будь свидетелем, непривязанным наблюдателем. Не отвергай. Не говори:«Это не хорошо», потому что это отвержение, и ты начал подавлять.

Будь непривязанным. Просто наблюдай и смотри. Смотри с состраданием, и исцеление случится.

[Tri Duc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Một cuốn sách thú vị với những quan điểm mang tính mở mang đầu óc lớn lao, để hiểu hơn về "Sự hiểu biết thật sự", làm sao để sống ở hiện tại, tách biệt giữa bộ não và ý thức hay làm sao để đạt được trạng thái thiền trong mọi hoạt động mà bạn làm.

Một điều hay ho mà mình rút ra được từ cuốn sách này là việc Osho cho rằng bạn không thể dành ra 1 giờ đồng hồ mỗi ngày để "cố gắng" tập thiền rồi sau đó sống 23 giờ còn lại theo cách thông thường. Sự thiền định nên được trau dồi trong mọi hoạt động mà bạn làm; và chỉ tới khi bạn toàn tâm toàn ý làm một việc bất kỳ thì sự giác ngộ mới bắt đầu được hé lộ. Khi đó, thiền không còn là một bài tập luyện cho tâm trí, nó trở thành một hiện tượng hiển nhiên mà rõ ràng ai cũng có thể làm được.

Điều này làm mình liên tưởng tới trạng thái "flow" trong khi làm việc: Đó là khả năng đạt tới cảnh giới cao nhất của hiệu suất công việc khi bạn hoàn toàn đắm chìm vào công việc mà mình đang làm mà quên mất mọi thứ xung quanh.

Tựu chung lại là một cuốn sách hay, nên đọc. Mình đọc bản tiếng Việt của cuốn này. Xứng đáng cho số điểm 4/5.

[باسم · Rating 3 out of 5]

كتاب "الفهم - تكوين مسارك نحو الحرية" لأوشو يتمحور حول فكرة تحرير الذات من القيود المجتمعية والدينية، وتبني مسار فردي نحو الحرية الروحية والوجودية. الكتاب مليء بالأفكار التأملية والفلسفية التي تتحدى القارئ لإعادة التفكير في كل ما اعتقد أنه يعرفه عن الحياة، خاصةً فيما يتعلق بالقيود التي يفرضها المجتمع والدين على الفرد.

أوشو يشجع القارئ على تبني منهجية مختلفة للحياة، حيث يركز على أهمية الوعي الذاتي والتساؤل المستمر. يرى أن الفهم العميق للحياة يتطلب أن يتحرر الإنسان من الأفكار المسبقة، وأن يسعى إلى تجربة كل شيء بنفسه بدلاً من قبول المسلّمات كما هي.

على الرغم من الأفكار الملهمة التي يقدمها الكتاب، شعرت أن بعض الفصول كانت مكررة في مضمونها، حيث يعيد أوشو تناول نفس الفكرة بطرق مختلفة دون تقديم أفكار جديدة تدعم حجته. هذا التكرار قد يجعل القارئ يشعر بالإرهاق أو الملل في بعض الأجزاء.

كما أن أسلوب أوشو في الكتابة يميل إلى التعميم أحياناً، حيث يقدم آراء قوية ولكن دون دعم كافٍ أو شرح تفصيلي لبعض النقاط. مثلاً، ينتقد المؤسسات الدينية والمجتمعية بشكل حاد، لكن بدون طرح بدائل عملية لكيفية تجاوز تلك القيود بشكل يمكن تطبيقه في الواقع.

الكتاب بالتأكيد يحتوي على بعض الأفكار التي قد تُحدث تحولاً في طريقة التفكير، خاصة لمن يسعى إلى التأمل الذاتي وتحدي ما تعلمه عن الحياة، لكن هناك شعور بأن بعض المواضيع كان يمكن أن تُطرح بعمق أكبر. من ناحية الترجمة إلى العربية، لم أشعر أنها نقلت روحية النص الأصلي بشكل كامل، مما أثر على تجربة القراءة قليلاً.

لهذه الأسباب، أعطيته 3 نجوم. هو ليس سيئًا تمامًا، بل هو كتاب مليء بالإلهام والتفكير النقدي، لكنه يفتقر إلى التجانس في عمق أفكاره، ويحتاج إلى مزيد من التنظيم في السرد لتجنب التكرار.

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[Bình Dương · Rating 3 out of 5]

Với góc nhìn của một người lần đầu đọc sách của OSHO, mình cảm thấy cuốn sách thực sự rất khó đọc và khó hiểu được ẩn ý mà tác giả muốn truyền tải. Đây không phải là một cuốn sách không hay, chỉ là nó rất khó đọc đối với những người mới tiếp cận dòng sách này giống mình. Dẫn chứng tác giả đưa ra đa phần lấy từ các tôn giáo khác nhau trên thế giới, kết hợp cùng với góc nhìn của tác giả, nhưng chừng ấy là chưa đủ để giải thích chữ "Hiểu" mà tác phẩm này đưa ra.
Theo quan điểm cá nhân của mình thì nên đọc các cuốn khác của OSHO chứ không nên đọc cuốn này đầu tiên, dù nó rất hay nhưng cách viết mình thấy khá lan man và chung chung

[Klinsman Hinjaya · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Stupendous Work on Understanding

Warning: If you are not open-minded or cannot resist taking offense, do NOT read this book.

The Book of Understanding by Osho is certainly one of the most mind-boggling and thought-provoking books I've ever read. The Indian mystic gracefully explains what understanding really is in lyrical language of his own style. The concept of "Zorba the Buddha" is absolutely fascinating, but this book is much, much, much more than that. Brilliant. Eye-opening. Electrifying. Powerful. Moving. All the same, it doesn't necessarily mean I agree with all of his points. I am completely sure, though, that it is quite impossible to finish reading The Book of Understanding by Osho without taking something home.

Unfortunately, due to local circumstances, I cannot fully express my view on the self-development book in this review. If you are interested to know more of my thoughts, I would be more than happy to discuss The Book of Understanding by Osho with you personally.

[Sudharsan srinivasan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely a must read book by all.This book provides a lot of insights. Many of osho's philosophy is undeniable but few of them were not not acceptable to me.But I felt like all possible philosophy is dumped into a single book. It was too much for me. Any way must read book for everyone.
I am following blindly following Osho as he says I am trying to understand myself.
And in that search this book acts as a ladder to me.

[Jelena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book by Osho! I love reading everything from him.

Before I recommend the book to anyone, I always give a fair warning that this is not for the very religious people. They can be offended or confused, at least that is how I think.

But that don't bother me, I am fully open for all questions and doubts. If you are the same, this book can be life changing indeed. It will shift your thinking about the many things about the world and yourelf and it will really set you free!

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a collection of Osho's teachings.
This is one out of 13 Osho's book I have read.
It is written in 2006 in very easy way.
I think in two days you can finish reading this book.
If you want to discover Osho's world and you are new in the self-help world, it can be a good start.
Otherwise, nothing new.

[Kiet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rất nhiều thứ mới, tư duy mới mà tôi chưa từng nghe qua. Phải đọc thêm vài lần để hiểu thêm nhiều hơn. Có những câu tôi thích: Không có gì đúng sai, chẳng qua nó đúng vì được làm thông qua sự hiểu biết. "Mình chỉ cần bình thường là việc rất phi thường! Khao khát trở nên phi thường là viễ rất bình thường!

[Emmanouil Pampoutzoglou · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is really interesting and gives another perspective to religion. I believe though that it may be a bit offensive to some parts. I think that it is an objective view and not a subjective one, to some religions. Although it gives good insight and guidance in order to view religion, and life in general, not only from the religious point of view.

[Francesca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some of the concepts he deals with in this book are interesting but I had the feeling that he kept repeating himself over and over and over. For this reason the reading got quite boring at some points. Nonetheless, it's totally food for thought.

[Oscar Sosa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Describir en palabras todo lo que te deja este libro es imposible. Soy una persona a la que le cuesta tener cosas favoritas, pero tal vez este podría entrar como mi libro favorito de Osho. Es maravilloso y agradezco mucho que haya llegado a mí.

[Jimi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insightful.

[Antonio Vargas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another amazing work from OSHO, the Sadguru.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great compilation of Osho talks on the subject of understanding oneself and society.

[Maria DEL Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Libro que critica las religiones y hace fuertes señalamientos de lo que éstas han hecho al hombre. Releer.

[Mohit Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book have changed my perception forever. I read it long time ago, but I want to read it again.

[Sairam V · Rating 5 out of 5]

Annotated the whole book!
Just outstanding insights and mind blowing perspective to all the general stuff
Makes you think in every single page of the book.

[Sofi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't know what to say, I don't understand why I, as a teenager, thought it was a good idea to buy this book? I did not find understanding, only more doubts😐