posted July 01, 2010 12:49 AM         

http://www.oshoviha.org/index.php?show_category=133

posted July 01, 2010 03:57 AM         

You are not wrong in thinking his name has been a topic of converstion here before. He has been one of my greatest teachers on my path and i have read a bunch of his books. Although I dont jive with everything he says, i do with most of it and have taken what speaks with me at a deep level and it has helped me greatly. I can say assuredly that i would not be who i am today without him and in the past i would mentally send thanks to him often. What a gift to people he has been.

Though he is definately not for everyone. He's edgier. From what i remember he has a huge amount of planetary placements in Capricorn...

posted July 03, 2010 05:36 AM         

Excerpt From wikipedia:
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In his early days as Acharya Rajneesh, a correspondent once asked Osho for his "Ten Commandments". In his letter of reply, Osho noted that it was a difficult matter, because he was against any kind of commandment, but "just for fun" agreed to set out the following:

1. Never obey anyone's command unless it is coming from within you also.

2. There is no God other than life itself.

3. Truth is within you, do not search for it elsewhere.

4. Love is prayer.

5. To become a nothingness is the door to truth. Nothingness itself is the means, the goal and attainment.

6. Life is now and here.

7. Live wakefully.

8. Do not swim – float.

9. Die each moment so that you can be new each moment.

posted July 03, 2010 02:53 PM         

As a matter of fact, "Pharmacy for the Soul" is a book I have had for quite a while and is amoungst the books I am reading now.

posted July 03, 2010 04:38 PM         

I see a lot of people are posting that his works made a big positive impact on them so now I am very interested in reading his work. As far as the controversies about him, I'm okay with making up my own mind only after reading him for myself.

posted July 03, 2010 04:47 PM         

http://www.osho.com/Main.cfm?Area=Magazine&Sub1Menu=Tarot&Sub2Menu=OshoZenTarot&Language=English

posted July 03, 2010 06:29 PM         

I purchased "The Book of Secrets" and it is long, beefy, as a matter of fact, the "beef" of his writings, but get a taste of him first with a smaller literary work.

One of my favs is "Love, Freedom and Aloneness" or "Emotional Wellbeing."

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He is a contorversial figure, and I work with alot of Indian docs who have seen me reading his works at work and do not hesitate to tell me how much disliked he was/is in India, however I really sync with alot of what he has to say, so I to not judge the man for his alleged human indescretions.

About the only thing I really don't like that he had to say is regarding raising children in a commune environ...other than that, I have not run across enough for me to stop reading Osho.

blessings

posted July 03, 2010 06:46 PM         

anyway, she told me about the Book of Secrets, which i later picked up. Hippichick is right, it's a very meaty book and would probably take years to digest properly.

My Osho library right now consits of these books (in order of my favorites first) :

Love, Freedom and Aloneness The Koan of Relationships

Zen The Path of Paradox

Yoga The Science of the Soul

Pharmacy of the Soul

Meditation - The First and Last Freedom

Sex Matters - From Sex to Superconsciousness

Intimacy - Trusting Oneself and the Other

Intelligence - The Creative Response to Now

Maturity - The Responsibility of Being Oneself

Joy - The Happiness that Comes from Within

Courage - The Joy of Living Life Dangerously

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One I've skimmed through and eventually would like to pick up:

The Buddha Said....