The great challenge: A Rajneesh reader (Grove Press Eastern philosophy and literature series) by Osho


The great challenge: A Rajneesh reader (Grove Press Eastern philosophy and literature series)
Title : The great challenge: A Rajneesh reader (Grove Press Eastern philosophy and literature series)
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ISBN : 039417934X
ISBN-10 : 9780394179346
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 211
Publication : First published January 1, 1982

The great challenge of Osho is not just a challenge, it is also an invitation to delve into the inner world. Within this series of discourses is the wisdom of a 20th-century buddha, made available through his response to questions from people who sense there is more to life than meets the eye. Osho covers it all - from God and faith to existence and consciousness, from the miracles of Jesus to the materializations of Sai Baba, from intellect and intelligence to the significance of the master- disciple connection. This introduction to Osho's work includes the secret aspects of spiritual traditions as well as talks on death, reincarnation and the scientific foundation of his revolutionary technique, Dynamic Meditation.

The great challenge: A Rajneesh reader (Grove Press Eastern philosophy and literature series) Reviews

  • Bhakta Kishor

    Life is possible only through challenges. Life is possible only when you have both good weather and bad weather, when you have both pleasure and pain, when you have both winter and summer, day and night. When you have both sadness and happiness, discomfort and comfort. Life moves between these two polarities. Moving between these two polarities you learn how to balance. Between these two wings you learn how to fly to the farthest star.

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  • Miguel

    Another good reading, this one describing dynamic meditation, created by the author.

  • Shridhar Kulkarni

    A super read!!. A book to read and discuss among others. And incorporate better approaches in your life.

    Things to contemplate upon:

    • Idea of meditation / Emphasis on Meditation:

    Meditation cannot be done, it happens. You have to make preperations for it but you cannot make it occur.

    • What is the purpose of life. Why we should do Yoga or any meditations ?
    Life is a child play. 'Leela'. One should be able to see sense in non-sense. See a purpose in no purpose. A serious person can never be religious. We should be sincere than serious.
    Yoga and Meditations are the ways to be here.

    Religion, science art can only come out of a non-serious mind.

    Advices on how to know which questions are worth seeking solution.
    ( 2 questions before indulging in any question)

    1. Does this question is really coming from me ? It should not be a readymade question.
    2. Whether answering this question will change me totally ? Will it change the way of my being?

    If the answer to these questions is Yes. then asking the questions makes sense.


    Qoutes:

    The only way to be happy is no reason. One can be truly happy if there is no reason.

    Sanyas- Be in the world don't allow the world to be in you.

    Seriousness is a disease. Be sincere.

    Doubt is not against faith, it is towards faith, if you can doubt rightly.

    Meditation is neither concentration nor contemplation.

    God is existence.

    Supression and Indulegence are the same thing.

    I am not concerned with miracles, this whole life is absurd so whatever you do in it is meaningless. The only miracle i am concerned with is going beyond. Even a glimpse of beyond will be miraculous.

  • Ankush

    There are certain very good techniques and points mentioned about meditation and life in general.
    It's not all wild wild country, Osho got a few things really right.

  • Akhil Jain

    My Learnings:
    Teaching asanas in yoga is same thing as forcing the body to go against itself. If the pose comes by itself, that's true understanding. A pose may be suggested, not enforced. Reminds me of the Inner game of tennis: 'Instead of saying hold this way or hit that way, coach should say, "How does holding a little upper feel?"' One must discover oneself, whether its enlightenment, or a tennis grip or yoga asana.

    "Are you really concerned about the existence of God? Will it make a vast difference to you if there is a God? Will you be a different type of being? And if there is no God, will your whole life begin to have such a different shape that you cannot be the same?"

  • Bella

    I had much doubts about meditation. It seems that the question asked by the disciples are exactly my question too. This is an amazing discourse.