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    The Secret of Meditation
    The Secret of Meditation
    The Secret of Meditation
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    The Secret of Meditation

    By Osho

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    This is one of the most fascinating talks by Osho on meditation. We gain a deeper understanding and an actual experience about meditation through this talk which brings us into a space of meditation. He describes meditation as the very center of his teaching efforts; the very womb out of which one is going to be re-born. "To say something about meditation is a contradiction in terms. It is something which you can have, which you can be, but by its very nature you cannot say what it is. Still, efforts have been made to convey it in some way. Even if only a fragmentary, partial understanding arises out of it, that is more than one can expect." From a a series of talks: From Misery to Enlightenment, by Osho.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOsho Media International
    Release dateApr 1, 2013
    ISBN9780880500517
    The Secret of Meditation
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    Osho

    Osho is one of the most provocative and inspiring spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Known for his revolutionary contribution to the science of inner transformation, the influence of his teachings continues to grow, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world. He is the author of many books, including Love, Freedom, Aloneness; The Book of Secrets; and Innocence, Knowledge, and Wonder.

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    • 4/5
      This is written by Bagwan Shree Rajneesh.

      It is simplified question & answer about Tantra, the sacred way of love & sexual intercourse.

      I like it very much
    • 4/5
      Great stuff
    • 5/5
      I love this book, Osho has so many interesting things to say. The whole thing has a very conversational tone and you really get what he is saying.
    • 5/5
      Along with *Dune* by Frank Herbert, and *The Power of Myth* by Joseph Campbell w/ Bill Moyers, Osho's *Book of Secrets* is one of the books that had the deepest impact on my life. Even a full decade after I first fell in love with it, I still come back and Osho's words fill me with such peace and comfort -- with the feeling that everything is exactly as it should be, that I can accept myself right now as I am, that the universe is well-cared-for and in adept hands. With that kind of trust in his expert guidance, I was able to achieve some extraordinary things in meditation. A book to cherish and read again and again.
    • 5/5
      "As a Seeker you must learn a much higher code of conduct then just those taught to you as a child. This requires your willingness to integrate many points of view. What wisdom list would be complete without at least one more perspective about the divine? Start with your own then try the Book of Secrets. Non-dual perspective. Very challenging for most Westerners but worth the effort."
    • 3/5
      An interesting book full of many techniques to help you follow your own spiritual path. The techniques for the most part are solid and the writing is simple and clear. The book is also sleep inducing. If you can get past who Osho was (a controversial figure at best) and you are determined to follow your own path you could definitely do worse than this book. While it sounds like I'm being somewhat critical of the book, really I'm happy to own it and can see the value it might hold for others.
    • 5/5
      This book purports to contain 112 individual meditative techniques. It further states that anybody in the world will be able to find at least one such technique to work consistently for them. I would be inclined to agree with this assessment. I almost immediately found several techniques in this book which worked for me on the first few tries. Anybody who is having trouble with meditation should experiment with this book.

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    The Secret of Meditation - Osho

    The Secret of Meditation

    Osho

    Copyright © 1984, 2012 OSHO International Foundation

    www.osho.com/copyrights

    Images and cover design © OSHO International Foundation

    The Secret of Meditation, by Osho

    From a series of OSHO Talks titled: From Misery to Enlightenment, #2

    This OSHO Talk is complete in itself.

    The series From Misery to Enlightenment is available in audio format.

    Also available as an audio recording What is Meditation?, spoken by Osho.

    Published by

    OSHO MEDIA INTERNATIONAL

    an imprint of

    OSHO INTERNATIONAL

    www.osho.com/oshointernational

    ISBN-13: 978-0-88050-051-7

    The Secret of Meditation

    Osho,

    What is meditation?

    It is the most important question as far as my religion is concerned. Meditation is the very center of my whole effort. It is the very womb out of which the new religion is going to be born.

    But it is very difficult to verbalize it. To say something about meditation is a contradiction in terms. It is something which you can have, which you can be, but by its very nature you cannot say what it is. Still, efforts have been made to convey it in some way. Even if only a fragmentary, partial understanding arises out of it, that is more than one can expect.

    But even that partial understanding of meditation can become a seed. Much depends on how you listen. If you only hear, then even a fragment cannot be conveyed to you, but if you listen… Try to understand the difference between the two.

    Hearing is mechanical. You have ears, you can hear. If you are getting deaf, then a mechanical aid can help you to hear. Your ears are nothing but a certain mechanism to receive sounds. Hearing is very simple – animals hear, anybody who has ears is capable of hearing – but listening is a far higher stage.

    Listening means that when you are hearing, you are only hearing and not doing anything else – no other thoughts are in your mind, no clouds pass in your inner sky. So whatever is being said reaches as it is being said. It is not interfered with by your mind; not interpreted by you, by your prejudices; not clouded by anything that, right now, is passing within you – because all those are distortions.

    Ordinarily it is not difficult: you manage just by hearing because the things that you are hearing are common objects. If I say something about the house, the door, the tree, the bird, there is no problem. These are common objects; there is no need of listening. But when we are talking about something like meditation – which is not an object at all, it is a subjective state; we can only indicate it – you have to be very attentive and alert, and then there is a possibility that some meaning reaches you.

    If even a little understanding arises in you, it is more than enough because understanding has

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