Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh “Osho” (11 December, 1931 – 19 January, 1990)

Happiness happens when you fit with your life, when you fit so harmoniously that whatsoever you are doing is your joy. Then suddenly you will come to know: meditation follows you. If you love the work that you are doing, if you love the way you are living, then you are meditative.

Osho, A Sudden clash of Thunder, Chapter 7

Books by Osho

Joy: The Happiness That Comes from Within

In Joy, Osho posits that to be joyful is the basic nature of life. Joy is the spiritual dimension of happiness, in which one begins to understand one’s intrinsic value and place in the universe. Accepting joy is a decision to “go with the flow,” to be grateful to be alive and for all the challenges and opportunities in life, rather than setting conditions or demands for happiness.The Insight for a New Way of Living series aims to shine light on beliefs and attitudes that prevent individuals from being their true selves. The text is an artful mix of compassion and humor, and readers are encouraged to confront what they would most like to avoid, which in turns provides the key to true insight and power.Joy is a wondrous investigation into the source and importance of joyfulness in our lives.

Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously

Courage is not the absence of fear, says Osho. It is, rather, the total presence of fear, with the courage to face it. This book provides a bird’s-eye view of the whole terrain-where fears originate, how to understand them, and how to find the courage to face them. In the process, Osho proposes that whenever we are faced with uncertainty and change in our lives, it is actually a cause for celebration. Instead of trying to hang on to the familiar and the known, we can learn to enjoy these situations as opportunities for adventure and for deepening our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Unlike books that focus on heroic acts of courage in exceptional circumstances, the focus here is on developing the inner courage that enables us to lead authentic and fulfilling lives on a daily basis. This is the courage to change when change is needed, the courage to stand up for our own truth, even against the opinions of others, and the courage to embrace the unknown in spite of our fears-in our relationships, in our careers, or in the ongoing journey of understanding who we are and why we are here. Courage also features meditation techniques designed by Osho to help people deal with their fears.

Being in Love: How to Love with Awareness and Relate Without Fear

In this thoughtful, provocative work, Osho challenges us to question what we think we know about love and opens us to the possibility of a love that is natural, fulfilling, and free of possessiveness and jealousy. Osho dares us to resist the unhealthy relationship patterns we’ve learned from those around us, and to rediscover the meaning of love for ourselves. “By the time you are ready to explore the world of love, you are filled with so much rubbish about love that there is not much hope for you to be able to find the authentic and discard the false.”

Biography

Rebellious and independent from the very childhood, he insisted on experiencing the truth for himself rather than acquiring borrowed knowledge from others’ belief systems.

He attained Enlightenment at the age of twenty one and went on to complete his education. He taught philosophy at the University of Jabalpur for many years. Meanwhile, he would meet people, address large gatherings and give talks traveling all over India.

Osho revived all the ancient spiritual traditions like Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga, Tantra, Sufi, Hasid, Tao, Baul and Zen. Not only he revived all these traditions and spoke on great saints and masters like Krishna, Jesus, Buddha, Mahaveera, Shiva he developed his unique dynamic meditation techniques that help the modern man unburden his anxieties, stress through a deep cleansing process in order to achieve a relaxed state of meditation and ultimately – Enlightenment.

Osho spoke on almost every aspect of life not through an intellectual understanding but based on his own existential experience distilling the essence of what is significant to the spiritual growth of modern man. His talks are transcribed and published in over 600 volumes and translated into many languages. The meditation centers owing allegiance to him can be found all over the world.

In early 1970’s a commune started to emerge around him in Pune where many seekers came from around the world to meditate. This beautiful Buddhafield became the spiritual capital of the world. Osho traveled to USA and many other countries finally arriving in Pune commune in 1987 where he left his body on January 19, 1990.

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh “Osho”

(1931 – 1990)

A felicidade acontece quando você se encaixa sua vida, quando você se encaixa tão harmoniosamente que é o que você está fazendo é a sua alegria. Então, de repente você chegou a conhecer: a meditação segue. Se você gosta do trabalho que você está fazendo, se você ama a maneira que estamos vivendo, então você está meditativo.

Osho, um choque repentino do Trovão, Capítulo 7

Livros de Osho

Alegria: A felicidade que vem de dentro

Em Alegria, Osho sugere que ser feliz é a natureza básica da vida. Alegria é a dimensão espiritual da felicidade, em que se começa a entender o seu valor intrínseco e lugar no universo. Aceitando a alegria é uma decisão de “ir com o fluxo”, para ser grato por estar vivo e todos os desafios e oportunidades na vida, em vez de definir as condições ou exigências para a felicidade. A série para uma nova maneira de viver se destina a brilhar a luz de crenças e atitudes que impedem as pessoas de ser seu verdadeiro eu. O texto é uma mistura artística de compaixão e humor, e incentiva os leitores a enfrentar o que mais queremos evitar, que por sua vez fornece a chave para a verdadeira perspectiva de poder. Alegria é uma pesquisa maravilhosa sobre a origem e importância da alegria em nossas vidas.