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description = A unique compilation of intimate letters written by Osho to his disciples and friends in the beautiful poetry of a mystic: | description = A unique compilation of intimate letters written by Osho to his disciples and friends in the beautiful poetry of a mystic: | ||
:"Man goes on dreaming and desiring but basically remains where he is; and in the end nothing but ashes of his dreams and desires are in his hands - and, of course, tears in his eyes." (Osho) | ::"Man goes on dreaming and desiring but basically remains where he is; and in the end nothing but ashes of his dreams and desires are in his hands - and, of course, tears in his eyes." (Osho) | ||
:Talking about mystic saints in ''[[Books I Have Loved]]'', Osho mentions: | |||
::"... They are averse to writing. They sing, they speak, they dance, they indicate, but they don't write. To write something is to make it very limited. A word is a limitation; only then can it be a word. If it is unlimited it will be the sky, containing all the stars. That's what a saint's experience is. | |||
::Even I myself have not written anything... just a few letters to those who were very intimate to me, thinking, or perhaps believing, that they will understand. I don't know whether they understood or not. So my book A CUP OF TEA is the only book that can be said to have been written by me. It is a compilation of my letters. Otherwise I have not written anything.", - from ''[[Books I Have Loved]]'', ch.9 | |||
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translated = | translated = First 150 letters translated from Hindi: ''[[Prem Ke Phool (प्रेम के फूल)]]'', rest - original English.| | ||
notes = | notes = {{Bookfinder1 | search1 = A_Cup_of_Tea.pdf }} | ||
:Letters 1 - 150 previously published as ''[[Flowers of Love]]'': | :The first editions have 350 letters, from the 1996 edition there are 365. | ||
:Letters 1 - 150 previously published as ''[[Prem Ke Phool (प्रेम के फूल)]]'', earlier translated as ''[[Flowers of Love]]'': | |||
::New translations from the Hindi by [[Sw Anand Maitreya]] | ::New translations from the Hindi by [[Sw Anand Maitreya]] | ||
::New English versions by [[Sw Anand Somendra]]. | ::New English versions by [[Sw Anand Somendra]]. | ||
:Letters #151 to 350 previously published in other books: | |||
::* ''[[The Silent Music]]'' - 30 | :'''For the publishing history of each letter, addressees and other info, see [[A Cup of Tea (sources)]].''' Synopsis: | ||
::* ''[[Turning In]]'' - 30 | |||
::* ''[[What Is Meditation?]]'' - 45 | :Letters #151 to 350 had previously been published in other books: | ||
::* ''[[The Gateless Gate]]'' - 30 | ::* ''[[The Silent Music]]'' - 30 letters | ||
::* ''[[The Dimensionless Dimension]]'' - 35 | ::* ''[[Turning In (letters)]]'' - 30 letters | ||
::* ''[[The Eternal Message]]'' - 30 | ::* ''[[What Is Meditation?]]'' - 45 letters | ||
::* | ::* ''[[The Gateless Gate]]'' - 30 letters. Probably all original English, see [[Talk:The Gateless Gate]]. | ||
::* ''[[The Dimensionless Dimension]]'' - 35 letters | |||
::* ''[[The Eternal Message]]'' - 30 letters | |||
::* From the 1996 edition there are 15 more letters, so 365. 13 letters are translation from ''[[Antarveena (अंतर्वीणा)]]'' (ch.14, 22, 30, 54, 56, 59, 61, 67, 69, 82, 84, 99 and 146) and two are translation of ''[[Ghoonghat Ke Pat Khol (घूंघट के पट खोल)]]'' (ch.109 and 148). | |||
:Letters in this books are slightly edited and names are left out. | |||
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period = 1962 to | period = 1962 to 1972 | year= before_1964 | | ||
nofd = | nofd = 10   ([[#table of contents|see table of contents]]) | | ||
editions = | editions = | ||
{{bookedition|4_lrg.jpg|Intimate letters to disciples and friends|1980|Rajneesh Foundation|1| 0-88050-038-7|407|H|First edition March 1980, 2,000 copies. © Copyright 1980 Rajneesh Foundation | {{bookedition|4_lrg.jpg|Intimate letters to disciples and friends|1980|Rajneesh Foundation|1| 0-88050-038-7|407|H|First edition March 1980, 2,000 copies. © Copyright 1980 Rajneesh Foundation | ||
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::Direction: [[Ma Yoga Pratima]] M.M., D.Phil.M.(RIMU), Arihanta | ::Direction: [[Ma Yoga Pratima]] M.M., D.Phil.M.(RIMU), Arihanta | ||
::Printed in U.S.A. | ::Printed in U.S.A. | ||
::Library of Congress Catalog Number 83-043215 | |||
::Contains 350 letters | ::Contains 350 letters | ||
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::The foreword of this book is a poem by Osho, previously published as a foreword in Rati Sett's booklet ''[[Thy Will Be Done]]''. | ::The foreword of this book is a poem by Osho, previously published as a foreword in Rati Sett's booklet ''[[Thy Will Be Done]]''. | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{bookedition|1313_sml.gif|Intimate letters to disciples and friends|1997|Diamond | {{bookedition|1313_sml.gif|Intimate letters to disciples and friends|1997 | ||
::Reprint 2005|Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd., New Delhi|4|81-7182-731-4|288|P| | |||
::Introduction: [[Ma Prem Shunyo]] }} | |||
{{bookedition|1170A.jpg| |2009 | {{bookedition|1170A.jpg| |2009 | ||
::Reprint 2012|Rebel Publishing House, India|5|978-81-7261-013-5| | | | ::Reprint 2012|Rebel Publishing House, India|5|978-81-7261-013-5|292|H| | ||
::Contains 365 letters | ::Contains 365 letters | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{bookedition|1170B.jpg| | | | || | | }} | |||
{{bookedition|1170A.jpg| |2019|Rebel Books| |9788172613594|292|H| }} | |||
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language = English| | language = English| | ||
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[[ | == table of contents == | ||
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{{TOCTableLetter | edition 1980 | letters }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 1 | 1962  (letters 1 -- 7) | [[A Cup of Tea (sources) | see sources]] | unknown | n/a | n/a }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 2 | 1963  (letters 8 -- 13) | [[A Cup of Tea (sources) | see sources]] | unknown | n/a | n/a }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 3 | 1964  (letters 14 -- 19) | [[A Cup of Tea (sources) | see sources]] | unknown | n/a | n/a }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 4 | 1965  (letters 20 -- 35) | [[A Cup of Tea (sources) | see sources]] | unknown | n/a | n/a }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 5 | 1966  (letters 36 -- 43) | [[A Cup of Tea (sources) | see sources]] | unknown | n/a | n/a }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 6 | 1967  (letter 44) | [[A Cup of Tea (sources) | see sources]] | unknown | n/a | n/a }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 7 | 1968  (letters 45 -- 51) | [[A Cup of Tea (sources) | see sources]] | unknown | n/a | n/a }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 8 | 1969  (letters 52 -- 71) | [[A Cup of Tea (sources) | see sources]] | unknown | n/a | n/a }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 9 | 1970  (letters 72 -- 150) | [[A Cup of Tea (sources) | see sources]] | unknown | n/a | n/a }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 10 | 1971  (letters 151 -- 350) | [[A Cup of Tea (sources) | see sources]] | unknown | n/a | n/a }} | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:24, 9 June 2024
- A unique compilation of intimate letters written by Osho to his disciples and friends in the beautiful poetry of a mystic:
- "Man goes on dreaming and desiring but basically remains where he is; and in the end nothing but ashes of his dreams and desires are in his hands - and, of course, tears in his eyes." (Osho)
- Talking about mystic saints in Books I Have Loved, Osho mentions:
- "... They are averse to writing. They sing, they speak, they dance, they indicate, but they don't write. To write something is to make it very limited. A word is a limitation; only then can it be a word. If it is unlimited it will be the sky, containing all the stars. That's what a saint's experience is.
- Even I myself have not written anything... just a few letters to those who were very intimate to me, thinking, or perhaps believing, that they will understand. I don't know whether they understood or not. So my book A CUP OF TEA is the only book that can be said to have been written by me. It is a compilation of my letters. Otherwise I have not written anything.", - from Books I Have Loved, ch.9
- translated from
- First 150 letters translated from Hindi: Prem Ke Phool (प्रेम के फूल), rest - original English.
- notes
- Read this book as PDF or create a free account at osho.com to read the book online.
- Later published as part of Osho Books on CD-ROM.
- The first editions have 350 letters, from the 1996 edition there are 365.
- Letters 1 - 150 previously published as Prem Ke Phool (प्रेम के फूल), earlier translated as Flowers of Love:
- New translations from the Hindi by Sw Anand Maitreya
- New English versions by Sw Anand Somendra.
- For the publishing history of each letter, addressees and other info, see A Cup of Tea (sources). Synopsis:
- Letters #151 to 350 had previously been published in other books:
- The Silent Music - 30 letters
- Turning In (letters) - 30 letters
- What Is Meditation? - 45 letters
- The Gateless Gate - 30 letters. Probably all original English, see Talk:The Gateless Gate.
- The Dimensionless Dimension - 35 letters
- The Eternal Message - 30 letters
- From the 1996 edition there are 15 more letters, so 365. 13 letters are translation from Antarveena (अंतर्वीणा) (ch.14, 22, 30, 54, 56, 59, 61, 67, 69, 82, 84, 99 and 146) and two are translation of Ghoonghat Ke Pat Khol (घूंघट के पट खोल) (ch.109 and 148).
- Letters in this books are slightly edited and names are left out.
- time period of Osho's original talks/writings
- 1962 to 1972 : timeline
- number of discourses/chapters
- 10 (see table of contents)
editions
A Cup of TeaIntimate letters to disciples and friends
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A Cup of Tea
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A Cup of TeaLetters written by Osho to disciples and friends
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A Cup of TeaIntimate letters to disciples and friends
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A Cup of Tea
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A Cup of Tea
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A Cup of Tea
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table of contents
edition 1980 chapter titles |
letters | |||||||
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event | location | addressee | ||||||
1 | 1962 (letters 1 -- 7) | see sources | ||||||
2 | 1963 (letters 8 -- 13) | see sources | ||||||
3 | 1964 (letters 14 -- 19) | see sources | ||||||
4 | 1965 (letters 20 -- 35) | see sources | ||||||
5 | 1966 (letters 36 -- 43) | see sources | ||||||
6 | 1967 (letter 44) | see sources | ||||||
7 | 1968 (letters 45 -- 51) | see sources | ||||||
8 | 1969 (letters 52 -- 71) | see sources | ||||||
9 | 1970 (letters 72 -- 150) | see sources | ||||||
10 | 1971 (letters 151 -- 350) | see sources |