The Sword and the Lotus

This volume captures the fast pace of Osho's six-week stay in Nepal, the birthplace of Buddha. He answers questions from his sannyasins in his hotel suite in the mornings, from representatives of the press every evening in the hotel conference room: What is your message to the modern Nepalese Buddhists? What is your message for the Pope who is in India now? What do you think about the New Age movement? You teach us to be thankful to existence, but how can I be thankful to those who speak against you and try to destroy your work? With no white lies, no beating around the bush, no platitudes and no mincing of words, Osho's truth cuts clean with the skill of a master swordsman, and with the compassion symbolized in the lotus.

notes

The discourse series was originally part of The Rajneesh Bible and The Last Testament, but was never published under those names.

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

Jan 15, 1986 to Feb 13, 1986 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

24

25 (the audio tapes have a 25th discourse that wasn't transcribed for this book or the CD-ROM, see discussion.)

editions

The Sword and the Lotus Talks in the Himalayas Year of publication : 1989 Likely different prints: 1st printing: 1989 September? (with name-sticker #C) 2nd printing: 1989 December? (with printed name explanation #B) Publisher : The Rebel Publishing House, Köln, Germany ISBN 3-89338-075-2 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 328 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : First edition. Copyright © Neo-Sannyas International. (Probably December 1989) Size : 216 x 194 x 29 mm Author as Osho Rajneesh Editing: Ma Dhyan Sagar, B.A. Typesetting: Ma Prem Arya Design: Sw Bhaven, B.A.; Sw Dhyan Suryam Cover photograph: Sw Anand Prashanta Painting: Ma Anand Meera (Kasuë Hashimoto), B.F.A. (Musashino Art University, Tokyo) Production: Sw Prem Visarjan, Sw Prem Prabodh In loving gratitude to Osho Rajneesh, Rajneesh Foundation Australia Printing by Mohnsdruck, Gütersloh, West Germany Introduction: Ma Dhyan Sagar, B.A. Page III (inside cover). Page VII - printed name-explanation #B. Page VIII. Page IX. Page X - colophon. Page XII. Page XIII.