Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy
- A practical handbook in simple and clear language which is ideal for everyone from complete beginners to experienced meditators. The book contains a scientific explanation of meditation, a humorous discussion of obstacles to watch out for, answers to questions from meditators and 60 step-by-step descriptions of meditation techniques. Some techniques have been drawn from ancient traditions such as Zen, Sufi, Tantra, Tao, and the Upanishads, others include the revolutionary techniques created by Osho especially for the modern man who finds it difficult to quieten his mind. There is even a meditation for smokers.
- 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.
- Colophon page:
- With the exception of chapter 3, chapter 8, and the section on techniques devised by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, the material in this book originally appeared in Dynamics of Meditation, published by Jeevan Jagriti Kendra (now known as the Rajneesh Foundation). It is published here with their kind permission.
- Chapter 3 originally appeared in Sannyas 3 No 1 (January-February 1974), under the title "Modern Man and His Neurosis". It is reprinted here with the kind permission of the publisher, Neo-Sannyas International.
- Chapter 8 is an excerpt from a discourse titled "The Occult Mysteries of Initation" that originally appeared in the book I Am the Gate.
- The material from Dynamics of Meditation is mixed to form completely new chapters, extensively edited, and parts of chapters have been left out. Chapters 3, 8 and 15 of Dynamics are not found in this book at all.
- The Introduction, "Meditation: The Art of Celebration", is apparently also a text or a lecture by Osho. No details about place or time are known.
- Ch. 3 is the "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Ma Yoga Bhasha of New York, U.S.A., on January 20, 1973, Bombay, India." It has about half of that interview. This seems the only chapter that is a first publication here.
- Ch. 8 is from 1971-06-10, I Am the Gate ch.7. It contains about half of that text.
- Ch. 19, "Techniques Devised by Bhagwan Shree", is a practical description of Osho's meditation techniques. It is not written or spoken by Osho. See discussion for a list of the meditations. It is not part of the CD-ROM.
- Rajneesh Foundation published this book in 1977 under the title Meditation: The Art of Inner Ecstasy. That has the same text and type-page as the 1976 edition of this book.
- time period of Osho's original talks/writings
- Oct 1970 to Jan 20, 1973 : timeline
- number of discourses/chapters
- 19 in 3 parts plus introduction (see table of contents)
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table of contents
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interviews & discourses | |||||||
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| event | location | duration | media | |||||
| 0 | Introduction - Meditation: The Art of Celebration | 4 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
| Part I. Dynamics of Meditation | ||||||||
| 1 | Yoga: The Growth of Consciousness | Oct 1970 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 2 | Non-Doing Through Doing | 10 Nov 1970 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 3 | "Chaotic" Meditation… | 20 Jan 1973 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 4 | ... or, Silent Meditation | Nov 1970 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 5 | Moving Deeply into the Known | Nov 1970 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 6 | 'Kundalini: The Awakening of the Life Force | 19 Jan 1971 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 7 | Enlightenment: An Endless Beginning | Feb 1971 | Dwarka, meditation camp | 1h 13min | audio | |||
| 8 | Initiation to a Master: The Ultimate Technique | 10 Jun 1971 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 9 | 'Sannyas: Dying to the Past | 22 Oct 1971 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 10 | Total Desire: The Path to Desirelessness | 21 Dec 1971 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| Part II. Questions and Answers | ||||||||
| 11 | What Is the Soul? | 22 Dec 1971 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 12 | LSD and Meditation | 22 Dec 1971 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 13 | Intuition: A Non-Explanation | 23 Dec 1971 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 14 | Consciousness, Witnessing, and Awareness | Feb 1972 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 15 | The Difference Between Satori & Samadhi | 20 Feb 1972 | Woodlands, Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 16 | Sexual Energy and the Awakening of the Kundalini | 20 Feb 1972 | Woodlands, Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 17 | The Manifestations of Prana in the Seven Bodies | 20 Feb 1972 | Woodlands, Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| Part III. The Techniques | ||||||||
| 18 | Traditional Techniques | 4 Jul 1972 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
| 19 | Techniques Devised by Bhagwan Shree | |||||||
