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notes ="Sixteen discourses based on the "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra" (Lord Shiva's 112 methods of meditation) and disciples' questions delivered by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh from 1st October to 19th November 1972 in Bombay, India."
notes ="Sixteen discourses based on the "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra" (Lord Shiva's 112 methods of meditation) and disciples' questions delivered by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh from 1st October to 19th November 1972 in Bombay, India."
:This book was later published as part of ''[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, First Series]]'' and ''[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Second Series]]'', also available as a boxed set, ''[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Two Vol. Boxed Set]]'', which included a deck of 112 cards.  
:This book was later published as part of ''[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, First Series]]'' and ''[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Second Series]]'', also available as a boxed set, ''[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Two Vol. Boxed Set]]'', which included a deck of 112 cards.  
:Please refer to those two volumes if you want to read this book online.
:Subsequently published as part of a single volume called ''[[The Book of Secrets]]''.
:Subsequently published as part of a single volume called ''[[The Book of Secrets]]''.
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{{bookedition|The Book of the Secrets, Vol 1 (1976 TH) - cover.jpg|Discourses on Vigyana Bhairava Tantra|1976|Thames and Hudson, London, UK|1|0-500-27076-7|402|P|First published in Great Britain 1976. © Copyright Rajneesh Foundation, Poona, India.
{{bookedition|The Book of the Secrets, Vol 1 (1976 TH) - cover.jpg|Discourses on "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra"|1976|Thames and Hudson, London, UK|1|0-500-27076-7|402|P|First published in Great Britain 1976. © Copyright Rajneesh Foundation, Poona, India.
::Size : 203 x 132 x 30 mm
::Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
::Compilation: [[Ma Yoga Astha]]
::Compilation: [[Ma Yoga Astha]]
::Editors: [[Ma Ananda Prem]], [[Sw Ananda Theertha]]
::Editors: [[Ma Ananda Prem]], [[Sw Ananda Theertha]]
::Printed and bound in the United States of America
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  }}
{{bookedition|The Book of the Secrets, Vol 1 (1976 HR) - cover.jpg|Discourses on Vigyana Bhairava Tantra|1976|Harper & Row|1|0-06-066784-2|402|H|First U.S. edition. Copyright © 1974 by Rajneesh Foundation, Poona, India.
{{bookedition|The Book of the Secrets, Vol 1 (1976 HR) - cover.jpg|Discourses on "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra"|1976|Harper & Row|1|0-06-066784-2|402|H|First U.S. edition. Copyright © 1974 by Rajneesh Foundation, Poona, India.
::Size : 208 x 139 x 36 mm
::Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
::Compilation: [[Ma Yoga Astha]]
::Compilation: [[Ma Yoga Astha]]
::Editors: [[Ma Ananda Prem]], [[Sw Ananda Theertha]]
::Editors: [[Ma Ananda Prem]], [[Sw Ananda Theertha]]
::Printed in the United States of America
::Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 75-36733
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{{bookedition|463_lrg.jpg|Discourses on Vigyana Bhairava Tantra|1977|Harper Colophon Books|1|0-06-090564-6|402|P|First Harper Colophon edition published 1977.
{{bookedition|463_lrg.jpg|Discourses on "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra"|1977|Harper Colophon Books|1|0-06-090564-6|402|P|First Harper Colophon edition published 1977. Copyright © 1974 by Rajneesh Foundation.
::Size : 203 x 134 x 24 mm
::Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
::"The sutras quoted in this book are taken from "Centering" in ''Zen flesh, Zen bones'' (Anchor Books edition, 1972 reprint), transcribed and compiled by Paul Reps, and are printed with the kind permission of the author."
::"The sutras quoted in this book are taken from "Centering" in ''Zen flesh, Zen bones'' (Anchor Books edition, 1972 reprint), transcribed and compiled by Paul Reps, and are printed with the kind permission of the author."
::Compilation: [[Ma Yoga Astha]]
::Compilation: [[Ma Yoga Astha]]
::Editors: [[Ma Ananda Prem]], [[Sw Ananda Theertha|Sw Ananda Theerth]]
::Editors: [[Ma Ananda Prem]], [[Sw Ananda Theertha|Sw Ananda Theerth]]
::Printed in the United States of America
  }}
  }}
{{bookedition|1203_lrg.jpg|Discourses on Vigyana Bhairava Tantra|1980|Rajneesh Foundation|3|: No|420|H|Third edition March 1980.
{{bookedition|1203_lrg.jpg|Discourses on "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra"|1980|Rajneesh Foundation|3|: None|420|H|Third edition March 1980. © Copyright Rajneesh Foundation.
::Size : 221 x 145 x 27 mm
::Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
::Published by [[Ma Yoga Laxmi]]
::Published by [[Ma Yoga Laxmi]]
::Compiling: [[Ma Yoga Astha]]
::Compiling: [[Ma Yoga Astha]]
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::Coordination: [[Ma Yoga Pratima]]
::Coordination: [[Ma Yoga Pratima]]
::Photography: [[Sw Krishna Bharti]]
::Photography: [[Sw Krishna Bharti]]
::Processed by Rajneesh Foundation
::Printed by Selprint, Bombay
::Foreword: [[Ma Ananda Prem]]
::Foreword: [[Ma Ananda Prem]]
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  }}
{{bookedition|1203_lrg.jpg|Discourses on Vigyana Bhairava Tantra|1980|Rajneesh Foundation|3|: No|420|P|(as above) }}
{{bookedition|1203_lrg.jpg|Discourses on "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra"|1980|Rajneesh Foundation|3|: None|420|P|(as above) }}
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[[Category:English Publications|Book of the Secrets, Vol 1]]
== table of contents  ==
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{{TOCTable | edition 1974.12 | discourses }}
{{TOCLine | 1 | The World of Tantra | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 01 | 1 Oct 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 44min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 2 | The Path of Yoga and the Path of Tantra | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 02 | 2 Oct 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 39min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 3 | Breath - A Bridge to the Universe | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 03 | 3 Oct 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 30min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 4 | Overcoming the Deceptions of the Mind | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 04 | 4 Oct 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 34min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 5 | Five Techniques of Attentiveness | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 05 | 5 Oct 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 49min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 6 | Devices to Transcend Dreaming | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 06 | 6 Oct 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 21min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 7 | Techniques to Put You at Ease | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 07 | 7 Oct 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 34min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 8 | Total Acceptance and Non-Division: The Meaning<br>of Tantric Purity | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 08 | 8 Oct 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 34min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 9 | Techniques for Centering | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 09 | 12 Nov 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 44min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 10 | Fulfillment Through Becoming Centered | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 10 | 13 Nov 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 29min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 11 | Techniques to Penetrate the Inner Centers | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 11 | 14 Nov 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 30min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 12 | Beyond Mind to the Source | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 12 | 15 Nov 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 17min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 13 | Entering the Inner Centering | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 13 | 16 Nov 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 29min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 14 | Changing the Direction of Energy | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 14 | 17 Nov 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 40min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 15 | Toward the Untouched Inner Reality | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 15 | 18 Nov 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 26min | audio }}
{{TOCLine | 16 | Beyond the "Sin" of Unconsciousness | [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 16 | 19 Nov 1972 pm]] | Woodlands, [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | 1h 17min | audio }}
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[[category:First Edition Series|Book of the Secrets, Vol 1]]
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An in-depth and practical explanation of the 112 meditation techniques of Shiva, on which the science of Tantra is based. Conveniently arranged according to different senses and chakras, there are step-by-step meditation techniques for every man, woman and child. Techniques include: watching the gap between two breaths; watching one's moods; being aware of oneself as the one who senses; focusing attention on the third eye; making love without a partner. Meditation techniques for every possible facet of day-to-day life and an invaluable companion for every meditator.
notes
"Sixteen discourses based on the "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra" (Lord Shiva's 112 methods of meditation) and disciples' questions delivered by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh from 1st October to 19th November 1972 in Bombay, India."
This book was later published as part of Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, First Series and Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Second Series, also available as a boxed set, Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Two Vol. Boxed Set, which included a deck of 112 cards.
Please refer to those two volumes if you want to read this book online.
Subsequently published as part of a single volume called The Book of Secrets.
time period of Osho's original talks/writings
Oct 1, 1972 to Nov 19, 1972 : timeline
number of discourses/chapters
16   (see table of contents)


editions

The Book of the Secrets, Vol 1

Discourses on "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra"

Year of publication : 1974.12
Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation
ISBN : None
Number of pages : 404
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
Edition notes : First edition December 1974

The Book of the Secrets, Vol 1

Discourses on "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra"

Year of publication : 1975.12
Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation
ISBN : None
Number of pages : 404
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
Edition notes : Second edition: 11 December 1975. © Copyright 1974 by Rajneesh Foundation Poona India.


    • The Book of the Secrets, Vol 1

    Discourses on "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra"

    Year of publication : 1976
    Publisher : Thames and Hudson, London, UK
    ISBN 0-500-27076-7 (click ISBN to buy online)
    Number of pages : 402
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
    Edition notes : First published in Great Britain 1976. © Copyright Rajneesh Foundation, Poona, India.
    Size : 203 x 132 x 30 mm
    Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
    Compilation: Ma Yoga Astha
    Editors: Ma Ananda Prem, Sw Ananda Theertha
    Printed and bound in the United States of America

    The Book of the Secrets, Vol 1

    Discourses on "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra"

    Year of publication : 1976
    Publisher : Harper & Row
    ISBN 0-06-066784-2 (click ISBN to buy online)
    Number of pages : 402
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
    Edition notes : First U.S. edition. Copyright © 1974 by Rajneesh Foundation, Poona, India.
    Size : 208 x 139 x 36 mm
    Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
    Compilation: Ma Yoga Astha
    Editors: Ma Ananda Prem, Sw Ananda Theertha
    Printed in the United States of America
    Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 75-36733

    The Book of the Secrets, Vol 1

    Discourses on "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra"

    Year of publication : 1977
    Publisher : Harper Colophon Books
    ISBN 0-06-090564-6 (click ISBN to buy online)
    Number of pages : 402
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
    Edition notes : First Harper Colophon edition published 1977. Copyright © 1974 by Rajneesh Foundation.
    Size : 203 x 134 x 24 mm
    Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
    "The sutras quoted in this book are taken from "Centering" in Zen flesh, Zen bones (Anchor Books edition, 1972 reprint), transcribed and compiled by Paul Reps, and are printed with the kind permission of the author."
    Compilation: Ma Yoga Astha
    Editors: Ma Ananda Prem, Sw Ananda Theerth
    Printed in the United States of America

    The Book of the Secrets, Vol 1

    Discourses on "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra"

    Year of publication : 1980
    Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation
    ISBN : None
    Number of pages : 420
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
    Edition notes : Third edition March 1980. © Copyright Rajneesh Foundation.
    Size : 221 x 145 x 27 mm
    Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
    Published by Ma Yoga Laxmi
    Compiling: Ma Yoga Astha
    Editing: Ma Ananda Prem, Sw Ananda Theertha
    Design: Ma Prem Tushita
    Jacket design: Sw Anand Sangito
    Coordination: Ma Yoga Pratima
    Photography: Sw Krishna Bharti
    Processed by Rajneesh Foundation
    Printed by Selprint, Bombay
    Foreword: Ma Ananda Prem

    The Book of the Secrets, Vol 1

    Discourses on "Vigyana Bhairava Tantra"

    Year of publication : 1980
    Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation
    ISBN : None
    Number of pages : 420
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
    Edition notes : (as above)

    table of contents

    edition 1974.12
    chapter titles     		discourses
    event location duration media
    1 The World of Tantra 1 Oct 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 44min audio
    2 The Path of Yoga and the Path of Tantra 2 Oct 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 39min audio
    3 Breath - A Bridge to the Universe 3 Oct 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 30min audio
    4 Overcoming the Deceptions of the Mind 4 Oct 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 34min audio
    5 Five Techniques of Attentiveness 5 Oct 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 49min audio
    6 Devices to Transcend Dreaming 6 Oct 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 21min audio
    7 Techniques to Put You at Ease 7 Oct 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 34min audio
    8 Total Acceptance and Non-Division: The Meaning
    of Tantric Purity     		8 Oct 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 34min audio
    9 Techniques for Centering 12 Nov 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 44min audio
    10 Fulfillment Through Becoming Centered 13 Nov 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 29min audio
    11 Techniques to Penetrate the Inner Centers 14 Nov 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 30min audio
    12 Beyond Mind to the Source 15 Nov 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 17min audio
    13 Entering the Inner Centering 16 Nov 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 29min audio
    14 Changing the Direction of Energy 17 Nov 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 40min audio
    15 Toward the Untouched Inner Reality 18 Nov 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 26min audio
    16 Beyond the "Sin" of Unconsciousness 19 Nov 1972 pm Woodlands, Bombay 1h 17min audio

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