Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 3

Osho brings a juiciness to the aridity of Patanjali's language, turning it into a fascinating garden of exploration. Patanjali says, "When the activity of the mind is under control..." Osho says, "The mind is a process...doesn't exist, only thoughts, thoughts moving so fast that you think and feel that something exists there in continuity. One thought comes, another thought comes another, and they go on and on. The gap between them is so small that you cannot see the gap between one thought and another. So two thoughts become joined, they become a continuity. Because of that continuity you think there is a mind." Osho brings a simple but intriguing view to these sutras about knowledge and reasoning, samadhi, samadhi with and without contemplation, subtle objects of meditation and subtle energies. He has the knack of removing the dust and tarnish of the passage of time to make these sutras irresistible and vital reading.

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.

"Ten discourses, given by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, on the 'Yoga Sutras' of Rishi Patanjali. This volume covers chapter 1, Samadhi Pada, Sutras 38-51."

Later published in the US as Yoga: The Science of the Soul, Vol 3.

Later published in India as Yoga: Moving to the Center.

Later published as The Mystery Beyond Mind (10 talks).

See Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega (series) for links to other volumes in this series.

time period of Osho's original talks/writings: Mar 1, 1975 to Mar 10, 1975 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters: 10 (see table of contents)

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