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.

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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)

editions

Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 3 Discourses on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Year of publication : 1976 Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation ISBN 0-88050-179-0 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 281 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : First edition September 1976. © Copyright 1976 by Rajneesh Foundation. Size : 221 x 145 x 29 mm Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Published by Ma Yoga Laxmi Editing: Ma Yoga Sudha Compilation: Ma Yoga Rabiya Design: Sw Anand Yatri Photography: Sw Shivamurti Printed by Shri D.G. Deolekar, Onlooker Press, 16, Sassoon Dock, Colaba, Bombay 400 005, India Foreword: Ma Yoga Sudha Pages X - XI.

table of contents

edition 1976 chapter titles		discourses
		event	location	duration	media
1	Dropping Out of the Wheel	1 Mar 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 25min	audio
2	The Ego's Attraction to the Difficult	2 Mar 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 54min	audio
3	Between the Periphery and the Center	3 Mar 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 31min	audio
4	Meditation: The Un-Minding of Being	4 Mar 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 30min	audio
5	The Pure Look	5 Mar 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 22min	audio
6	Yoga: The Antidote for the Mind in a Hurry	6 Mar 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 33min	audio
7	The Thought of No-Thought	7 Mar 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 24min	audio
8	When the Disciple Is Ready, the Master Appears	8 Mar 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 28min	audio
9	The Fall of the Idiots	9 Mar 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 39min	audio
10	The Consistency of Being	10 Mar 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 30min	audio