Life, Love, Laughter

Here is the essence of Osho's vision: Life as a joy, love as a state of being, laughter as wings.

Preface to Part I :

Life is something impossible. It should not be but it is. It is a miracle that we are, that trees are, that birds are. It is really a miracle, because the whole universe is dead. Millions and millions of stars and millions and millions of solar systems are dead. Only on this small planet earth, which is nothing -- if you think of its proportion it is just a particle of dust -- life has happened on it. This is the most fortunate' place in the whole of existence. Birds are singing, trees are growing, blooming, people are there, loving, singing, dancing. Something just unbelievable has happened.

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Snap Your Fingers, Slap Your Face and Wake Up! ch3)

notes

The 1987 edition contains an Index of Sources.

The 2009 edition has very different content. All chapter titles are different. Maybe some quotes are the same, but the compilation is completely new, it could be argued that it is a different book altogether.

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

(unknown)

number of discourses/chapters

26 in 3 parts (for the 1987 edition)

12 in 3 parts (for the 2009 edition)   (see table of contents)

editions

Life, Love, Laughter Year of publication : 1987-09 Publisher : The Rebel Publishing House, Germany ISBN 3-89338-014-0 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 120 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P Edition notes : First Edition: September 1987. Copyright © Neo-Sannyas International. Size : 209 x 146 x 8 mm Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Printed in West Germany

Life, Love, Laughter Celebrating Your Existence Year of publication : 2009-06 Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin, New York ISBN 978-0-312-53109-6 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 192 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P Edition notes : New and expanded edition, June 2009. Copyright © 1987, 2009 by Osho International Foudation, Switzerland. Includes Osho discourse on DVD. Printed in the United States of America. Book design by Jennifer Ann Daddio/Bookmark Design and Media Inc.

table of contents

edition 2009 chapter titles		source of the compilation
	Part I. Life	The Book of Wisdom Vol 2 ~ 01 (extract)
1	No Beginning, No End	The Art of Dying ~ 02, q.6 (extract)
2	A Matter of Life and Death	unknown
3	Drop the Past Each Moment	unknown
4	Sober Up!	unknown
	Part II. Love	unknown
5	The Miracle of Love	unknown
6	Let Love Be Your Prayer	unknown
7	Three Questions... 1. Three exists deep in myself a yearning for the permanency of love. Is that stupid? 2. I have fallen in love and suffered much. After listening to you I have felt unwilling to let go of the dream that my love affair will not ultimately lead to satisfaction. How can I go beyond this attachment that is so rich, yet so painful? 3. Lately, I have begun to realize how even my lover is a stranger to me. Still, there is an intense longing to overcome the separation between us. It almost feels as if we are lines running parallel to each other but destined never to meet. Is the world of consciousness like the world of geometry -- or is there a chance that parallels can meet?	unknown
	Part III. Laughter	unknown
8	Life Is Not Serious	unknown
9	Don't Make Wicked Jokes	unknown
10	Become a Child Again	unknown
11	A Sense of Humor Beyond the Mind	unknown
12	Learn to Laugh at Yourself	unknown