Intimacy: Trusting Oneself and the Other

In this gentle and compassionate guide, Osho takes his readers step-by-step through what makes people afraid of intimacy, how to encounter those fears and go beyond them, and what they can do to nourish themselves and their relationships to support more openness and trust.

notes

Part of the Insights for a New Way of Living series.

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

Nov 5, 1973 to Nov 9, 1987 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

5+Forward   (see table of contents)

editions

	Intimacy: Trusting Oneself and the Other Insights for a New Way of Living Year of publication : Dec 2001 Publisher : St. Martin's Press ISBN 0-312-27566-8 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 192 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P Edition notes :
	Intimacy: Trusting Oneself and the Other Year of publication : 2007 Publisher : St. Martin's Press ISBN 9781429907668 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : E Edition notes :

table of contents

edition 2001.12 chapter titles		source of the compilation
	Foreword	The Hidden Splendor ~ 04, q.1 (extracts)
1	First Things First: The ABC of Intimacy Start Where You Are Be Authentic Listen to Yourself Trust Yourself	The Tongue Tip Taste of Tao ~ 23 (extract) The Art of Dying ~ 07 (extracts) Yoga The Alpha and Omega Vol 05 ~ 07 (extracts), The Sacred Yes ~ 07 (extract) Be Realistic Plan for a Miracle ~ 10 (extract) The Book of Wisdom Vol 1 ~ 03, q.1 (extract)
2	Intimacy with Others: The Next Steps Be Seen The Need for Privacy Relating, Not Relationship Take the Risk to Be True Learn the Language of Silence	The Fish in the Sea Is Not Thirsty ~ 03, q.3 (extract) Don't Look Before You Leap ~ 24 (extract) Come Follow Me Vol 1 ~ 06, q.1 (extracts); God's Got a Thing about You ~ 04 (extract) The Dhammapada Vol 06 ~ 04, q.3 (extract) Be Realistic Plan for a Miracle ~ 05 (extract) Hammer on the Rock ~ 04 (extracts)
3	Four Pitfalls The Habit of Reaction Stuck on Security Shadowboxing False Values	The Guest ~ 06, q.1 (extract) Tao The Three Treasures Vol 3 ~ 10, q.2 (extract) Hammer on the Rock ~ 04 (extract); The Great Zen Master Ta Hui ~ 35 (extracts) When the Shoe Fits ~ 03 (extracts) The Golden Future ~ 25, q.1 (extract)
4	Tools for Transformation Accept Yourself Let Yourself Be Vulnerable Be Selfish A Meditation Technique	The Great Nothing ~ 21 (extracts) The Revolution ~ 04, q.1 (extract) Tao The Three Treasures Vol 4 ~ 07 (extracts) Socrates Poisoned Again ~ 02, q.3 (extract) Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 37 (extracts)
5	On the Way to Intimacy: Responses to Questions Why do I find attractive people frightening? Why do I feel self-conscious? How can I stay myself? What is it to give and what is it to receive? What is the real answer to living in intimacy?	Beyond Enlightenment ~ 04, q.2 (extracts) Philosophia Perennis Vol 1 ~ 07, q.2 (extracts) The Dhammapada Vol 01 ~ 09 (extract) Tao The Three Treasures Vol 2 ~ 08, q.2 (extract) Satyam Shivam Sundram ~ 05, q.2 (extract) Tao The Three Treasures Vol 2 ~ 08, q.1 (extract)