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description =Why does Osho call meditation "the first and last freedom"? Because in his understanding meditation is the dimension through which every individual can realize his own, unique potential - the unlimited personal freedom that is available for all of us. This book is a compilation drawn from Osho's many years of work on meditation. It contains a wide variety of meditation techniques - some traditional, like Zazen, the ancient Buddhist practice, others are Osho's unique formula especially designed for the 21st century seeker. In addition, Osho answers questions about some of the more common obstacles meditators may meet along the way. An invaluable companion for the sincere seeker. This book is a practical, step-by-step guide to sixty-three meditation techniques developed specifically for the needs of twentieth-century persons. Osho believed that modern man, so burdened with the outmoded traditions of the past and distracted by the particular anxieties of the present, must go through a cleansing process before he can enjoy the states necessary for true meditation. So, in addition to classical techniques, Osho guides the initiate through to modern technique. | | description =Why does Osho call meditation "the first and last freedom"? Because in his understanding meditation is the dimension through which every individual can realize his own, unique potential - the unlimited personal freedom that is available for all of us. This book is a compilation drawn from Osho's many years of work on meditation. It contains a wide variety of meditation techniques - some traditional, like Zazen, the ancient Buddhist practice, others are Osho's unique formula especially designed for the 21st century seeker. In addition, Osho answers questions about some of the more common obstacles meditators may meet along the way. An invaluable companion for the sincere seeker. This book is a practical, step-by-step guide to sixty-three meditation techniques developed specifically for the needs of twentieth-century persons. Osho believed that modern man, so burdened with the outmoded traditions of the past and distracted by the particular anxieties of the present, must go through a cleansing process before he can enjoy the states necessary for true meditation. So, in addition to classical techniques, Osho guides the initiate through to modern technique. | | ||
translated = | | translated =mostly English text except only part translated from Hindi: ''[[Prem Ke Phool (प्रेम के फूल)]]'' (letter #60) | | ||
notes = {{Bookfinder4 | search1 = Meditation_The_First_And_Last_Freedom.pdf }} | notes = {{Bookfinder4 | search1 = Meditation_The_First_And_Last_Freedom.pdf }} | ||
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:An extensive list of ''References'' for quotes, with titles, chapters and dates spoken, is found in, at least, the 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1996 editions. | :An extensive list of ''References'' for quotes, with titles, chapters and dates spoken, is found in, at least, the 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1996 editions. | ||
:A ''Complete List of Meditations'', with index, is found in, at least, the 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996 and 2013 editions. | :A ''Complete List of Meditations'', with index, is found in, at least, the 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996 and 2013 editions. | ||
:Some parts are taken from the earlier compilation about meditations ''[[The Orange Book]]''. | |||
:For the ''Table of contents'' of the books see the page-scans of the editions. | :For the ''Table of contents'' of the books see the page-scans of the editions. | ||
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:::The 2013 edition has a big revision, with many changes to text and chapter titles. The ''Preface to the New Edition'' describes these changes (see page-scans). | | :::The 2013 edition has a big revision, with many changes to text and chapter titles. The ''Preface to the New Edition'' describes these changes (see page-scans). | | ||
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nofd = 27 or 30   ([[#table of contents|see table of contents]]) | | nofd = 27, 28 or 30   ([[#table of contents|see table of contents]]) | | ||
editions = | editions = | ||
{{bookedition|171_lrg.jpg|A Practical Guide to Meditation|1988-07|The Rebel Publishing House, Germany|1|3-89338-033-7|265|H|First edition. Copyright © Neo-Sannyas International. | {{bookedition|171_lrg.jpg|A Practical Guide to Meditation|1988-07|The Rebel Publishing House, Germany|1|3-89338-033-7|265|H|First edition. Copyright © Neo-Sannyas International. | ||
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{{bookedition|blank.jpg|A Practical Guide to Meditation|1993|The Rebel Publishing House, Germany|4|3-89338-128-7|270|H|Reprint }} | {{bookedition|blank.jpg|A Practical Guide to Meditation|1993|The Rebel Publishing House, Germany|4|3-89338-128-7|270|H|Reprint }} | ||
{{bookedition|blank.jpg|A Practical Guide to Meditation|1995|Boxtree Ltd|1|0-75221-681-3|352 or 384? |P|[[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|discussion]] }} | {{bookedition|blank.jpg|A Practical Guide to Meditation|1995|Boxtree Ltd|1|0-75221-681-3|352 or 384? |P|[[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|discussion]] }} | ||
{{bookedition|565_lrg.jpg|A Practical Guide|1996|St. Martin's Press|1|0-312-14820-8|304|H|Copyright © 1996 by OSHO International Foundation. | {{bookedition|565_lrg.jpg|A Practical Guide|1996.12|St. Martin's Press|1|0-312-14820-8|304|H|Copyright © 1996 by OSHO International Foundation. First U.S. edition: December 1996. | ||
::Compilation by [[Sw Deva Wadud]]; assisted by [[Ma Anand Svarup]] | |||
::Editing by [[Ma Yoga Ranjana]] | |||
::Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data BP605.R43M432 1996 96-9227 299'.93-dc20 CIP | ::Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data BP605.R43M432 1996 96-9227 299'.93-dc20 CIP | ||
::Cover design by L2 Design | ::Cover design by L2 Design | ||
::Jacket photography by Susan Daboll | ::Jacket photography by Susan Daboll | ||
::Printed in the United States of America | ::Printed in the United States of America | ||
::Introduction: [[Sw Deva Wadud]], Poona, January 1992 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{bookedition|448_lrg.jpg|A Practical Guide to Meditation|1996|Rebel Publishing House, India|5th Revised edition|81-7261-004-1| |H| }} | {{bookedition|448_lrg.jpg|A Practical Guide to Meditation|1996|Rebel Publishing House, India|5th Revised edition|81-7261-004-1| |H| }} | ||
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::Reprint: 2000 | ::Reprint: 2000 | ||
::Reprint: 2001|Rebel Publishing House, India|7th Revised edition|81-7261-004-1| |H| }} | ::Reprint: 2001|Rebel Publishing House, India|7th Revised edition|81-7261-004-1| |H| }} | ||
{{bookedition|448_lrg2004.jpg|A Practical Guide to Meditation|Reprint: 2004|Rebel Publishing House, India|7th Revised edition|81-7261-004-1| |H| }} | {{bookedition|448_lrg2004.jpg|A Practical Guide to Meditation|Reprint: 2004|Rebel Publishing House, India|7th Revised edition|81-7261-004-1|285|H| }} | ||
{{bookedition|2734_lrg.jpg|A Practical Guide to Osho Meditations|2004|St. Martin's Press|2|0-312-33663-2|320|P|First Revised Edition: December 2004. Copyright © 1988, 2004 by OSHO International Foundation, Switzerland. | {{bookedition|2734_lrg.jpg|A Practical Guide to Osho Meditations|2004|St. Martin's Press|2|0-312-33663-2|320|P|First Revised Edition: December 2004. Copyright © 1988, 2004 by OSHO International Foundation, Switzerland. | ||
::With medical disclaimer | ::With medical disclaimer | ||
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:''Instructions for Laughter'' | :''Instructions for Laughter'' | ||
:''Instructions for Tears'' | :''Instructions for Tears'' | ||
:''Instructions for Watcher on the Hills'' | :''Instructions for the Watcher on the Hills'' | ||
:''A Few Points to Help'' | unknown }} | :''A Few Points to Help'' | unknown }} | ||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 8 | The No-MindMeditation** | {{TOCLineCompilation | 8 | The No-MindMeditation** | ||
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{{TOCTableCompilation | edition 1996 | {{TOCTableCompilation | edition 1996.12 }} | ||
{{TOCDivide | | {{TOCLineCompilation | | Introduction | by [[Sw Deva Wadud]], Poona, January 1992<br>with quotes from [[Philosophia Ultima ~ 01]], [[Hsin Hsin Ming ~ 03]], [[The Guest ~ 06]] }} | ||
{{TOCLineCompilation | | Notes to the Reader | editor's words with quote from [[The Dhammapada Vol 01 ~ 02]] }} | |||
{{TOCDivide | Part I. About Meditation | }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 1 | What Is Meditation? | |||
:''Witnessing, the Spirit of Meditation'' | <br> | |||
:[[I Am the Gate ~ 05]], [[Dang Dang Doko Dang ~ 05]], [[From Misery to Enlightenment ~ 02]], [[The Osho Upanishad ~ 03]], [[Light on the Path ~ 01]], [[The Search ~ 06]], [[The Old Pond ~ 22]], [[Beyond Enlightenment ~ 09]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 2 | The Flowering of Meditation | |||
:''The Great Silence'' | |||
:''The Growing in Sensitivity'' | |||
:''Love, the Fragrance of Meditation'' | |||
:''Compassion'' | |||
:''Abiding Joy for No Reason at All'' | |||
:''Intelligence: The Ability to Respond'' | |||
:''Aloneness: Your Self-Nature'' | |||
:''Your Real Self'' | |||
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:[[The Inward Revolution ~ 02]]; | |||
:[[The Golden Future ~ 01]]; | |||
:[[Beyond Enlightenment ~ 28]]; | |||
:[[The Search ~ 06]], [[Guida Spirituale ~ 15]]; | |||
:[[Zen Zest Zip Zap and Zing ~ 03]]; | |||
:[[The Secret of Secrets Vol 2 ~ 03]]; | |||
:[[Guida Spirituale ~ 12]]; | |||
:[[The Fish in the Sea Is Not Thirsty ~ 02]], [[Hallelujah ~ 22]], [[Just the Tip of the Iceberg ~ 18]], [[The Guest ~ 11]]; | |||
:[[The Dhammapada Vol 02 ~ 08]], [[Guida Spirituale ~ 02]] }} | |||
{{TOCDivide | Part II. The Science of Meditation | }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 3 | Methods and Meditation | |||
:''Techniques Are Helpful'' | |||
:''Begin with Effort'' | |||
:''These Methods Are Simple'' | |||
:''First Understand the Technique'' | |||
:''The Right Method Will Click'' | |||
:''When to Drop the Method'' | |||
:''Imagination Can Work for You'' | |||
| | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 07]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 07]], [[Tantra The Supreme Understanding ~ 08]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 10]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 01]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 17]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 01]]; | |||
:[[The Book of Wisdom Vol 1 ~ 01]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 35]], [[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 31]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 4 | Suggestions for Beginners | |||
:''Enough Space'' | |||
:''The Right Place'' | |||
:''Be Comfortable'' | |||
:''Begin with Catharsis'' | |||
| | |||
:   | |||
:[[The Secret of Secrets Vol 2 ~ 01]]; | |||
:[[The Secret of Secrets Vol 2 ~ 01]]; | |||
:[[Yoga The Alpha and Omega Vol 06 ~ 07]]; | |||
:[[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 04]], [[The Great Zen Master Ta Hui ~ 20]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 5 | Guidelines to Freedom | |||
:''The Three Essentials'' | |||
:''Be Playful'' | |||
:''Be Patient'' | |||
:''Don't Look for Results'' | |||
:''Appreciate Unawareness'' | |||
:''Machines Help but Don't Create Meditation'' | |||
:''You Are Not Your Experiences'' | |||
:''The Observer Is Not the Witness'' | |||
:''Meditation Is a Knack'' | |||
| | |||
:   | |||
:[[The Great Zen Master Ta Hui ~ 14]]; | |||
:[[Ancient Music in the Pines ~ 07]]; | |||
:[[Prem Ke Phool ~ 060]]; | |||
:[[The Book of Wisdom Vol 1 ~ 09]]; | |||
:[[Yoga The Alpha and Omega Vol 03 ~ 10]]; | |||
:[[YAA HOO The Mystic Rose ~ 10]]; | |||
:   | |||
:[[The Hidden Splendor ~ 10]]; | |||
:[[The Book of Wisdom Vol 2 ~ 07]]; | |||
:[[Sermons in Stones ~ 04]], [[What Is Is What Ain't Ain't ~ 10]], [[The Sword and the Lotus ~ 08]] }} | |||
{{TOCDivide | Part III. The Meditations | }} | {{TOCDivide | Part III. The Meditations | }} | ||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 6 | Two Powerful Methods for Awakening | {{TOCLineCompilation | 6 | Two Powerful Methods for Awakening | ||
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:''Giving Birth to Yourself'' | :''Giving Birth to Yourself'' | ||
:''Remember, Remain a Witness'' | :''Remember, Remain a Witness'' | ||
:''Kundalini Meditation'' * | | :''Kundalini Meditation'' * | ||
| | |||
:[[I Say unto You Vol 2 ~ 06]]; | |||
:[[My Way The Way of White Clouds ~ 04]]; | |||
:   | |||
:(Instructions currently in use at Osho Commune International, Poona, India); | |||
:[[Meditation The Art of Ecstasy ~ 03]]; | |||
:[[Roots and Wings ~ 01]]; | |||
:[[Hsin Hsin Ming ~ 02]] + editor's words }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 7 | Osho Meditative Therapies | {{TOCLineCompilation | 7 | Osho Meditative Therapies | ||
:''The Mystic Rose Meditation'' | :''The Mystic Rose Meditation'' | ||
:''Instructions for Laughter, Tears'' | :''Instructions for Laughter, Tears'' | ||
:''Instructions for Watcher on the Hills'' | | :''Instructions for the Watcher on the Hills'' | ||
| | |||
:[[Light on the Path ~ 16]] + editor's words; | |||
:[[Satyam Shivam Sundram ~ 18]], [[YAA HOO The Mystic Rose ~ 30]]; | |||
:(Instructions currently in use at Osho Commune International, Poona, India) + two quotes from [[YAA HOO The Mystic Rose ~ 30]]; | |||
:(Instructions currently in use at Osho Commune International, Poona, India) }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 8 | The No-Mind Meditation | {{TOCLineCompilation | 8 | The No-Mind Meditation | ||
:''Instructions for No-Mind Meditation'' | | :''Instructions for No-Mind Meditation'' | ||
| | |||
:[[This This A Thousand Times This ~ 06]], [[Live Zen ~ 17]]; | |||
:(Instructions currently in use at Osho Commune International, Poona, India) }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 9 | Born Again | {{TOCLineCompilation | 9 | Born Again | ||
:''Instructions for Born Again'' | | :''Instructions for Born Again'' | ||
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:[[The Supreme Doctrine ~ 01]]; | |||
:[[The Supreme Doctrine ~ 01]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 10 | Dancing as a Meditation | {{TOCLineCompilation | 10 | Dancing as a Meditation | ||
:''Disappear in the Dance'' | :''Disappear in the Dance'' | ||
:''Nataraj Meditation'' * | :''Nataraj Meditation'' * | ||
:''Whirling Meditation'' * | | :''Whirling Meditation'' * | ||
| | |||
:   | |||
:[[Samadhi Ke Sapt Dwar ~ 06]] (English part); | |||
:[[Samadhi Ke Sapt Dwar ~ 06]] (English part) + editor's words; | |||
:[[Roots and Wings ~ 01]] + editor's words }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 11 | Anything Can Be a Meditation | {{TOCLineCompilation | 11 | Anything Can Be a Meditation | ||
:''Running, Jogging, and Swimming'' | :''Running, Jogging, and Swimming'' | ||
:''Laughing Meditation'' | :''Laughing Meditation'' | ||
:''The Laughing Buddha'' | :''The Laughing Buddha'' | ||
:''Smoking Meditation'' | | :''Smoking Meditation'' | ||
| | |||
:[[The Open Secret ~ 07]]; | |||
:[[The Open Secret ~ 07]], [[The Book of Wisdom Vol 2 ~ 07]], [[Beloved of My Heart ~ 25]], [[A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose ~ 12]]; | |||
:[[A Sudden Clash of Thunder ~ 09]] + editor's words; | |||
:[[The Secret of Secrets Vol 2 ~ 04]]; | |||
:[[The Secret ~ 04]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 12 | Breath - A Bridge to Meditation | {{TOCLineCompilation | 12 | Breath - A Bridge to Meditation | ||
:''Vipassana'' | :''Vipassana'' | ||
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:''Watching the Gap in the Marketplace'' | :''Watching the Gap in the Marketplace'' | ||
:''Dream Mastery'' | :''Dream Mastery'' | ||
:''Throwing Things Out'' | | :''Throwing Things Out'' | ||
| | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 03]]; | |||
:[[The New Dawn ~ 16]] + (Instructions currently in use at Osho Commune International, Poona, India); | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 03]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 05]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 05]]; | |||
:[[Yoga The Alpha and Omega Vol 02 ~ 09]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 13 | Opening the Heart | {{TOCLineCompilation | 13 | Opening the Heart | ||
:''From Head to Heart'' | :''From Head to Heart'' | ||
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:''Heart Centering'' | :''Heart Centering'' | ||
:''Atisha's Heart Meditation'' | :''Atisha's Heart Meditation'' | ||
:''Start with Yourself'' | | :''Start with Yourself'' | ||
| | |||
:[[Eighty Four Thousand Poems ~ 06]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 12]]; | |||
:[[The Hidden Harmony ~ 09]], [[The Great Nothing ~ 02]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 31]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 11]]; | |||
:[[The Book of Wisdom Vol 1 ~ 01]]; | |||
:[[The Book of Wisdom Vol 1 ~ 05]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 14 | Inner Centering | {{TOCLineCompilation | 14 | Inner Centering | ||
:''Abdullah'' | :''Abdullah'' | ||
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:''Feel 'I Am''' | :''Feel 'I Am''' | ||
:''Who Am I?'' | :''Who Am I?'' | ||
:''To the Very Center of Being'' | | :''To the Very Center of Being'' | ||
| | |||
:[[Unio Mystica Vol 1 ~ 02]]; | |||
:[[The Book of Wisdom Vol 2 ~ 02]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 33]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 37]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 35]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 35]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 21]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 15 | Looking Within | {{TOCLineCompilation | 15 | Looking Within | ||
:''Seeing Within'' | :''Seeing Within'' | ||
:''Looking as a Whole'' | :''Looking as a Whole'' | ||
:''Inner Circle'' | | :''Inner Circle'' | ||
| | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 21]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 21]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 21]]; | |||
:[[The Secret of Secrets Vol 1 ~ 07]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 16 | Meditations on Light | {{TOCLineCompilation | 16 | Meditations on Light | ||
:''Golden Light Meditation'' * | :''Golden Light Meditation'' * | ||
:''Heart of Light'' | :''Heart of Light'' | ||
:''Seeing Etheric Presence'' | :''Seeing Etheric Presence'' | ||
:''Translucent Presence'' | | :''Translucent Presence'' | ||
| | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 09]]; | |||
:[[The Secret of Secrets Vol 2 ~ 13]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 09]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 23]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 07]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 17 | Meditations on Darkness | {{TOCLineCompilation | 17 | Meditations on Darkness | ||
:''Inner Darkness'' | :''Inner Darkness'' | ||
:''Carry Out Inner Darkness'' | | :''Carry Out Inner Darkness'' | ||
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:[[The Shadow of the Bamboo ~ 11]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 11]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 11]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 18 | Moving Energy Upwards | {{TOCLineCompilation | 18 | Moving Energy Upwards | ||
:''The Ascent of Life Energy 1'' | :''The Ascent of Life Energy 1'' | ||
:''The Ascent of Life Energy 2'' | | :''The Ascent of Life Energy 2'' | ||
| | |||
:[[You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet ~ 07]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 07]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 07]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 19 | Listening to the Soundless Sound | {{TOCLineCompilation | 19 | Listening to the Soundless Sound | ||
:''Nadabrahma Meditation'' * | :''Nadabrahma Meditation'' * | ||
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:''Music as Meditation'' | :''Music as Meditation'' | ||
:''The Center of Sound'' | :''The Center of Sound'' | ||
:''The Beginning and End of Sound'' | | :''The Beginning and End of Sound'' | ||
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:[[The Secret of Secrets Vol 1 ~ 13]]; | |||
:editor's words; | |||
:editor's words; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 27]]; | |||
:[[Yoga The Alpha and Omega Vol 03 ~ 06]]; | |||
:editor's words; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 27]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 25]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 27]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 20 | Finding the Space Within | {{TOCLineCompilation | 20 | Finding the Space Within | ||
:''Enter the Clear Sky'' | :''Enter the Clear Sky'' | ||
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:''A Meditation for the Jet-set'' | :''A Meditation for the Jet-set'' | ||
:''Feel the Absence of Things'' | :''Feel the Absence of Things'' | ||
:''Hollow Bamboo'' | | :''Hollow Bamboo'' | ||
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:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 16]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 09]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 21]]; | |||
:[[This Is It ~ 19]]; | |||
:[[Yoga The Alpha and Omega Vol 03 ~ 07]]; | |||
:[[Tantra The Supreme Understanding ~ 04]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 21 | Entering into Death | {{TOCLineCompilation | 21 | Entering into Death | ||
:''Entering into Death'' | :''Entering into Death'' | ||
:''Celebrating Death'' | | :''Celebrating Death'' | ||
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:[[The Revolution ~ 09]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 13]]; | |||
:[[Vedanta Seven Steps to Samadhi ~ 15]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 22 | Watching with the Third Eye | {{TOCLineCompilation | 22 | Watching with the Third Eye | ||
:''Gourishankar'' * | :''Gourishankar'' * | ||
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:''Finding the Witness'' | :''Finding the Witness'' | ||
:''Touching as a Feather'' | :''Touching as a Feather'' | ||
:''Looking at the Tip of the Nose'' | | :''Looking at the Tip of the Nose'' | ||
{{TOCLineCompilation | | | | ||
:[[The Hidden Splendor ~ 19]]; | |||
:editor's words; | |||
:editor's words; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 05]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 23]]; | |||
:[[The Secret of Secrets Vol 1 ~ 11]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 23 | Just Sitting | |||
:''Zazen'' | |||
:''The Laughter of Zen'' | |||
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:[[The Dhammapada Vol 01 ~ 09]]; | |||
:[[The Dhammapada Vol 01 ~ 09]], [[Beloved of My Heart ~ 06]] + (Instructions currently in use at Osho Commune International, Poona, India); | |||
:[[Roots and Wings ~ 10]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 24 | Rising in Love: A Partnership in Meditation | |||
:''Circle of Love'' | |||
:''Shaking in Sex'' | |||
:''Circle of Love Alone'' | |||
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:[[Beyond Enlightenment ~ 16]]; | |||
:   | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 27]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 33]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 1 ~ 33]] }} | |||
{{TOCDivide | Part IV. Obstacles to Meditation | }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 25 | The Two Difficulties | |||
:''The Ego'' | |||
:''The Chattering Mind'' | |||
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:   | |||
:[[The Sword and the Lotus ~ 08]], [[The Discipline of Transcendence Vol 4 ~ 03]]; | |||
:[[The Sword and the Lotus ~ 08]], [[The Inward Revolution ~ 02]], [[A Sudden Clash of Thunder ~ 02]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 26 | False Methods | |||
:''Meditation Is Not Concentration'' | |||
:''Meditation Is Not Introspection'' | |||
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:   | |||
:[[Ancient Music in the Pines ~ 03]]; | |||
:[[Yoga The Alpha and Omega Vol 06 ~ 06]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 27 | Tricks of the Mind | |||
:''Don't Be Fooled by Experiences'' | |||
:''Mind Can Enter Again'' | |||
:''Mind Can Deceive You'' | |||
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:   | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 16]]; | |||
:[[Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Vol 2 ~ 16]]; | |||
:[[Light on the Path ~ 18]] }} | |||
{{TOCDivide | Part V. Questions to the Master | }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 28 | | |||
:''Only a Witness Can Really Dance'' | |||
:''The Goose Has Never Been In!'' | |||
:''The Watcher on the Hill'' | |||
:''Where Did You Leave Your Bicycle?'' | |||
:''Just a 180° Turn'' | |||
:''All Paths Merge on the Mountain'' | |||
:''Celebrating Consciousness'' | |||
:''Tune in to Uncertainly'' | |||
:''Count the Moments of Awareness'' | |||
:''Make Things as Simple as Possible'' | |||
:''Witnessing Is Like Sowing Seeds'' | |||
:''Witnessing Is Enough'' | |||
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:[[The Dhammapada Vol 04 ~ 10]]; | |||
:[[Beyond Psychology ~ 19]]; | |||
:[[The True Sage ~ 08]]; | |||
:[[The Tantra Vision Vol 1 ~ 08]]; | |||
:[[The Osho Upanishad ~ 10]]; | |||
:[[Ah This ~ 08]]; | |||
:[[Yoga The Alpha and Omega Vol 03 ~ 04]]; | |||
:[[Yoga The Alpha and Omega Vol 04 ~ 10]]; | |||
:[[The Hidden Splendor ~ 11]]; | |||
:[[The Golden Future ~ 19]]; | |||
:[[Satyam Shivam Sundram ~ 07]]; | |||
:[[Satyam Shivam Sundram ~ 22]] }} | |||
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[[category:Translated from Hindi|Meditation The First and Last Freedom]] |
Latest revision as of 08:11, 27 February 2021
- Why does Osho call meditation "the first and last freedom"? Because in his understanding meditation is the dimension through which every individual can realize his own, unique potential - the unlimited personal freedom that is available for all of us. This book is a compilation drawn from Osho's many years of work on meditation. It contains a wide variety of meditation techniques - some traditional, like Zazen, the ancient Buddhist practice, others are Osho's unique formula especially designed for the 21st century seeker. In addition, Osho answers questions about some of the more common obstacles meditators may meet along the way. An invaluable companion for the sincere seeker. This book is a practical, step-by-step guide to sixty-three meditation techniques developed specifically for the needs of twentieth-century persons. Osho believed that modern man, so burdened with the outmoded traditions of the past and distracted by the particular anxieties of the present, must go through a cleansing process before he can enjoy the states necessary for true meditation. So, in addition to classical techniques, Osho guides the initiate through to modern technique.
- translated from
- mostly English text except only part translated from Hindi: Prem Ke Phool (प्रेम के फूल) (letter #60)
- notes
- Read this book as PDF or create a free account at osho.com to read the book online.
- Also published as Meditation: A First and Last Freedom.
- An extensive list of References for quotes, with titles, chapters and dates spoken, is found in, at least, the 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1996 editions.
- A Complete List of Meditations, with index, is found in, at least, the 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996 and 2013 editions.
- Some parts are taken from the earlier compilation about meditations The Orange Book.
- For the Table of contents of the books see the page-scans of the editions.
- The edition of 1990 has the first revision. Mystic Rose moves to the front, together with the new No-Mind Meditation, directly behind Dynamic and Kundalini. Mandala has been moved to the back.
- The 2013 edition has a big revision, with many changes to text and chapter titles. The Preface to the New Edition describes these changes (see page-scans).
- time period of Osho's original talks/writings
- (unknown)
- number of discourses/chapters
- 27, 28 or 30 (see table of contents)
editions
Meditation: The First and Last FreedomA Practical Guide to Meditation
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Meditation: The First and Last FreedomA Practical Guide to Osho Meditations
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table of contents
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Part I. About Meditation | |||||
1 | What Is Meditation?
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2 | The Flowering of Meditation
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Part II. The Science of Meditation | |||||
3 | Methods and Meditation
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4 | Suggestions for Beginners
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5 | Guidelines to Freedom
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Part III. The Meditations | |||||
6 | Dynamic Meditation: Catharsis and Celebration
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7 | Two Powerful Methods for Awakening
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8 | Dancing as a Meditation
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9 | Anything Can Be a Meditation
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10 | Breath, a Bridge to Meditation
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11 | Opening the Heart
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12 | Inner Centering
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13 | Looking Within
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14 | Meditations on Light
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15 | Meditations on Darkness
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16 | Moving Energy Upwards
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17 | Listening to the Soundless Sound
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18 | Finding the Space Within
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19 | Entering into Death
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20 | Watching with the Third Eye
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21 | Just Sitting
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22 | Rising in Love: A Partnership in Meditation
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Part IV. Obstacles to Meditation | |||||
23 | The Two Difficulties
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24 | False Methods
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25 | Tricks of the Mind
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Part V. Questions to the Master | |||||
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Part VI. Going Deeper: Laughter and Tears and the Watcher on the Hills | |||||
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(Parts I and II are the same as above in 1988 edition) | |||||
Part III. The Meditations | |||||
6 | Two Powerful Methods for Awakening
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7 | The Mystic Rose Meditation
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8 | The No-MindMeditation**
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9 | Dancing as a Meditation
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10 | Anything Can Be a Meditation
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11 | Breath - A Bridge to Meditation
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12 | Opening the Heart
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13 | Inner Centering
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14 | Looking Within
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15 | Meditations on Light
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16 | Meditations on Darkness
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17 | Moving Energy Upwards
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18 | Listening to the Soundless Sound
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19 | Finding the Space Within
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20 | Entering into Death
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21 | Watching with the Third Eye
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22 | Just Sitting
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23 | Rising in Love: A Partnership in Meditation
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Part IV. Obstacles to Meditation | |||||
24 | The Two Difficulties
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25 | False Methods
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26 | Tricks of the Mind
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Part V. Questions to the Master | |||||
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Introduction | by Sw Deva Wadud, Poona, January 1992 with quotes from Philosophia Ultima ~ 01, Hsin Hsin Ming ~ 03, The Guest ~ 06 | ||||
Notes to the Reader | editor's words with quote from The Dhammapada Vol 01 ~ 02 | ||||
Part I. About Meditation | |||||
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2 | The Flowering of Meditation
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3 | Methods and Meditation
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4 | Suggestions for Beginners
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5 | Guidelines to Freedom
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Part III. The Meditations | |||||
6 | Two Powerful Methods for Awakening
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7 | Osho Meditative Therapies
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8 | The No-Mind Meditation
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9 | Born Again
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10 | Dancing as a Meditation
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11 | Anything Can Be a Meditation
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12 | Breath - A Bridge to Meditation
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13 | Opening the Heart
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14 | Inner Centering
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15 | Looking Within
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16 | Meditations on Light
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17 | Meditations on Darkness
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18 | Moving Energy Upwards
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19 | Listening to the Soundless Sound
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20 | Finding the Space Within
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21 | Entering into Death
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22 | Watching with the Third Eye
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23 | Just Sitting
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24 | Rising in Love: A Partnership in Meditation
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Part IV. Obstacles to Meditation | |||||
25 | The Two Difficulties
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26 | False Methods
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27 | Tricks of the Mind
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Part V. Questions to the Master | |||||
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Part 1. About Meditation | |||||
1 | What Is Meditation?
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2 | The Flowering of Meditation
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Part 2. The Science of Meditation | |||||
3 | Methods and Meditation
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4 | Suggestions for Beginners
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5 | Guidelines to Freedom
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Part 3. The Meditations | |||||
6 | Two Powerful Methods for Awakening
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7 | Osho Meditative Therapies
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8 | Dancing as a Meditation
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9 | Anything Can Be a Meditation
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10 | Breath - A Bridge to Meditation
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11 | Opening the Heart
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12 | Inner Centering
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13 | Looking Within
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14 | Meditations on Light
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15 | Meditations on Darkness
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16 | Moving Energy Upwards
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17 | Listening to the Soundless Sound
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18 | Finding the Space Within
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19 | Entering into Death
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20 | Watching with the Third Eye
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21 | Just Sitting
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22 | Rising in Love: A Partnership on Meditation
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23 | The Two Difficulties
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24 | False Methods
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25 | Tricks of the Mind
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Part 5. Questions to the Master | |||||
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Introduction | unknown | ||||
Part 1. About Meditation | |||||
1 | What Is Meditation?
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2 | The Flowering of Meditation
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3 | Aloneness: Your Self-Nature
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Part 2. The Science of Meditation | |||||
4 | Methods and Meditation
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5 | Suggestions for Beginners
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6 | Guidelines to Freedom
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7 | Meditation Is a Knack | unknown | |||
Part 3. The Meditations | |||||
8 | OSHO Active Meditations
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9 | OSHO Dynamic Meditation: Catharsis and Celebration
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10 | OSHO Kundalini Meditation | unknown | |||
11 | OSHO Nataraj Meditation | unknown | |||
12 | OSHO Nadabrahma Meditation | unknown | |||
13 | Anything Can Be a Meditation
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14 | Breath - A Bridge to Meditation
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15 | Opening the Heart
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16 | Inner Centering
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17 | Meditations on Light
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18 | Meditations on Darkness
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19 | Meditations in Sound
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20 | Finding the Space Within
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21 | Just Sitting
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22 | Just Listening | unknown | |||
23 | OSHO Meditative Therapies
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Part 4. Obstacles to Meditation | |||||
24 | The Two Difficulties
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25 | False Methods
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26 | Tricks of the Mind
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Part 5. Respones to Questions about Meditation | |||||
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1 | What Is Meditation? | unknown | |||
2 | Misunderstanding About Meditation | unknown | |||
3 | Some Benefits of Meditation
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4 | The Science of Meditation
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5 | Tips for Meditators
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6 | Obstacles to Meditation
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7 | Questions About Meditation
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Part II: The Meditations | |||||
8 | OSHO Active Meditations
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9 | OSHO Talks: Silence Shared in Words
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10 | OSHO Evening Meeting Meditation | unknown | |||
11 | OSHO Meditative Therapies
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12 | Breath Meditations
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13 | Chakra Meditations
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14 | Heart Meditations
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15 | Centering Meditations
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16 | Meditations on Light
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17 | Meditating in Darkness
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18 | Meditations on Sound
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19 | The Art of Looking
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20 | Meditations on Touch
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21 | Finding Space Inside
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22 | Emptying the Mind
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23 | Dealing with Feelings
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24 | Letting Go, Death and Dying
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25 | Third-eye Meditations
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26 | Just Sitting
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27 | Laughter as Meditation
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28 | Make Sleep a Meditation
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29 | Anything Can Be a Meditation
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30 | Children and Meditation
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- * "Music tapes are available for these meditations" (footnote in the book).
- ** The book is indeed missing a space before the word "Meditation."