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description = There is a confusing number of meditation techniques: Zen techniques, Tantra techniques, Yoga Techniques en Sufi techniques to name but a few. Yet no technique is meditation. It is merely an attempt te create a situation in which mediation can happen spontaneously. Meditation is not a doing. It is a happening, an allowing. | description = There is a confusing number of meditation techniques: Zen techniques, Tantra techniques, Yoga Techniques en Sufi techniques to name but a few. Yet no technique is meditation. It is merely an attempt te create a situation in which mediation can happen spontaneously. Meditation is not a doing. It is a happening, an allowing. | ||
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notes =With the exception of chapter 3, chapter 8 and the section on techniques | notes =This is the only publication of this book under this title. All other publications and editions, both from Rajneesh Foundation and other publishers are under the title ''[[Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy]]''. The type-page is the almost the same as that of the first edition of ''[[Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy]]'', except for the page-order mix-up mentioned with the "ERRATA", below. | ||
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period = | :::With the exception of chapter 3, chapter 8, small part in beginning of chapter 9 (source of it is unknown), and the section on techniques devised by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, the material in this book originally appeared in ''[[Dynamics of Meditation]]'', published by [[Jeevan Jagriti Kendra]] (now known as the Rajneesh Foundation). It is published here with their kind permission. | ||
nofd =19| | :::Chapter 3 originally appeared in ''[[Sannyas 3]]'' No 1 (January-February 1974), under the title "''[[Modern Man and His Neurosis]]''". It is reprinted here with the kind permission of the publisher, [[Neo-Sannyas International, India (NSI)|Neo-Sannyas International]]. | ||
:::Chapter 8 includes some edited parts from a discourse titled "''[[The Occult Mysteries of Initation]]''" that originally appeared in the book ''[[I Am the Gate]]''. | |||
:The material from ''[[Dynamics of Meditation]]'' is mixed to form completely new chapters, extensively edited, parts have been left out. A part of chapter 11 and Appendices 4 & 6 of ''Dynamics'' are not found in this book at all. | |||
:Ch. 3 is the "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by [[Ma Yoga Bhasha]] of New York, U.S.A., on January 20, 1973, Bombay, India." It has about half of that interview. | |||
:Ch. 8 is from 1971-06-10, ''[[I Am the Gate]]'' ch.7. It contains parts from that text, it is about half of that, but edited. | | |||
period =Oct 1970 to Jan 20, 1973 | year=1970| | |||
nofd =19 in 3 parts plus introduction   ([[#table of contents|see table of contents]]) | | |||
editions = | editions = | ||
{{bookedition|1191_lrg.jpg| |1977|Rajneesh Foundation|2|: (None) | 248|P|Second edition Rajneesh Foundation 1977. Copyright © 1976 by Rajneesh Foundation. | |||
::(The first edition is the 1976 Harper Colophon Books edition under the title ''[[Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy]]''.) | |||
{{bookedition|1191_lrg.jpg| |1977|Rajneesh Foundation | ::Author as [[Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh]] | ||
::Published by [[Ma Yoga Laxmi]] | ::Published by [[Ma Yoga Laxmi]] | ||
:: | ::Edited by [[Ma Satya Bharti]] | ||
::Foreword: [[Ma Satya Bharti]] | ::Foreword: [[Ma Satya Bharti]] | ||
::Introduction: Meditation, The Art of Celebration: anonymus, but is Osho speaking, source unknown. | |||
::Printed by Graphic Unit, Kurla, Bombay | |||
::Printed in India. Stamped "For Sale in India Only" | |||
::Sticker after the Contents: ERRATA Page 156 Follows Page 139, Page 140 Follows Page 155. | |||
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Image:Meditation- The Art of Inner Ecstasy ; Pages IV - V.jpg|Pages IV - V. | |||
Image:Meditation- The Art of Inner Ecstasy ; Pages XXII - 1.jpg|Pages XXII - 1. | |||
Image:Meditation- The Art of Inner Ecstasy ; Pages 2 - 3.jpg|Pages 2 - 3. | |||
</gallery> | |||
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language = English| | language = English| | ||
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{{TOCTable | edition 1977 | interviews & discourses }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 0 | Introduction - Meditation: The Art of Celebration | edited parts of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 03]] }} | |||
{{TOCDivide | Part I. Dynamics of Meditation | }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 1 | Yoga: The Growth of Consciousness | edited first part of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 01]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 2 | Non-Doing Through Doing | edited q.2 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 06]] }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 3 | "Chaotic" Meditation… | [[Meditation The Art of Ecstasy ~ 03 | 20 Jan 1973]] | [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 4 | ... or, Silent Meditation | edited q.3 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 04]]<br>edited q.2 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 10]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 5 | Moving Deeply into the Known | edited q.1-2 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 04]]<br>edited [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 02]]<br>edited part of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 03]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 6 | ''Kundalini'': The Awakening of the Life Force | edited q.1 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 06]]<br>edited q.1 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 07]]<br>edited q.5-7 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 08]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 7 | Enlightenment: An Endless Beginning | edited q.1-4, 8-10 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 08]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 8 | Initiation to a Master: The Ultimate Technique | edited parts of [[I Am the Gate ~ 07]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 9 | ''Sannyas'': Dying to the Past | (unknown source)<br>edited q.1 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 05]] }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 10 | Total Desire: The Path to Desirelessness | [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 12 | 21 Dec 1971]] (edited) | [[wikipedia:Mumbai |Bombay]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCDivide | Part II. Questions and Answers | }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 11 | What Is the Soul? | edited second part of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 01]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 12 | LSD and Meditation | edited q.4 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 11]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 13 | Intuition: A Non-Explanation | edited q.5-6 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 11]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 14 | Consciousness, Witnessing, and Awareness | edited q.1 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 10]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 15 | The Difference Between Satori & Samadhi | edited q.3-10 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 10]]<br>edited part of q.3 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 11]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 16 | Sexual Energy and the Awakening of the ''Kundalini'' | edited q.5-6 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 07]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 17 | The Manifestations of Prana in the Seven Bodies | edited q.11-14 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 08]], edited q.1 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 09]] }} | |||
{{TOCDivide | Part III. The Techniques | }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 18 | Traditional Techniques | (unknown source)<br>edited part of [[The Ultimate Alchemy Vol 2 ~ 03]]<br>edited q.2 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 07]]<br>edited first part of q.3 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 07]]<br> edited q.4 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 07]]<br>edited second part of q.3 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 07]]<br>(unknown source)<br>edited part of q.1 of [[The Ultimate Alchemy Vol 1 ~ 06]]<br>[[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 13]]<br>edited part of q.3 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 11]]<br>edited q.2 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 05]]<br>edited q.1-2 of [[Dynamics of Meditation ~ 11]]<br>shortened translated parts from [[Karuna Aur Kranti ~ 02]]<br>edited parts of q.1 of [[The Ultimate Alchemy Vol 1 ~ 06]] }} | |||
{{TOCLineCompilation | 19 | Techniques Devised by Bhagwan Shree |(text of editors) }} | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:44, 24 February 2024
- There is a confusing number of meditation techniques: Zen techniques, Tantra techniques, Yoga Techniques en Sufi techniques to name but a few. Yet no technique is meditation. It is merely an attempt te create a situation in which mediation can happen spontaneously. Meditation is not a doing. It is a happening, an allowing.
- notes
- This is the only publication of this book under this title. All other publications and editions, both from Rajneesh Foundation and other publishers are under the title Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy. The type-page is the almost the same as that of the first edition of Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy, except for the page-order mix-up mentioned with the "ERRATA", below.
- Colophon page:
- With the exception of chapter 3, chapter 8, small part in beginning of chapter 9 (source of it is unknown), and the section on techniques devised by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, the material in this book originally appeared in Dynamics of Meditation, published by Jeevan Jagriti Kendra (now known as the Rajneesh Foundation). It is published here with their kind permission.
- Chapter 3 originally appeared in Sannyas 3 No 1 (January-February 1974), under the title "Modern Man and His Neurosis". It is reprinted here with the kind permission of the publisher, Neo-Sannyas International.
- Chapter 8 includes some edited parts from a discourse titled "The Occult Mysteries of Initation" that originally appeared in the book I Am the Gate.
- The material from Dynamics of Meditation is mixed to form completely new chapters, extensively edited, parts have been left out. A part of chapter 11 and Appendices 4 & 6 of Dynamics are not found in this book at all.
- Ch. 3 is the "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Ma Yoga Bhasha of New York, U.S.A., on January 20, 1973, Bombay, India." It has about half of that interview.
- Ch. 8 is from 1971-06-10, I Am the Gate ch.7. It contains parts from that text, it is about half of that, but edited.
- time period of Osho's original talks/writings
- Oct 1970 to Jan 20, 1973 : timeline
- number of discourses/chapters
- 19 in 3 parts plus introduction (see table of contents)
editions
Meditation: The Art of Inner Ecstasy
Pages IV - V. Pages XXII - 1. Pages 2 - 3. |
table of contents
edition 1977 chapter titles |
interviews & discourses | |||||||
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event | location | duration | media | |||||
0 | Introduction - Meditation: The Art of Celebration | edited parts of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 03 | ||||||
Part I. Dynamics of Meditation | ||||||||
1 | Yoga: The Growth of Consciousness | edited first part of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 01 | ||||||
2 | Non-Doing Through Doing | edited q.2 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 06 | ||||||
3 | "Chaotic" Meditation… | 20 Jan 1973 | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
4 | ... or, Silent Meditation | edited q.3 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 04 edited q.2 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 10 | ||||||
5 | Moving Deeply into the Known | edited q.1-2 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 04 edited Dynamics of Meditation ~ 02 edited part of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 03 | ||||||
6 | Kundalini: The Awakening of the Life Force | edited q.1 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 06 edited q.1 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 07 edited q.5-7 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 08 | ||||||
7 | Enlightenment: An Endless Beginning | edited q.1-4, 8-10 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 08 | ||||||
8 | Initiation to a Master: The Ultimate Technique | edited parts of I Am the Gate ~ 07 | ||||||
9 | Sannyas: Dying to the Past | (unknown source) edited q.1 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 05 | ||||||
10 | Total Desire: The Path to Desirelessness | 21 Dec 1971 (edited) | Bombay | unknown | none | |||
Part II. Questions and Answers | ||||||||
11 | What Is the Soul? | edited second part of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 01 | ||||||
12 | LSD and Meditation | edited q.4 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 11 | ||||||
13 | Intuition: A Non-Explanation | edited q.5-6 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 11 | ||||||
14 | Consciousness, Witnessing, and Awareness | edited q.1 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 10 | ||||||
15 | The Difference Between Satori & Samadhi | edited q.3-10 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 10 edited part of q.3 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 11 | ||||||
16 | Sexual Energy and the Awakening of the Kundalini | edited q.5-6 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 07 | ||||||
17 | The Manifestations of Prana in the Seven Bodies | edited q.11-14 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 08, edited q.1 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 09 | ||||||
Part III. The Techniques | ||||||||
18 | Traditional Techniques | (unknown source) edited part of The Ultimate Alchemy Vol 2 ~ 03 edited q.2 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 07 edited first part of q.3 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 07 edited q.4 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 07 edited second part of q.3 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 07 (unknown source) edited part of q.1 of The Ultimate Alchemy Vol 1 ~ 06 Dynamics of Meditation ~ 13 edited part of q.3 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 11 edited q.2 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 05 edited q.1-2 of Dynamics of Meditation ~ 11 shortened translated parts from Karuna Aur Kranti ~ 02 edited parts of q.1 of The Ultimate Alchemy Vol 1 ~ 06 | ||||||
19 | Techniques Devised by Bhagwan Shree | (text of editors) |