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A beautiful introduction to Osho's unique vision, and a personal invitation to meditation. In his inimitably poetic style, Osho invites the reader to wake up from the spiritual sleep in which most of humanity is immersed. These talks are from his first meditation camp at Ranakpur in the hills of Rajasthan, and a | {{book| | ||
description = A beautiful introduction to Osho's unique vision, and a personal invitation to meditation. In his inimitably poetic style, Osho invites the reader to wake up from the spiritual sleep in which most of humanity is immersed. These talks are from his first meditation camp at Ranakpur in the hills of Rajasthan, and a subsequent camp[[Talk:The Perfect Way|**]] in Ajol, Gujarat, India. Here are guided meditation techniques suitable for those new to meditation and seasoned seekers alike, as well as responses to questions.| | |||
translated = Hindi : ''[[Sadhana Path (साधना पथ)]]''| | |||
notes = {{Bookfinder3 | search1 = The_Perfect_Way.pdf }} | |||
:From the back cover (1979 ed.): | |||
::"''The Perfect Way'' is early-Rajneesh, 1964. These discourses are the outcome of Shree Rajneesh's first testing of a new idea, the [[Meditation Camps|meditation camp]], envisaging an intensive programme lasting several days, which enabled the seekers to dive totally into an atmosphere of meditation." | |||
:Previously published in 1966 as ''[[Path of Self-Realization]]'' and later in 1971 as ''[[Path to Self Realisation]]'' | |||
: | |||
:For an account of the communication with Osho about this book to [[Sw Krishna Prem (Canadian journalist)|Krishna Prem]], see below "[[#About the editing by KP]]". | |||
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period = Jun 3, 1964 to Jun 8, 1964 | year=1964 | | |||
nofd = 10 (1979, 1984, 1993ed.) | |||
:14 (2001ed.) | |||
:([[#table of contents|see table of contents]]) | | |||
editions = | |||
{{bookedition|1215_lrg.jpg| | 1979 | Motilal Banarsidass |1|0-89684-062-X (Orient Book Distributors) | 226 |P|First edition: Delhi, 1979. Revised version of ''[[Path of Self-Realization]]'' (1966). © Rajneesh Foundation, Poona, India. | |||
::Size : 176 x 123 x 12 mm | |||
::Author as [[Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh]] | |||
::Introduction: [[Sw Krishna Prem (Canadian journalist)|Sw Krishna Prem]], May 1977, Poona | |||
::Printed in India By Shantilal Jain, at Shri Jainendra Press, A45, Phase-1, Industrial Area, Naraina, New Delhi-110 028. | |||
::Published by Narendra Prakash Jain, for Motilal Banarsidass, Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi-110 007. | |||
<gallery widths=300px heights=240px mode="packed"> | |||
image:The Perfect Way 1979 title-p.jpg|Title page | |||
image:The Perfect Way 1979 pub-info.jpg|Publication info & Contents | |||
image:The Perfect Way 1979 last-p.jpg|Last page | |||
image:The Perfect Way 1979 back cover.jpg|Back cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
}} | |||
{{bookedition| 433_sml.jpg |Discourses given by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh at His first meditation camp held in Rajasthan, India | 1984 | Rajneesh Foundation International|1|0-88050-707-1| 169 |P|First U.S. Printing: July 1984, 10,000 copies. Copyright: © 1984 Rajneesh Foundation International. | |||
::Size : 179 x 108 x 11 mm | |||
::Author as [[Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh]] | |||
::Published by [[Ma Anand Sheela]] M.M., D.Phil.M., D.Litt.M.(RIMU), Acharya | |||
::Editor: [[Sw Krishna Prem (Canadian journalist)|Sw Krishna Prem]] M.M., D.Phil.M.(RIMU), Acharya | |||
::Design: [[Sw Dhyan Abudaya]] | |||
::Direction: [[Ma Yoga Pratima]] M.M., D.Phil.M.(RIMU), Arihanta | |||
::Printed in U.S.A. | |||
::Library of Congress Catalog Number 84-42808 | |||
::Introduction: [[Ma Deva Sarito]], Rajneeshpuram, 1984 | |||
}} | |||
{{bookedition|PWay01.jpg| | 1993 | |||
::Reprint 1996 | Motilal Banarsidass |1|81-208-1168-2 | 226 |P|First edition: Delhi 1979. Reprint: Delhi 1993 | |||
::Author as [[Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh]] | |||
::Introduction: [[Sw Krishna Prem]], May 1977, Poona | |||
::[[image:PWay02.jpg|left|100px]] | |||
}} | |||
{{bookedition|2240_lrg.jpg| | 2001 |Rebel Publishing House, India|2|81-7261-163-3 |229 |H|Published 1984 by The Rebel Publishing House, Second Edition, revised 2001. Copyright 1979, 2001 by Osho International Foundation. | |||
::Size : 197 x 129 x 19 mm | |||
::Author as [[Osho]] | |||
::In this edition the material is divided in 14 chapters, as in ''[[Path of Self-Realization]]''. | |||
::Editing: [[Sw Yoga Pratap Bharati]], [[Ma Prem Lolita]] | |||
::Design & typesetting: [[Ma Deva Harito]] | |||
::Production: [[Ma Deva Harito]] | |||
::Photography: Osho Photo Services | |||
::Printing: Thomson Press (India) Ltd | |||
::With infinite gratitude to Osho - [[Ma Prem Geeta (Dutch)]] | |||
:: <gallery widths=300px heights=220px mode="packed"> | |||
Image:The Perfect Way (2001) - Cover back, spine and front.jpg|Cover back, spine and front. | |||
Image:The Perfect Way (2001) ; Pages IV - V.jpg|Pages IV - V. | |||
Image:The Perfect Way (2001) ; Pages VI - VII.jpg|Pages VI - VII. | |||
Image:The Perfect Way (2001) ; Pages VIII - IX.jpg|Pages VIII - IX. | |||
Image:The Perfect Way (2001) ; Pages 198 - 199.jpg|Pages 198 - 199. | |||
</gallery> | |||
}} | |||
{{bookedition|tpway_sml.jpg| | 2008 |Rebel Publishing House, India|3|81-7261-163-3 |201 |H| }} | |||
{{bookedition|tpway2.jpg| | 2017 |Beginningless Media | |978-1938755989|145|P| }} | |||
{{bookedition|tpway2.jpg| | 2017 |Osho Media International | |978-0-88050-338-9 (source - osho.com)| |E|There are stated wrong ISBN 978-0-88050-611-3 in ebook, which dublicates ebook ''[[Words from a Man of No Words]]'' (2015 edition). }} | |||
{{bookedition|tpway2.jpg| | 2018 |Osho Media International | |9788172611637|160|H| }} | |||
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language = English| | |||
}} | |||
== table of contents == | |||
{| class = "wikitable" | |||
{{TOCTable | editions 1979, 1984, 1993*, 1996* & [[Osho Books on CD-ROM|CD-ROM]] | discourses and writings }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 0 | The Welcome (first part,<br>i.e. [[Path of Self-Realization|PoSR]] - Prologue) | [[Sadhana Path ~ 00 | 1964?]] | unknown | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 1 | The Welcome | [[Sadhana Path ~ 01 | 3 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 2 | The First Morning | [[Sadhana Path ~ 02 | 4 Jun 1964 am]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 3.1 | The First Evening | [[Sadhana Path ~ 03 | 4 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 3.2 | The First Evening (part 2) | [[Sadhana Path ~ 04 | 4 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 4 | The Second Morning | [[Sadhana Path ~ 05 | 5 Jun 1964 am]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 5.1 | The Second Evening | [[Sadhana Path ~ 06 | 5 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
: | {{TOCLine | 5.2 | The Second Evening (part 2) | [[Sadhana Path ~ 07 | 5 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | ||
{{TOCLine | 6 | The Third Morning | [[Sadhana Path ~ 08 | 6 Jun 1964 am]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 7.1 | The Third Evening | [[Sadhana Path ~ 09 | 6 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 7.2 | The Third Evening (part 2) | [[Sadhana Path ~ 10 | 6 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 8 | The Fourth Morning | [[Sadhana Path ~ 11 | 7 Jun 1964 am]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 9.1 | The Final Evening | [[Sadhana Path ~ 12 | 7 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 9.2 | The Final Evening (part 2) | [[Sadhana Path ~ 13 | 7 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
[[ | {{TOCLine | 10 | The Farewell* | [[Sadhana Path ~ 14 | 8 Jun 1964 am]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | ||
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: * The last chapter, "The Farewell", is not listed in Table of Contents in the 1993 and 1996 editions. | |||
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{{TOCTable | edition 2001 | discourses and writings }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 0 | Invitation Into Light (Prologue) | [[Sadhana Path ~ 00 | 1964?]] | unknown | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 1 | Listening With the Heart | [[Sadhana Path ~ 01 | 3 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 2 | Thought Birth Control | [[Sadhana Path ~ 02 | 4 Jun 1964 am]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 3 | Meditation is Non-doing | [[Sadhana Path ~ 03 | 4 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 4 | Stop and See | [[Sadhana Path ~ 04 | 4 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 5 | Naturally Moral | [[Sadhana Path ~ 05 | 5 Jun 1964 am]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 6 | Seeing Without Thinking | [[Sadhana Path ~ 06 | 5 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 7 | I Am a Dream-breaker | [[Sadhana Path ~ 07 | 5 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 8 | The Fully Drowned | [[Sadhana Path ~ 08 | 6 Jun 1964 am]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 9 | Entering the Gap | [[Sadhana Path ~ 09 | 6 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 10 | A Zone of Silence | [[Sadhana Path ~ 10 | 6 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 11 | The Discipline of Witnessing | [[Sadhana Path ~ 11 | 7 Jun 1964 am]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 12 | The Dewdrop and the Ocean | [[Sadhana Path ~ 12 | 7 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 13 | Birth of a New Man | [[Sadhana Path ~ 13 | 7 Jun 1964 pm]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
{{TOCLine | 14 | With Infinite Awaiting | [[Sadhana Path ~ 14 | 8 Jun 1964 am]] | Shri Muchala Mahavira, [[wikipedia:Ranakpur | Ranakpur]], [[Meditation Camps#rana64 | meditation camp]] | unknown | none }} | |||
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===About the editing by KP=== | |||
Here is a quote from [[Sw Krishna Prem (Canadian journalist)|Krishna Prem's]] book ''[[Osho, India and Me]]'', p.161 ff., when Osho asked him to re-edit this book : | |||
:So, for the next several days, from dawn to dusk, ''From Sex to Superconsciousness'' is pretty much all that exists. And the moment its finished I deliver it to Laxmi, introduction and all. “What’s next?” I ask. | |||
:“Come tomorrow,” she instructs. “Tonight, asking will happen. | |||
:The following afternoon she passes me another Indian-English gem, ''[[Path to Self Realisation|The Path to Self Realization]]''. “His first camp,” is all she says. “1964. In the hills of Rajasthan.” | |||
:Turning to Arup, I ask when I can come to ''darshan''. “There’s something I have to tell him.” | |||
:“Tonight,” she answers. “There’s been a cancellation.” | |||
:“Osho,” I begin when I’m seated in front of him that evening, “I don’t know whether you remember or not, but a couple of years ago during ''[[The Mustard Seed]]'' you spoke of a wheel of energy and said if it was happening to anyone he should come and tell you right away.” | |||
:He nods, watching me intently. I cannot tell whether his nod is one of recall or encouragement, but I keep going. Well, when I came to you, you said to me, ‘You’re on absolutely the right track.’ And then I ran away. At the time I thought I was leaving because of money, but I've just now seen why I left. I was scared. Its taken me two years to see it, but I ran away because I was frightened to surrender, because I was getting close to something that terrified me.” I sit back on my heels, relaxing now. “And I had to come and see you tonight to tell you this — and to tell you that, no matter what happens, I’m not afraid any more. | |||
:He chuckles, a low, pleased rumble. Then he leans forward in his chair. “Have they told you what book I want you to do next?” he asks. | |||
:“Yes,” I reply after the split second it takes me to recover from the fact that my great insight has earned no more than a brief chortle. | |||
:It was my first camp,” he continues, settling back in his chair, re-crossing his legs. It was held in Rajasthan in 1964. And they hired a professional translator to do the book in English. But he was a South Indian and he didn’t speak Hindi very well. Besides, he never met me. He didn’t know me.” | |||
:He suddenly leans forward again and fixes me with a look of an intensity that takes me aback after the casual way in which he’s been speaking. “You do what you want with it, Krishna Prem,” he says. "''You'' know me.” And then, with the customary “Good,” he turns to Mukta, indicating his readiness for the next ''sannyasin''. | |||
:I walk back to the Green after darshan. Alone in Poona’s crowded streets, “You know me” reverberates in my ears. Something significant has been given to me tonight, of that I am aware, bur I’m incapable of computing it. All that’s really real is the feeling inside. There’s a familiarity to the feeling, a quality I’ve felt before when certain doors have opened, when memories have flooded me, when something of the beyond has penetrated my world. | |||
:The first thing next morning I dive into the book. It’s an even worse mess than the other. But I don't mind. I welcome the challenge. I know him, he said. And I know the words will flow like a river in the spring. | |||
[[category:English Publications|Perfect Way]] | |||
[[category:Meditation (books)|Perfect Way]] | |||
[[category:Early Talks and Writings|Perfect Way]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:06, 25 February 2024
- A beautiful introduction to Osho's unique vision, and a personal invitation to meditation. In his inimitably poetic style, Osho invites the reader to wake up from the spiritual sleep in which most of humanity is immersed. These talks are from his first meditation camp at Ranakpur in the hills of Rajasthan, and a subsequent camp** in Ajol, Gujarat, India. Here are guided meditation techniques suitable for those new to meditation and seasoned seekers alike, as well as responses to questions.
- translated from
- Hindi : Sadhana Path (साधना पथ)
- notes
- Read this book as PDF or create a free account at osho.com to read the book online.
- Later published as part of Osho Books on CD-ROM.
- From the back cover (1979 ed.):
- "The Perfect Way is early-Rajneesh, 1964. These discourses are the outcome of Shree Rajneesh's first testing of a new idea, the meditation camp, envisaging an intensive programme lasting several days, which enabled the seekers to dive totally into an atmosphere of meditation."
- Previously published in 1966 as Path of Self-Realization and later in 1971 as Path to Self Realisation
- For an account of the communication with Osho about this book to Krishna Prem, see below "#About the editing by KP".
- time period of Osho's original talks/writings
- Jun 3, 1964 to Jun 8, 1964 : timeline
- number of discourses/chapters
- 10 (1979, 1984, 1993ed.)
- 14 (2001ed.)
- (see table of contents)
editions
The Perfect Way
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The Perfect WayDiscourses given by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh at His first meditation camp held in Rajasthan, India
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The Perfect Way
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The Perfect Way
Cover back, spine and front. Pages IV - V. Pages VI - VII. Pages VIII - IX. Pages 198 - 199. | |
The Perfect Way
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The Perfect Way
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The Perfect Way
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The Perfect Way
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table of contents
editions 1979, 1984, 1993*, 1996* & CD-ROM chapter titles |
discourses and writings | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
event | location | duration | media | |||||
0 | The Welcome (first part, i.e. PoSR - Prologue) |
1964? | unknown | unknown | none | |||
1 | The Welcome | 3 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
2 | The First Morning | 4 Jun 1964 am | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
3.1 | The First Evening | 4 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
3.2 | The First Evening (part 2) | 4 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
4 | The Second Morning | 5 Jun 1964 am | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
5.1 | The Second Evening | 5 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
5.2 | The Second Evening (part 2) | 5 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
6 | The Third Morning | 6 Jun 1964 am | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
7.1 | The Third Evening | 6 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
7.2 | The Third Evening (part 2) | 6 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
8 | The Fourth Morning | 7 Jun 1964 am | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
9.1 | The Final Evening | 7 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
9.2 | The Final Evening (part 2) | 7 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
10 | The Farewell* | 8 Jun 1964 am | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none |
- * The last chapter, "The Farewell", is not listed in Table of Contents in the 1993 and 1996 editions.
edition 2001 chapter titles |
discourses and writings | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
event | location | duration | media | |||||
0 | Invitation Into Light (Prologue) | 1964? | unknown | unknown | none | |||
1 | Listening With the Heart | 3 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
2 | Thought Birth Control | 4 Jun 1964 am | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
3 | Meditation is Non-doing | 4 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
4 | Stop and See | 4 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
5 | Naturally Moral | 5 Jun 1964 am | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
6 | Seeing Without Thinking | 5 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
7 | I Am a Dream-breaker | 5 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
8 | The Fully Drowned | 6 Jun 1964 am | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
9 | Entering the Gap | 6 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
10 | A Zone of Silence | 6 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
11 | The Discipline of Witnessing | 7 Jun 1964 am | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
12 | The Dewdrop and the Ocean | 7 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
13 | Birth of a New Man | 7 Jun 1964 pm | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none | |||
14 | With Infinite Awaiting | 8 Jun 1964 am | Shri Muchala Mahavira, Ranakpur, meditation camp | unknown | none |
About the editing by KP
Here is a quote from Krishna Prem's book Osho, India and Me, p.161 ff., when Osho asked him to re-edit this book :
- So, for the next several days, from dawn to dusk, From Sex to Superconsciousness is pretty much all that exists. And the moment its finished I deliver it to Laxmi, introduction and all. “What’s next?” I ask.
- “Come tomorrow,” she instructs. “Tonight, asking will happen.
- The following afternoon she passes me another Indian-English gem, The Path to Self Realization. “His first camp,” is all she says. “1964. In the hills of Rajasthan.”
- Turning to Arup, I ask when I can come to darshan. “There’s something I have to tell him.”
- “Tonight,” she answers. “There’s been a cancellation.”
- “Osho,” I begin when I’m seated in front of him that evening, “I don’t know whether you remember or not, but a couple of years ago during The Mustard Seed you spoke of a wheel of energy and said if it was happening to anyone he should come and tell you right away.”
- He nods, watching me intently. I cannot tell whether his nod is one of recall or encouragement, but I keep going. Well, when I came to you, you said to me, ‘You’re on absolutely the right track.’ And then I ran away. At the time I thought I was leaving because of money, but I've just now seen why I left. I was scared. Its taken me two years to see it, but I ran away because I was frightened to surrender, because I was getting close to something that terrified me.” I sit back on my heels, relaxing now. “And I had to come and see you tonight to tell you this — and to tell you that, no matter what happens, I’m not afraid any more.
- He chuckles, a low, pleased rumble. Then he leans forward in his chair. “Have they told you what book I want you to do next?” he asks.
- “Yes,” I reply after the split second it takes me to recover from the fact that my great insight has earned no more than a brief chortle.
- It was my first camp,” he continues, settling back in his chair, re-crossing his legs. It was held in Rajasthan in 1964. And they hired a professional translator to do the book in English. But he was a South Indian and he didn’t speak Hindi very well. Besides, he never met me. He didn’t know me.”
- He suddenly leans forward again and fixes me with a look of an intensity that takes me aback after the casual way in which he’s been speaking. “You do what you want with it, Krishna Prem,” he says. "You know me.” And then, with the customary “Good,” he turns to Mukta, indicating his readiness for the next sannyasin.
- I walk back to the Green after darshan. Alone in Poona’s crowded streets, “You know me” reverberates in my ears. Something significant has been given to me tonight, of that I am aware, bur I’m incapable of computing it. All that’s really real is the feeling inside. There’s a familiarity to the feeling, a quality I’ve felt before when certain doors have opened, when memories have flooded me, when something of the beyond has penetrated my world.
- The first thing next morning I dive into the book. It’s an even worse mess than the other. But I don't mind. I welcome the challenge. I know him, he said. And I know the words will flow like a river in the spring.