The New Alchemy: To Turn You On

Containing talks from two early meditation camps, this volume features Osho speaking on the theosophist, Mabel Collins. He speaks of the intensity and totality needed by meditators, the relationship between sex and death, the role of the master, and pain caused by active meditations. He also answers basic questions such as, Why meditate? Why seek? What is the difference between mind and consciousness... between surrender and blind faith? How can I be wholehearted in meditation? He answers many specific questions about his different techniques. The appendix, Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on the Path, presents Osho's reasons for cathartic techniques.

notes: Chapter 1 is called the "Preface" in the book, chapters 2 - 17 correspond to Chapters 1 - 16 in the book. Chapters 18 - 34 correspond to the Appendix of the book, 1 - 17.; 1 - 17 were recorded in the Bikaner Palace Hotel, Mt Abu, 18 - 34 were recorded at Anand Shila Meditation Camp in Bombay.

Chapter 1-17 later published as The Voice of Silence

time period of Osho's original talks/writings: Feb 9, 1973 to Apr 14, 1973 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

36, consisting of:

17 chapters,

preceded by a five-page preface by Osho, which is a talk from the start of Mt Abu meditation camp. It's text is not part of the CD-Rom, but is named lecture 1 on the audio-tapes of this series.

then "A Period of Silence - A History of the Anand Shila Meditation Camp" by Ma Satya Bharti

followed by an "Appendix - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on the path", consisting of 17 chapters.

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