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
- 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 introduction:
- "The discourses contained in this volume were given in early 1973 at two meditation camps conducted by Bhagwan Shree, the first at Anand Shila and the second at Mt. Abu. (...) The first series, which comprises the major portion of the book, is based on Light on the Path, a theosophical work that was transmitted to mankind through the vehicle of Mabel Collins. (..)
- The meditation techniques that Bhagwan Shree led after each discourse (which are discussed extensively in the appendix, which contains the second, though earlier, series of talks) were a push in the direction of the path."
- The preface and chapters 1 - 17 were recorded in the Bikaner Palace Hotel, Mt Abu, April 6 - 14, 1973. There, they were on each day the second, English part of the discourse. (The earlier Hindi parts were published as Sadhana-Sutra (साधना-सूत्र), which has later been translated to English as The Voice of Silence.) All events except the first evening ended with a meditation guided by Osho: in the mornings dynamic, and in the evenings tratak.
- From comparing the text of this book with The Voice of Silence, it is clear that Osho's Hindi and English parts had the same subject and often the same structure, but they differ in many details.
- The 17 chapters of the Appendix were in fact recorded earlier, at Anand Shila Meditation Camp near Bombay, Feb 9 - 17, 1973. There, they were on each day the second, English part of the discourse. (The earlier Hindi parts were published as Samadhi Ke Sapt Dwar (समाधि के सप्त द्वार), not translated to English yet.) All events except the first evening ended with a meditation guided by Osho: in the mornings dynamic, and in the evenings tratak.
- time period of Osho's original talks/writings
- Feb 9, 1973 to Apr 14, 1973 : timeline
- number of discourses/chapters
- 36, consisting of:
- Introduction by Ma Satya Bharti (not included in the number of chapters).
- A five-page preface, which is a talk from Osho at the start of the Mt Abu meditation camp. (Its text is not part of the CD-ROM, but it is actually named lecture #1 on the audio-tapes and mp3s of this series.)
- 17 main chapters. Of these, chapter 6 and 7 are actually one lecture, as heard on the audio, where it is called "#7".
- A 15-page chapter: "A Period of Silence - A History of the Anand Shila Meditation Camp" by Ma Satya Bharti, describing her personal experiences during the camp.
- The "Appendix - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on the path", consisting of 17 chapters.
- (see table of contents)
editions
The New Alchemy: To Turn You OnTalks on Mabel Collins' Light on the Path
Cover back & spine & front. Cloth cover. Endpaper-front. Pages II - III. Pages IV - V, Table of contents. Pages VI - VII. Pages VIII - IX, Introduction. Pages X - XI. Pages XVI - 1. Pages 10 - 11. Pages 14 - 15. Pages 30 - 31. Pages 156 - 157. Pages 158 - 159, A Period of Silence. Pages 160 - 161. Pages 162 - 163. Pages 164 - 165. Pages 166 - 167. Pages 168 - 169. Pages 170 - 171. Pages 172 - 173. Pages 174 - 175. Pages 176 - 177. Pages 282 - 283. Endpaper-back. | |
The New Alchemy: To Turn You OnInnermost Secrets of Consciousness
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table of contents
edition 1978 chapter titles |
discourses | |||||||
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event | location | duration | media | |||||
Preface | Preface | 6 Apr 1973 pm | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 17min | audio | |||
1 | Surrendering to What Is | 7 Apr 1973 am | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
1h 6min | audio | |||
2 | The Sense of Separateness | 7 Apr 1973 pm | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 37min | audio | |||
3 | The Desire for Sensation | 8 Apr 1973 am | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 59min | audio | |||
4 | Desiring the Unattainable | 8 Apr 1973 pm | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 47min | audio | |||
5 | The Power That Shall Make You Nothing | 9 Apr 1973 am | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
1h 1min | audio | |||
6 | Seeking the Way | 9 Apr 1973 pm | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 50min | audio | |||
7 | Fragments with No Coherence | 9 Apr 1973 pm | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 50min | audio | |||
8 | The Silence That Follows the Storm | 10 Apr 1973 am | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 35min | audio | |||
9 | Thou Has Reaped | 10 Apr 1973 pm | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 24min | audio | |||
10 | Obeying the Warrior Within | 11 Apr 1973 am | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 38min | audio | |||
11 | The Song of Life | 11 Apr 1973 pm | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 30min | audio | |||
12 | The Lesson of Harmony | 12 Apr 1973 am | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 30min | audio | |||
13 | Penetrating the Hearts of Men | 12 Apr 1973 pm | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 29min | audio | |||
14 | To Loosen the Bonds of Personality | 13 Apr 1973 am | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 26min | audio | |||
15 | The Path Is Found | 13 Apr 1973 pm | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 31min | audio | |||
16 | The Final Secret | 14 Apr 1973 am | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 22min | audio | |||
17 | The Voice That Is Soundless | 14 Apr 1973 pm | Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mount Abu, meditation camp |
0h 38min | audio | |||
18 | A Period of Silence - A History of the Anand Shila Meditation Camp |
by Ma Satya Bharti | ||||||
Appendix 01 | Appendix 1 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 9 Feb 1973 pm | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 34min | audio | |||
Appendix 02 | Appendix 2 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 10 Feb 1973 am | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 13min | audio | |||
Appendix 03 | Appendix 3 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 10 Feb 1973 pm | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 26min | audio | |||
Appendix 04 | Appendix 4 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 11 Feb 1973 am | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 15min | audio | |||
Appendix 05 | Appendix 5 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 11 Feb 1973 pm | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 21min | audio | |||
Appendix 06 | Appendix 6 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 12 Feb 1973 am | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 14min | audio | |||
Appendix 07 | Appendix 7 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 12 Feb 1973 pm | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 19min | audio | |||
Appendix 08 | Appendix 8 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 13 Feb 1973 am | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 22min | audio | |||
Appendix 09 | Appendix 9 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 13 Feb 1973 pm | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 32min | audio | |||
Appendix 10 | Appendix 10 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 14 Feb 1973 am | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 43min | audio | |||
Appendix 11 | Appendix 11 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 14 Feb 1973 pm | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 33min | audio | |||
Appendix 12 | Appendix 12 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 15 Feb 1973 am | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 47min | audio | |||
Appendix 13 | Appendix 13 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 15 Feb 1973 pm | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 24min | audio | |||
Appendix 14 | Appendix 14 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 16 Feb 1973 am | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 43min | audio | |||
Appendix 15 | Appendix 15 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 16 Feb 1973 pm | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 43min | audio | |||
Appendix 16 | Appendix 16 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 17 Feb 1973 am | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 1h 1min | audio | |||
Appendix 17 | Appendix 17 - Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on The Path | 17 Feb 1973 pm | Anand Shila, Bombay, meditation camp | 0h 43min | audio |