Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 1
- Osho is saying that all the techniques of Yoga have really one focus: how to use the mind. Rightly used it becomes no-mind and you are absolutely silent; wrongly, it becomes so divided you go insane. Through the sutras of Patanjali, Osho leads the reader step by step toward an understanding of the mind - that it is not something different from the body, and how to use it as an instrument.
- 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.
- "Ten discourses, given by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, on the 'Yoga Sutras' of Patanjali. This volume covers chapter 1, Samadhi Pada, Sutras 1-16."
- Later published in the US as Yoga: The Science of the Soul, Vol 1.
- Later published in India as The Path of Yoga.
- Chapters 1-5 later published in India as The Cessation of Mind and chapters 6-10 - as The Birth of Being.
- Chapters 1, 3 & 9 published as a part of Yoga: The Science of the Soul (2).
- See Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega (series) for links to other volumes in this series.
- time period of Osho's original talks/writings
- Dec 25, 1973 to Jan 4, 1974 : timeline
- number of discourses/chapters
- 10 (see table of contents)
editions
Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 1Discourses on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
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table of contents
edition 1976.03 chapter titles |
discourses | |||||||
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event | location | duration | media | |||||
1 | Introduction to the Path of Yoga | 25 Dec 1973 pm | Woodlands, Bombay | 1h 42min | audio | |||
2 | The Desireless Path of Yoga | 26 Dec 1973 pm | Woodlands, Bombay | 1h 28min | audio | |||
3 | The Five Modifications of the Mind | 27 Dec 1973 pm | Woodlands, Bombay | 1h 44min | audio | |||
4 | Beyond Mind to Awareness | 28 Dec 1973 pm | Woodlands, Bombay | 1h 15min | audio | |||
5 | Right and Wrong Knowledge and the Mind | 29 Dec 1973 pm | Woodlands, Bombay | 1h 42min | audio | |||
6 | The Purity of the Science of Yoga | 30 Dec 1973 pm | Woodlands, Bombay | 1h 23min | audio | |||
7 | Non-Attachment and Constant Inner Practice with Devotion |
31 Dec 1973 pm | Woodlands, Bombay | 1h 31min | audio | |||
8 | Stop, and It Is Here! | 1 Jan 1974 pm | Woodlands, Bombay | 1h 33min | audio | |||
9 | Constant Practice and Desirelessness: The Foundation of Yoga |
3 Jan 1974 pm | Woodlands, Bombay | 1h 30min | audio | |||
10 | Recognizing Yourself as the Cause of Your Misery | 4 Jan 1974 pm | Woodlands, Bombay | 1h 31min | audio |