Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy

A practical handbook in simple and clear language which is ideal for everyone from complete beginners to experienced meditators. The book contains a scientific explanation of meditation, a humorous discussion of obstacles to watch out for, answers to questions from meditators and 60 step-by-step descriptions of meditation techniques. Some techniques have been drawn from ancient traditions such as Zen, Sufi, Tantra, Tao, and the Upanishads, others include the revolutionary techniques created by Osho especially for the modern man who finds it difficult to quieten his mind. There is even a meditation for smokers.

translated from

Hindi

notes

From the title page of the 1976 Harper & Row edition:

"With the exception of Ch. 3, Ch. 8, and the section on techniques devised by Bhagwan Shree, the material in this book originally appeared in Dynamics of Meditation, published by Jeevan Jagriti Kendra (now known as the Rajneesh Foundation).

Ch. 3 originally appeared in Sannyas (Magazine, 1974) no. 1 (January/February 1974) under the title "Modern Man and His Neurosis".

Chapter 8 is an excerpt from a discourse "The Occult Mysteries of Initation" that originally appeared in the book I Am the Gate."

Rajneesh Foundation published this book in 1977 under the title Meditation: The Art of Inner Ecstasy.

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

Oct, 1970 to Jan 20, 1973 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

19

editions

	Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy Year of publication : 1976 Publisher : Harper & Row Publishers, New York, USA ISBN 0-06-090529-8 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 248 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P Edition notes : First edition: Harper Colophon Books, 1976. © 1976 by Rajneesh Foundation. Editor: Ma Satya Bharti Foreword: Ma Satya Bharti "This is the first American publication of his work." (From the afterword "About the Author".)
	Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy Year of publication : 1978 Reprint : 1984 Publisher : Harper & Row Publishers, New York, USA ISBN 0-06-080394-0 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 248 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P Edition notes :
	Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy Year of publication : 1980 Publisher : Sheldon Press, London, UK ISBN 0859-69298-1 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 272 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P Edition notes :
	Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy On Meditation and Meditation Techniques Year of publication : 1992 (Year not mentioned in the book, but year of the second edition is mentioned in the 1997 third edition.) Publisher : Rebel Publishing House, Pvt. Ltd., Poona, India ISBN 81-7261-000-9 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 292 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : Second revised edition. Copyright Osho International Foundation. Editing by Ma Prem Mangla, Sw Krishna Prabhu Typesetting by Ma Anand Disha Design by Ma Prem Shunyo Photography by Sw Rituraj, Sw Prem Ketan, Sw Premgeet Production by Ma Dhyan Amiyo (2), Sw Prem Prabhu
	Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy Year of publication : 1997 Reprinted 1998 Publisher : Rebel Publishing House, Pune, India ISBN 81-7261-000-9 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 301 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : Third edition 1997, Reprinted 1998. Copyright 1973, 1976 Osho International Foundation. Editing: Ma Prem Mangla, Sw Krishna Prabhu Typesetting: Ma Anand Disha Design: Ma Prem Shunyo Photography: Sw Sarjano, Sw Rituraj, Sw Prem Ketan, Sw Premgit Production by Ma Deva Harito
	Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy Year of publication : 1998 Reprint : 2001 Publisher : Diamond Publication, New Delhi ISBN 81-7182-096-4 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 260 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P Edition notes :
	Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy Year of publication : 2003 Publisher : Diamond Publication, New Delhi ISBN 81-7182-096-4 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 260 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P Edition notes :
	Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy On Meditation and Meditation Techniques Year of publication : 2006 Publisher : Tao Publishing Pvt. Ltd, Pune ISBN 81-7261-000-9 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 328 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes :
	Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy On Meditation and Meditation Techniques Year of publication : 2006 Publisher : Rebel Publishing, Pune ISBN 81-7261-000-9 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 328 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes :