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:There are many engines to search in Osho's words, i.e. enter some search criteria and find where Osho talks about those concepts. | :There are many engines to search in Osho's words, i.e. enter some search criteria and find where Osho talks about those concepts. | ||
:For searching Osho's English texts, the best | :For searching Osho's English texts, the best three we have found are: | ||
;The CD-ROM (Free) | |||
;The CD-ROM (Off-line, Free) | |||
::See this page for background: [[Osho Books on CD-ROM]]. | ::See this page for background: [[Osho Books on CD-ROM]]. | ||
::It works on Windows PCs. | ::It works on Windows PCs, at least up through Windows 10, and in Macs for those who have installed the app which enables them to run Windows. | ||
::It works off-line, has good search capabilities, and the results are shown in context of the whole discourse. Disadvantage: results are shown in alphabetical order of book-titles, not by relevance. | ::It works off-line, has good search capabilities, and the results are shown in context of the whole discourse. Disadvantage: results are shown in alphabetical order of book-titles, not by relevance. | ||
::Download the complete program with all texts here: [http://www.oshorajneesh.com/osho-books-database-download.htm OshoRajneesh.com]. | ::Currently the program is believed to be unavailable to the general public on the net. The site linked below which had it for many years no longer has it. | ||
:: | ::<strike>Download the complete program with all texts here: [http://www.oshorajneesh.com/osho-books-database-download.htm OshoRajneesh.com].</strike> | ||
::To install the program: | |||
:::Unzip the file (doubleclick in FileExplorer or e.g. through winzip software) | :::Unzip the file (doubleclick in FileExplorer or e.g. through winzip software) | ||
:::Place OshoBooks.exe in a new directory, like \OshoBooks | :::Place OshoBooks.exe in a new directory, like \OshoBooks | ||
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:::Click Help for more info and search-tips | :::Click Help for more info and search-tips | ||
;OshoArchive.org (Free) | |||
;Osho Books Library (Off-line, Free) | |||
::Based on the texts of the CD-ROM. | |||
::Works on Windows PCs, Apple Mac, and on Linux systems. | |||
::It works off-line, has good search capabilities, and the results are shown in context of the discourse. Disadvantage: results are shown in alphabetical order of book-titles, not by relevance. | |||
::Download and installation instructions are [https://asilentspace.is/obl.html here]. | |||
;OshoArchive.org (On-line, Free) | |||
::(If you do not want to install software, but search in your browser) | ::(If you do not want to install software, but search in your browser) | ||
::Based on the texts of the CD-ROM. | |||
::It also has good search capabilities, presents hits in context, and shows the most relevant hits first. | ::It also has good search capabilities, presents hits in context, and shows the most relevant hits first. | ||
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;Other places to search | ;Other places to search | ||
:at [https://www.osho.com/osho-online-library/library-search osho.com] (Free, but requires registration.) | :at [https://www.osho.com/osho-online-library/library-search osho.com] (Free, but requires registration. Also has paid audio.) | ||
:at [https://oshoworld.com/osho-book-search/ oshoworld.com] (Free) | :at [https://oshoworld.com/osho-book-search/ oshoworld.com] (Free. Also has free audio.) | ||
:at [https://oshoforall.com oshoforall.com] (Claims to also search in Hindi texts. Access to this search engine costs $US 199 / year.) | :at [https://oshoforall.com oshoforall.com] (Claims to also search in Hindi texts. Access to this search engine costs $US 199 / year.) |
Latest revision as of 02:24, 20 February 2024
- There are many engines to search in Osho's words, i.e. enter some search criteria and find where Osho talks about those concepts.
- For searching Osho's English texts, the best three we have found are:
- The CD-ROM (Off-line, Free)
-
- See this page for background: Osho Books on CD-ROM.
- It works on Windows PCs, at least up through Windows 10, and in Macs for those who have installed the app which enables them to run Windows.
- It works off-line, has good search capabilities, and the results are shown in context of the whole discourse. Disadvantage: results are shown in alphabetical order of book-titles, not by relevance.
- Currently the program is believed to be unavailable to the general public on the net. The site linked below which had it for many years no longer has it.
Download the complete program with all texts here: OshoRajneesh.com.- To install the program:
- Unzip the file (doubleclick in FileExplorer or e.g. through winzip software)
- Place OshoBooks.exe in a new directory, like \OshoBooks
- To search:
- Run OshoBooks.exe
- Click <F2>, enter your search words...
- Click Help for more info and search-tips
- Osho Books Library (Off-line, Free)
-
- Based on the texts of the CD-ROM.
- Works on Windows PCs, Apple Mac, and on Linux systems.
- It works off-line, has good search capabilities, and the results are shown in context of the discourse. Disadvantage: results are shown in alphabetical order of book-titles, not by relevance.
- Download and installation instructions are here.
- OshoArchive.org (On-line, Free)
-
- (If you do not want to install software, but search in your browser)
- Based on the texts of the CD-ROM.
- It also has good search capabilities, presents hits in context, and shows the most relevant hits first.
- Instructions for searching in Osho's words:
- Go to OshoArchive.org,
- click Enter
- close the Introduction-page
- on the Discourses-page, enter your search words
- click Search
- Instructions for searching in Osho's words:
- Other places to search
- at osho.com (Free, but requires registration. Also has paid audio.)
- at oshoworld.com (Free. Also has free audio.)
- at oshoforall.com (Claims to also search in Hindi texts. Access to this search engine costs $US 199 / year.)