Take It Easy, Vol 1

In these discourses Osho covers vast territory - from the state of no-mind before birth, to man's obsession with greed; from the difference between mind and consciousness, to the ultimate failure of love-affairs; from "scientific mysticism," to the psychology of politicians and the importance of dreams.

notes

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Later published as part of Osho Books on CD-ROM.

Chapters 1-7 later published in Osho on Zen: The Art of Enlightenment.

Chapters 8-14 later published in Osho on Zen: The Art of Living

Later published as part of Take It Easy which combines this volume and Take It Easy, Vol 2.

"14 discourses based on the doka of Zen Master Ikkyu"

Some of the discourses for both this volume and Vol 2 had a unique feature: before the reading of the sutras Osho would comment on, a Japanese sannyasin would sing / chant the sutras in their original Japanese. These chants were preserved in the audio versions of the talks up through the second edition of audio but many changes were made by OIF after that edition, and audio featuring this singing can no longer be purchased.

The chapters of Take It Easy when this chanting occurred were:

Vol 1 #01, singing by Sw Prem Prabuddha, the only time he was featured

Vol 1 #03, #05, #07, #09, #11 and #13, singing by Ma Prem Geeta

Vol 2 #01, #03, #05, #07, #10 and #12, singing by Geeta again.

The wiki has acquired audio of the first two of these Japanese chants and they can be heard at the event pages for chapters #01 and #03, links below in the TOC section.

Around the time of Take It Easy, a similar thing also happened in Osho's Hindi discourses, with the singing in Hindi by Ma Yoga Taru, in the same alternating rhythm, ie one day with, then a day without singing. Before TIE, it was Ka Sovai Din Rain (का सोवै दिन रैन). After, it was Santo, Magan Bhaya Man Mera (संतो, मगन भया मन मेरा).

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

Apr 11, 1978 to Apr 24, 1978 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

14   (see table of contents)

editions

Take It Easy, Vol 1 Talks on Zen Buddhism Year of publication : 1979 Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation ISBN 0-88050-141-3 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 568 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : First edition March 1979, 5,000 copies. © Copyright 1979 Rajneesh Foundation. Size : 225 x 146 x 46 mm Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Published by Ma Yoga Laxmi Compilation and editor: Ma Yoga Anurag; Ma Ananda Vandana Design: Ma Prem Tushita Coordination: Ma Yoga Pratima; Ma Deva Ritambhara Photography: Ma Prem Champa; Sw Krishna Bharti; Sw Shivamurti; Ma Yoga Vivek Acknowledgement is given to Zen and Zen Classics volumes I and V by R.H. Blyth - Hokuseido Press for the doka of Ikkyu quoted in this book. Printed by Vakil and Sons, 18 Ballard Estate, Bombay Introduction: Ma Sagarpriya Pages X - XI. Pages XII - XIII. Pages XIV - XV. Pages XVI - XVII. Pages XX - 1. Pages 2 - 3. Pages 4 - 5. Pages 6 - 7.

table of contents

edition 1979.03 chapter titles		discourses
		event	location	duration	media
1	Back from the Leaky Road	11 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 38min	audio
2	Death in the Ego Is Life in Love	12 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 34min	audio
3	All Lies and Nonsense!	13 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 32min	audio
4	Live Dangerously!	14 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 35min	audio
5	... And We Are in Love	15 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 38min	audio
6	The Cosmic Simultaneity of All	16 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 40min	audio
7	The Whiskers of the Pebble	17 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 41min	audio
8	In Search of a Ghost	18 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 46min	audio
9	Do You Smell the Mountain Laurels?	19 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 38min	audio
10	Only Man Is Capable of Boredom	20 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 38min	audio
11	The Lotus Flower of the Law	21 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 39min	audio
12	Gladly Beyond Any Experience	22 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 29min	audio
13	Daruma, the Cat and the Ladle	23 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 41min	audio
14	I Am Also a Plumber	24 Apr 1978 am	Buddha Hall, Poona	1h 35min	audio