Take It Easy, Vol 1

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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
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.
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 X - XI.

  • Pages XII - XIII.

    Pages XII - XIII.

  • Pages XIV - XV.

    Pages XIV - XV.

  • Pages XVI - XVII.

    Pages XVI - XVII.

  • Pages XX - 1.

    Pages XX - 1.

  • Pages 2 - 3.

    Pages 2 - 3.

  • Pages 4 - 5.

    Pages 4 - 5.

  • Pages 6 - 7.

    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