Talk:Geeta-Darshan, Adhyaya 1-2 (गीता-दर्शन, अध्याय १-२)
The source(s) for the cover images and pub info for the two purported editions of this book are unclear for now and may remain so, so this discussion may linger in a limbo for a while.
Currently, the images and info have been salvaged from info formerly connected with Geeta-Darshan, Bhag 1 (गीता-दर्शन, भाग एक). With the dawning discovery of the extreme unlikelihood of any volumes from the 8-volume set being published that early, all such connections have become untenable, so this info has been moved here.
Some particular points may be considered as well:
1. Regarding the purported different cover images: they do not look different at all, except for the material on a part of Osho's forehead, where the marks and stamps look more like ownership marks or sales stickers than publication marks, ie they have been put on the books after leaving the publisher, then photographed as "different". The impossibly low resolution of course means we can never know exactly, but blown up, one can see a bar code sticker on one and some numbered stickers on the other. No difference at all can be seen in the artwork or design. The small colour value differences can easily be attributed to scanning vagaries.
2. Author is clearly "Acharya Rajneesh" on blow-up, so a very quick edition, got out before he changed to "Bhagwan" in Apr 1971 or so.
3. In the design, there is a "१", a Hindi "1", in a circle, clearly indicating "Bhag 1". It is interesting that no corresponding mark appears anywhere for Adhyaya 7. And at this point in our inquiry, we cannot be sure, but it MAY only indicate the talks for Adhyaya 1, ie not running 1 and 2 together.
4. Osho World's "biography" of Osho notes about Geeta Darshan:
- For the first time Osho gives a series of commentaries on religious sutras, and which he will continue to do for the rest of his life. On November 29th 1971**, in Ahmedabad, Osho begins his 34-part series of commentaries on the most popular Hindu scripture Shrimad Bhagvadgita, which are published under the title: Gita Darshan, and are much loved throughout India
- Note: earlier Osho had given single lectures on the teachings of certain mystics. Then in September 1969, in Kashmir, Osho gave a series of talks Mahavir: The Man and His Philosophy, and in September 1970, in Manali, He gave a series Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy, without commenting on their scriptures.
** = The GD dates in Ahmedabad are a year off, should be 1970, but overall, some worthy observations. OW goes on to quote Osho:
- In India a person is called an acharya, a master, only if he has written a commentary on three things: first, the one hundred and eight Upanishads; second, Shrimad Bhagavadgita, Krishna's celestial songs; third, the most important of all, Badrayana's Brahman Sutras. I have never spoken about him. I was called acharya for many years, and people used to ask me if I had written all the commentaries—the Gita, the Upanishads and the Brahman Sutras. I laughed and said, "I only tell jokes, I don't write any commentaries whatsoever. My being called an acharya is a joke, don't take it seriously." -- from Books I Have Loved, ch 5. -- doofus-9 18:07, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
I replaced "1973" by "Apr 1974" in first edition with red cloth cover. The course of "Apr 1974" is second edition, see its pub data.
Most likely first edition has been published JJK, because: Adhyaya 6 and 7 published by JJK in 1973. 4th and 5th Adhyayas mentioned in list of publishing of JJK from May 1975 (see Two Hundred Two, p.203). --DhyanAntar 04:34, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
One-discourse edition has been renamed to Geeta Darshan, Pushp 1 (गीता दर्शन, पुष्प १).--DhyanAntar 13:51, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
