The Eternal Quest

Religiousness is the last luxury, says Osho. Western psychotherapy helps us adjust so we can live in “normal insanity,” but once all our material needs are fulfilled, something in us still aches for more – for freedom, expansion, bliss. The 120 questions and responses in The Eternal Quest are about this search, with all its peaks and pitfalls. Osho emphasizes how vital it is for us to ask genuine, basic questions if we want real answers, and has a mercilessly compassionate way of dealing with those who have not understood the point. Inspiring, profound and playful, this book covers everything from the science behind OSHO Dynamic Meditation to why we suffer in love and life.

translated from

Hindi : Some chapters? See discussion page.

At least the chs. #1, 2, 3, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 15 were spoken in English.

notes

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

A selection of discourses from 1967 to 1972 (Ma Satya Bharti, in the introduction to the book).

2009 edition:

"Extemporaneous talks given by Osho in Mumbai, India".

"The material in this book is transcribed from a selection of individual talks by Osho given to live audiences. These talks are compiled and published under the title, The Eternal Quest. Some of this new selection ... "

(But the chapters contain the same material and are in the same order as in the 1980 edition.)

Question 1 of chapter 1 and all ch.8 were previously published as Beyond and Beyond. For the first question (3 pages) both books correspond to each other. But after the first question:

Question 2 of ch.1 of The Eternal Quest not known from which event (i.e. unidentified yet).

Chapter 7 was previously published as Seriousness.

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

from 1967 to 1972 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

15   (see table of contents)

editions

The Eternal Quest Year of publication : 1980 Publisher : Orient Paperbacks ISBN None Number of pages : 174 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P Edition notes : © Copyright Rajneesh Foundation, Poona, 1980. Size : 179 x 114 x 9 mm Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Edited by Ma Satya Bharti Printed at Kay Kay Printers, 150-D, Kamla Nagar, Delhi 110007 Introduction: Ma Satya Bharti, Poona, October 1978

The Eternal Quest Year of publication : 2009 Publisher : Osho Media International ISBN 81-7261-221-4 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 245 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : Copyright © 1967, 2008 OSHO International Foundation Size : 199 x 131 x 21 mm Editing: Satyam Design: Kushi Typesetting: Sonar Production: Kamaal Printed in India by Thomson Press (India) Ltd., New Delhi In loving gratitude to Osho from Darshan Preface: Osho, from The Supreme Doctrine

table of contents

edition 1980 chapter titles		discourses & an interview
		event	location	duration	media
1	Religion: The Door of Feeling	Excerpts: q.1 - Beyond and Beyond ~ 01, q.1 q.2 - unidentified
2	Discovering Your Own Path	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	0h 45min	audio
3	A Psychological Approach	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	0h 42min	audio
4	Hatha Yoga: A Valid Approach?	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	unknown	none
5	Freedom from Suppression	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	unknown	none
6	Religious Scriptures: History or Myth?	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	unknown	none
7	The Disease Called Seriousness	20 Oct 1971 pm	Bombay	0h 25min	audio
8	A Quest, Not a Questioning	21 Jul 1970, i.e.: Beyond and Beyond ~ 01, q.2 - 7	Bombay	unknown	none
9	The Need for Authenticity	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	unknown	none
10	If You Take the Whole out of the Whole	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	unknown	none
11	A Meeting with the Hare Krishna People	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	0h 36min	audio
12	Right Questioning	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	0h 27min	audio
13	Moving Between Polarities	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	1h 12min	audio
14	The Alchemy of Religion	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	unknown	none
15	The Last Flowering	1973 ?	unknown	incomplete	video

table of contents

edition 2009 chapter titles		discourses & an interview
		event	location	duration	media
1	Religion: Knowing through Feeling	Excerpts: q.1 - Beyond and Beyond ~ 01, q.1 q.2 - unidentified
2	Discovering Your Own Path	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	0h 45min	audio
3	The Twenty-first Century Approach to Meditation	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	0h 42min	audio
4	Hatha Yoga and Hypnosis	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	unknown	none
5	First Freedom, Then Expression	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	unknown	none
6	Consciousness: Living in the Vertical Dimension	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	unknown	none
7	The Disease Called Seriousness	20 Oct 1971 pm	Bombay	0h 25min	audio
8	God: The Creative Process, Not the Creator	21 Jul 1970, i.e.: Beyond and Beyond ~ 01, q.2 - 7	Bombay	unknown	none
9	The Need for Authenticity	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	unknown	none
10	Life: Uncharted and Unknown Possibilities	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	unknown	none
11	Hare Krishna, Hare Rama!	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	0h 36min	audio
12	Right Questioning	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	0h 27min	audio
13	Beyond Polarities, Beyond Time	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	1h 12min	audio
14	Suffering: Broken Harmony	1967 ~ 1972	unknown	unknown	none
15	The Last Luxury	1973 ?	unknown	incomplete	video