The Eternal Quest

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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
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.
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. The text differs much compared to the text of the CD-ROM.
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
(first part of the event**)
unknown 0h 27min audio
13 Moving Between Polarities 1967 ~ 1972
(second part of the event**)
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
(first part of the event**)
unknown 0h 27min audio
13 Beyond Polarities, Beyond Time 1967 ~ 1972
(second part of the event**)
unknown 1h 12min audio
14 Suffering: Broken Harmony 1967 ~ 1972 unknown unknown none
15 The Last Luxury 1973 ? unknown incomplete video
** Chapters 12 and 13 seem one event, see notes of The Eternal Quest ~ 12.