The Inward Revolution

Questioner: "But what is the difference between the conviction and the experience? And how can one transform this conviction into an experience?"

Bhagwan: "I say there is no 'how', because 'how' implies some method. There is an awakening; There is no 'how'. If you are listening to me and some feeling comes to you, then this might be the experience of Truth. (...)

Why should this happen to you? There are two reasons: either you are convinced by my argument or you see it as a fact in yourself. (...)

If what I am saying is experienced by you, that knowledge is something apart from me. I am not the knowledge. This is happening as an experience while I am talking. (...)

When the intellect is convinced, it asks 'how'. What is the method? It wants to know. But I am not giving you any argument. I am just telling you my experience.

notes

"A series of twelve discourses by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, in which he is interviewed by various sannyasins and visitors from Norway, the U.S.A., France and Japan."

The chapters are not in chronological order, for the dates see the table of contents below, or see Osho Timeline 1970, 1971 and 1972.

Later published as Psychology of the Esoteric and The Psychology of the Esoteric, extensively edited and in a different order. See it's discussion for a comparison of these books.

Ch.3, 8 and 12 published in The Silent Explosion as ch.5, 7 and q.1 of ch.4. The last one is abridged.

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

Jul 24, 1970 to Mar 12, 1972 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

12   (see table of contents)

editions

The Inward Revolution Year of publication : 1973.05 Publisher : A Life Awakening Movement Publication ISBN : None Number of pages : 294 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : First Edition: May, 1973, 3,000 copies. Copyright: Jeevan Jagriti Kendra, Bombay (India). It is unknown if all books originally had a dust-cover, or that some never had one. Size : 217 x 143 x 20 mm Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Publisher: Ishwarlal N. Shah (now Sadhu Iswar Samarpan), Secretary, Jeevan Jagriti Kendra (Life Awakening Centre), 31, Israil Mohalla, Bhagwan Bhuvan, Majid Bunder Road, Bombay-9 Compilation: Ma Yoga Taru, Ma Yoga Laxmi, Mahendra H. Thaker Editing: Ma Ananda Prem, Sw Yoga Chinmaya Cover design: Nath Vairal Printed by: Anant J. Shah, Lipika Press, Sir M.V. Road, Bombay-59 AS Foreword: Ma Ananda Prem, A-1, Woodlands, Peddar Road, Bombay-26 (India), February 28, 1972 Afterword "About Bhagwan": Ma Ananda Prem Contains a two page Errata at the end of the book. The binding of the book, and the photo's that were uses on page 2, exist in several versions. Five alternatives are shown below. Alt-1: Spine and front cover. Mark: spine printed bottom-to-top. Alt-1: Pages 2 - 3. Alt-2: Spine and front cover. Mark: spine printed bottom-to-top. Alt-2: Pages 2 - 3. Alt-3: Front cover. Alt-3: Page 2. Alt-4: Front cover, green linen. Alt-4: Page 2. Alt-5: Dustcover back and front. Alt-5: Cover. Alt-5: Pages 2 - 3.

table of contents

edition 1973.05 chapter titles		interviews
		event	location	duration	media
1	The Pathless Path "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Miss Kari Maximilien, Professor in Religions, Historisk Institution, University of Oslo, Oslo-3, Norway, on July 24, 1970, in Bombay, India."	24 Jul 1970 pm	Bombay	1h 18min	audio
2	What Is Meditation? "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Mr. Brian Roberts, U.S.A., on February 4, 1971 in Bombay, India."	4 Feb 1971 pm	Bombay	0h 20min	audio
3	Sex, Love, Prayer and Beyond: Through Meditation "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Sw Krishna Christ of New York, U.S.A., on February 14, 1971 in Bombay, India."	14 Feb 1971 pm	Woodlands, Bombay	unknown	none
4	Mysteries of Dream in the Seven Bodies - 1 "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Dr. C. Guinbert of Paris, France on July 25, 1970 in Bombay, India."	25 Jul 1970 pm	Bombay	1h 7min	audio
5	Mysteries of Dream in the Seven Bodies - 2 "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Dr. C. Guinbert of Paris, France, on July 26, 1970 in Bombay, India."	26 Jul 1970 pm	Bombay	0h 27min	audio
6	Tensions and Relaxation in the Seven Bodies "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Ma Yoga Maitri, Tokyo, Japan, on September 16, 1970 in Bombay, India."	16 Sep 1970 pm	Bombay	unknown	none
7	The Courage to Be Alone "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Sw Krishna Christ of New York, U.S.A., on February 25, 1971 in Bombay, India."	25 Feb 1971 pm	Bombay	unknown	none
8	The Windows of Religion and the Sky of Truth "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Miss Ranney and Miss Donna Sharkey, California, U.S.A., on January 9, 1971 in Bombay, India."	9 Jan 1971 pm	Woodlands, Bombay	unknown	none
9	Mind-Created Fallacies of Language and Logic "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Sw Krishna Prem of Italy in December 1971, at Bombay, India."	Dec 1971 pm	Bombay	unknown	none
10	Consciousness Is Freedom and Love Is Divine "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Ma Yoga Mutka and Ma Ananda Prem of New York, U.S.A., on October 21, 1971 in Bombay, India."	21 Oct 1971 pm	Bombay	0h 24min	audio
11	The Crisis of Western Rationality and Eastern Irrationality "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by visitors from abroad, on March 12, 1972 in Bombay, India."	12 Mar 1972 pm	Bombay	0h 25min	audio
12	The Inward Revolution "Text of an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Sw Krishna Christ of New York, U.S.A., on February, 10, 1971 in Bombay, India."	10 Feb 1971 pm	Woodlands, Bombay	0h 27min	audio