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- 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
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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.
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Alt-1: Spine and front cover. Mark: spine printed bottom-to-top.
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Alt-2: Spine and front cover. Mark: spine printed bottom-to-top.
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Alt-4: Front cover, green linen.
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Alt-5: Dustcover back and front.
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table of contents
edition 1973.05 chapter titles
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interviews
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event
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location
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duration
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media
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1
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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."
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24 Jul 1970 pm
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Bombay
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1h 18min
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audio
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2
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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."
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4 Feb 1971 pm
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Bombay
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0h 20min
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audio
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3
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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."
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14 Feb 1971 pm
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Woodlands, Bombay
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unknown
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none
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4
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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."
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25 Jul 1970 pm
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Bombay
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1h 7min
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audio
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5
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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."
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26 Jul 1970 pm
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Bombay
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0h 27min
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audio
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6
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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."
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16 Sep 1970 pm
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Bombay
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unknown
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none
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7
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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."
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25 Feb 1971 pm
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Bombay
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unknown
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none
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8
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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."
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9 Jan 1971 pm
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Woodlands, Bombay
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unknown
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none
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9
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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."
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Dec 1971 pm
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Bombay
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unknown
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none
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10
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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."
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21 Oct 1971 pm
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Bombay
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0h 24min
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audio
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11
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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."
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12 Mar 1972 pm
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Bombay
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0h 25min
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audio
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12
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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."
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10 Feb 1971 pm
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Woodlands, Bombay
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0h 27min
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audio
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