The New Alchemy: To Turn You On

Containing talks from two early meditation camps, this volume features Osho speaking on the theosophist, Mabel Collins. He speaks of the intensity and totality needed by meditators, the relationship between sex and death, the role of the master, and pain caused by active meditations. He also answers basic questions such as, Why meditate? Why seek? What is the difference between mind and consciousness... between surrender and blind faith? How can I be wholehearted in meditation? He answers many specific questions about his different techniques. The appendix, Catharsis and Meditation: Steps on the Path, presents Osho's reasons for cathartic techniques.

notes

Chapter 1 is called the "Preface" in the book, chapters 2 - 17 correspond to Chapters 1 - 16 in the book. Chapters 18 - 34 correspond to the Appendix of the book, 1 - 17.

1 - 17 were recorded in the Bikaner Palace Hotel, Mt Abu, 18 - 34 were recorded at Anand Shila Meditation Camp in Bombay.

Later published as The Voice of Silence

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

Feb 9, 1973 to Apr 14, 1973 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

35

editions

The New Alchemy: To Turn You On Talks on Mabel Collin's Light on the Path Year of publication : 1978 Reprint : 1981 Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation, Poona, India ISBN 0-88050-098-0 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 280 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : First edition March 1978, 5,000 copies. Published by Ma Yoga Laxmi Editor: Ma Satya Bharti Design: Sw Anand Yatri; Ma Prem Tushita Photography: Sw Krishna Bharti Introduction: Ma Satya Bharti