The Silent Explosion

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"A composition of lectures given by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, at 1-1, Woodlands, Peddar Road, Bombay-400026. India."
From the three-page Preface:
Recently, in the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Sikkim, His Holiness Lama Karmapa has spoken of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh as "the greatest incarnation since Buddha in India", and the only living person who can be a world teacher. He went on to say that Rajneesh was "realized" in previous births and was one of the 99 Tibetan Avatars (Divine Incarnations); his golden statue of two life-times ago still in existence and being carefully preserved in a secret cave somewhere in Tibet.
(...)
In this book, The Silent Explosion, we have endevoured to compile the most useful cross-section of the teachings of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, so that one will not only benefit from its reading, but in it will find the tools necessary for encountering the non-intellectual, non-verbal "happening", that is the experience of meditation itself.
notes
Inside cover reads: "A composition of lectures given by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh at A-1, Woodlands, Peddar Road, Bombay-400026. India."
Ch.1 - Flight of the Alone to the Alone (interviews) (previously published as a booklet with this title)
Ch.2 - titled Meditation: A New Dimension and compiled: "Meditation Experiment", instruction for Dynamic Meditation of 4 stages, and Meditation: A New Dimension (text edited and abridged), previously published as a booklet.
Ch.3 - The Occult Meaning of Asanas and Mudras (previously published as Yoga As a Spontaneous Happening)
Ch.4 - Kundalini: The Science of Transcendence: q.1 is abridged version of Ch.12 of The Inward Revolution; q.2 is abridged version of q.1 of Ch.7 of Dynamics of Meditation;
Ch.5 - Sex, Love, Prayer and Meditation (previously published as The Inward Revolution Ch.3)
Ch.6 - The Vital Balance (previously published as a booklet with this title)
Ch.7 - Religion and the Windows of Man (previously published as The Inward Revolution Ch.8)
Ch.8 - Mysteries of Initiation (previously published as I Am the Gate Ch.7)
Ch.9 - The Unknown Life of Jesus (interview with Dieter Ludwig, a journalist from Germany. Published here for the first time. Later published as The Great Challenge Ch.9.)
Ch.10 - Letters from Bhagwan - A collection of 21 letters written to disciples. (These are the first 21 letters of What Is Meditation?, same order, same titles.)
Postscript - Visit to a Tibetan monastery (Interview, source unknown)
"Sw Govind Siddharthji, would you please tell us in detail about your visit to the Monastery of the Tibetan Lama, His Holiness Lama Karmapa? ..."
(pages 202-217)
A complete transcript of Siddharth's account can be found at Purushottama's blog, Sat Sangha Salon, linked to lots of other material relating to Karmapa and Osho.
time period of Osho's original talks/writings
May 6, 1970 to Apr 6, 1972 : timeline
number of discourses/chapters
10 + postscript   (see table of contents)


editions

The Silent Explosion

Year of publication : 1973
Publisher : Anand Shila Publications
ISBN  : None
Number of pages : 217
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
Edition notes : First edition: 1973. © Jeevan Jagriti Kendra 1973.
Size : 221 x 145 x 17 mm
Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Published by Sadhu Anand Sagar (Praveen D. Desai), Anand-Shila Publications, 5/64, Bombay Mutual Chambers, 19 Hamam Street, Fort, Bombay - 400001.
Edited and compiled by Rena Bulkin, Ma Anand Prem, Sw Yoga Chinmaya, Ma Yog Tao, Ma Dharma Anubhuti, Sw Krishna Christ
Cover design: Ramu-Arun
Printer: Mahesh A. Tanna, Emerald Printers, D-17, Kakad Estate, Worli, Bombay-400018, Ph.: 376829.
Preface: Sw Krishna Christ
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  • Back cover.

    Back cover.

    • The Silent Explosion

    Year of publication : 1973
    Publisher : Anand Shila Publications
    ISBN  : None
    Number of pages : 217
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
    Edition notes : (as above)

    The Silent Explosion

    Year of publication : 2012
    Publisher : Osho Tapoban, Nepal
    ISBN
    Number of pages : 248
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
    Edition notes :

    table of contents

    edition 1973
    chapter titles     		interviews & letters
    event location duration media
    1 Flight of the Alone to the Alone 16 Aug 1970 pm Bombay unknown none
    2 Meditation: A New Dimension
    (p.21-22: Meditation Experiment)
    		 editor's words
    2 Meditation: A New Dimension
    (p.23-37)
    		 6 May 1970 Bombay unknown none
    3 The Occult Meaning of Asanas and Mudras 27 Oct 1970 pm Bombay unknown none
    4 Kundalini: The Science of Transcendence
    (q.1: p.59-72)
    		 10 Feb 1971 pm Woodlands, Bombay 0h 27min audio
    4 Kundalini: The Science of Transcendence
    (q.2: p.72-74)
    		 Oct 1970
    (abridged q.1)     		Bombay unknown none
    5 Sex, Love, Prayer and Meditation 14 Feb 1971 pm Woodlands, Bombay unknown none
    6 The Vital Balance 6 Jan 1971 Woodlands, Bombay unknown none
    7 Religion and the Windows of Man 9 Jan 1971 pm Woodlands, Bombay unknown none
    8 Mysteries of Initiation 10 Jun 1971 pm Woodlands, Bombay 2h 1min audio
    9 The Unknown Life of Jesus 6 Apr 1972 Woodlands, Bombay unknown none
    10 Letters from Bhagwan   this chapter has 21 letters :
    letter # title event location adressee
    1 Meditation Is the Answer 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    2 Meditation Is a Living Art 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    3 In the Gap Is Meditation 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    4 Meditation Is Not Thinking but Living 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    5 Know Yourself -- as You Are 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    6 Be Aware of Your Masks 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    7 Ego Is Ignorance 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    8 Life Goes on Eternally Flowing 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    9 Life Is a Sermon 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    10 Life Is Not a Theory but a Mystery 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    11 Meditation Is Unoccupiedness 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    12 Humbleness -- the Essence of Meditation 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    13 To Exist Wordlessly Is Meditation 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    14 Be as If You Are Not 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    15 In Awareness There Is No Self 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    16 The Vicious Circle of Desire 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    17 Meditation -- with a Jump into the Unknown 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    18 Witnessing Is Meditation 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    19 Meditation Is the Master-Key 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    20 Life Is a Play -- a Leela 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    21 Mystery of the Void 14 Apr 1971 to 30 May 1971 ? unknown Ma Veet Sandeh, Rome
    postscript Visit to a Tibetan monastery (interview by Sw Govind Siddharth)

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