Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 4

Osho dissects the causes of misery - our clinging to life and fear of death, egoism, attraction and repulsion...our lack of awareness. At the outset he puts the situation straight, that the austerity Patanjali is talking about has nothing to do with torturing the body: "Life is more if you are sensitive; life is less if you are less sensitive." Osho as always has the vision and understanding to bring everything, even the seemingly most complex to its simplest essence: "To me life in its totality is good. And when you understand life in its totality, only then can you celebrate... Celebration is my attitude, unconditional to what life brings."

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Later published as part of Osho Books on CD-ROM.

"Ten discourses, given by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, on the 'Yoga Sutras' of Rishi Patanjali. This volume covers chapter 2, Sadhana Pada, Sutras 1-17."

Later published as The Alchemy of Yoga.

See Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega (series) for links to other volumes in this series.

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

Apr 21, 1975 to Apr 30, 1975 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

10   (see table of contents)

editions

Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 4 Discourses on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Year of publication : 1977 Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation ISBN 0-88050-180-4 (Not all books have ISBN) (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 260 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : First edition January 1977. © Copyright 1976 by Rajneesh Foundation. Size : 224 x 144 x 22 mm Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Published by Ma Yoga Laxmi Editing: Ma Yoga Sudha Compilation: Ma Prem Nitya Design: Sw Anand Yatri Printed by Arun K. Mehta at Vakil and Sons Ltd., Vakils House, 18 Ballard Estate, Bombay 400 038 Introduction: Ma Yoga Sudha Pages XIV - XV. Pages 2 - 3.

table of contents

edition 1977.01 chapter titles		discourses
		event	location	duration	media
1	The Seeds of Misery	21 Apr 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 29min	audio
2	You Are Already That...	22 Apr 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 32min	audio
3	Sleep, Identification, Duality	23 Apr 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 32min	audio
4	To Become Free in an Unfree Society	24 Apr 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 24min	audio
5	Prati-Prasav: The Primal of the Ancients	25 Apr 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 15min	audio
6	The Existentialist Cul-de-Sac	26 Apr 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 28min	audio
7	Awareness: The Fire That Burns the Past	27 Apr 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 42min	audio
8	The Psychology of the Buddhas	28 Apr 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 31min	audio
9	The Seer Is Not the Seen	29 Apr 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 28min	audio
10	The Alchemy of Celebration	30 Apr 1975 am	Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona	1h 22min	audio