Yoga: The Science of the Soul, Vol 3

Osho brings a juiciness to the aridity of Patanjali's language, turning it into a fascinating garden of exploration. Patanjali says, "When the activity of the mind is under control..." Osho says, "The mind is a process...doesn't exist, only thoughts, thoughts moving so fast that you think and feel that something exists there in continuity. One thought comes, another thought comes another, and they go on and on. The gap between them is so small that you cannot see the gap between one thought and another. So two thoughts become joined, they become a continuity. Because of that continuity you think there is a mind." Osho brings a simple but intriguing view to these sutras about knowledge and reasoning, samadhi, samadhi with and without contemplation, subtle objects of meditation and subtle energies. He has the knack of removing the dust and tarnish of the passage of time to make these sutras irresistible and vital reading.

notes

Previously published in 1976 as edition 1 under the title Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 3.

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

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

from Mar 1, 1975 to Mar 10, 1975 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

10

editions

Yoga: The Science of the Soul, Vol 3 Year of publication : 1984 Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation International ISBN 0-88050-679-2 (The ISBN on and in the book states, apparently incorrect, "0-88050-697-2".) (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 259 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P Edition notes : Second edition, July 1984, 10,000 copies. Copyright: 1976 Rajneesh Foundation International. Size : 177.8 x 108 x 15 mm Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Published by Ma Anand Sheela M.M., D.Phil.M., D.Litt.M.(RIMU), Acharya Editing: Sw Krishna Prabhu Design: Sw Prem Deekshant Direction: Ma Yoga Pratima, M.M., D.Phil.M.(RIMU), Arihanta Printed in U.S.A. Library of Congress Catalog Number 84-42812 Introduction: Ma Dhyana Samudra