Osho
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born
December 11, 1931
died
January 19, 1990
place of birth
Kuchwada, India
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genre
Health, Mind & Body, Religion & Spirituality
about this author
also known as Acharya Rajneesh from the 1960s onwards, calling himself Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh during the 1970s and 1980s and taking the name Osho in 1989, was an Indian mystic, guru and philosopher.
A professor of philosophy, he travelled throughout India in the 1960s as a public speaker, raising controversy by speaking against socialism, Mahatma Gandhi and institutionalised religion. He advocated a more open attitude towards sexuality, a stance that earned him the sobriquet "sex guru" in the Indian and later the international press. In 1970, he settled for a while in Mumbai (Bombay). He began initiating disciples (known as neo-sannyasins) and took on the role of a spiritual teacher. In his discourses, he reinterpreted ...more
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Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously by Osho avg rating 4.22 — 165 ratings — published 1999 5 editions |
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Love, Freedom, Aloneness: The Koan of Relationships by Osho avg rating 4.25 — 142 ratings — published 2001 4 editions |
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The Book of Secrets by Osho avg rating 4.26 — 129 ratings — published 1974 10 editions |
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Creativity: Unleashing the Forces Within by Osho avg rating 4.19 — 119 ratings — published 1999 4 editions |
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Awareness: The Key to Living in Balance by Osho avg rating 4.20 — 97 ratings — published 2001 3 editions |
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Freedom: The Courage to Be Yourself (Insights for a New Way of Living Series) by Osho avg rating 4.28 — 93 ratings — published 2004 4 editions |
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Intimacy: Trusting Oneself and the Other by Osho avg rating 4.12 — 85 ratings — published 2001 3 editions |
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Meditation: The First and Last Freedom by Osho avg rating 3.96 — 83 ratings — published 1996 3 editions |
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Intuition: Knowing Beyond Logic by Osho avg rating 4.15 — 78 ratings — published 2001 5 editions |
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Joy: The Happiness That Comes from Within by Osho avg rating 4.33 — 66 ratings — published 2004 4 editions |
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"Experience life in all possible ways --
good-bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light,
summer-winter. Experience all the dualities.
Don't be afraid of experience, because
the more experience you have, the more
mature you become."
— Osho
good-bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light,
summer-winter. Experience all the dualities.
Don't be afraid of experience, because
the more experience you have, the more
mature you become."
— Osho
"Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny--he has something to fulfill, some message has to be delivered, some work has to be completed. You are not here accidentally--you are here meaningfully. There is a purpose behind you. The whole intends to do something through you."
— Osho
— Osho
"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new." and so in you the child your mother lives on and through your family continues to live... so at this time look after yourself and your family as you would your mother for through you all she will truly never die."
— Osho
— Osho
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