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The Perfect Way: Extemporaneous Talks Given To Seekers And Friends At A Meditation Camp In Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India
These series of talks were given at Osho's first meditation camp in Rajasthan. This is a provocative introduction to an extraordinarily ordinary man's vision for humanity - a vision that continues to inspire people the world over who are searching for meditation, transformation and relaxation in the midst of the everyday challenges of their lives.
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201 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1984
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December 28, 2020
The way is right before your eyes. But your eyes are not right before the way – they are closed, closed in a very subtle manner. They are clouded. Millions of thoughts are closing them, millions of dreams are floating on them; whatsoever you have seen is all there, whatsoever you have thought is all there. And you have lived long – many lives, and you have thought much, and it is all gathered there in your eyes. But because thoughts cannot be seen you see your eyes as clear. The clarity is not there. Millions of layers of thought and dreams are there in your eyes. The way is right before you. All that is, is right before you. But you are not here. You are not in that still moment where eyes are totally empty, unclouded, and you see, and you see that which is.
So the first thing to be understood is: how to attain unclouded eyes, how to make eyes empty so that they can reflect truth, how not to be continuously in a mad rush within; how not to be continuously thinking and thinking and thinking, how to relax thought. When thought is not, seeing happens; when thought is, you go on interpreting and you go on missing. Don’t be an interpreter of reality, be a visionary. Don’t think about it, see it! What to do? One thing: Whenever you look, just be the look. Try. It is going to be difficult, difficult just because of old habit. But try. It happens. It has happened to many, why not you? You are no exception. The universal law is as available to you as to a Buddha or to anybody. Just make a little effort.
So the first thing to be understood is: how to attain unclouded eyes, how to make eyes empty so that they can reflect truth, how not to be continuously in a mad rush within; how not to be continuously thinking and thinking and thinking, how to relax thought. When thought is not, seeing happens; when thought is, you go on interpreting and you go on missing. Don’t be an interpreter of reality, be a visionary. Don’t think about it, see it! What to do? One thing: Whenever you look, just be the look. Try. It is going to be difficult, difficult just because of old habit. But try. It happens. It has happened to many, why not you? You are no exception. The universal law is as available to you as to a Buddha or to anybody. Just make a little effort.
February 28, 2015
For the person who has question ,why should i meditate ?
July 19, 2025
This is the second Osho book I’ve read. Similar structure to “tantric transformation”, transcribed dhamma talk and q&a (good questions too)
Every spiritual teacher is a bit different.
Some spiritual teachers weave in their insights with a lot of plain speak. Others use poetry and metaphor. Osho is closer to almost channeled work. Every sentence is pointing at a spiritual north. Ultra dense sentences like “Knowing is virtue. Ignorance is evil.”
He’s just hammering you sentence after sentence with truth. You could probably read one sentence a day and treat it like a hundreds of koans.
So I think this style probably either turns you off after a few pages or turns you into a convert. I’d like to keep reading him.
Every spiritual teacher is a bit different.
Some spiritual teachers weave in their insights with a lot of plain speak. Others use poetry and metaphor. Osho is closer to almost channeled work. Every sentence is pointing at a spiritual north. Ultra dense sentences like “Knowing is virtue. Ignorance is evil.”
He’s just hammering you sentence after sentence with truth. You could probably read one sentence a day and treat it like a hundreds of koans.
So I think this style probably either turns you off after a few pages or turns you into a convert. I’d like to keep reading him.
October 17, 2019
This is one of Osho's earliest published books. Very concise, to the point. It is the one book responsible for my dropping the nonsense of marxism and getting in touch with spirituality. I'm eternally grateful to Osho. After this one, I got to read maybe a hundred more of Osho's books, always a great treat. Watch him online and laugh with him.....
June 30, 2024
As usual, great.
February 26, 2022
My fav quotes (not a review):
"Behavior is the outward expression of the inner spirit. Only ignorant people try to change the outward expression without changing the cause of that expression."
"Love is the relationship between two persons. When this same relationship exists between an individual and existence I call it God."
"Eckhart was once sitting all alone under a grove of trees in a lonely field. A friend who was passing by saw him sitting there. He went up to him and said, ”I saw you sitting all alone and I thought I would keep you company and so I have come over to join you.” do you know what Eckhart replied? He said, ”I was with myself, but you have come and now I am all alone.”"
"There is a lovely couplet from Bihar: ”Those half-drowned got fully-drowned; those fully-drowned crossed the ocean.”"
"My friends, the outer turmoil is no disturbance at all. If you are at peace within it is as if the outer turmoil is not. But we are restless within ourselves. And this is the only difficulty."
"Behavior is the outward expression of the inner spirit. Only ignorant people try to change the outward expression without changing the cause of that expression."
"Love is the relationship between two persons. When this same relationship exists between an individual and existence I call it God."
"Eckhart was once sitting all alone under a grove of trees in a lonely field. A friend who was passing by saw him sitting there. He went up to him and said, ”I saw you sitting all alone and I thought I would keep you company and so I have come over to join you.” do you know what Eckhart replied? He said, ”I was with myself, but you have come and now I am all alone.”"
"There is a lovely couplet from Bihar: ”Those half-drowned got fully-drowned; those fully-drowned crossed the ocean.”"
"My friends, the outer turmoil is no disturbance at all. If you are at peace within it is as if the outer turmoil is not. But we are restless within ourselves. And this is the only difficulty."
February 22, 2020
"The self is the only real shastra. It is also the only real guru. By entering the self, truth is attained."
Funny thing: I was reading this as a part of my atheistic, placebo seeking journey into spiritual literature when I watched the Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country about the Rajneeshpuram cult. Took me a while to realise I was reading the same guy and kind of liking it.
About one third of this book aligns with my own thoughts on what spiritual practice should look like, one third is quite the opposite and for one third he is just throwing words around meaninglessly. Alright bedtime reading, somewhat inspiring. Unfortunately, Osho's presentation really lacks a lot when put into text; as a speaker he was quite captivating.
Funny thing: I was reading this as a part of my atheistic, placebo seeking journey into spiritual literature when I watched the Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country about the Rajneeshpuram cult. Took me a while to realise I was reading the same guy and kind of liking it.
About one third of this book aligns with my own thoughts on what spiritual practice should look like, one third is quite the opposite and for one third he is just throwing words around meaninglessly. Alright bedtime reading, somewhat inspiring. Unfortunately, Osho's presentation really lacks a lot when put into text; as a speaker he was quite captivating.
February 17, 2007
The best book i ever read.
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