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OSHO Singles
Astrology Superstition Blind Faith or a Door to the Essential?
In this fascinating volume, Osho reclaims astrology from the pop psychologists and “fortune tellers” and shares the deep insights that first brought this unique science of the stars into being. From ancient India to the lost civilization of Sumeria, from Pythagoras to Paracelsus to Piccardi, we discover that for thousands of years there has been a thread of awareness of how all things in the universe are interconnected – an awareness that modern physics is still struggling to define in scientific terms today.
As Osho says: The universe is a living body, an organic unity. In it, nothing is isolated, all is connected. Whatever is far away is connected to that which is near; nothing is separate. So no one should remain in the fallacy that he is an island: isolated, separate, aloof. Everything is connected to the whole, and everything is all the time affecting others and being affected by others.
Astrology aficionados and skeptics alike will find something in this small volume to provoke a new way of looking at what really “makes the world go round.”
As Osho says: The universe is a living body, an organic unity. In it, nothing is isolated, all is connected. Whatever is far away is connected to that which is near; nothing is separate. So no one should remain in the fallacy that he is an island: isolated, separate, aloof. Everything is connected to the whole, and everything is all the time affecting others and being affected by others.
Astrology aficionados and skeptics alike will find something in this small volume to provoke a new way of looking at what really “makes the world go round.”
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First published June 10, 2013
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Osho
4,305 books6,805 followersRajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain, 11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990) and latter rebranded as Osho was leader of the Rajneesh movement. During his lifetime he was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader and mystic.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
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September 4, 2021
Excellent book. Many questions answered and many are kept unanswered.
Reading this book gives many clarity about our perception of astrology. We are blindly following something without realisation that it's not a blind follow. Something is definitely there
Reading this book gives many clarity about our perception of astrology. We are blindly following something without realisation that it's not a blind follow. Something is definitely there
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December 19, 2017This book will be quite insightful for the non believers of Astrology.This book illustrates Astrology is much more than the stereotyped queries whose answers we seek from the astrologers . It comprises of very interesting examples through which osho has explained the influence of the sun,earth and other planets on the life of inanimate and animate beings.This book is recommended to those who are willing to look at Astrology from a different angle.
October 29, 2022
So many amazing wisdom that I learned from this book. Needs one more read.
September 1, 2023
Wonderful book ! Just awesome….. makes more sense when one has some basic knowledge of vedic astrology…. I am really amazed about the vastness of knowledge osho has along with the ability to present it so simply and wonderfully….
June 2, 2017
A great book but limited in its content. Whatever info is present in educational but not a whole lot of info is present.
March 7, 2018
An insightful read! I wish there was more content and that the talks were not limited to just 2 chapters:)
March 5, 2017
Absolutely un-put-downable!
Has always heard about the knowledge of th8s person. The amount of his knowledge that finds mention in the two speeches of his and the perspectives that he throws on this oft-confused (and not scientifically treated) topic is amazing. It is emphatic, has eerie examples but the same time is an easy read. Some pages and paragraph though are the philosophical type which acts as brakes.
Has always heard about the knowledge of th8s person. The amount of his knowledge that finds mention in the two speeches of his and the perspectives that he throws on this oft-confused (and not scientifically treated) topic is amazing. It is emphatic, has eerie examples but the same time is an easy read. Some pages and paragraph though are the philosophical type which acts as brakes.
December 22, 2021
Someone suggested this book to me, saying it gives one a basic understanding of what astrology is. I was curious to read the book especially because I have never read an Osho book before.
However, to my disappointment this book does not go into the depth of astrology. It should be noted that I have not studied astrology and hence, not exactly an authority on it. My disappointment thus comes from the fact that the book just keeps on saying that astrology defines everything around us and gives some random examples to justify it, without actually scientifically proving that it does.
As an example, the fact that 70% of the earth is water and a human body has 70% of water does not seem to be a right analogy to my innocent mind. Similarly, using the level of water in Nile and its connection with sun's 90 year cycles to say that we are also impacted by the same seems a bit too simplistic. Of course the sun drives a lot of things on this earth, its light and heat are probably the largest drivers of things on earth, but to say that a movement in a river's water level suggests our lives are dependent on the sun's nuclear cycle does not strike a chord to my uneducated mind.
May be it comes down to one's beliefs at the end of it all. Or may be I am still missing the essence of the subject.
I should appreciate one aspect of the book though. It does suggest that astrology has been used for non-essential things, like can one get a job, when can one get married etc. These are the things which as per the book can be changed based on one's efforts and too much focus on these has led to the collapse of the 'real' astrology.
However, to my disappointment this book does not go into the depth of astrology. It should be noted that I have not studied astrology and hence, not exactly an authority on it. My disappointment thus comes from the fact that the book just keeps on saying that astrology defines everything around us and gives some random examples to justify it, without actually scientifically proving that it does.
As an example, the fact that 70% of the earth is water and a human body has 70% of water does not seem to be a right analogy to my innocent mind. Similarly, using the level of water in Nile and its connection with sun's 90 year cycles to say that we are also impacted by the same seems a bit too simplistic. Of course the sun drives a lot of things on this earth, its light and heat are probably the largest drivers of things on earth, but to say that a movement in a river's water level suggests our lives are dependent on the sun's nuclear cycle does not strike a chord to my uneducated mind.
May be it comes down to one's beliefs at the end of it all. Or may be I am still missing the essence of the subject.
I should appreciate one aspect of the book though. It does suggest that astrology has been used for non-essential things, like can one get a job, when can one get married etc. These are the things which as per the book can be changed based on one's efforts and too much focus on these has led to the collapse of the 'real' astrology.
December 14, 2013
Awesome awesome book. Very concise and informative.
What I liked most about it is, that Osho is for the first time touching upon a slightly metaphysical subject, and you can really see his genius here.
What I liked most about it is, that Osho is for the first time touching upon a slightly metaphysical subject, and you can really see his genius here.
May 6, 2016
Read till the end
Read till end, you will get clear message what osho says. In the first you may misunderstand him. Overall good book.
Read till end, you will get clear message what osho says. In the first you may misunderstand him. Overall good book.
November 11, 2018
Truth is attracted only to the honest
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August 22, 2016Lovely, no nonsense, a beautiful read.
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