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La magia del semplice
Ora che lo Spirito del tempo ci spinge a interrogarci con estremo disincanto su cosa porta a un reale appagamento, diventa illuminante l’invito di Osho a tornare a se stessi, a mettere a fuoco i bisogni reali (cosa ben diversa dai desideri che infiammano la nostra esistenza), a fare buon uso del dono della vita. La prospettiva che Osho ha sull’uomo e su ciò che lo assilla, è animata da uno stupore allibito: “Se il Reale è possibile ed è disponibile, perché continuare a sognare?” chiede al lettore questo Maestro di Realtà, suggerendo una semplice comprensione: “La speranza ha bisogno di spazio. Il desiderio ha bisogno di spazio. Osserva gli alberi: non sognano. Non ne hanno bisogno: sono già qui, nel presente, appagati, colmi di fiori. Per i bisogni reali il momento presente è più che sufficiente; l’oggi è sufficiente. L’essenza della vera religione è racchiusa in questo messaggio: abbandona i desideri e soddisfa i bisogni reali.”
Basato su alcuni racconti Sufi, questo testo suggerisce — con sensibilità, profondità e distacco — alcune semplici chiavi per entrare in sintonia con il mistero della vita, sviscerando i tanti aspetti fondamentali della natura umana e aprendo prospettive insolite sull’ignoto che dimora in noi e che, misteriosamente, continua a colmarci di semplice meraviglia.
Basato su alcuni racconti Sufi, questo testo suggerisce — con sensibilità, profondità e distacco — alcune semplici chiavi per entrare in sintonia con il mistero della vita, sviscerando i tanti aspetti fondamentali della natura umana e aprendo prospettive insolite sull’ignoto che dimora in noi e che, misteriosamente, continua a colmarci di semplice meraviglia.
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First published January 1, 1975
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Osho
4,277 books6,813 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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October 3, 2023
Osho's words are like a love song that we can suddenly, mysteriously, hear at just the right moment. For Osho, all change is individual and can happen to all of us. Being in the moment is meditation.
'Just Like That' brings together Osho's talks on Sufi stories and Sufism. Osho with his characteristic wit, incisiveness and irreverence, peels the layers of our consciousness and introduces us to ourselves.
'Just Like That' brings together Osho's talks on Sufi stories and Sufism. Osho with his characteristic wit, incisiveness and irreverence, peels the layers of our consciousness and introduces us to ourselves.
August 30, 2014
A very good piece of work that questions much of the things around us. Really deep stuff and I love the way Osho relates things and he is a great story teller...
September 30, 2021
Fantastic!!!
May 5, 2022
"Truth can not be taught but it can be learnt" - One of the best beginnings of book
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October 26, 2016Amazing book.... a "must read" for all spiritual seekers
July 17, 2012
title is as arbitrary as Bhagwaan himself.
but i loved it..!.!
Osho..
but i loved it..!.!
Osho..
May 10, 2013
El mejor y mas simple libro, en las cosas simples esta el aprendizaje!
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May 28, 2014Amazing...... this book is definitely for the open minded.....for those who make an effort to look for the truth !
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December 27, 2014good one...it make sense
April 28, 2019
Ошо однозначно не оставляет равнодушным. Но больше его читать не хочется.
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