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Hidden Mysteries
The significance of temples, statues, places of
pilgrimage, mantras and astrology has been forgotten or lost over the
centuries. Hidden Mysteries is a scientific, insightful, and at the same
time, esoteric exploration of what are often considered the outer trappings
and paraphanalia of religion.
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Five chapters on ancient secrets man has been pondering over for centuries. Osho unveils new truths about pyramids, the third eye, ancient temples, mantras, sacred places of pilgrimage and their esoteric rituals and significance. This small volume also contains two fascinating chapters on astrology.
Subject
Early Talks and Writings
Translated from
Hindi :
Notes
Also published as "Odysee Within"
Time Period of Osho's original Discourses/Talks/Letters
from Apr 1, 1971 to Oct 31, 1971
Number of Discourses/Chapters
6
pilgrimage, mantras and astrology has been forgotten or lost over the
centuries. Hidden Mysteries is a scientific, insightful, and at the same
time, esoteric exploration of what are often considered the outer trappings
and paraphanalia of religion.
REVIEW FROM SANNYAS DOT ORG:
Five chapters on ancient secrets man has been pondering over for centuries. Osho unveils new truths about pyramids, the third eye, ancient temples, mantras, sacred places of pilgrimage and their esoteric rituals and significance. This small volume also contains two fascinating chapters on astrology.
Subject
Early Talks and Writings
Translated from
Hindi :
Notes
Also published as "Odysee Within"
Time Period of Osho's original Discourses/Talks/Letters
from Apr 1, 1971 to Oct 31, 1971
Number of Discourses/Chapters
6
236 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1997
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Osho
4,304 books6,803 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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December 4, 2024
customs deciphered, mysteries unhidden.. a good and must read..
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August 4, 2012This book reveals deeper meanings and objectives of cultural protocols like having bindi, spiritual malas, orange-maroon robes, significance of burning the body v/s burying.
He generally smashes it all as supersition, but nobody was there to explain it scientificaly, so he himself explains, all focussing into excuses for meditation and developing awareness.
He generally smashes it all as supersition, but nobody was there to explain it scientificaly, so he himself explains, all focussing into excuses for meditation and developing awareness.
June 15, 2020
Gizemli Sırlar-Saklı Kalmış Gerçekler
Hidden Mysteries
Osho
Vallahi, harika bir yolculuktu.
öğretilerden, bilgelerden, tapınaklardan geçen bir tirenin içinde, yaşlı bir bilgeyi dinliyorum.
nasıl, kıyıda köşede kalmış, zamanın kumları altında tozlanmış, insanın kaba hafızasında kalmış,
avamın elinde anlamını derinliğini yitirmiş,
kutsiyeti uçmuş mekanların sırrı;
ancak; tapınağın mistik havasının önemi,
heykelin, buda heykelinin önünde meditasyonun,
tekamül yolunda, ne kadar değerli olduğunun da, yadsınamaz oluşu,
tümü, hocanın sohbetinde gizli, satır aralarında.
ASTROLOJİ: işte, mistisizmle bilimin buluştuğu nokta burası; gezegen ve yıldızların madde, mekan ve canlı üzerindeki etkileri, İNSAN üzerindeki etkileri.
ne kadar değerli bir bilgi.
üstad bu konuda, o kadar derin bilgiler veriyor ki,
"aaa, böyle miymiş?", "demek, aslı buymuş" diyor, taşlar yerine oturuyor, anlıyor insan. çıkış noktasını kavrıyor.
ki, üstad, kitabın 2. yarısını astoloji konusuna, bu bilime ayırıyor.
neyi unuttuk, şimdi neyi neden yapıyor, burcu, yıldızı, ay'ı güneşi neden önemsediğimizin aslı çıkıyor ortaya. derinlemesine anlatıyor hoca. ellerine yüreğine sağlık.
14.6.2020, Samsun.
Hidden Mysteries
Osho
Vallahi, harika bir yolculuktu.
öğretilerden, bilgelerden, tapınaklardan geçen bir tirenin içinde, yaşlı bir bilgeyi dinliyorum.
nasıl, kıyıda köşede kalmış, zamanın kumları altında tozlanmış, insanın kaba hafızasında kalmış,
avamın elinde anlamını derinliğini yitirmiş,
kutsiyeti uçmuş mekanların sırrı;
ancak; tapınağın mistik havasının önemi,
heykelin, buda heykelinin önünde meditasyonun,
tekamül yolunda, ne kadar değerli olduğunun da, yadsınamaz oluşu,
tümü, hocanın sohbetinde gizli, satır aralarında.
ASTROLOJİ: işte, mistisizmle bilimin buluştuğu nokta burası; gezegen ve yıldızların madde, mekan ve canlı üzerindeki etkileri, İNSAN üzerindeki etkileri.
ne kadar değerli bir bilgi.
üstad bu konuda, o kadar derin bilgiler veriyor ki,
"aaa, böyle miymiş?", "demek, aslı buymuş" diyor, taşlar yerine oturuyor, anlıyor insan. çıkış noktasını kavrıyor.
ki, üstad, kitabın 2. yarısını astoloji konusuna, bu bilime ayırıyor.
neyi unuttuk, şimdi neyi neden yapıyor, burcu, yıldızı, ay'ı güneşi neden önemsediğimizin aslı çıkıyor ortaya. derinlemesine anlatıyor hoca. ellerine yüreğine sağlık.
14.6.2020, Samsun.
October 18, 2019
One of my all time favorites of OSHA’s
January 17, 2022
My fav quotes (not a review):
"There is no sect on earth which has not built something like a temple – it doesn’t matter whether it is called a masjid or a church or a gurudwara."
"Temples could only have one door, and that too was very small. The idea behind this was to ensure that the circle of sound being created in the temple didn’t become obstructed. It is no wonder then that those Westerners went away with the impression that the temples were dingy, dark and dirty, and that even fresh air could not enter them. By comparison, their own churches were airy and clean and had many big doors and windows through which light and fresh air could easily enter and keep them hygienic."
"the Jainas wanted a dry mountain, open to the scorching sun, with the least possible vegetation and with no water. The reason is that the alchemical changes which they are experimenting on are connected to the fire element of the body. Hindu alchemy, on the other hand, is related to the water element. Both have their separate keys. Hindus would never think of having a tirtha not within the vicinity of water, of a river flowing by, with the beauty of green vegetation."
"minimum of water, as Mahavira used to, it helps to preserve a his celibacy, because the semen will begin to dry up. Even a little moisture can make the semen flow."
Astrology, affect of moon and planets’s gravity pull is explained by the fact that.. “When the authentic moon came to the right point, at that moment only did the fish lay their eggs."
"There is no sect on earth which has not built something like a temple – it doesn’t matter whether it is called a masjid or a church or a gurudwara."
"Temples could only have one door, and that too was very small. The idea behind this was to ensure that the circle of sound being created in the temple didn’t become obstructed. It is no wonder then that those Westerners went away with the impression that the temples were dingy, dark and dirty, and that even fresh air could not enter them. By comparison, their own churches were airy and clean and had many big doors and windows through which light and fresh air could easily enter and keep them hygienic."
"the Jainas wanted a dry mountain, open to the scorching sun, with the least possible vegetation and with no water. The reason is that the alchemical changes which they are experimenting on are connected to the fire element of the body. Hindu alchemy, on the other hand, is related to the water element. Both have their separate keys. Hindus would never think of having a tirtha not within the vicinity of water, of a river flowing by, with the beauty of green vegetation."
"minimum of water, as Mahavira used to, it helps to preserve a his celibacy, because the semen will begin to dry up. Even a little moisture can make the semen flow."
Astrology, affect of moon and planets’s gravity pull is explained by the fact that.. “When the authentic moon came to the right point, at that moment only did the fish lay their eggs."
March 26, 2024
You have to be a pseudoscience believer to read this book, unfortunately I am not that kind. He tries to say the way of worship is not a right way but failed utter a single word about cast and community discrimination. Living around the temple will have a positive energy so there wont be any bad things around it's surroundings, Is it true ? absolutely not. So many temples, churches and mosques have been demolished and bomb blasted. He didn't want to talk about it and get it into controversies.
Totally Disappointed.
Totally Disappointed.
November 19, 2025
The past is there for a reason but to reason it just to stimulate intellect in proving its superiority is like saying the sun remains still from where I see, when you are living in the arid Antarctica. What is six months in a life when scaled against the tens of thousands of years humanity has witnessed? A man is on the other shore of the sea that is impossible to cross over. The mysteries remain. You can't unseen the truth just because the mysteries fail you or the mind. Look back and see, the sea may never have been there in the first place.
May 10, 2022
Every athiest and/or theist must read this book to deeply understand the roots of how ancient indian spiritual culture and secrets behind rituals in Hinduism, Jainism, sufism etc.
September 7, 2022
I enjoyed some of the topics covered...
January 26, 2025
First 4 chapters are worth reading
February 7, 2025
Insightful...
March 31, 2025
Clear and simple explanation about the hidden meaning of the traditions followed across different cultures and religions!
April 25, 2021
Best book for those who seek knowledge about the Hindu belief system and scientific reasons behind...moreover its not a biased book only for Hinduism...it not really targets differences or racism...anyone from any religious background can read if he/she is not very pious.
September 24, 2014
A good Osho book, don't read it if you read 'Astrology' by Osho, because its almost one third of this book. If this will be your only Osho read, don't read it.
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July 10, 2014the hidden mysteries by osho
October 25, 2014
If you have been reading or listening to Osho, this book is worth taking a look at. It is unlike most other discourses.
August 8, 2014
I would have missed many things unless i read this. Thank You Osho
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