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Freedom: The Courage to Be Yourself
Learn how to set yourself free with the philosophies of one of the twentieth century’s greatest spiritual teachers in The Courage to Be Yourself .
In Freedom , Osho outlines three stages of freedom. The first is “freedom from,” which is a freedom that comes from breaking out of what he calls the “psychological slavery” imposed by outside forces such as parents, society, or religion. The next stage is “freedom for,” a positive freedom that comes from embracing and creating something―a fulfilling relationship, for example, or an artistic or humanitarian vision. And lastly there is “just freedom,” the highest and ultimate freedom. This last freedom is more than being for or against something; it is the freedom of simply being oneself and responding truthfully to each moment.
This book helps readers to identify the obstacles to their freedom, both circumstantial and self-imposed, to choose their battles wisely, and to find the courage to be true to themselves.
Osho challenges readers to examine and break free of the conditioned belief systems and prejudices that limit their capacity to enjoy life in all its richness. He has been described by the Sunday Times of London as one of the “1000 Makers of the 20th Century” and by Sunday Mid-Day (India) as one of the ten people―along with Gandhi, Nehru, and Buddha―who have changed the destiny of India. Since his death in 1990, the influence of his teachings continues to expand, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world.
In Freedom , Osho outlines three stages of freedom. The first is “freedom from,” which is a freedom that comes from breaking out of what he calls the “psychological slavery” imposed by outside forces such as parents, society, or religion. The next stage is “freedom for,” a positive freedom that comes from embracing and creating something―a fulfilling relationship, for example, or an artistic or humanitarian vision. And lastly there is “just freedom,” the highest and ultimate freedom. This last freedom is more than being for or against something; it is the freedom of simply being oneself and responding truthfully to each moment.
This book helps readers to identify the obstacles to their freedom, both circumstantial and self-imposed, to choose their battles wisely, and to find the courage to be true to themselves.
Osho challenges readers to examine and break free of the conditioned belief systems and prejudices that limit their capacity to enjoy life in all its richness. He has been described by the Sunday Times of London as one of the “1000 Makers of the 20th Century” and by Sunday Mid-Day (India) as one of the ten people―along with Gandhi, Nehru, and Buddha―who have changed the destiny of India. Since his death in 1990, the influence of his teachings continues to expand, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world.
192 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2004
About the author
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4,379 books6,916 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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February 16, 2019
کتێبی 'سەربەستی'
وەرگێڕانی 'شێرزاد حەسەن'
فەلسەفەی بەرەو هەڕەمەکیچوون
خاڵێکی ئێجگار گرنگ کە پێویستە گشت بیرمەندان ڕەچاوی بکەن لە کاتی جێگۆڕکێ پێکردنی هەر سیستەمێک، سروشتێک یان بارودۆخێکی بنچینەیی مرۆڤ بەو جێگرەوەی کە خۆیان دەیخوازن و بانگەشەی بۆ دەکەن، بریتییە لە ڕێکخراوەیی بیرۆکە نوێیەکەیان، چونکە ئەو پایانەی ژینی مرۆڤی لەسەر داندراوە، گرەنتی بەردەوامبوون بگرە بەرەوپێشچوونی مرۆڤیشی وەکو یاسایەکی نەگۆڕ فەراهەم کردووە، کەواتە گەر بتەوێ هەر پایەیەک لە بناغەوە هەڵقرتێنی و ویستت ئەوە بێ بیرکردنەوەیەکی خۆت بکەیتە جێگرەوەی، گوایە پەیامی جوان و سەرنجڕاکێش لە هەگبەی دایە، دەبێ هوشیاری ئەوەبی، داخۆ ژینی مرۆڤ هیچ هەڕەمەکییەکی تێناکەوێ؟!! ئاخۆ ئەو ڕێکخستنەی کە بوونی هەیە لەنێو ناچێتن؟!!! گەر وەڵامەکە بەڵێ بوو (لەناو دەچێ)، واتا بیرۆکەکە واقعی نییە، پەیامەکەشت هەرچەند جوان بێ، شیاوی جێبەجێکردن نییە!
ڕاستی هەر ئەمە بە خاڵێکی لاوازی یەکلاکەرەوە دادەنرێ لە بیرکردنەوەکانی ئۆشۆ (لەنێو ئەم کتێبەدا)، واتا بۆ هەر بیرۆکە و شیکردنەوەیەک تەنها هەندێ خاڵ و سیفاتی خستووەتە بەرباس، بەڵام چۆنیەتی کارکردنی هێندە پڕ هەڕەمەکییە، مەگەر هەر ڕۆژگار پێمان بڵێ لە کۆتاییدا لە کامە بارودۆخ دەگیرسێینەوە، من وەکو خۆم، گومانم لەوە نییە، گەر بێتو گشت خواستەکانی ئۆشۆ بە هەمان خاسیەتی کارکردنی نێو کتێبەکە بێتە جێبەجێکردن، مرۆڤ لە چەند ساڵێک پتر لەنێو ئەو سیستەمە ناژی، جا یان بە هەمان بیرکردنەوە هێواش هێواش ژینیان بەرەو کزبوونەوە دەڕوات، یان هاوار و ناڵەیان بۆ سیستەمە لابراوەکە دەگاتە ترۆپک، ئیدی جارێکی تر دەگەڕێنەوە و خۆیان پێ هەڵدەواسنەوە بەڵکو نقووم نەبن و دیسان ڕوناکی بدۆزنەوە!
وەرگێڕانی 'شێرزاد حەسەن'
فەلسەفەی بەرەو هەڕەمەکیچوون
خاڵێکی ئێجگار گرنگ کە پێویستە گشت بیرمەندان ڕەچاوی بکەن لە کاتی جێگۆڕکێ پێکردنی هەر سیستەمێک، سروشتێک یان بارودۆخێکی بنچینەیی مرۆڤ بەو جێگرەوەی کە خۆیان دەیخوازن و بانگەشەی بۆ دەکەن، بریتییە لە ڕێکخراوەیی بیرۆکە نوێیەکەیان، چونکە ئەو پایانەی ژینی مرۆڤی لەسەر داندراوە، گرەنتی بەردەوامبوون بگرە بەرەوپێشچوونی مرۆڤیشی وەکو یاسایەکی نەگۆڕ فەراهەم کردووە، کەواتە گەر بتەوێ هەر پایەیەک لە بناغەوە هەڵقرتێنی و ویستت ئەوە بێ بیرکردنەوەیەکی خۆت بکەیتە جێگرەوەی، گوایە پەیامی جوان و سەرنجڕاکێش لە هەگبەی دایە، دەبێ هوشیاری ئەوەبی، داخۆ ژینی مرۆڤ هیچ هەڕەمەکییەکی تێناکەوێ؟!! ئاخۆ ئەو ڕێکخستنەی کە بوونی هەیە لەنێو ناچێتن؟!!! گەر وەڵامەکە بەڵێ بوو (لەناو دەچێ)، واتا بیرۆکەکە واقعی نییە، پەیامەکەشت هەرچەند جوان بێ، شیاوی جێبەجێکردن نییە!
ڕاستی هەر ئەمە بە خاڵێکی لاوازی یەکلاکەرەوە دادەنرێ لە بیرکردنەوەکانی ئۆشۆ (لەنێو ئەم کتێبەدا)، واتا بۆ هەر بیرۆکە و شیکردنەوەیەک تەنها هەندێ خاڵ و سیفاتی خستووەتە بەرباس، بەڵام چۆنیەتی کارکردنی هێندە پڕ هەڕەمەکییە، مەگەر هەر ڕۆژگار پێمان بڵێ لە کۆتاییدا لە کامە بارودۆخ دەگیرسێینەوە، من وەکو خۆم، گومانم لەوە نییە، گەر بێتو گشت خواستەکانی ئۆشۆ بە هەمان خاسیەتی کارکردنی نێو کتێبەکە بێتە جێبەجێکردن، مرۆڤ لە چەند ساڵێک پتر لەنێو ئەو سیستەمە ناژی، جا یان بە هەمان بیرکردنەوە هێواش هێواش ژینیان بەرەو کزبوونەوە دەڕوات، یان هاوار و ناڵەیان بۆ سیستەمە لابراوەکە دەگاتە ترۆپک، ئیدی جارێکی تر دەگەڕێنەوە و خۆیان پێ هەڵدەواسنەوە بەڵکو نقووم نەبن و دیسان ڕوناکی بدۆزنەوە!
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