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Enough for today.
About The Author
Most of us live out our lives in the world of time, in memories of the past and anticipation of the
future. Only rarely do we touch the timeless dimension of the present - in moments of sudden
beauty,
or sudden danger, in meeting with a lover or with the surprise of the unexpected. Very few people
step out of the world of time and mind, its ambitions and competitiveness, and begin to live in the
world of the timeless. And of those who do, only a few have attempted to share their experience.
Lao Tzu, Gautam Buddha, Bodhidharma.-.or more recently, George Gurdji-eff, Ramana Maharshi,
J. Krishnamurti - they are thought by their contemporaries to be eccentrics or madmen; after their
death they are called "philosophers." And in time they become legends - not flesh-and-blood human
beings, but perhaps mythological representations of our collective wish to grow beyond the
smallness
and trivia, the meaninglessness of our everyday lives.
Osho is one who has discovered the door to living his life in the timeless dimension of the present -
he has called himself a "true existentialist" - and he has devoted his life to provoking others to seek
this same door, to step out of the world of past and future and discover for themselves the world of
eternity.
Osho was born in Kuchwada, Madhya Pradesh, India, on December 11, 1931. From his earliest
childhood, his was a rebellious and independent spirit, insisting on experiencing the truth for
himself
rather than acquiring knowledge and beliefs given by others.
After his enlightenment at the age of twenty-one, Osho completed his academic studies and spent
several years teaching philosophy at the University of Jabalpur. Meanwhile, he traveled throughout
India giving talks, challenging orthodox religious leaders in public debate, questioning traditional
beliefs, and meeting people from all walks of life. He read extensively, everything he could find to
broaden his understanding of the belief systems and psychology of contemporary man. By the late
1960s Osho had begun to develop his unique dynamic meditation techniques. ModAfter his
enlightenment at the age of twenty-one, Osho completed his academic studies and spent several
years teaching philosophy at the University of Jabalpur. Meanwhile, he traveled throughout India
giving talks, challenging orthodox religious leaders in public debate, questioning traditional beliefs,
and meeting people from all walks of life. He read extensively, everything he could find to broaden
his understanding of the belief systems and psychology of contemporary man. By the late 1960s
Osho had begun to develop his unique dynamic meditation techniques. Modern man, he says, is so
burdened with the outmoded traditions of rhe past and the anxieties of modern-day living that he
must go through a deep cleansing process before he can hope to discover the thought-less, relaxed
state of meditation.
In the early 1970s, the first Westerners began to hear of Osho. By 1974 a commune had been
established around him in Poona, India, and the trickle of visitors from the West was soon to
become a flood. In the course of his work, Osho has spoken on virtually every aspect of the
development of human consciousness. He has distilled the essence of what is significant to the
spiritual quest of contemporary man, based not on intellectual understanding but tested against his
own existential experience.
He belongs to no tradition - "I am the beginning of a totally new religious consciousness," he says.
"Please don't connect me with the past - it is not even worth remembering."
His talks to disciples and seekers from all over the world have been published in more than six
hundred volumes, and translated into over thirty languages. And he says, "My message is not a
doctrine, not a philosophy. My message is a certain alchemy, a science of transformation, so only
those who are willing to die as they are and be born again into something so new that they cannot
even imagine it right now...only those few courageous people will be ready to listen, because
listening
is going to be risky.
"Listening, you have taken the first step towards being reborn. So it is not a philosophy that you can
just make an overcoat of and go bragging about. It is not a doctrine where you can find consolation
for harassing questions. No, my message is not some verbal communication. It is far more risky. It
is
nothing less than death and rebirth."
Osho left his body on January 19, 1990. His huge commune in India continues to be the largest
spiritual growth center in the world attracting thousands of international visitors who come to
participate in its meditation, therapy, bodywork and creative programs, or just to experience being
in
a buddhafield.
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For Further Information
Many of Osho's books have been translated and published in a variety of languages worldwide. For
information about Osho, his medications, books, tapes and the address of an Osho
meditation/information center near you, contact:
Osho International Foundation P.O. Box 2976 London NW5 2PZ, UK
Osho Commune International 17 Koregaon Park Poona411001,India
Chidvilas Inc. P.O. Box 17550, Boulder CO 80308, U.S.A.
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