Intelligence The Creative Response to Now

by Osho

• ISBN13: 9780312320720
• ISBN10: 0312320728
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

In Intelligence, Osho extrapolates and describes the difference between intellect and intelligence. Intellect is logical; intelligence is paradoxical. Intellect takes things apart to see how they work; intelligence puts things together to see the functioning of the whole. Osho posits that it is only through intelligence that one can see a true and whole vision of the world. Topics covered include: - The difference between 'reacting' and 'responding' to challenges and problems. - How traditional education tends to stifle the native intelli-gence and curiosity of children in the name of sharpening the intellect and adding to their knowledge. - The respective roles played by logic, emotion, and intuition in the phenomenon of intelligence. By exploring the distance between intellect and intelligence, Intelligence encourages readers to be more aware of how they approach problems-logical, emotional, and practical-and how they solve them.

Author Biography

The works of Osho challenge readers to examine and break free of the conditions, belief systems, and prejudices that limit their capacity to experience life in all its richness. One of the best-known and most provocative spiritual teachers of the twentieth century, Osho has been described by the Sunday Times of London as one of the "1000 Makers of the 20th Century" and by American novelist Tom Robbins as "the most dangerous man since Jesus Christ." More than a decade after his death in 1990, the influence of his teachings continues to grow, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Intelligence Is Not What You Think	vii
Intelligence---A Gift of Nature	1	(21)
The Poetry of the Heart	15	(4)
An Openness of Being	19	(3)
What Makes People Stupid	22	(23)
Survival of the Fittest	23	(6)
Striving for Efficiency	29	(4)
Repression and Manipulation	33	(3)
The Sin of Disobedience	36	(4)
Just Following Orders	40	(5)
Mind---A Pandora's Box	45	(25)
Stepping Out of the Pyramid	62	(8)
From Mind to No-Mind	70	(31)
From Thinking to Understanding	76	(5)
From Reaction to Response	81	(2)
From Belief to Faith	83	(1)
From Sympathy to Compassion	83	(1)
From Communication to Communion	84	(2)
The Master and the Servant	86	(2)
Known, Unknown, Unknowable	88	(13)
Outside the Box---Breaking Free of Conditioning	101	(41)
A Different Kind of Disobedience	105	(7)
The Intelligence of Innocence	112	(11)
The Gift of Being Alive	123	(2)
Discovering the ``Off'' Switch	125	(4)
Being Simple	129	(10)
A Light Unto Yourself	139	(3)
Symptoms, Stepping-Stones, and Stumbling Blocks Responses to Questions	142	(39)
Can computers take over the work of human intelligence?	142	(7)
Why does humanity seem so willing to walk the path toward global suicide?	149	(6)
I cannot cope with many social situations I find myself in. Do I need the help of a psychiatrist?	155	(2)
I feel fed up with myself, feel no connection between my inner world and the outer one. I used to have many interests but no longer feel in touch with them.	157	(2)
In my work I am always afraid of losing confidence in myself	159	(5)
I can see that my mind is still childish. What can I do?	164	(5)
I sometimes feel muddle-headed, as if losing my memory.	169	(5)
How can lovers behave more intelligently?	174	(2)
Sometimes I have doubts about my intelligence	176	(2)
How can I support my own growth of intelligence?	178	(3)
Afterword: Rediscovering Intelligence Through Meditation	181	(10)
About the Author	191	(2)
Osho Meditation Resort	193