Meditation The First and Last Freedom

by Osho

• ISBN13: 9780312336639
• ISBN10: 0312336632
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-17
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

The first upgrade to meditation since Buddha's timeIn this essential meditation handbook for the 21st century, Osho turns the traditional notion of meditation practice on its head. Meditation: The First and Last Freedom shows that meditation is not a spiritual discipline separate from everyday life in the real world. In essence, it is simply the art of being aware of what is going on inside and around us. As we acquire the knack, meditation can be our companion wherever we are-at work, at play, at rest.Meditation contains practical, step-by-step guides to a wide variety of meditation techniques selected by and/or created by Osho, including the unique OSHO Active Meditations which deal with the special tensions of contemporary life. Recognizing that it's almost impossible for most people these days just to stop and sit silently, thesemeditations - including the Osho Dynamic Meditation and Osho Kundalini Meditation - begin with one or more stages of vigorous physical activity. This brings our physical and mental energies to a peak, so that the following silence is easy -- leaving us alert, refreshed, and newly energized.Newly revised and resized into a handy portable format, Meditation is the perfect text to begin or continue exploring the joys of meditation.

Author Biography

Osho is one of the best-known and most provocative spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. 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

Introduction	x
Part 1: ABOUT MEDITATION	1	(22)
What Is Meditation?	2	(8)
Witnessing, the Spirit of Meditation	3	(7)
The Flowering of Meditation	10	(8)
The Great Silence	11	(1)
Growing in Sensitivity	12	(1)
Love, the Fragrance of Meditation	13	(1)
Compassion	14	(1)
Abiding Joy for No Reason at All	14	(1)
Intelligence: The Ability to Respond	15	(3)
Aloneness: Your Self-Nature	18	(5)
Your Real Self	20	(3)
Part 2: THE SCIENCE OF MEDITATION	23	(36)
Methods and Meditations	24	(10)
Techniques Are Helpful	25	(1)
Begin with Effort	26	(1)
These Methods Are Simple	27	(2)
First Understand the Technique	29	(1)
The Right Method Will Click	30	(1)
When to Drop the Method	31	(3)
Suggestions for Beginners	34	(12)
Enough Space	34	(1)
The Right Place	35	(1)
Be Comfortable	36	(1)
Begin with Catharsis	37	(9)
Guidelines to Freedom	46	(10)
The Three Essentials	46	(1)
Be Playful	47	(1)
Be Patient	47	(1)
Don't Look for Results	48	(1)
Appreciate Unawareness	49	(1)
Machines Help but Don't Create Meditation	50	(2)
You Are Not Your Experiences	52	(4)
Meditation Is a Knack	56	(3)
Part 3: THE MEDITATIONS	59	(150)
OSHO Active Meditations	60	(6)
Why Active Meditation?	61	(1)
Powerful Methods for Awakening	62	(1)
An Energy Phenomenon	62	(4)
OSHO Dynamic Meditation: Catharsis and Celebration	66	(12)
Remember, Remain a Witness	69	(9)
OSHO Kundalini Meditation	78	(3)
OSHO Nataraj Meditation	81	(3)
OSHO Nadabrahma Meditation	84	(3)
Anything Can Be a Meditation	87	(11)
Running, Jogging and Swimming	89	(2)
Laughing Meditation	91	(2)
Gibberish Meditation	93	(1)
Smoking Meditation	94	(4)
Breath -- A Bridge to Meditation	98	(8)
Vipassana	99	(5)
Throwing Things Out	104	(2)
Opening to the Heart	106	(10)
From Head to Heart	107	(4)
The Heart of Peacefulness	111	(3)
Atisha's Heart Meditation	114	(2)
Inner Centering	116	(13)
Abdullah	117	(1)
Finding the Real Source	118	(2)
Center of the Cyclone	120	(8)
Who Am I?	128	(1)
OSHO Whirling Meditation	129	(3)
Meditations on Light	132	(6)
Golden Light Meditation	133	(2)
Heart of Light	135	(3)
Meditations on Darkness	138	(8)
Inner Darkness	139	(7)
Meditations in Sound	146	(10)
Aum	147	(2)
Devavani	149	(2)
The Center of Sound	151	(5)
Finding the Space Within	156	(7)
Enter the Clear Sky	157	(1)
Include Everything	158	(3)
A Meditation for the Jet Set	161	(1)
Watching with the Third Eye	161	(2)
OSHO Gourishankar Meditation	163	(3)
OSHO Mandala Meditation	166	(8)
Finding the Witness	168	(3)
Touching As a Feather	171	(3)
Just Sitting	174	(4)
Zazen	175	(3)
Just Listening	178	(8)
OSHO Meditative Therapies	186	(2)
OSHO Mystic Rose Meditation	188	(9)
Laughter and Tears: A Cleansing of the Heart	192	(5)
OSHO No-Mind Meditation	197	(5)
OSHO Born Again	202	(4)
OSHO Reminding Yourself of the Forgotten Language of Talking to Your Bodymind	206	(3)
Part 4: OBSTACLES TO MEDITATION	209	(34)
The Two Difficulties	210	(18)
The Ego	211	(9)
The Chattering Mind	220	(8)
False Methods	228	(8)
Meditation Is Not Concentration	229	(4)
Meditation Is Not Introspection	233	(3)
Tricks of the Mind	236	(7)
Don't Be Fooled by Experiences	237	(1)
Mind Can Enter Again	238	(1)
Mind Can Deceive You	239	(4)
Part 5: RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDITATION	243	(54)
Only a Witness Can Really Dance	244	(5)
The Goose Has Never Been In	249	(5)
The Watcher on the Hill	254	(4)
Where Did You Leave Your Bicycle?	258	(5)
Just a 180° Turn	263	(3)
All Paths Merge on the Mountain	266	(2)
Celebrating Consciousness	268	(7)
Count the Moments of Awareness	275	(6)
Make Things as Simple as Possible	281	(4)
Witnessing Is Like Sowing Seeds	285	(8)
Witnessing Is Enough	293	(4)
About the Author	297