Walking in Zen, Siting in Zen: Meditation is either a twenty-four-hour affair or it cannot be at all
About this audiobook
"I love the statement that the ' man of Zen walks in Zen and sits in Zen' for the simple reason that meditation cannot be just a part of your life. You cannot make a fragment of your life meditative; it is not possible to be meditative for one hour and then non-meditative for twenty-three hours. It is absolutely impossible. If you are doing that, that means your meditation is false."
"Meditation can either be a twenty-four-hour affair or it cannot be at all. It is like breathing: you cannot breathe for one hour and then put it aside for twenty-three hours, otherwise you will be dead. You have to go on breathing. Even while you are asleep you have to go on breathing. Even in a deep coma you have to go on breathing. Meditation is the breath of your soul. Just as breathing is the life of the body, meditation is the life of the soul."
In 16 chapters in which he responds to questions of his audience, Osho leads us into an understanding that meditation must become something so deep in us that wherever we go it remains, abides with us; whatever we do, it is always there.
1. The Breath of the Soul
2. This Is Sacred, This Is Divine
3. Get out of the Mind!
4. Greed Is Nothing but the Fear of Death
5. Witnessing Is the Very Essence of Zen
6. Freedom Is the Ultimate Value.
7. All Desires Lead You Away from Yourself
8. The Head and the Heart
9. To Enjoy Life Is Bliss
10. Courage Means Freedom
11. The Law of Grace
12. The Heart Always Knows
13. Burn Your Life's Torch at Both Ends
14. Don't Abandon Existence
15. So Lost and So at Home
16. Zen Is a Very Rare Flowering
OSHO TALKS - from original recordings of live events with Osho and his audience of seekers and friends from around the world. Recorded at the Osho International Meditation Resort, Pune, India.
Copyright © (P) Osho International Foundation
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Osho, known for his revolutionary contribution to the science of inner transformation, continues to inspire millions of people worldwide in their search to define a new approach to individual spirituality that is self-directed and responsive to the everyday challenges of contemporary life.
The Sunday Times of London named him one of the '1,000 Makers of the Twentieth Century,' and novelist Tom Robbins called him 'the most dangerous man since Jesus Christ.'
For more information about Osho and his work, please visit www.OSHO.com
Osho's teachings defy categorization, covering everything from the individual quest for meaning to the most urgent social and political issues facing individuals and society today. His unique "Osho Active Meditations" are designed to first release the accumulated stresses of body and mind, so that it is easier to experience the thought-free and relaxed state of meditation. ( Meditation -The First and Last Freedom, by Osho)
About his own work Osho has said that he is helping to create the conditions for the birth of a new kind of human being. He has often characterized this new human being as " Zorba the Buddha" -- capable both of enjoying the earthy pleasures of a Zorba the Greek and the silent serenity of a Gautam Buddha.
Running like a thread through all aspects of Osho's work is a vision that encompasses both the timeless wisdom of the East and the highest potential of Western science and technology.
Biographical: Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic, ST. MARTIN'S Press, New York, available in multiple languages.
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