Meditation : The first and last freedom

by Osho

Meditation: The First and Last Freedom is a practical step-by-step guide to 63 meditation techniques, selected and created by the great Indian mystic, Osho.

The techniques range from the ancient Buddhist, Taoist, Sufi and Hindu practices to those techniques Osho has developed specifically for our needs today. Clear and scientific explanations of what meditation is and is not, a description of obstacles which present themselves along the way, and answers to meditators’ questions combine to make this the essential hand-book for mediators. A former professor of philosophy, Osho is acknowledged in India as one of the greatest mystics of all time. His teachings on the science of transformation have influenced the lives of millions of people.

About the Author:

Osho was born in Kuchwada, Madhya Pradesh, on 11 December 1931. Rebellious and independent from childhood, he insisted on experiencing the truth for himself rather than acquiring knowledge and beliefs given by others. He attained ‘enlightenment’ at 21 and went on to complete his academic studies. He spent several years teaching philosophy at the University of Jabalpur. Meanwhile, he travelled throughout India delivering talks and meeting people from all walks of life.

By the 1960s, Osho had begun to develop his unique dynamic meditation techniques. He felt that modern man is so burdened with the archaic traditions of the past as well as 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 West first began to hear of Osho. By 1974, a commune had been established around him in Pune, and the trickle of visitors from the West soon became a flood. Osho spoke of every aspect of life and on the development of human consciousness. Based on his own existential experience rather than on intellectual understanding, he distilled the essence of what is significant to the spiritual quest of contemporary man.

Osho left his body on 19 January 1990. His commune in India continues to attract thousands of international visitors who come to participate in its meditation, therapy and creative programmes or to simply experience being in a ‘Buddhafield’. Osho’s talks have been published in more than 600 volumes and translated into over thirty languages.