Tao: Its History and Teachings

By Ixos Press / Osho and Osho

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068106899X
• ISBN13: 9780681068995
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Ixos Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Monumental guru

I agree with earlier review. I went kooky crazy for a while owning 70+ books. However, it is hard to ignore his transgressions. The documentary Wild Country does an amazing job reporting both sides, conservative & liberal. The truth is: both sides can be right simultaneously. And wrong. Unfortunately, Rashneeshpuram failed due to inappropriate development expectations and planning. There is a reason that the land was found cheap. It came with strings attached. Osho was a malignant narcissist. This NPD can be of historical benefit. Many historical figures were the same. John DeLorean is considered a monumental genius. Except his ex-wife labeled him a malignant. Bhagwan was under the influence of Valium and nitrous. Wild Country fails to convey this. And NPD. Bhagwan’s literature from the mid-70s is deeply fascinating and underrated. Sometimes I can’t read more than 2-3 pages, it is so incredible. These are the books to own. After this, his literature becomes more & more compromised. This Zen series is OK to own. They are Bhagwan’s words, not his sentences.

Classic Osho

This book is part of a collection of 4 books that has been mass published and is widely available in local Retail book stores. I have mixed feelings about because this because it is an attempt for him to become more mainstream. That could be good, could be bad. To me his mind is the greatest ever to have synthesized 4 major religions; Bhuddism, Taoism, Zen and Tantra (to name a few). I have all 4 books of this edition, to include over 40-50 other hardcovers and 20-30 softcovers. I may never read them all....but I justify them because; I consider 10 percent church gross tithing to be astronimically more than what I've will ever spent on his books. In that regard, I don't think that I am a nutcase. This series, like many that are of late, to my knowledge, is not a unique production. They are extrapolations of speeches from earlier books fused together by members of his present day commune. In other words, some of his verbage is word for word verbatim, other parts are possibly fabricated together by Osho literature experts. The end result is the same, a book filled with beatuiful ideas. Osho's literature, along with Ghandi, are the only 2 deists who have had libraries dedicated to them in the Indian Parliament. If you are not well versed on Osho, this just gives you an idea of how tremendous his ideas and principles are and what you have been missing. I am not pro-Ghandi by any means, but you can argue that Osho's voice could be considered to be the greatest to have ever come out of India. Much like Einstein is the Gold standard; and is considered to be the greatest mind in science to have come out of Europe. My question is........Are Osho's ideas greater than the Gita? JC? Bhudda? Muhammad? I don't believe Osho came up with original thoughts, he just stood on the shoulder's of giants like Einstein; and synthesized them. I am aware that its considered irreverent and overtly sacrilideous by outer circles to remotely assert so much credibility, but if you consider him to be the existentialist's existentialist; please judge for yourself. There, I said it. Have I gone out on a Shirley McClain limb???? I know it makes me look like a Kool Aid drinker, but his literature is very simple and empowering. It would take a staff of Univ Professors to accumulate and synthesize the knowledge that he has. For the life of me, I don't understand how Osho's literature does not overshadow his Antelope Ashram fiasco. But, then Nietzsche's reference to the masses and the marketplace falls into play. The reason why I have so many of Osho's books is that in future years someone is going to bring attention to his teachings and methods and the books will sky rocket in value. Like a 1959 Gibson Les Paul. Some original thoughts that Osho came up with were originally bad. Like driving on the wrong side of the road, and other nabs which were intended to force people to think. Acting on Nostrodamus, Ashram birth control, Nitrous Oxide/Valium and hiring Sheela. But thos