
- Title : Love, Freedom, Aloneness: The Koan of Relationships
- Author : Osho
- Rating : 4.80 (557 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-8-2
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 256 Pages
- Asin : 0312291620
- Language : English
In today's world, freedom is our basic condition, and until we learn to live with that freedom, and learn to live by ourselves and with ourselves, we are denying ourselves the possibility of finding love and happiness with someone else.Love can only happen through freedom and in conjunction with a deep r
In today's world, freedom is our basic condition, and until we learn to live with that freedom, and learn to live by ourselves and with ourselves, we are denying ourselves the possibility of finding love and happiness with someone else.Love can only happen through freedom and in conjunction with a deep respect for ourselves and the other. We have the chance to start afresh with ourselves, our relationships to others, and to find fulfillment and success for the individual and for society as a whole.. Is it possible to be alone and not lonely? Where are the boundaries that define "lust" versus "love"and can lust ever grow into love? In Love, Freedom, Aloneness you will find unique, radical, and intelligent perspectives on these and other essential questions. In our post-ideological world, where old moralities are out of date, we have a golden opportunity to redefine and revitalize the very foundations of our livesGiven the author's identity, readers might be tempted to dismiss these teachings as cult brainwashing and avoid them altogether, but there is much here to be taken seriously. You love a woman, and at least in those few moments when there is real love for the woman, there is no self in you, no ego" seem rife with dangerous latencies. In a chapter entitled "It Takes a Village," Osho envisions a future in which communes replace the family, calling this "the most revolutionary step in human history." While Osho and the Osho Commune International are briefly profiled in endnotes, nowhere is it revealed that Osho was the Bhagwan Rajneesh the charismatic cult leader who fled the United States in 1987 and died in India three years later. In view of the sexual practices at the Rajneeshi commune in Oregon, passages such as "Love always melts the self. From Publishers Weekly The firstI found it to be fairly inspiring in terms how to look at life beyond the midlife point. A little later, Nagasaki received the second ever plutonium bomb to be exploded – Fat Man.The prose is lighthearted, lively, friendly, always quite accessible and amply tongue-in-cheek, as are this author’s other books (the ones that I’ve read, anyway). They tell of children praying for God to correct his mistake and give them the bodies that fit their minds. Here is the Table of Contents:Why Should We Use Herbs?Identification of HerbsWhere to Get HerbsWhat Shall We Do With These Herbs?Herbalists Mentioned in Part IISalute SpringSummer: Gourmet GardeningAutumn: Battening DownWinter: Season of TisanesArmchair HerbalistThe History of HerbsHoney and VinegarAppendix: Alphabetical List of HerbsAppendix: The Language of HerbalistsAppendix: List of Vitamins and Their EffectsAppendix: Sources of Herb Seed and PlantsBibliographyIt is nice how she breaks up the book into seasons. Among the pluses I found with this book were: Written by an M.D.who has the training & experience to author such a book Published in Dec of 2010Beginning in the 1970s he captured the attention of young people from the West who wanted to experience meditation and transformation. Osho is one of the best-known and most provocative spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. More than 20 years after his death, the influence of his teachings continues to grow, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world.


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