Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic

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Osho in his own words on his life and teachings. Drawn from nearly five thousand hours of Osho's recorded talks, this is an indispensable work for understanding one of the most unusual mystics and philosophers of our time. This beautiful book comes with 16 pages of photographs.
Osho in his own words on his life and teachings. Drawn from nearly five thousand hours of Osho's recorded talks, this is an indispensable work for understanding one of the most unusual mystics and philosophers of our time. This beautiful book comes with 16 pages of photographs.

Excerpt from: Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic, Chapter 1
"While listening to my childhood stories you should try to look for some quality – not just the story but some intrinsic quality that runs like a thin thread through all of my memoirs. And that thin thread is spiritual.

"Spiritual, to me, simply means finding oneself. I never allowed anybody to do this work on my behalf – because nobody can do this work on your behalf; you have to do it yourself." Osho
Review: Gail Hudson, Amazon.com

"Although he was criticized for being too enamored with the ways of the West, India's spiritual leader Osho managed to garner global notoriety as the founder of "Dynamic Meditation." During his controversial lifetime (which ended – at least on this planet – in 1990) Osho was asked numerous times if he would write an autobiography.

" 'He would always dismiss the question with a wave of his hand,' writes Sarito Carol Neiman in her foreword. '[He] would say his biography is to be found in the sum of his work – in his hundreds of volumes of published talks, and in the transformed lives of the people he touched.'

"In fact this 'autobiography' is just that – a collection of interviews (including excerpts from appearances on Good Morning America and 60 Minutes), personal essays, and quotes. Disjointed as this material may sound, the editors behind the project were able to piece together a smooth autobiography that does not shy from self-criticism or the fundamental question of whether Osho was a 'Cult Leader,' 'Joker,' 'Master,' or 'Zorba the Guru.' (The answer, of course, is all of the above.) Followers and seekers will find this a profound and playful collection of stories and teachings."

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Type Compilations
Publisher St. Martins Press, USA
ISBN 312280718
ISBN-13 978-0312280710
Dimensions (size) 6.1 x 0.9 x 9.1 inches
Number of Pages 336