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These 3000 Individual Talks were originally spoken as Series of Talks, published as chapters of books.

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  1. A Blueprint of How to Grow

    Talk #9 from the series Yoga: A New Direction
    Also Available As: eBook 
    "There are laws, and laws: laws to suppress man, laws to help him bloom; laws to prohibit, restrict, and laws to help him expand, increase. A law which simply prohibits is destructive; a law that..." Learn More
  2. A Scientific Method of Attaining the Fantastic

    Talk #9 from the series Yoga: The Science of Living
    "'I am beginning to lose faith in my ability,' said the young salesman to his friend. 'Today has been terrible, and not one sale. I have been thrown out of apartments, had doors slammed in..." Learn More
  3. Desireless, You Are Enlightened

    Talk #2 from the series The Path of Yoga
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    Osho,
    You said last night that total despair, frustration and hopelessness is the beginning ground for Yoga. This gives Yoga a pessimistic look. Is this pessimistic state really necessary to begin the path of Yoga? Can an optimist also begin with the path of Yoga?
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  4. Patanjali Is a Great Persuader

    Talk #4 from the series Yoga: The Science of the Soul
    Also Available As: eBook 
    Osho,
    Please explain how a seed can flower without the bit in between.

    "The seed can flower without the gap, without the time gap in between, because the seed is already flowering. You..." Learn More
  5. Silence Has Its Own Messages

    Talk #7 from the series Yoga: The Science of Living
    "There is a parable in Friedrich Nietzche's The Gay Science.
    "A madman enters a marketplace with a lantern, crying. 'I see God! I see God!' but the busy crowd is unconcerned at his outbursts and..." Learn More
  6. Simplicity Never Appeals to the Ego

    Talk #2 from the series Yoga: The Science of the Soul
    Also Available As: eBook 
    Osho,
    What you have been saying about Heraclitus, Christ and Zen seems like kindergarten teachings compared to Patanjali. Heraclitus, Christ and Zen make the final step seem close; Patanjali makes even the first step seem almost impossible. It seems like we Westerners have hardly begun to realize the amount of work that has to be done.
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  7. Start from Where You Are

    Talk #1 from the series Yoga: The Science of Living
    "Once a master of Zen invited questions from his students. A student asked. 'What future rewards can be expected by those who strive diligently with their lessons?'
    "Answered the master, 'Ask a question close to..." Learn More
  8. Take the Jump into Enlightenment!

    Talk #4 from the series Yoga: A New Direction
    Also Available As: eBook 
    Osho,
    You say one can take a jump for quick attainment of enlightenment. Is it possible? Enlightenment means going upward, isn't it? But a jump can only be taken if we want to go downward, like jumping from a multistoried mansion onto the ground. How can one jump from the ground to the top of the mansion? One can only go upward, ascending something. Please explain.
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  9. The Ego Is the Subtlest Dream

    Talk #9 from the series The Essence of Yoga
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    "'Man is being abolished,' says C. S. Lewis. 'Good riddance,' says B. F. Skinner. 'How like a god,' says Shakespeare's Hamlet about man. 'How like a dog,' says Pavlov. The trouble is that man is..." Learn More
  10. The Eight Steps of Yoga

    Talk #5 from the series Yoga: A New Direction
    Also Available As: eBook 
    "The light that you seek is within you. So the search is going to be an inward search. It is not a journey to some goal in the outer space; it is a journey in..." Learn More
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