Love, Freedom, Aloneness: The Koan of Relationships

It's quite repetitive. It's at times a bit eccentric. It's not really well written. (Although this was explained in the "About the Author" section at the end. This book was NOT "written", but transcribed from 35 years' worth of Osho's extemporaneous talks, which explains the repetition and average writing.) It's definitely not for the conservative, especially Christian, set.

That being said...it's one of the most insightful and valuable books I've read in my 46 years. How awesome to have my personal (but oft invalidated) beliefs and natural tendencies validated by someone with the wisdom and experience to back it up! First, I've resisted organized religion...even the Eastern ones...for my entire life. Osho supports this. Second...since I show more started being more conscious, my primary focus has been love. Osho supports this. (Although he brought to light that I have erred by not first loving myself.) By the time I closed the back cover, I had learned the necessity of meditation and aloneness in one's life. They are what enable you to love yourself...and, only then can you love another. And, I was blissfully heartened that aloneness and love are not only complimentary, but they each cannot exist without the other. Just as my intuitive self felt, I've started walking on a wonderful path. It is my fervent hope that in a few months, I'll be able to tell people that Osho is the one who got me to stick with meditation! show less

These thoughts on love, sex, marriage, relationships, freedom, and enlightenment come from transcripts of the late teacher's lectures and question-and-answer sessions (satsangs), and their casual, conversational tone makes them easy to read. Osho stresses the need for self-love, the effect of meditation on one's ability to love, the origins of jealousy, the social conditioning that shapes one's relationships, the reasons relationships often fail, and the difference between love and lust. He makes his points emphatically, often using humor to illustrate his thoughts. "I teach self-love," he says. "But remember, self-love does not mean egotistical pride, not at all. In fact it means just the opposite. The person who loves himself finds show more that there is no self in him. Love always melts the self--that is one of the alchemical secrets to be learned, understood, experienced."

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I recommend this book to everybody that is stuck! I think that is most people from time to time in life. Even if you feel you are too proud to read this book and don't need help-- don't look at this book as a self-help book, it's so much more than that, it's a transcendental experience. It will force you to look at yourself in a whole new way that you never did before every time you read it. It will force you to consider and construct a new you as you read. It may not feel like it's okay or fair to be alone-- it may feel like it's lonely or makes you sad. You may remember the terrible times, or feel incredibly unstable when you find yourself alone with nothing whatsoever to do to fill in the lapse of time... Ohso, questions your mind-- show more he asks you what makes your boredom, what fills your heart with joy, what is fleeting happiness, what makes you want to be the best you can be-- even if you aren't there right now, he will connect you to your true inner joy and remove animosity, hatred, sarcasm, materialism, negaitivity and need for wealth. This book is simple, but so many things which are simple when they are phrased in the easiest ways have a hard and a deep intention... that is what 'koan' means. show less

Two Gems this month. Can't ask for more. I always recommend a deep and thorough Oshoization.

Two Gems this month. Can't ask for more. I always recommend a deep and thorough Oshoization.

This got me through some really rough times!

Descripción del Libro by Amazon: Nos guste o no, en el mundo moderno la libertad es nuestra condicion basica, y mientras no aprendamos a vivir por y con nosotros mismos, nos estaremos vetando la posibilidad de encontrar el amor y la felicidad junto con otra persona.