Meditation The First and Last Freedom

In Buddha's time, dynamic methods of Meditation were not needed. People were more relaxed and their lives were simpler. Now life moves at a much faster pace, which creates much more stress and tension. Just sitting directly in silent meditation is not so easy.

In this essential meditation handbook for the twenty-first century, Osho turns the traditional notion of meditation practice on its head. Meditation : The First and Last Freedom shows that meditation is not a Spiritual discipline separate from everyday life in the real world. In essence, it is simply the Art of being aware of what is going on inside and around us. As we acquire the knack, meditation can be our companion wherever we are-at work, at play, at rest.

Meditation contains practical, step-by-step guides to a wide variety of meditation techniques selected by and/or created by Osho, including the unique Osho Active Meditations, which deal with the special tensions of contemporary life. Recognizing that it's almost impossible these days for most people to just stop and sit silently, these meditations-including the Osho Dynamic Meditation and Osho Kundalini Meditation-begin with one or more stages of vigorous Physical activity. This brings our physical and mental energies to a peak, so that the following silence is easy-leaving us alert, refreshed, and energized.

Newly revised and resized into a handy portable format, Meditation is the perfect text to begin or continue exploring the joys of meditation.

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Science of MeditationA : ABOUT Meditation :
I. What Is Meditation? :
1. Witnessing, the Spirit or Meditation

II. The Flowering of Meditation :
1. The Great Silence
2. Growing in Sensitivity
3. Love, the Fragrance of Meditation
4. Compassion
5. Abiding Joy for No Reason at All
6. Intelligence : The Ability to Respond

III. Aloneness : Your Self-Nature :
1. Your Real Self

Part B : THE Science OF MEDITATION :
I. Methods and Meditations :
1. Techniques are Helpful
2. Begin with Effort
3. These Methods Are Simple
4. First Understand the Technique
5. The Right Method Will Click
6. When to Drop the Method

II. Suggestions for Beginners :
1. Enough Space
2. The Right Place
3. Be Comfortable
4. Begin with Catharsis

III. Guidelines to Freedom :
1. The Three Essentials
2. Be Playful
3. Be Patient
4. Don't Look for Results
5. Appreciate Unawareness
6. Machines Help but Don't Create Meditation
7. You Are Not Your Experiences

IV. Meditation Is a Knack

Part C : THE MEDITATIONS :
I. Osho Active Meditations :
1. Why Active Meditation?
2. Powerful Methods for Awakening
3. An Energy Phenomenon

II. Osho Dynamic Meditation : Catharsis and Celebration :
1. Remember, Remain a Witness

III. Osho Kundalini Meditation
IV. Osho Nataraj Meditation
V. Osho Nadabrahma Meditation
VI. Anything Can Be a Meditation :
1. Running, Jogging and Swimming
2. Laughing Meditation
3. Gibberish Meditation
4. Smoking Meditation

VII. Breath-A Bridge to Meditation :
1. Vipassana
2. Throwing Things Out

VIII. Opening to the Heart :
1. From Head to Heart
2. The Heart of Peacefulness
3. Atishas Heart Meditation

IX. Inner Centering :
1. Abdullah
2. Finding the Real Source
3. Center of the Cyclone
4. Who Am I?

X. Osho Whirling Meditation
XI. Meditations on Light :
1. Golden Light Meditation
2. Heart of Light

XII. Meditations on Darkness :
1. Inner Darkness

XIII. Meditations in Sound :
1. Aum
2. Devavani
3. The Center of Sound

XIV. Finding the Space Within :
1. Enter the Clear Sky
2. Include Everything
3. A Meditation for the Jet Set
4. Watching with the Third Eye

XV. Osho Gourishankar Meditation
XVI. Osho Mandala Meditation :
1. Finding the Witness
2. Touching As a Feather

XVII. Just Sitting :
1. Zazen

XVIII. Just Listening
XIX. Osho Meditative Therapies
XX. Osho Mystic Rose Meditation :
1. Laughter and Tears : A Cleansing of the Heart

XXI. Osho No-Mind Meditation
XXII. Osho Born Again.
XXIII. Osho Reminding Yourself of the Forgotten Language of Talking to Your Body Mind

Part D : OBSTACLES TO MEDITATION :
I. The Two Difficulties :
1. The Ego
2. The Chattering Mind

II. False Methods :
1. Meditation is not Concentration
2. Meditation Is Not Introspection

III. Tricks of the Mind :
1. Don't Be Fooled by Experiences
2. Mind Can Enter Again
3. Mind Can Deceive You

Part E : RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDITATION :
1. Only a Witness Can Really Dance
2. The Goose Has Never Been In
3. The Watcher on the Hill
4. Where Did You Leave Your Bicycle?
5. Just a 180° Turn
6. All Paths Merge on the Mountain
7. Celebrating Consciousness
8. Count the Moments of Awareness
9. Make Things as Simple as Possible
10. Witnessing is Like Sowing Seeds
11. Witnessing is Enough