Tao. The Pathless Path, Vol. One. Talks on Extracts from "The Lieh Tzu".

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh / Osho

ISBN 10: 0880506482 / ISBN 13: 9780880506489

Published by Rajneesh Foundation, Poona (Pune), 1978

About this Item

First ed., January 1979. One of 5000 copies. in-8°. Tipped-in color photo of the author. 509 pages. Orig. illustr. dust jacket. Inside as new, no owner's name, no marks, apparently unread. From non-smoking household.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tao. The Pathless Path, Vol. One. Talks on Extracts from "The Lieh Tzu".
• Publisher: Rajneesh Foundation, Poona (Pune)
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880506482
• ISBN 13: 9780880506489
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Sehr gut
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion, Philosophie

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Synopsis

In his commentaries on five parables from the Leih Tzu, Osho brings a fresh and contemporary interpretation to the ancient wisdom of Tao. Leih Tzu was a well-known Taoist master in the fourth century B.C., and his sly critiques of a Confucius provide abundant opportunities for the reader to explore the contrasts between the rational and irrational, the male and female, the structured and the spontaneous.

"Who Is Really Happy" uses the discovery of a human skull on the roadside to probe into the question of immortality and how misery arises out of the existence of the ego.

"A Man Who Knows How to Console Himself" looks beneath the apparent cheerfulness of a wandering monk and asks if there is really a happiness that endures through life's ups and downs.

"No Regrets" is a parable about the difference between the knowledge that is gathered from the outside and the "knowing" that arises from within.

"No Rest for the Living" uses a dialogue between a despondent seeker and his master to reveal the limits of philosophy and the crippling consequences of living for the sake of some future goal.

"Best Be Still, Best Be Empty" discusses the difference between the path of the will, the via affirmitiva of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, versus the path of the mystic, the via negativa of Buddha and Lao Tzu.

A Q&A section addresses how Taoist understanding applies to everyday life in concrete, practical terms.

About the Author

Osho is one of the best-known and most provocative spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Beginning in the 1970s he captured the attention of young people from the West who wanted to experience meditation and transformation. 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.