Tao: The Pathless Path: Volume 1: Talks on Extracts from 'the Lieh Tzu' - 11-24 February 1977

Rajneesh, Bhagwan Shree

ISBN 10: 0880501480 / ISBN 13: 9780880501484

Published by Ma Yoga Laxmi, Rajneesh Foundation, Poona, India, 1979

About this Item

Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has a few tiny edge-tears moderate rubbing to the surface which is common with most glossy jackets, the jacket is clean and attractive and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, illustrated throughout, nice copy! ; ; 403 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tao: The Pathless Path: Volume 1: Talks on Extracts from 'the Lieh Tzu' - 11-24 February 1977
• Publisher: Ma Yoga Laxmi, Rajneesh Foundation, Poona, India
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880501480
• ISBN 13: 9780880501484
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

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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 Qamp;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.