Book Snapshots – April 2017
OSHO
Within a period of 6 weeks, I heard his name at least 4 times in various occasions. That got me curious, and I decided to discover what was Osho about.
When I typed his name on Google, the first line on him is ‘Rajneesh (1931–1990), later named Osho in 1989, an Indian mystic, guru, philosopher, and founder of the Rajneesh movement’.
On Wikipedia, his philosophy is summarised as such: ‘His syncretic teachings emphasise the importance of meditation, awareness, love, celebration, courage, creativity, and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition, and socialisation. Rajneesh’s teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.‘
His thoughts and preaching were controversial to say the least. He was banned from at least 22 countries, yet the Sunday Times in London described him as one of the “1000 Makers of the 20th Century”. How could I not buy one of his book and discover why?
So I bought one, this one.
And here is my feedback.
Osho’s is more aggressive and absolute in his spiritual philosophy then I am used to when reading this type of book. More often than not I can understand his train of thought and agree that he has some grounds in his approach to life, the society, the individual etc. However, as far as I am concerned, he goes too far when he presents it into as the truth and the one path to follow. Some of his ideas may strike a cord in me, to a certain degrees, many other philosophies do so as well. I cannot help but resist an idea that presents itself as the one truth.
I enjoyed the read though. It has some good food for thought and some truth in it.
Thank you for reading,
Yours, Virginie
