Aspects of Meditation, Book 2

Meditation, a Jumping Off Point

De: Osho

Narrado por: Natalie Naudus

This audiobook includes a special original recording from the author's talk, "The Secret of Secrets".

Discover a deeper understanding of meditation through an investigation into the subtle workings of the mind - concentration as a way to discover the self, with Osho's Meditation, a Jumping Off Point: Aspects of Meditation, Book 2.

The West has taken to meditation with great enthusiasm. We contemplate. We concentrate. We embrace mindfulness techniques and a multitude of mantras. We have undertaken to “do” meditation.

The Aspects of Meditation series is comprised of brief, precious texts in which Osho shows us the core of meditation is not about sitting silently or chanting a mantra. It is, instead, a question of understanding the subtle workings of the mind. In Book 2, Osho explores the purpose of meditation: to discover the self.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Essentials

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Osho goes in-depth about the mind in relation to meditation.

He starts out by defining concentration as a method of single pointed focus that scientists and mathematicians tend to lean towards and specifically points out that this is not meditation. Osho then went on to define contemplation and pointed out that this is a method most often used by philosophers broader in scope. He said meditation is in between these two. Anger, lust, and many other ills of humanity are described as being both either body based or mental based. Mind based anger for example has no survival basis and creates regret, however body based anger or lust is something that should not be resisted because it's completely natural and based in survival. After the talk about the mind and meditation, another talk has been added to this which is about the anger and hatred of mankind and why is it like this? Osho makes it clear that it's the politicians and the religious leaders causing this, essentially the blind leading the blind. His advice is to find your own peace in this world and to look within rather than outside of yourself for direction.