Tantra: The Supreme Understanding [Paperback]

Osho (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2009

In this all-time best seller, Osho discusses the mystical insights found in the ancient Tantric writings, and the many significant Tantric meditation techniques that are as relevant to the modern-day seeker as they were to those in earlier times.

As always, Osho brings his own unique blend of wisdom, humor, and thought-provoking inspiration to even this complex subject, making it accessible to the widest possible audience. 

 

 

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About the Author

OSHO is one of the best-known and most provocative spiritual teachers of our time. The Sunday Times of London named him one of the “1,000 makers of the twentieth century” and novelist Tom Robbins called him “the most dangerous man since Jesus Christ.” Nearly two decades after his death in 1990, the influence of his teachings continues to grow, reaching seekers around the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Watkins (September 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1906787379
• ISBN-13: 978-1906787370
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,324 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Osho, known for his revolutionary contribution to the science of inner transformation, continues to inspire millions of people worldwide in their search to define a new approach to individual spirituality that is self-directed and responsive to the everyday challenges of contemporary life. The Sunday Times of London named him one of the '1,000 Makers of the Twentieth Century,' and novelist Tom Robbins called him 'the most dangerous man since Jesus Christ.' For more information about Osho and his work, please visit osho.com.


Osho's teachings defy categorization, covering everything from the individual quest for meaning to the most urgent social and political issues facing individuals and society today.

His unique "Osho Active Meditations" are designed to first release the accumulated stresses of body and mind, so that it is easier to experience the thought-free and relaxed state of meditation. (Meditation -The First and Last Freedom, by Osho)

About his own work Osho has said that he is helping to create the conditions for the birth of a new kind of human being. He has often characterized this new human being as "Zorba the Buddha" -- capable both of enjoying the earthy pleasures of a Zorba the Greek and the silent serenity of a Gautam Buddha.

Running like a thread through all aspects of Osho's work is a vision that encompasses both the timeless wisdom of the East and the highest potential of Western science and technology.

Osho has been described by the Sunday Times in London as one of the "1000 Makers of the 20th Century" and by American author Tom Robbins as "the most dangerous man since Jesus Christ."

Biographical:
Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic, ST. MARTIN'S Press, New York, available in multiple languages.


Websites for more information:
http://www.OSHO.com
http://OSHO.com/resort
http://OSHO.com/magazine
http://OSHO.com/shop
http://www.youtube.com/OSHO
http://www.oshobytes.blogspot.com
http://www.Twitter.com/OSHOtimes
http://www.facebook.com/pages/OSHO.International

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Supreme Osho, July 26, 2010

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Roger N. Levering - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tantra: The Supreme Understanding (Paperback)

This book, to me, was the best Osho book (now got about 28 of them) ever compiled.

Read it twice. The first time just drinking in its truth. The second time, very

slowly. What a giver he is! Commentaries on Tilopa's Song of Mahamudra. I wish

that at the end of the book, the compilers had had the words of the entire song all

together on a couple pages. I'm sending a new copy of this book to my daughter.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on Tantra!, December 30, 2010

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Shawn Roop "Tantra Quest" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tantra: The Supreme Understanding (Paperback)

My name is Shawn Roop of Tantra Quest, as a teacher and and committed practiionor of Tantra since 2000, Osho's Tantra The Supreme Understanding, is BY FAR the best text for the modern mind on Tantra. I still read it almost everyday, and have since 2004. Its that rich. It best on the Mahamudra Lineage, which I hold. It not a book full of Practices, its more about understanding and returning to your natural state of enlightenment and being.

Remember, this book was not written, it was spoken, you keep that in mind. The reads better if you can understand that.

Enjoy! Its worth 10 stars!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very, very important book, June 21, 2011

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Natz301 "natz3011" (Atl, GA) - See all my reviews

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This book unlocked for me a sense of how to "be" in the world. This book brings you to the realization through the deconstruction of a poem by Tilopa, an ancient Tantric practitioner, that there is nothing to seek- there is only something to realize and allow, and that is your true divine nature. This book is all about understanding that you as you are right now, are totally and completely whole and ready for intense and profound living. The struggle is not with "finding out" how to do this, rather, it is understanding how to drop all of the illusions that stand in the way of you understanding this birthright. This book was so freeing, I felt incredibly lighter when I finished it. Osho is the master at getting to the point of seemingly complicated spiritual matters with the compassion of an old friend. I have read hundreds, literally, of spiritual books, psychological books and I can say that this is the most important book I've read to date. His words truly liberated me!