The Book of Secrets: Keys to Love and Meditation by Osho Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Book of Secrets: Keys to Love and Meditation
Book Review: im at a loss for words........
Summary: 5 Stars
nothing that i can say can encompass the profound love i have for my Master, Osho, and each book of his that i have had to privelege to read and learn and imbibe from......'the book of secrets' is the first book of Osho that i came across,.. and it changed my life forever!!
meditation...112 methods/doors/keys/paths to meditation.
Book Review: Great secrets poorly edited
Summary: 5 Stars
The Book of Secrets - Osho
I am giving this book 5 stars but this is because of both the detailed list of meditative techniques that may lend insight through right application but also for the information concerning other figures of note who have either successfully practiced the items or who teach them. For the main the techniques are most helpful but the list is far from exhaustive. There are very sound insights scattered throughout the text but it takes some careful mining to expose these. Of particular interest to me were the Jain insights since Mahavira was operating at the same time that the Buddha was at work so the material covering these two enlightened beings is interesting to say the least.
A trenchant criticism concerns the presentation. The material appears to have been culled from recorded talks with very little editorial input. Thus the work is replete with repetitions, which makes it hard work to plough through but also somewhat boring after one encounters the same material time after time although often rephrased slightly. Another problem is that the varied techniques are very poorly organised with respect to content with the result that one is continually jumping from one context to another without regard for any "structure", covering one piece of territory, then another of completely different geography, then back to the first, then someplace else and so forth. Crudely speaking it needs to be completely re-edited and fitted with an appropriate index and glossary. However, this is no reflection directly on Osho but I would imagine rather it has to do with the estate of interests that remain in the world of name & form.
I must say I also have some questions about the sensual-tantra as presented. On the one hand it is admirably suited to a sex-therapy approach of humanism and therefore attractive to many many people but, on the other hand it seems to wander into areas of prurience that might take many lives to untangle. Not that I am suggesting forms of necessary sexual prohibition on the path to liberation are required for successful traverse but it does seem that sensual indulgence carries with it very considerable risks. Even for a liberated being, such indulgence might drag the individual back into samsarsa.
However, these things said, I know of no other source that covers the breadth of techniques that are dealt with in this book - that alone makes it of great value indeed. Recommended highly despite the drawbacks
Book Review: Techniques for breaking through the veil of illusion
Summary: 5 Stars
This book, more than any other that I have found, provides simple practical techniques (112 of them) for breaking through the veil of illusion and entering truth. While the techniques are simple and profound, the author has written over 1,100 pages of commentary that provide context and insight. This is a very readable book. It is the right book for me now. Interestingly, many of its techniques are ones that I had practiced on my own without knowing from whence they came or why I was practicing them. You do not need to believe anything in particular for this book to work for you. It is both practical and insightful. All 112 techniques are listed in the back of the book with page references. Pick the technique that most calls to you and practice it for a while or follow the book sequentially from page 1. I highly recommend this book for those who are seeking transformation and a new consciousness. Enter into peace and love and joy...and be peace and love and joyBook Review: Single Best Book in the World
Summary: 5 Stars
I am an avid, wide-ranging reader interested in all subjects. If I lost my personal library with the exception of one book, this is the one book I would not want to lose. Osho is erudite and compassionate, and this book a valuable life-long reference.
The Book of Secrets is both deeply profound and highly accessible, a tribute to the patient practical genius of the author. The 112 techniques for self-discovery could be printed on about 10 pages, and the remaining 1,130 pages are the author's commentary plus questions and answers from a live audience. Whatever life and personal issues you may have, they are addressed by Osho in this book.
The only shortcoming of this book, especially in light of its length, is the absence of an index. Readers may create their own as they read the book the first time.
Book Review: lucid and incredible
Summary: 5 Stars
the book of secrets is the most penetrating and lucid book available about meditation/awareness/waking up.
an absolute must for any sincere seeker on the path of truth/self-discovery. an amazing gift for the human race