From Medication to Meditation : How Meditation Supports Physical and Psychological Health

Osho speaks in many of his talks on health as a more holistic understanding of the “BodyMindSpirit" complex. His depth of insights into what makes a healthy and whole human being plus the many meditation methods he has developed are a vital part of his overall vision and proposal to humanity. Although he never gave a series of talks specifically about health issues, he requested and titled this collection of selected material “From Medication to Meditation" which was subsequently compiled under the supervision of his personal physician. In the foreword, which is a talk by Osho given to the Medical Association in India, he paints his vision of a healthier and more whole future when he says “...every hospital will have a department of meditation. It should happen. Then we will be able to treat man as a whole. The body will be taken care of by the doctors, the mind by the psychologists, and the soul by meditation. “The day the hospitals accept man as a whole, as a totality, and then treat him as such, will be a day of rejoicing for mankind." - Osho

ten Years Have Passed Since, In The Words Of His Attending Physician, Osho Prepared For His Departure From The Body That Had Served Him For 59 Years As Calmly As Though He Were Packing For A Weekend In The Country. This Volume Is A Recognition That The Time Has Come To Provide A Historical And Biographical Context For Understanding Osho And His Work. Who Was This Man, Known As The Sex Guru, The Self-appointed Bhagwan, The Rolls Royce Guru, The Rich Man's Guru And Simply The Master? Drawn From Nearly 5000 Hours Of Osho's Recorded Talks, We Hear The Story Of His Youth And Education, His Life As A Professor Of Philosophy And Years Of Travel Teaching The Importance Of Meditation, And The True Legacy He Sought To Leave Behind: A Religionless Religion Centered On The Act Of Meditation And The Teaching Of Zorba The Buddha.

los Angeles Times

summarizing The Thoughts Of A Man Whose Transcribed Teachings Have Sold 15 Million Volumes Worldwide Is Not Easy. Perhaps The Kernel Is Osho's Notion That The Perfect Human Being Combines The Earthly Zest Of Zorba The Greek And The Transcedental Spirituality Of Buddha.

"An indispensable work for understanding the life and teachings of one of the most unusual mystics and philosophers of our time. Ten years have past since, in the words of his attending physician, Osho prepared for his departure from the body that had served him for fifty-nine years 'as calmly as though he were packing for a weekend in the country.' This volume is recognition that the time has come to provide a historical and biographical context for understanding Osho and his work. Who was this man, known as the Sex Guru, the 'self-appointed bhagwan' (Rajneesh), the Rolls-Royce Guru, the Rich Man's Guru, and simply the Master? Drawn from nearly five thousand hours of Osho's recorded talks, this is the story of his youth and education, his life as a professor of philosophy and years of travel teaching the importance of meditation, and the true legacy he sought to leave behind: a religionless religion centered on individual awareness and responsibility and the teaching of 'Zorba the Buddha,' a celebration of the whole human being"--Publisher The Portland guru, known by many aliases but referred to in most of his books as Osho, died around 1990. Drawn from some 5000 hours of recordings, this autobiography allows the human being to speak for himself in more ways than one. This entertaining and easy-to-understand books looks at the connection between your mind and your health, examining whether meditation can help one enjoy a better health and sense of well-being. I have never been spiritual in the sense that you understand the word.