Nirvana: The Last Nightmare: Learning to Trust in Life

by Osho, Osho International Foundation (Editor)

Overview

Nirvana has become an idealized word associated with the juxtaposition of a cult rock celebrity who died before his time and a vague new age version of Eastern religion. An altered state to be hoped for, but likely unattainable, reinforcing that all too familiar uneasiness associated with never being able to have what we truly desire in life.

Osho masterfully brings this internal state of tension to the surface and through the use of five beautiful Zen stories examines, unravels and reveals the meaning of nirvana. By absorbing without interpreting, making a decision without worrying if it is the right one, or surrendering to each moment, it is possible to come to a point where we simply drop through the manifestations of the ego. In that moment, living an ordinary life becomes an extraordinary delight.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780880502108
Publisher:	Osho International
Publication date:	06/12/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	212
File size:	356 KB

About the Author

Osho is a contemporary mystic whose life and teachings have influenced millions of people of all ages, and from all walks of life. His often provocative and challenging teachings generate today more and more interest and his readership is dramatically expanding around the world in more than fifty languages. The Sunday Times in London named Osho as one of the "1,000 Makers of the 20th Century". He is known around the world for his revolutionary contribution to meditation — the science of inner transformation — with the unique approach of his "OSHO Active Meditations" acknowledging the accelerated pace of contemporary life and bringing meditation into modern life

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Chapter 1 mastered by zen 1

Chapter 2 the ultimate nightmare 23

Chapter 3 players of a game 43

Chapter 4 the drunken dancer 61

Chapter 5 killing the buddha 83

Chapter 6 taking the risk 101

Chapter 7 the infinite journey 121

Chapter 8 collecting seashells 143

Chapter 9 a conscious death 161

Chapter 10 living in nirvana 181

about the author 200

OSHO international meditation resort 201

more OSHO books 203

for more information 204