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Osho on meditation, love, death and more

Each topic below is counted across every transcript in the library, in Hindi and in English. Open one to see the talks and series that speak about it most, then listen, or read along. To look for any other word, use transcript search in Explore.

Osho on Meditation (ध्यान)

Osho spoke about meditation (dhyan) in almost every series, and described it as watching the mind rather than concentrating it.

Osho on Love (प्रेम)

Love (prem) runs through the talks on Kabir, Meera and the Sufis, and through countless answers to questions about relationships.

Osho on Death (मृत्यु)

Osho returned again and again to death (mrityu) and to dying consciously. One Hindi series is even called Main Mrityu Sikhata Hun, “I teach death”.

Osho on Ego (अहंकार)

The ego (ahankar) comes up in talk after talk, as the thing that stands between a person and what they seek.

Osho on Mind (मन)

The mind (man) and going beyond it, “no-mind” in the Zen talks, are among the most frequent subjects in the library.

Osho on Awareness (होश)

Osho often described meditation simply as awareness (hosh, jagran): being alert to whatever is happening, inside and out.

Osho on Witnessing (साक्षी)

Being a witness (sakshi) to thoughts, feelings and the body is a thread through the Hindi and English talks alike.

Osho on Silence (मौन)

Silence (maun), inner and outer, is a subject Osho came back to often.

Osho on Fear (भय)

Fear (bhay), of death, of love, of being alone, is a frequent subject in answers to listeners’ questions.

Osho on Anger (क्रोध)

Anger (krodh) and what to do with it is a frequent question in the talks, in Hindi and in English.

Osho on Bliss (आनंद)

Bliss (anand) is the word Osho used for the joy that needs no reason.

Osho on Consciousness (चेतना)

Consciousness (chetna), and how it can grow, is a recurring subject in the Hindi and English talks.

Osho on Enlightenment (संबोधि)

Enlightenment (sambodhi, nirvana) is discussed often in the talks on the Buddha and on the Zen masters.

Osho on Truth (सत्य)

Truth (satya), and why it cannot be borrowed from scripture, is a theme across the whole library.

Osho on God (परमात्मा)

Osho spoke of God (parmatma, ishwar) often, and just as often of “godliness” as a quality rather than a person.

Osho on Prayer (प्रार्थना)

Prayer (prarthana) is at the heart of the devotional series, on Kabir, Meera, the Sufis and the bhakti poets.

Osho on Surrender (समर्पण)

Surrender (samarpan) comes up often in the talks on devotion and on the relationship with a master.

Osho on Freedom (स्वतंत्रता)

Freedom (swatantrata, mukti), both outer and inner, is one of the ideas Osho returned to most.

Osho on Sannyas (संन्यास)

Sannyas, and what Osho meant by a sannyasin who stays in the world, is discussed across the Hindi and English talks.

Osho on Marriage and relationships (विवाह)

Marriage (vivah) and relationships come up often in answers to questions from listeners.

Osho on Sex (कामवासना)

Osho spoke openly about sex and its place on the path to meditation, most famously in Sambhog Se Samadhi Ki Aur.

Osho on Yoga (योग)

Yoga here means what Patanjali meant by it: a science of the inner life, not only postures.

Osho on Tantra (तंत्र)

Tantra is the subject of the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra talks and of the series on Saraha and Tilopa.

Osho on Zen (झेन)

Zen fills many of the English series, a lot of them given to a single Zen master or a collection of Zen stories.

Osho on Gautam Buddha (बुद्ध)

Gautam Buddha appears throughout the talks, and whole series are given to his sutras, from the Dhammapada to the Heart Sutra.

Osho on Krishna (कृष्ण)

Krishna is at the centre of Geeta Darshan and Krishna Smriti, and appears throughout the Hindi talks.

Osho on Kabir (कबीर)

Osho gave whole series on the songs of Kabir, in Hindi and in English.

Osho on Mahavira (महावीर)

Mahavira, the Jain tirthankara, is the subject of Mahaveer Vani, Jin Sutra and several shorter Hindi series.

Osho on Jesus (जीसस)

Jesus appears across the talks, and whole English series are given to his sayings.

Osho on Lao Tzu and Tao (लाओत्से)

Lao Tzu and the Tao are the subject of Tao Upanishad, one of the longest Hindi series here, and of several English ones.

Osho on Mulla Nasruddin (मुल्ला नसरुद्दीन)

Mulla Nasruddin is the Sufi joker whose stories Osho told to make a point, and to make his listeners laugh.