The Last Testament, Vol 2 - Discourses Series by Osho

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"The Last Testament, Vol 2" encapsulates Osho's profound exploration into the nature of truth, with an emphasis on dismantling societal dogmas and personal conditioning. In this enlightening discourse series, Osho invites seekers to transcend traditional religious boundaries and embrace an authentic, individualistic spiritual journey. He delves into complex issues like the interplay between spirituality and politics, the relevance of meditation in daily life, and the essence of self-awareness. Osho's teachings challenge conventional wisdom, provoking listeners to question the status quo and discover their innate potential for enlightenment. His distinctive approach blends incisive logic with gentle humor, fostering an environment where seekers feel encouraged to explore their inner landscape without fear. By dissecting the intricate layers of ego, hypocrisy, and dogma, Osho guides individuals towards a liberation rooted in love, consciousness, and existential freedom. This series serves as a catalyst for transformative introspection, highlighting the importance of living authentically, free from external validation and societal pressures. Ultimately, "The Last Testament, Vol 2" is a call to awaken the dormant truth within each individual, urging them to experience life with an open heart and a silent mind.

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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #1 21 August 1985
Sannyas arose without plans: trust existence, drop projections and guilt; masters dissolve idols; communes invite risk, freedom, shared growth.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #2 22 August 1985
Enlightenment is witnessing your own presence in the gap between thoughts; transform orgasm into meditation; religious repression and society block awareness.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #3 23 August 1985
Be present: drop beliefs and 'shoulds', live spontaneously in gratitude; meditation turns suffering into bliss, love freely, not out of duty, and awaken.
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You Are Totally Free 24 August 1985
Change the world by freeing individuals: undo society's conditioning so each person regains intelligence, uniqueness and freedom to live and die by choice.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #5 25 August 1985
Choose beauty and living the moment over abstract truth or future goals; religion is a heart‑experience, not dogma, and freedom, love and responsibility.
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The Intelligent Way 26 August 1985
Saving the world by changing others is aggressive and robs freedom; change yourself—action without action—live joyfully and others awaken.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #7 27 August 1985
Freedom arises when you wake from expectations and live with awareness: meditation as continuous presence brings oneness, not God or politics.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #8 28 August 1985
Rajneesh Therapy sees the individual as victim of a sick society, using therapy to unburden people and prepare them for meditation and true growth.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #9 29 August 1985
Here-now consciousness dissolves past and future; love matures from sex through psychic union to spiritual fragrance; silence and the master's touch change life.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #10 30 August 1985
Opposing federal land ownership and religious dogma, Osho defends individual freedom, sexual honesty and life-serving technology, offering his commune as proof.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #11 31 August 1985
Reject divisions and past conditioning; drop guilt and false isms, embrace meditation as luxury, celebrate creativity and planned human evolution.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #12 1 September 1985
Freedom from God and conditioning; trust children's individuality, teach doubt instead of belief, live authentically and act responsibly; embrace responsibility.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #13 2 September 1985
After four years' silence Osho speaks now to reach seekers amid global crisis; he urges knowing not believing, life as a joyful circus and radical freedom.
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Awareness Is My Successor 3 September 1985
Awareness, not a successor, must inherit freedom: true dropouts risk all for truth; rigid religious codes imprison the living and stifle responsibility.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #15 4 September 1985
Osho warns AIDS will ravage humanity if secrecy and religious repression continue; communes of care, meditation and openness are needed to prevent catastrophe and heal society.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #16 5 September 1985
Therapy must deprogram collective fears—of going crazy, sexual orgasm and death—by restoring rooted individuality through meditation, compassion and friendship.
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Whirlwind Of Awakening 6 September 1985
A deliberate shock can wake the sleeping: destroy walls of belief, radiate contagious awareness through communes, provoke societal change and expose hypocrisy.
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You Cannot Betray Me 7 September 1985
Coexistence is compromise; Osho demands one true existence where inner peace, radical honesty and transformation confront hypocrisy and choose life over war or death.
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Organism, Not Organization 8 September 1985
Humanity must choose inner transformation - drop the past and become an organism, not an organization - or face global suicide; communes can defend life.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #20 10 September 1985
Rajneeshpuram embodies freedom, joy and nondual living—material comfort and continual meditation united; candid AIDS precautions and personal responsibility.
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Make It Clear To The World 11 September 1985
Media can touch hearts and spark change; choose transformation or face global suicide - end sex-repression, make love meditation, build meritocratic communes.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #22 12 September 1985
AIDS arises from a loss of life-polarity caused by celibacy, marriage and religious suppression; reclaim life through joy, meditation and communal hygiene.
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Religion Is Just Rubbish 13 September 1985
Deprogram from religion and conditioning to restore instinct into conscious intuition and creativity; expose priestly harm, embrace meditation and sexual honesty.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #24 14 September 1985
Freedom beyond dogma: communes cultivate meditation, joyful work and new names; confronting death (AIDS) meditatively, create paradise here and now.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #25 15 September 1985
Conditioning makes lust for power natural; decentralize and rotate roles, cultivate present awareness to prevent abuses like Sheela’s and protect freedom.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #26 17 September 1985
Life is accidental, not predetermined; freedom and responsibility arise from chance, so live fully in the present—Sheela's deception was human lust for power.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #27 18 September 1985
Trust without blind belief invited betrayal; doubt is the cleansing science. Presence, love and decentralizing power prevent fascism and restore freedom.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #28 19 September 1985
Silence heals: trust opened concealment; Osho insists on self-knowledge over blind belief, explains Sheela’s betrayal and urges compassion over punishment.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #29 20 September 1985
Osho accepts responsibility for silence that enabled Sheela's crimes, defends freedom over determinism, and urges compassion instead of punishment.
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The Last Testament, Vol 2 #30 21 September 1985
Enlightenment doesn't prevent others' crimes; love, innocence and doubt lead to meditation and healing - punishment fails; rehabilitate, question authority.

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