The Last Testament, Vol 4 - Discourses Series by Osho

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"The Last Testament, Vol 4" is a profound exploration of spiritual revelations articulated by Osho, a modern-day mystic known for his unique synthesis of Eastern and Western philosophies. In this discourse series, Osho delves into themes of spiritual freedom, the transcendent nature of consciousness, and the journey toward self-realization. He challenges conventional paradigms, encouraging seekers to transcend societal and religious constraints to discover their authentic selves. Osho's teachings emphasize living in the present, embracing the here and now as the doorway to enlightenment. His discourse invites listeners to dismantle the inner constructs of attachment and fear that obscure true awareness. Within this series, Osho provides insights into the interconnectedness of all life, highlighting the unity underlying the apparent diversity of existence. With his signature blend of incisive wit and profound wisdom, Osho guides individuals to awaken to their innate potential and the boundless joy that arises from true self-awareness. This volume serves as a transformative invitation to engage with life more deeply, question established norms, and embark on a path of inner liberation and profound inner peace.

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The Last Before The First 21 October 1985
Science cannot study living religious experience; religions are corpses—religiousness must be lived via meditation. Osho calls this his 'Last Testament.'
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #2 22 October 1985
Every scientist should be trained as a meditator so science becomes inner as well as outer; universities must require meditation to align technology with life.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #3 23 October 1985
Rejecting organized religion and prophets, embrace individual enlightenment as healthful wholeness; transform consciousness to avert collective destruction.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #4 24 October 1985
Religiousness is alive; organized religion is a corpse. Truth is unlabelled and contagious. Osho breaks silence, undoes Rajneeshism and defends the commune.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #5 25 October 1985
Few authentic hearts, not masses, create a living commune; love, silence and inner experience - not dead religions or leaders - will renew humanity
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #6 26 October 1985
Drugs answer an ancient spiritual hunger; prohibition fails. Used wisely under guidance they can be a stepping‑stone into meditation and real freedom.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #7 19 November 1985
Returning to India felt like home; true freedom is becoming witness through meditation; communes proved paradise and threatened politicians, and urged the pill.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #8 19 November 1985
Awareness via meditation spreads without conversion; transform sexual energy inward. Political idols, repression and outdated symbols hinder paradise.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #9 20 November 1985
India's essence is darshan—love of experience, not philosophy; cherish Upanishads, discard Manu's orthodoxy, and reunite sex and spirituality as natural unity.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #10 21 November 1985
Live moment to moment: I am complete and unrelated, free of past and future; no communes, no claims — I even pleaded guilty to free my people.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #11 21 November 1985
No future plans; live unplanned and find the inner still point to witness life. Freedom, India’s renewal, and nonviolence hinge on inner transformation.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #12 22 November 1985
Reject violence, dissolve armies, curb population, end priestly exploitation and reform education; true freedom arises from inner awareness and unconditional love.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #13 23 November 1985
Accepted false guilt out of compassion to free his disciples; challenges superstition, defends Western seekers, honors women as 'Ma' to sacralize love.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #14 24 November 1985
Society is a name; focus on individual, transform sexual energy into spirituality, and build meritocratic communes to abolish poverty and politicians' power.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #15 24 November 1985
Rejects ideology, proposes sannyas as deprogramming to recover the innocent self; meditation is witnessing that transforms life, even sex, into lived godliness.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #16 25 November 1985
The Himalayas embody ancient spiritual heritage for Osho; he denies being 'guru of the rich,' arguing poverty blocks inner seeking while he offers godliness.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #17 26 November 1985
America's hypocrisy shown by Osho's arrest; true freedom means inner renunciation, sexual liberation, nonviolence-as-power, and equal opportunity.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #18 26 November 1985
Truth is experienced, not believed: grow through doubt, reason and meditation; learn to watch thoughts and feelings to become the witnessing self.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #19 27 November 1985
Osho rejects national labels, turns persecution into teaching, exposes American hypocrisy, and urges tantra to transmute desire into consciousness.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #20 28 November 1985
Osho recounts brutal jail harassment exposing American hypocrisy, defends the Rajneesh commune's humane experiment, and renounces Rajneeshism as religion.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #21 1 December 1985
Embrace unplanned, spontaneous living: freedom unites matter and spirit, advocates affluence, tantric openness to sexuality, and creative communal life.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #22 1 December 1985
Conscious witnessing — the 'fourth' — frees one from fear; reject organized religion, combine sex with meditation, free women and end poverty.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #23 2 December 1985
Consciousness must remain unchanged amid life's storms; Bhagwan is the highest human potential, not God; dismantle ideologies and transform sexual energy.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #24 2 December 1985
Drug use reflects humanity's search for escape; Osho urges inner joy via meditation, purified compassion for addicts, and education to prevent suffering.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #25 4 December 1985
Existence is impartial; enlightenment doesn’t shield from illness or humiliation. Each must own responsibility, live authentically and freely without imposed duty.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #26 5 December 1985
Protect children's innocence; stop imposing identities; heaven is being yourself. Free press must uplift good. India must embrace birth control and tech.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #27 6 December 1985
Always at home inwardly; poverty is not blessed—stop population growth, turn weapons and war economies into life, and make the world one now.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #28 6 December 1985
Rejecting belief and belonging, individuality, present meditation transform society; Osho defends his Oregon commune, explaining why enemies feared its joy.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #29 7 December 1985
Osho defends the Oregon commune as a health-based refuge and model for dissolving family, abolishing money and marriage, showing how state fear meets living love.
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The Last Testament, Vol 4 #30 7 December 1985
Humanity's gullibility to religions and politics breeds exploitation; only doubt, inner awakening and a few enlightened people can radically transform society.

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