About this series · summary by Osho Live
"Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 2" delves into the transformative journey of yoga as a path to inner awakening and holistic integration. Osho, with his masterful blend of clarity and wit, unravels the profound dimensions of yoga far beyond its physical postures, illuminating its potential as a catalyst for spiritual evolution. At the core of this series is the exploration of yoga as an interconnection between the body, mind, and soul, positing it as a dynamic pathway to self-realization and heightened awareness. Osho invites listeners to embrace yoga as a tool for transcending dualities and accessing the ultimate truth of one's being. He challenges conventional perceptions, encouraging seekers to move beyond the superficial practices and dive deep into the essence of yoga as a life-transforming discipline. Through his discourses, Osho emphasizes the necessity of presence, love, and surrender in the practice of yoga, guiding individuals towards a direct experience of unity with existence. The series captures Osho's unique ability to blend Eastern wisdom with contemporary insights, offering an integrative vision that is intellectually stimulating and spiritually enriching. His teachings inspire a profound sense of freedom and authenticity, inviting one to embark on a journey where yoga becomes the medium through which the self meets the divine.
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The Meaning of Samadhi 1 January 1975
Patanjali: samprajnata - purified, reasoned bliss leading to 'am'; asamprajnata - cessation with latent seeds; nirbeej needs trust, effort, memory, samadhi.
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Attraction to the Difficult 2 January 1975
Choose: Patanjali’s gradual, ego-nurturing ladder or Heraclitus/Zen’s immediate jump. The mind prefers difficulty to avoid dropping the mind; decide.
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Total Effort or Surrender 3 January 1975
Success comes by total, intense, sincere effort or by radical surrender: bring your whole being, avoid ego, and transform effort into surrender.
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Find the Ever-Present Flower 4 January 1975
The seed is already a flowering God within; awakening is merely opening the eyes—choose shock (Zen) or gradual Patanjali to remember the ever‑present flower.
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The Master of Masters 5 January 1975
God is the culmination of individual flowering; repeat and meditate on AUM to dissolve desire, transcend time, and awaken a new, timeless consciousness.
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The Beginning of a New Path 6 January 1975
A beginning beyond tradition: no single Master directs Osho—help comes from many. True freedom arises in the fresh birth of a path and inner surrender.
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The Obstacles to Meditation 7 January 1975
Chant Aum to harmonize prana: sound reshapes inner electricity into a circular flow, curing disease, languor, doubt and sensuality obstructing meditation.
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From Chaos to Chaos with Aum 8 January 1975
Chaos is the Master's method: the old must die for rebirth; through Aum/Hoo sadhana—loud body, mental, then inner listening—you become continuously new.
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Cultivating Right Attitudes 9 January 1975
Friendliness to the happy, compassion (not sympathy) to the miserable, joy for the virtuous and indifference to evil; regulate breath, see inner light.
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The Alpha is the Omega 10 January 1975
Enlightenment transcends duality: first drop the negative, then the positive, entering a vast, no‑mind; love is the grounding that opens that beyond.
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