Some years have passed since, in the words of his doctor, Osho prepared to leave the body that had served him for 59 years, "as calmly as if he were packing for a weekend in the country." This book is an acknowledgment that the time has come to provide a historical and biographical context to help understand Osho's life and work. Who was this man known as the Rolls Royce guru or simply the Master? Who was this controversial, rebellious, contentious and frequently misunderstood character?
From a multitude of recorded lectures, Osho himself tells us the story of his youth, his education, his life as a professor of philosophy, and his years of travel teaching "Zorba the Buddha." From all this emerges the true legacy that Osho wanted to leave to his listeners: a religion without religion, centered on responsibility and individual conscience.
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