From Sex to Super Consciousness (English, Paperback, Osho) POPULAR EDITION
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Genre: Religion
Osho speaks about love and sex from a frank, spiritual and scientific outlook in this bestselling book, From Sex To Superconsciousness. An amalgamation of his wise insights on these topics, resulted in this publication, and the fairly controversial nature of its content has made it infamously famous.
Summary Of The Book
In From Sex To Superconsciousness, Osho discusses the three phases of sex, physical, spiritual, and psychological. He argues that sexual energy is the purest of them all, and only if it is channeled properly can it lead to spiritual enlightenment. Whenever the basic nature of sex is repressed in someone, it creates an unnatural, subconscious obsession and this is, in fact, responsible for the widespread perversity that is predominant in our society.
In order to transcend sex, it needs to have a spiritual basis and a strong sacred hold and is meant to be an immensely revered act, not something that should be condemned or looked down upon. Osho writes about how love and sex are undoubtedly related, and the only way to find your inner self or God is to do so through love. There are several widespread misconceptions about the act of sex, or indulging in love, and Osho has done a beautiful job of clarifying these untruths.
With a total of five chapters, Osho discusses sex, lies, and the roots of meditation, the three hour hope for humanity, the diamond beyond sex, and the basis of the attraction. The fact that people need to, above all, be comfortable with themselves and their desires first, before attempting to channel the sexual energy into transformation to superconsciousness has been emphasised as well.
About Osho
Osho, born Chandra Mohan Jain in 1931, is also known as Acharya Rajneesh. He was a renowned Indian philosopher, author and spiritual teacher.
He has also authored Learning to Silence the Mind, Freedom: The Courage To Be Yourself, Joy: The Happiness That Comes From Within, Meditation: The First and Last Freedom, and The Book Of Woman.
Born in a small village in Madhya Pradesh, Osho was strongly influenced by the unbridled freedom and lack of education in the first seven years of his life. Later, he procured his Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from D. N. Jain College, and a Master’s degree from the University of Sagar. He was employed as a professor for a period of time, and his syncretic views on religion, capitalism, and birth control, although considered very controversial at the time, garnered the support of several followers. Osho’s vision encompassed both, the promise of Western technology and Science, and the age-old wisdom of the East. He started an Ashram in Pune in 1974, one that still runs to this day and has a large number of regular European and American visitors.