Osho’s book Awareness has helped many people look at the world differently. Its author is Bhagwan Rajneesh, an Indian philosopher and religious figure. This man from childhood was interested in everything related to spirituality. His life is filled with unusual events. The philosopher had many followers. They gave him a new name - Osho. This is a kind of title that students in Japan addressed to their mentors. Osho has written over six hundred books. In them are records of his lectures. Followers say that Rajneesh has reached the level of enlightenment.
In Osho’s book “Awareness,” the author cites from the very first lines such an interesting idea: the whole human life can be compared to sleep. This is because far from all people are in a state of awareness. Thus, their sleep continues around the clock - and so all their lives, from birth to death. And so, if a person is napping all the time, he should be awakened. To do this, many sages of antiquity developed entire techniques. Their goal was to achieve enlightenment by ourselves and others to detach from the constant sleep of the mind.
Osho’s book Awareness teaches us to rejoice at every moment and to appreciate what is. The highest value is the person himself and his life, says Rajneesh. He contrasts the mind, which identifies with sleep, and consciousness. Osho questions the value of the experience gained because it is subjective. He contrasts nature and civilization. According to his observations, the villagers are much more sensitive and vigilant than professors and academics. After all, they are much closer to nature. But this factor determines a lot. Indeed, according to Rajneesh, it has long been proved that objects of nature have consciousness. For example, when a lumberjack goes into the forest to cut trees, the plants begin to tremble before he even starts work. If the hunter is about to shoot a couple of animals, the animals around them feel wild fear and hide if possible. They do this before they even aim at them.
Osho's book Awareness talks about the importance of meditation. It is they who lead the person to real consciousness, receptivity. Rajneesh says in the book that it is worth thinking about the teaching that Buddha left behind. In addition, the philosopher requires observation of his followers. A person must notice and record everything that he does. You need to watch your gestures, gait, speech, thoughts, dreams. This will aggravate consciousness. You must also feel everything that is happening around. “Feel the breath of the wind, the light of the moon, the warmth of the sun,” says Osho. "Awareness" teaches to be sensitive, alert, observant.
According to the author, life is God, and all that people worship is only a product of their fantasies. Religion was created to put professing her in a certain framework.
Osho raises many non-standard issues in his work. It is not recommended to read this book by zealous Christians, Muslims, and adherents of certain faiths of Judaism. In fact, it teaches that sin does not exist. According to Rajneesh, there is no need to reproach yourself for misconduct, since they are already in the past from the moment they were committed. After all, you need to take care of the present and future. In addition, the author casts doubt on a number of Christian postulates and, in fact, suggests that everyone can be conscious of himself as God. For atheists, the teachings of Osho, on the contrary, are perfectly acceptable. Rajneesh sometimes only refers to the statements of the Buddha.