An extraordinary book list
Osho's Books I Have Loved
Numbered list

During sixteen sessions, Osho speaks about 168 books/authors, presented here in the same order he talks about them.

In the section on Vilayat Ali Khan in Session 9, Osho doesn't actually mention a specific book, but says, "All his books." This collection contains six books by Pir Vilayat Ali Khan. These bring the total number of actual books potentially in this collection to 173.

In the section on Boehme in Session 9, Osho again doesn't mention a specific book, but says, amongst quite a bit else, that Boehme said only "a few things." Those "few things" are found in quite a few books. This collection contains three of the many books by Jacob Boehme: his first one, The Aurora; and a two-volume set that is described this way in the write-up about the set: "Mysterium Magnum, written by Boehme the year before he died and at a time when his powers of expression had developed to their full, is perhaps central to his work in some thirty-one or thirty-two original volumes." These bring the total number of actual books potentially in this collection to 175.

In the sections on Idries Shah and Alan Watts in Session 9, Osho mentions a specific book by Shah, The Sufis (and previously mentioned a second specific book by Shah in Session 2, The Book of the Book) and two by Watts, The Way of Zen and This Is It (and later mentions a third specific book by Watts in Session 16, The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are), then also says of each, "all his books." In this list, there are 31 additional titles by Idries Shah and 22 additional by Alan Watts (altogether representing the 25 books published during his lifetime). These bring the total number of actual books potentially in this collection to 228.

There are several multi-book sets:

Osho speaks about both Alice in Wonderland and Alice through the Looking Glass in Session 11; in this collection, both are in a single book, which brings the total number of actual books potentially in this collection to 253.

Osho speaks about two of Taran Taran's books, Siddha Svabhava and Shunya Svabhava in Session 14; in this collection, both are in a single book, which brings the total number of actual books potentially in this collection to 252.

In thirteen cases, there is more than one book in this collection related to a single book Osho mentions. Each adds a unique dimension. This includes one very special book, The Book of the Sufis: in addition to the Octagon Press edition in this collection, Ma Prem Garima, a book binder, also created a custom hardbound edition of the book. If you meditate on this book, you'll understand why. These 14 "extra" books brings the total number of actual books potentially in this collection to 266.

Two books mentioned in Books I Have Loved have not yet been added to this collection. According to Osho, Granth by an anonymous disciple of Krishna in Session 12, is available only in handwritten copies and those who have a copy have all promised not to publish it. The Poetry of Malukdas in Session 7 appears not yet to have been translated into English. That brings the total number of books actually in this collection to 264.

Some of the books mentioned by Osho in the Books I Have Loved talks can be quite challenging to locate, so the actual edition of the books included in this collection are referenced in case it might help anyone else who is searching for them. The books in this collection came from independent booksellers across the U.S. as well as Canada, England, Italy, Switzerland, France, Australia, and India.

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Sessions:
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CDJ = Custom Dust Jacket


       Session 1

  1. Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche, contained in the book The Philosophy of Nietzsche, The Modern Library, NY, 1927, 1954, HB, CDJ.
  2. The Karamazov Brothers by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in two volumes, Ruduga Publishers, Moscow, 1981, 1990, 2nd, HB, DJ.
  3. The Book of Mirdad by Mikhail Naimy, Stuart & Watkins, London, 1948, 1969, 2nd, HB, DJ.
  4. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach, Macmillan Company, NY, 1970, 28th, HB, DJ.
  5. Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu in the books:
    1. The Wisdom of Laotse edited by Lin Yutang, Modern Library, NY, 1948, HB, CDJ.
    2. Tao Te Ching translated by Stephen Mitchell, HarperCollins, 1988, HB, DJ.
    3. The Illustrated Tao Te Ching, translated by Man-Ho Kwok, Martin Palmer, and Jay Ramsay, calligraphy by Kwok-Lap Chan, Element Books, 1993, HB, DJ.
  6. The Parables of Chuang Tzu in the books:
    • The Way of Chuang Tzu by Thomas Merton, New Directions, NY, 1965, 1st, HB, DJ.
    • The Texts of Taoism, translated by James Legge, Graham Brash, Singapore, HB, CDJ.
  7. The Sermon on the Mount in the books:
    • The Sermon on the Mount According to Vedanta, by Swami Prabhavananda, Vendanta Press, Hollywood, 1992 (1963), 2nd, HB, DJ.
    • The Unvarnished Gospels, translated from the original Greek by Andy Gaus, Threshold Books, 1988, 4th, PB.
  8. Bhagavadgita, the Divine Song of Krishna in the books:
    • The Bhagavad-Gita, from the Sanskrit by William Q. Judge, The Theosophy Company, LA, 1986, HB, CDJ.
    • Bhavagavad Gita, compiled by Yogi Ramacharaka, Yoga Publication Society, Chicago, HB, CDJ.
  9. Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore, The Macmillan Company, NY, 1917, HB, CDJ.
  10. The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa in the books:
    • The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa translated from Tibetan by Antionette K. Gordon, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, 1961, 1st, HB, boxed.
    • The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa translated from Tibetan translated by Garma C.C. Chang, Shambala Publications, Boston, 1999, HB, DJ.

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    Session 2
  11. The Book of the Sufis in the books:
    • The Book of the Book by Idries Shah, The Octagon Press, London, 1969, 1976, 4th, HB, DJ.
    • The Book, a hand bound edition created by Ma Prem Garima.
  12. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, Knopf, NY, 1991 (1926), 31st Printing, Large HB, Boxed.
  13. The Book of Lieh Tzu, translated by A.C. Graham, John Murray, London, 1960, HB, DJ.
  14. The Dialogue on Socrates by Plato in the book Early Socratic Dialogues by Plato, Penguin Books, NY, 2005 (1987), PB.
  15. The Notes of the Disciples of Bodhidharma in the book Buddhism and Zen by Nyogen Senzaki and Ruth Strout McCandless, The Wisdom Library, NY, 1953, HB, DJ.
  16. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam in the books:
    • The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: Century Edition 1859 - 1959 an interpretation of the various quatrains of the Fitzgerald translation, accompanied by a facsimile of the rare first edition by Nolie Mumey, this is 78 of a limited edition of three hundred signed copies, Johnson, Boulder Publishing Co, 1959, HB, DJ.
    • The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam in the book Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, translated by Edward Fitzgerald, illustrated by Edmund Dulac, Weathervane, HB, DJ.
  17. The Mathnawí of Jalálu'ddin Rúmí, six volumes printed in three books, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, Gibb Memorial Trust, NY, 1990 (1926), HB, DJ.
  18. The Isa Upanishad, transcreated from the Sanskrit by P. Lal, Writers Workshop Publication, Calcutta, 1971 (1968), HB, CDJ.
  19. All and Everything by G.I. Gurdjieff in the books:
    • First series: Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson by G.I. Gurdjieff, Viking Arkana, NY, 1992 (1950), 3rd this ed., HB, DJ.
    • Second series: Meetings with Remarkable Men by G.I. Gurdjieff, E.P. Dutton, NY, 1963, HB, DJ. [Osho also speaks specifically about Meetings with Remarkable Men in Session 12.]
    • Third series: Life is Real Only Then, When 'I Am' by G.I. Gurdjieff, Viking Arkana, 1978, HB, DJ.
    • According to the Gurdjieff International Review website (https://www.gurdjieff.org/all.htm), All and Everything is ten books in three series:
    • First series - Three books under the title of An Objectively Impartial Criticism of the Life of Man, or, Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson.
    • Second series - Three books under the common title of Meetings with Remarkable Men.
    • Third series - Four books under the common title of Life is Real Only Then, When 'I Am.'
  20. In Search of the Miraculous by P.D. Ouspensky, Harcourt Brace, NY, 1949, HB, CDJ.
  21. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, illustrated by Lewis C. Daniel, Doubleday, Doran, NY, 1940 (1855), HB, CDJ.
     
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    Session 3
  22. Hsin Hsin Ming by Sosan in the book Introduction to Zen Buddhism, including A Manual of Zen Buddhism by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, in the section titled On Believing in Mind by Seng-ts'an (Sosan in Japanese), Causeway Books, NY, 1974, HB, DJ
  23. Tertium Organum by P.D. Ouspensky, revised translation by E. Kadloubovsky and the author, Knopf, NY, 1981 (1920), 1st Am., HB, DJ.
  24. Geet Govinda by Jaya Deva in the book Gita-govinda: Love Songs of Radha and Krishna, New York University Press & JJC Foundation, NY, 2009, 1st, HB.
  25. Samayasar by Kundkunda in the book Samayasara, or, The Nature of the Self by Kundakunda, Hassell Street Press, a direct copy of the book published by Bharatiya Jnanapitha, Kashi, 1950, 1st, HB.
  26. The First and Last Freedom by J. Krishnamurti, Harper & Row, NY, 1954, HB, DJ.
  27. The Book of Huang Po in the book The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of the Mind, translated by John Blofield, Grove Press, NY, 1958 (later printing), PB.
  28. The Book of Hui Hi in the book The Zen Teaching of Hui Hai on Sudden Illumination: Being the Teaching of the Zen Master Hui Hai, Known as the Great Pearl, Hassell Street Press, 2020 (Rider & Company, 1962), HB.
  29. The Song of Solomon in the book The Song of Songs Which Is Solomon's, illustrated and by Valenti Angelo, Heritage Press, NY, 1935, HB, Boxed.
     
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    Session 4
  30. The Fragments of Heraclitus in the book Heraclitus of Ephesus: The Fragments of the Work of Heraclitus of Ephesus on Nature and Heracliti Ephesii Reliquiae, G.T.W. Patrick and I. Bywater, Argonaut, Chicago, 1969, HB.
  31. The Golden Verses of Pythagoras, Fabre d'Olivet and Nayán Louise Redfield, Hermetica, San Rafael, 2007 (1917), 3rd facsimile ed., HB.
  32. The Song of Saraha in the book The Royal Song of Saraha: A Study in the History of Buddhist Thought, translated and annotated by Herbert V. Guenther, University of Washington Press, 1969, HB.
  33. The Song of Mahamudra in the book A Song for the King: Saraha on Mahamudra Meditation, commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, Wisdom Publications, Boston, 2006.
  34. Zen and Japanese Culture by Daisetz T. Suzuki, MJF, NY, 1st this ed., HB, DJ; in addition, there is a supplement, which is copies of the illustrations on photographic quality paper.
  35. Let Go by Hubert Benoit, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1962, HB, DJ.
  36. The Parables of Ramakrishna in the book The Gospel of Ramakrishna by Sri Ramakrishna, Pacific Publishing Studio, WA, 2011, PB.
  37. The Fables of Aesop in the books:
    • Aesop: The Complete Fables, translated by Olivia and Robert Temple, Penguin, NY, 1998, PB.
    • Aesop's Fables Ed. by Lois Hill, illustrated by Nora Fry, Children's Classics, Avenel, 1989, HB, CDJ.
  38. Mool Madhyamika Karika by Nagarjuna in the book Nāgārjuna's Middle Way, Mark Siderits and Shōryū Katsura, Wisdom Publications, 2013, Somerville, PB.
  39. The Book of Marpa in the book The Life of Marpa the Translator, translated by the Nālandā Translation Committee under the direction of Chögyam Trungpa, Shambhala, Boston, 1995 (1982), PB.
     
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    Session 5
  40. Brahma Sutras by Badrayana, according to Sri Sankara, translated by Swami Vireswarananda, Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta, 1996, 7th, HB, DJ.
  41. Bhakti Sutras by Narada in the book Narada's way of Divine Love, translated by Swami Prabhavananda, Vedanta Press, Hollywood, 1971, HB, DJ.
  42. Yoga Sutras by Patanjali in the books:
    • How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali, translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood, Vedanta, Hollywood, 1966 (1953), HB, DJ.
    • The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali, an Interpretation by William Q. Judge, Theosophical Society, LA, 1987, HB, CDJ.
  43. Songs of Kabir, translated by Rabindranath Tagore, Macmillian, NY, 1916, Bolpur Edition, HB, CDJ.
  44. The Secret Doctrine by Madame Blavatsky, in two volumes: 1 - Cosmogenesis, 2 - Anthropogenesis, facsimile of the original edition, Theosophical University Press, Pasedena, 1977 (1888), HB, DJ.
  45. The Songs of Meera in the book In the Dark of the Heart, translated by Shama Futehally, HarperCollins, SF, 1994, 1st, HB, DJ.
  46. The Songs of Sahajo in the book Sahaj Prakash: The Brightness of Simplicity, edited and translated by Harry Aveling and Sudha Joshi, Montilal Banarsidass, 2001, 1st, PB.
  47. Rabiya-al-Adabiya's words in the books:
    • Doorkeeper of the Heart: Versions of Rabi'a by Charles Upton, Threshold, Putney, 1988, PB.
    • Rabiya-al-Adabiya's words in the book First Among Sufis: The Life and Thought of Rabia al-Adawiyya by Widad El Sakkakini, translated by Dr. Nabil Safwat, Octagon, London, 1983, 1st, HB, DJ.
  48. The Songs of Nanak in the book Peace Lagoon: Sacred Songs of the Sikhs, Sikh Dharma International, Espanola, NM, 2009 (1984).
  49. Crest-Jewel of Discrimination (Vivek Chudamani) by Shankara, translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood, Vedanta, Hollywood, 1978 (1947), HB, DJ.
  50. The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an, translated by `Abdullah Yusuf `Ali, Amana, Beltsville, 1996 (1989), HB.
     
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    Session 6
  51. Dhammapada, English-Pali Edition, translated by Harichandra Kaviratna, Theosophical University Press, Pasadena, 1980, HB, DJ.
  52. Jin Sutras by Mahavira in the book Mahavira: Prince of Peace, text by Ranchor Prime, illustrated by B.G. Sharma, Mandala Publishing, 2005, HB, DJ.
  53. Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis, Simon and Schuster, NY, 1953, HB, CDJ.
  54. The Declarations of Al-Hillaj Mansoor in the book Al-Hallaj by Herbert I. W. Mason, Curzon Press, 1995, PB.
  55. The Fragments of Mahakashyapa in the book Lives of the Disciples: Maha Kassapa, Hellmuth Hecker, Buddhist Publication Society, 1987, PB.
  56. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, New Directions, NY, 1951, 11th Clothbound Printing, HB.
  57. The Stories of Baal Shem in the book The Light and Fire of the Baal Shem Tov by Yitzhak Buxbaum, Bloomsbury Academic, 2015 (2005), PB.
  58. The Songs of Farid in the book Studies in Islamic Mysticism by Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, in the chapter The Odes of Ibnu 'l-Fárid, Idarah-i Adabiyat-i, Delhi, 1988 (1921), HB, CDJ.
  59. The Vigyana Bhairava Tantra of Shiva in the book Sri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra: The Ascent by Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati, Yoga Publications Trust/Bihar School of Yoga, 2014 (2003), PB.
  60. Tatva Sutra by Uma Swati, in the book That Which Is: Tattvartha Sutra by Umasvati, translated by Nathmal Tatia, HarperCollins, 1994, HB, DJ.
  61. The Song of Naropa in the book The life and teaching of Naropa by Herbert V. Guenther, Shambhala Publications, 1986 (1963), PB.
     
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    Session 7
  62. The Poetry of Malukdas. According to Osho:
       "The first name today is one not even heard in the West: Maluka. He is one of the most significant mystics in India. His full name is Malukdas, but he only called himself Maluka as if he were a child – and he was a child really, not 'as if'.
       "I have spoken on him in Hindi, but it will take a long time for it to be translated into other languages for the simple reason that Maluka is so strange, so mysterious. You will be surprised that in a country like India, which is full of commentators, scholars, pundits, nobody has even bothered to comment on Malukdas because it is so difficult. He had to wait for me. I am his first commentator, and who knows, maybe the last too."
       According to Wikipedia: Maluk Das, born in Kada, near Allababad, India in 1574, was a devotional poet-saint, a religious poet of the Bhakti Movement. His two compositions are Ratna khan and Gyan Bodh.
  63. Guru Grantha Sahib (The Book of the Masters), The book of the Sikhs in the books:
    Shri Guru Granth Sahib, in four volumes, Forgotten Books, 2008, PB.
    Chants for Contemplation from the Adi Granth, Guru Nanak, Concord Grove, Santa Barbara, 1984, 1st, PB. According to Wikipedia: "The Guru Granth Sahib … is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal Guru following the lineage of the ten human gurus of the religion. The Adi Granth…, its first rendition, was compiled by the fifth guru, Guru Arjan (1564–1606).… [The] second rendition became known as the Guru Granth Sahib and is also sometimes referred to as the Adi Granth."
  64. Light on the Path by Mabel Collins, Theosophical Publishing House, Madras, 1971 (1911), HB, CDJ.
  65. The Songs of Lalla in the book I, Lalla: The Poems of Lal Ded, translated by Ranjit Hoskote, Penguin, 2013, PB.
  66. The Verses of the Mystic Gorakh-Nath in the book Philosophy of Gorakhnath, Montilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1983 (1962), 2nd Ed., HB, DJ.
  67. The Supreme Doctrine by Hubert Benoit, Pantheon, NY, 1955, HB, DJ.
  68. The Shiva Sutra of Vasugupta, translated by Gerard DC Kuiken, Otam, 2017, PB.
  69. The Songs of Gaurang in the book Sri Caitanya Bhagavat: Life and Times of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Touchstone Media, 2017, PB. According to Wikipedia: "'Gauranga' is another name for Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (or 'Gauranga Mahaprabhu'), the 16th century Bengali Saint and founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.".
  70. The Songs of Dadu in the book Dadu - Life and Poems by Dadu Dayal, translated by Paul Smith, New Humanity Books, 2017 (2013), PB.
  71. Sarmad (Jewish Saint of India) by I.A. Ezekiel, Radha Soami Satasang Beas, Punjab, 1966, 1st, HB, DJ.
     
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    Session 8
  72. Will to Power by Friedrich Nietzsche in the book The Will to Power: Complete Book Volumes I-IV, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018, PB.
  73. A New Model of the Universe by P.D. Ouspensky, Knopf, NY, 1943 (1931), HB, DJ.
  74. Sanai, His Beautiful Statements in the books:
    • Four Sufi Classics, in the section The Way of the Seeker: The Sair-al_Ibad ila'l Maad of Hakim Sanai, translated by David Pendlebury, Octagon Press, London, 1984 (1980), HB, DJ.
    • The Walled Garden of Truth (The Hadiqa) by Hakim Sanai, translated by D.L. Pendlebury, Octagon Press, London, 1995 (1974).
  75. The Fragments of Dionysius in the book The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite, BiblioLife, 2009, HB.
    In Theologia Mystica, Chapter 1, Osho says (via Osho World – https://oshoworld.com/dionysius/):
    "Dionysius is a rare man: living with stupid Christianity and its rigid organization, being a bishop and still being able to reach to the ultimate peaks of consciousness is something worthy of praise."
    According to Wikipedia: "Dionysius the Areopagite (c. 1st century AD) was an Athenian judge at the Areopagus Court in Athens, who lived in the first century. As related in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 17:34), he was converted to Christianity by the preaching of Paul the Apostle. After his conversion, Dionysius became the first Bishop of Athens.… In the early sixth century the so-called Corpus Dionysiacum, a series of writings of a mystical nature, employing Neoplatonic language to elucidate Christian theological and mystical ideas, was ascribed to the Areopagite.".
  76. At the Feet of the Master by J. Krishnamurti (Alcyone), Theosophical Press, HB, CDJ.
  77. The Fragments of Junnaid in the book The Life, Personality and Writings of Al-Junayd by Ali Hassan Abdel-Kader, Gibb Memorial Trust, 2014 (1976), PB.
  78. God Speaks by Meher Baba, Dodd, Mead, NY, 1973 (1955), HB, DJ.
  79. Maxims for a Revolutionary by George Bernard Shaw in the booklet The Revolutionist's Handbook & Pocket Companion by John Tanner, M.I.R.C., which is included with the book Man and Superman by G.B. Shaw, The Heritage Press, NY, 1962, HB, Boxed. In the early 1900's, George Bernard Shaw published Man and Superman, a play that would become a critically acclaimed stage production. In the play, one of the characters, clenching a small pamphlet written by the male lead (ghosted by Shaw), exclaims, "I have in my hand a copy of the most infamous, the most scandalous, the most mischievous, the most blackguardly book that ever escaped burning…." This book—a prop from the play—is titled The Revolutionist's Handbook & Pocket Companion. In it is a section titled Maxims for a Revolutionary, which Osho introduces by saying, "Eighth is a very unknown book…. Only an insane man like me can choose it."
  80. The Sutra of Wei Lang (or Hui Neng), translated by Wong Mou-Lam, revised by Christmas Humphreys, Luzac & Company, London, 1953 (1944), HB, CDJ.
  81. The Jokes of Mulla Nasruddin in the books:
    • Afghan Tales of Wisdom in Folly by Joan Kayeum, Independently Published, 2019, PB.
    • [The five following books are all also listed under Idries Shah in Session 9:]
      The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin by Idries Shah, Simon and Schuster, NY, 1966, 1st, HB, DJ.
    • Nasrudin by Idries Shah, EP Dutton, NY, 1973, 4th, PB.
    • The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1986 (1983), HB, DJ.
    • The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin by Idries Shah, Octagon, London 1983 (1973), HB, DJ.
    • The World of Nasrudin by Idries Shah, Isf Publishing, 2020 (2003), PB.

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    Session 9
  82. The Destiny of the Mind by William Haas, MacMillan, NY, 1956, HB, DJ.
  83. The Sayings of Eckhart in the book The Complete Mystical Works of Meister Eckhart, translated by Maurice O'C Walshe, Herder & Herder, 2021, HB, DJ.
  84. The Sayings of Jacob Boehme in the books:
    1. The Aurora by Jacob Boehme, Kessinger Publishing, 2010 (1656), HB.
    2. Mysterium Magnum: Volume One by Jacob Boehme, Hermetica Press, 2007 (1623), HB.
    3. Mysterium Magnum: Volume Two by Jacob Boehme, Hermetica Press, 2007 (1623), HB.
  85. The Sufis by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1982 (1964), 2nd impression, later printing, HB, DJ.
    And "every one of his books":
    1. Adventures, Fact and Fantasy in Darkest England by Idries Shah, Octagon Press, 1988 (1987), HB, DJ.
    2. The Caravan of Dreams by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1976 (1968), HB, DJ.
    3. The Commanding Self by Idries Shah, Isf Publishing, 2020 (1994), HB.
    4. The Dermis Probe by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1984 (1970), HB, DJ.
    5. Destination Mecca by Sayed Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1969, HB, DJ.
    6. Elephant in the Dark by Idries Shah in the book The Elephant in the Dark: Christianity, Islam and the Sufis by Idries Shah, Isf Publishing, 2016, PB.
    7. The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin by Idries Shah, Simon and Schuster, NY, 1966, 1st, HB, DJ. [Also listed in Session 8.]
    8. The Hundred Tales of Wisdom by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1989 (1978), HB, DJ.
    9. Kara Kush, a novel by Idries Shah, Stein and Day, 1986, HB, DJ.
    10. Learning How to Learn by Idries Shah, Isf Publishing, 2020 (1978), HB.
    11. The Magic Monastery by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1984 (1972), HB, DJ.
    12. Nasrudin by Idries Shah, EP Dutton, NY, 1973, 4th, PB. [Also listed in Session 8.]
    13. The Natives are Restless by Idries Shah, Isf Publishing, 2020 (1988), HB.
    14. Neglected Aspects of Sufi Study by Idries Shah, Isf Publishing, 2017 (1977), HB.
    15. Observations by Idries Shah, Isf Publishing, 2019 (1982), PB.
    16. Oriental Magic by Sayed Idries Shah, Philosophical Library, NY, 1957, HB, DJ.
    17. A Perfumed Scorpion by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1978, HB, DJ.
    18. The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1986 (1983), HB, DJ. [Also listed in Session 8.]
    19. Reflections by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1983 (1969), HB, DJ.
    20. The Secret Lore of Magic by Idries Shah, Citadel, NY, 1975 (1958), PB.
    21. Seeker After Truth by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1982, HB, DJ.
    22. Special Illumination by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1989 (1977), HB, DJ.
    23. Special Problems in the Study of Sufi Ideas by Idries Shah, Isf Publishing, 2019 (1966), PB.
    24. The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin by Idries Shah, Octagon, London 1983 (1973), HB, DJ. [Also listed in Session 8.]
    25. Tales of the Dervishes by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1982 (1967), HB, DJ.
    26. Thinkers of the East by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1986 (1971), HB, DJ.
    27. A Veiled Gazelle by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1984 (1978), HB, DJ.
    28. The Way of the Sufi by Idries Shah, Dutton, NY, 1969, HB, DJ.
    29. The Wisdom of the Idiots by Idries Shah, Octagon, London, 1976 (1969), HB, DJ.
    30. The World of Nasrudin by Idries Shah, Isf Publishing, 2020 (2003), PB. [Also listed in Session 8.]
    31. World Tales by Idries Shah, Isf Publishing, 2017 (1979), HB.
  86. The Way of Zen by Alan W. Watts, Pantheon, NY, 1957, 2nd printing, HB, DJ.
  87. This Is It by Alan W. Watts, John Murray, London, 1961, HB, DJ.
    And "all of his books" (see: https://alanwatts.org/books/):
    1. The Art of Contemplation by Alan W. Watts, 1972, Pantheon Books, PB. Also available via Internet Archive.
    2. Beat Zen, Square Zen, and Zen by Alan W. Watts, City Light Books, SF, 1959, PB.
    3. Behold the Spirit by Alan W. Watts, Pantheon, NY, 1951 (1947), HB, DJ.
    4. Beyond Theology: The Art of Godsmanship by Alan W. Watts, Meridian, 1967 (1964), PB.
    5. Cloud Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown by Alan Watts, Pantheon, NY, 1973, HB, DJ.
    6. Does It Matter? by Alan W. Watts, Pantheon, NY, 1970, 1st, HB, DJ.
    7. Easter - Its Story and Meaning by Alan W. Watts, Henry Schuman, 1950, HB, DJ. Written while Watts was chaplain for the Episcopal Church at Northwestern University.
    8. In My Own Way by Alan W. Watts, Pantheon, NY, 1972, HB, DJ.
    9. The Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness by Alan W. Watts, Pantheon, NY, 1962, HB, DJ.
    10. The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East by Alan W. Watts, New World Library, 2018 (1940), PB.
    11. Myth and Ritual in Christianity by Alan W. Watts, Franklin Classics Trade Press, 2018 (1960), HB.
    12. Nature, Man and Woman by Alan W. Watts, Pantheon, NY, 1958, HB, DJ.
    13. Nonsense by Alan W. Watts, Stolen Paper Editions, 1967, PB.
    14. Psychotherapy East and West by Alan W. Watts, New World Library, 2017 (1961), PB.
    15. The Spirit of Zen by Alan W. Watts, John Murray, London, 1958 (1936), 3rd, HB, DJ.
    16. The Supreme Identity by Alan W. Watts, Pantheon, NY, 1950, 1st, HB, DJ.
    17. Tao: The Watercourse Way by Alan W. Watts, Pantheon, NY, 1975, 1st, HB, DJ.
    18. The Temple of Konarak by Alan Watts, photographs by Eliot Elisofon, Thames and Hudson, London, 1971, HB, DJ.
    19. Theologia Mystica of Saint Dionysius by Alan Watts, Society for Comparative Philosophy, Sausalito, 1971 (1944), PB.
    20. The Two Hands of God by Alan W. Watts, George Braziller, NY, 1963, 1st, HB, DJ.
    21. The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan W. Watts, Pantheon, NY, 1954 (1951), HB, DJ.
    22. Zen by Alan W. Watts, Delkin, Stanford, 1948, HB, DJ.
  88. The Sayings of Rinzai in the book The Zen Teachings of Rinzai, translated from the Chinese by Irmgard Schloegl, Shambhala, 1976, PB.
  89. The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan:
    • Vol. 1: The Way of Illumination, The Inner Life, The Soul, Whence and Whither?, The Purpose of Life, Barrie and Jenkins, London, 1973 (1960), HB, CDJ.
    • Vol. 2: The Mysticism of Sound, Servire Wassenaar, Netherlands, 1976 (1962), HB, CDJ.
    • Vol. 3: The Art of Personality, Servire Katwijk, Netherlands, 1982 (1960), HB, CDJ.
    • Vol. 4: Health, Mental Purification, The Mind World, Barrie and Jenkins, London, 1972 (1961), HB, CDJ.
    • Vol. 5: Spiritual Liberty, Barrie and Rockliff, London, 1962, HB, CDJ.
    • Vol. 6: The Alchemy of Happiness, Servire Katwijk, Netherlands, 1979 (1962), HB, CDJ.
    • Vol. 7: In an Eastern Rose Garden, Servire Katwijk, Netherlands, 1979 (1962), HB, CDJ.
    • Vol. 8: Sufi Teachings, Barrie and Jenkins, London, 1973 (1962), HB, CDJ.
    • Vol. 9: The Unity of Religious Ideals, Servire Katwijk, Netherlands, 1979 (1963), HB, CDJ.
    • Vol. 10: The Path of Initiation, Servire Katwijk, Netherlands, 1979 (1964), HB, CDJ.
    • Vol. 11: Philosophy, Psychology, Mysticism, Servire Katwijk, Netherlands, 1979 (1964), HB, CDJ.
    • Vol. 12: The Vision of God and Man, Servire Katwijk, Netherlands, 1982 (1967), HB, CDJ
  90. All of the books by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, the Son of Hazrat Inayat Khan:
    1. The Call of the Dervish by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Sufi Order, Santa Fe, 1981, PB.
    2. Introducing Spirituality into Counseling and Therapy by Pir Vilayat Khan, Omega Publications, 2010 (1982), PB.
    3. The Message in Our Time by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Harper & Row, NY, 1973, 1st, HB, DJ.
    4. That which Transpires behind that which Appears by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Omega, New Lebanon, 1994, 1st, HB, CDJ.
    5. Toward the One by Pir Vilayat Khan, Harper Colophon Books, 1974, 1st, PB.
    6. Awakening: A Sufi Experience by Pir Vilayat Khan, Tarcher Putnam, 2000, 4th, PB.
  91. Jesus the Son of Man by Kahlil Gibran, Knopf, NY, 1981 (1928), HB, DJ.
  92. The Madman by Kahlil Gibran, Knopf, NY, 1986 (1918), HB, DJ.
     
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  93. Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosophical Library, NY, 1956, HB, DJ.
  94. Being and Time by Martin Heidegger, translated by John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson, HarperCollins, NY, 1962, HB, DJ.
  95. Tractatus Logico Philisophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein, German-English Edition, translated by D.F. Pears and B.F. McGuinness, Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1966, 3rd Impression, HB, DJ.
  96. Vimalkirti Nirdesh Sutra (or The Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra or The Vimalakirti Sutra), translated by Professor Burton Watson, Columbia University Press, 1999, 1st Indian ed., HB.
  97. Commentaries on Living by J. Krishnamurti, Harper & Brothers, NY, 1956, HB, DJ.
  98. Psychological Commentaries on the Teachings of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky by Maurice Nicoll, in six volumes, Samuel Weiser, NY, 1952, 1996, HB, DJ.
  99. Our Life with Mr. Gurdjieff by Thomas and Olga de Hartmann, Cooper Square, NY, 1964, HB, DJ.
  100. Shree Pasha (Sri Bhasya) by Ramanuja in the book Brahma Sutras: According to Sri Bhasya of Sri Ramanuja, Advaita Ashrama, 2018, HB, DJ.
  101. The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution by P.D. Ouspensky, Knopf, NY, 1966 (1954), HB, DJ.
  102. The Book of Bahauddin in the book The Drowned Book: Ecstatic and Earthy Reflections of Bahauddin, the Father of Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks and John Moyne, HarperSanFrancisco, 2004, 1st this ed., HB, DJ.
     
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  103. The Outsider by Colin Wilson, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1956, 1st, HB, DJ.
  104. The Analects of Confucius, translated by Lionel Giles, illustrated by Tseng Yu-Ho, The Heritage Press, NY, 1970, HB, Boxed.
  105. The Garden of the Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, Knopf, NY, 1973 (1933), HB, DJ.
  106. The Voice of the Master by Kahlil Gibran, Citadel, NY, 1958, 2nd Printing, HB, DJ.
  107. Who am I? by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, translated by Dr. T.M.P. Mahadevan, Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai, 1966, 10th ed., PB.
  108. The Mind of India in the book A Source Book in Indian Philosophy, Ed. by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Charles A. Moore, Princeton, Princeton, 1957, HB, DJ.
  109. Alice in Wonderland in the book Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, Grosset and Dunlap, NY, HB, CDJ.
  110. Through the Looking Glass in the book Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, Grosset and Dunlap, NY, HB, CDJ.
  111. The Wanderer by Kahlil Gibran, Knopf, NY, 1997 (1932), HB, DJ.
  112. Spiritual Sayings of Kahlil Gibran, Citadel, NY, 1962, HB, DJ.
  113. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett in the book Waiting for Godot: A Bilingual Edition: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett, in French and English, Grove Press, 2006 (1952/1954), HB.
     
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  114. Tales of Hasidim - The Early Masters by Martin Buber, Farrar Straus and Young, NY, 1947, HB, DJ.
  115. I and Thou by Martin Buber, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958, PB.
  116. Das Kapital by Karl Marx in the book Capital by Karl Marx, translated by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling, and edited by Frederick Engels, Modern Library Giant, NY, (1906), HB, DJ. About this book, Osho says: "Do not read it."
  117. Lectures on Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud in the book Introductory Lectures on Psycho-analysis: Standard Edition by Sigmund Freud, edited by James Strachey, Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1989 (1966), PB.
  118. Meetings with Remarkable Men by G.I. Gurdjieff, E.P. Dutton, NY, 1963, HB, DJ. [See also Session 2: All and Everything 2nd series: Meetings with Remarkable Men.]
  119. Granth by An Anonymous Disciple of Kabir. According to Osho:
       "It does not matter who wrote it, but whoever did so must have been enlightened; that much can be said without any hesitation.
       "It is a small book of poems, very poorly written. Maybe the man was not very educated, but that too does not matter. What matters is the matter in it. Yes, the matter matters—the content. The book is not even published. The people who have it in their possession are against publishing it, and I can understand their feelings and completely agree with them. They say that when a book is published it becomes part of the marketplace, and they do not want it to be published. If anyone wants the book he can come and write it down in his own handwriting. So there are many handwritten copies around in India, but they have all promised not to publish it."
  120. The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, Verso, London, 1998 (1988), 1st this ed., HB, DJ.
  121. The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus, Seventh Edition, Knopf, Ney York, 1969 (1955), HB, DJ.
  122. A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell, Simon and Schuster, NY, 1945, HB, DJ.
  123. The Songs of Dayabai in the book The Songs of Daya Bai: Daya Bai Ki Bani, edited and translated by Harry Aveling & Peter Friedlander, Prestige Books, 2005, HB, DJ.
     
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  124. Lust for Life by Irving Stone, The Heritage Press, NY, 1937 (1934), HB, Boxed.
  125. The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone, Doubleday, Garden City, 1961, HB, CDJ.
  126. Resurrection by Lev Tolstoy, Raduga, Moscow, 1990 (1972), HB, DJ.
  127. Notes on Jesus by Thomas in the book The Nag Hammadi Library in English, edited by James McConkey Robinson, HarperCollins Publishers, 1977, HB, DJ.
  128. War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Simon & Schuster, Inner Sanctum Edition, NY, 1942, HB, CDJ. [There is a spine-tingling forward to this edition, written in 1942, which compares Napoleon's advance to Moscow with Hitler's. "But the first battle of Russia has been lost. Napoleon lost his, and could never attempt a second. We have yet to see whether Hitler's second try, which is inevitable, will be successful."]
  129. Mother by Maxim Gorky, Rev., translated by Isidor Schneider, Citadel, NY, 1947, 2nd Printing, HB, DJ.
  130. Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev, Modern Library, NY, HB, CDJ.
  131. The Phoenix by D.H. Lawrence in the book Phoenix: the Posthumous Papers of D.H.Lawrence, with an introduction by Edward D. McDonald, The Viking Press, 1936, HB, DJ.
  132. Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious by D.H. Lawrence, Wentworth Press, 2016, PB, facsimile of the edition published by Thomas Seltzer, 1921.
  133. The Light of Asia by Edwin Arnold, Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1891, HB, CDJ.
  134. The Bijak of Kabir, translated by Linda Hess and Shukdev Singh, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1986, HB, DJ.
  135. One-Dimensional Man by Herbert Marcuse, RKP, London, 1968 (1964), HB, DJ.
  136. The I Ching or the Book of Changes in the books:
    • The I Ching or the Book of Changes, the Richard Wilhelm translation, rendered into English by Cary F. Baynes, Bolligen/Princeton University, NY, 1990 (1950), 24th, HB, CDJ.
    • The I Ching Book of Changes, translated by James Legge, University Books, Secaucus 1972 (1964), 5th, HB, CDJ.
  137. Nadi Ke Dvip (Islands in the Stream) by Sacchidanand Vatsyayan (popularly known by his pen name Ajñeya or Agyeya)) in the book To Each His Stranger and Islands in the Stream by Ajñeya Sacchidananda Vatsyayan, Rupa & Co, 2011, HB, DJ.
     
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  138. The Art of Living by Lin Yutang in the book The Importance of Living by Lin Yutang, John Day, NY, 1940 (1937), 23rd Printing, HB, DJ.
  139. The Wisdom of China by Lin Yutang in the book The Wisdom of China and India by Lin Yutang, Modern Library, NY, 1942, HB, DJ.
  140. The Talmud, Arsene Darmesteter, Franklin Classics, 2022 (1897), HB.
  141. Shunya Svabhava (a.k.a., Sunna Subhava, "Nature of emptiness") by Taran Taran (a.k.a., Taran Svami or Taranswami) in the book Swami Taran Taran's Siddha Svabhava & Shunya Svabhava, translation and forward by Komori Kentarou, Kindle Edition, July 19, 2022.
  142. Siddhi Svabhava (a.k.a., Siddha Subhava, "Nature of the perfected soul") by Taran Taran (a.k.a., Taran Svami or Taranswami) in the book Swami Taran Taran's Siddha Svabhava & Shunya Svabhava, translation and forward by Komori Kentarou, Kindle Edition, July 19, 2022.
    • About the two books by Taran Taran, Osho says:
         "I was born in a family which belongs to a very small section of Jainism. It follows a madman who must have been just a little bit less mad than me. I cannot say more mad than me!
         ""I am going to talk about his two books, which are not translated in English, not even into Hindi, because they are untranslatable. I don't think that he is ever going to have any international audience – impossible. He believes in no language, no grammar, nothing whatsoever. He speaks exactly like a madman."
    •    According to Wikipedia: "Taran Svami, also spelled Taranswami, was a Jain religious teacher and founder of the Taran Panth, a sect of Digambara Jainism. He lived in the 15th century central India.… Phulcandra has argued that the full name of Taran Svami, as used in the texts attributed to him, was Jin Taran Taran, literally 'Jina Deliverer Deliverance.' He also argued that the name indicates that he had liberated himself and can liberate others."

    • On July 19, 2022, the first English translation of the two books was published as Swami Taran Taran's Siddha Svabhava & Shunya Svabhava, translation and forward by Komori Kentarou, Kindle Edition.

  143. Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the book The Gambler: Stories of the 60s by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Raduga, Moscow, 1990, 1st, HB, DJ.
  144. Philosophical Investigations by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 (1953), HB, DJ.
  145. Psychosynthesis by Assagioli, Synthesis Center Publishing, MA, 2012 (1965), PB.
  146. Prose Poems by Kahlil Gibran, Knopf, NY, 1971 (1934), HB, DJ.
  147. Thoughts and Meditations by Kahlil Gibran, Citadel, NY, 1960, HB, DJ.
    Osho's compassionate Zen stick: "This is the book by Kahlil Gibran which I never wanted to condemn publicly, because I love the man. But I have to do it so that it is on record that I can condemn a man even though I love him, if his words do not represent the truth."
     
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  148. Gandhi's Autobiography: My Experiments with Truth by M.K. Gandhi, Public Affairs Press, Washington D.C., 1948, HB, DJ.
  149. Confessions by St. Augustine in the book The Confessions of St. Augustine, translated by J.G. Pilkington, illustrated by Edy Legrand, The Heritage Press, NY, 1963, HB, Boxed.
  150. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Constance Garnett, Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1985, HB, DJ.
  151. The Art of Tantra by Ajit Mukherjee in the book Tantra Art by Ajit Mookerjee, Ravi Kumar, Basel, 1971, HB, DJ.
  152. Tantra Paintings by Ajit Mukherjee in the book Tantra Asana by Ajit Mookerjee, Ravi Kumar, Basel, 1971, HB, DJ.
  153. Bhaj Govindam Moodh Mate by Adi Shankaracharya in the book Bhaja Govindam of Adi Shankaracharya by Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal, Devotees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram, 2020, PB.
  154. Philosophical Papers by Ludwig Wittgenstein in the book From Parmenides to Wittgenstein: Collected Philosophical Papers, Volume 1 by G.E.M. Anscombe, Wiley-Blackwell, 1981, HB.
  155. Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, compiled by Paul Reps, Charles E. Tuttle, 1993 (1957), 25th Printing, HB, DJ.
  156. Zen Buddhism by Christmas Humphreys, Heinemann, London, 1949, HB, CDJ.
  157. The Song of Chandidas in the book Love Songs of Chandidas: the Rebel Poet-priest of Bengal, translated by Deben Bhattacharya, Grove Press/Evergreen, 1970 (1967), PB.
     
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  158. Shivapuri Baba in the book Long Pilgrimage: The Life and Teaching of Sri Govindananda Bharati, known as the Shivapuri Baba by J.G. Bennett in collaboration with Thakur Lal Manandhar, J.G. Bennett Foundation, 2021 (1965), PB.
  159. Listen, Little Man by Wilhelm Reich, Condor, London, 1972, 1st, HB, DJ.
  160. Principia Mathematica by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell, in three volumes, Cambridge University Press, 1950 (1910 - 1913), Reprinted 2nd, HB, CDJ.
  161. Poetics by Aristotle in the book The Poetics of Aristotle, translated by S.H. Butcher, MacMillian, London, 1911 (1895), Reprinted 4th, HB, DJ.
  162. The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching / Practice / Englightment by Roshi Philip Kapleau, Harper & Row, NY, 1969 (1966), HB, DJ.
  163. The Gospel of Ramakrishna in the book The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, originally recorded in Bengali by M., translated by Swami Nikhilananda, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, NY, 1984 (1942), 7th printing, HB, DJ.
  164. The Collected Works of Ramatirtha in the book Heart of Rama: Or a Collection of the Instructive Teachings of Swami Rama Tirtha from His Complete English Works by Swami Rama Tirtha, reproduction by Forgotten Books, 2018, PB, based on the original published by The Rama Tirtha Publication League, 1922.
  165. Principia Ethica by G.E. Moore, Cambridge at the University, London, 1956 (1903), HB, CDJ.
  166. The Songs of Rahim by Rahim Khan Khana in the book Rahim (Khan-i-Khanan) Life & Poems, translated by Paul Smith, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017, PB.
  167. Divan by Mirza Ghalib in the book Divan of Ghalib, translated by Paul Smith, New Humanity Books, Victoria, Australia, 2019 (2012), PB.
  168. The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts, Pantheon, NY, 1966, HB.
       "… and the last—Alan Watts' The Book. I have been saving it. Alan Watts was was not a Buddha, but he could be one day. He has moved closer to it. The Book is tremendously important. It is his testament; his whole experience with Zen Masters, Zen classics … and he is a man of tremendous intelligence. He was also a drunkard. Intelligence plus wine have really created a juicy book. I have loved The Book and I have saved it for last.
       "Do you remember Jesus' saying, 'Blessed are those who stand at the last'? Yes, this book is blessed. I bless it, and I would like this series of sessions to be in memory of Alan Watts."
       —Osho, Books I Have Loved

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Additional notes about the books and authors

Books not yet in this collection

  1. Granth by An Anonymous Disciple of Kabir. According to Osho:
       "It does not matter who wrote it, but whoever did so must have been enlightened; that much can be said without any hesitation.
       "It is a small book of poems, very poorly written. Maybe the man was not very educated, but that too does not matter. What matters is the matter in it. Yes, the matter matters—the content. The book is not even published. The people who have it in their possession are against publishing it, and I can understand their feelings and completely agree with them. They say that when a book is published it becomes part of the marketplace, and they do not want it to be published. If anyone wants the book he can come and write it down in his own handwriting. So there are many handwritten copies around in India, but they have all promised not to publish it."
  2. The Poetry of Malukdas. According to Osho:
       "The first name today is one not even heard in the West: Maluka. He is one of the most significant mystics in India. His full name is Malukdas, but he only called himself Maluka as if he were a child – and he was a child really, not 'as if'.
       "I have spoken on him in Hindi, but it will take a long time for it to be translated into other languages for the simple reason that Maluka is so strange, so mysterious. You will be surprised that in a country like India, which is full of commentators, scholars, pundits, nobody has even bothered to comment on Malukdas because it is so difficult. He had to wait for me. I am his first commentator, and who knows, maybe the last too."
       According to Wikipedia: Maluk Das, born in Kada, near Allababad, India in 1574, was a devotional poet-saint, a religious poet of the Bhakti Movement. His two compositions are Ratna khan and Gyan Bodh.
       Hindi source: https://www.hindwi.org/poets/malukdas/all

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"I want my sannyasins to inherit my freedom, my awareness, my consciousness. And each sannyasin has to be my successor, has to be me. There is no need for anybody to dominate. There is nobody for anybody to dictate to. They are on their own. If they want to be together they can be together. Out of their own freedom, it is their choice and their decision. If they want to move free they have all the rights to move free."
– Osho, The Last Testament, Volume 2, Chapter 14