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In The First Principle Osho captures the unique, colorful, seemingly-crazy spirit of Zen, through talks on a collection of Zen stories anecdotes of the often-bizarre interchanges between master and disciple in the quest for truth.

From these anecdotes Osho distils Zen’s pragmatic essence for the reader and conveys an alive understanding of it’s message "the first principle" that authentic truth cannot be said with words, it can only be lived. Speaking to the contemporary, modern reader without robbing these old tales of their magic, charm and humor, Osho reminds us that "you are the shrine for the first principle.

So the only way is to go within. Turn in. That is what meditation is all about." In addition to these stories, Osho also answers questions and tells jokes on topics such as living with the contradictions of life, genuine longing as distinct from spiritual greed, what is maturity, and how one can be in an authoritative work role constantly challenging us to discover greater self-awareness and consciousness from within.

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Using traditional Zen stories and responding to seekers' questions, Osho shows how man must first be grounded in himself before he can fly into the sky of consciousness. Osho takes the reader from subjects as diverse as food, jealousy, businessmen and enlightenment, through how to know if one needs a master, the barriers we create through fear, and gratitude. Good as a starter for newcomers to Zen.

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Why does Osho call the desire for Nirvana, Enlightenment, "The Last Nightmare"?
Because, he says, all desire, all hope is the nightmare. Through Zen stories and responses to seekers’ questions, Osho speaks on the nature of desire, the disease of comparison, man’s compulsive need to "do," macrobiotics, being creative with work, and the chronic state of schizophrenia inflicted upon mankind by the organized religions.

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