A review by Lisa Von Stein: “If you are going to read just one spiritually oriented book this year, I recommend this one for many reasons, not least of which is the mischievous sense of humour that permeates its pages.”
A review by Madhuri of Alan Lew’s book, subtitled The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi; “I enjoyed the book a lot, and I feel it’s valuable for opening our minds and letting in a bit of wonder and a lot of grounded feeling.”
Madhuri’s short reviews on books by: Jon Ronson, Myriam Sagan, Isabella Bird, High Lasgarn, Catherine Cookson, Caitlin Moran, Claude Saks, Stan Jones, Ayya Khema, Thurston Clarke, Helena Merriman
A presentation by the author, Bhakta A. Lorenz, of her collection of short stories, with three reviews: “It’s a great read. On a subject that we all, sooner or later, get to deal with. ‘A Drop of Death’ dares us to think about the inevitable with humour, contemplation, humility, wonder, and courage.”
A story from a collection of short stories, ‘A Drop of Death: dancing your way to farewell’ by Bhakta Angelika Lorenz
A review by Madhuri of Tim Ward’s book. “The book is so much fun… his arguments are sometimes rebellious in a valuably-refreshing way.”
“There are no concepts that can depict it, and, above all, there is no entity separated from the presence that experiences it. I’m not there.” An excerpt from Avikal’s book, Who is in? Beyond Self-image.
Asanga presents the book, subtitled, The Advantages of Age: Handbook to Growing Old Funkily, to which he has contributed two stories.
Short notes on a pile of books read recently. Authors: Adeline Yen Mah, Wendy Burden, Peter Nichols, Jojo Moyes, Jamie James, Tessa Hainsworth, Dr Amanda Brown, Betsy Whyte, Sara Pascoe, Dean Nicholson, Edward Chisholm
An excerpt from chapter 2 of Subhuti’s new edition of his memoir, titled India’s Misfit Mystic: An Insider Journey into Osho’s Life
Two reviews for Roshani Shay Curtis’ book: one by Veena and one by Chintan. They write: “Very much worth reading.” “This is a story which will enrage, frighten, and at the end leave you cheering. I loved this book.”
A chapter from Roshani Shay Curtis’ newly-published book, Two Souls, Tandem Journeys: Our Adventures with Love, Deafness and Autism
Madhuri’s review of Bhante Walpola Piyananda’s book. “An enormously genial Buddhist rant… peppered with anecdotes from the author’s life as a monk, teacher, Abbott, chaplain, and Chief Sangha Nayaka Thera of the USA.”
Madhuri’s review of Ray Brooks’ book; “Having worked in Japan a lot during the 90’s, I enjoyed the immersion into aspects of the culture I’d not encountered, as well as some I had.”
An introduction by Roshani Shay Curtis of her newly-lauched book about her life with son Tarun. The book is subtitled: Our Adventures with Love, Deafness and Autism.
A chapter excerpted from Roshani’s book, Two Souls, Tandem Journeys: Our Adventures with Love, Deafness and Autism. “I can almost hear him thinking, ‘People around here really like me. Wow.'”
The British Library in London received the missing titles to complete their catalogue of Osho’s works, thanks to Neeten’s efforts.
Sudhir reviews Pratibha Castle’s poetry book, launched today, 9 November 2023. “These poems resonate because they describe life as it is. They give a sense of how the eternal can slip into the world of time, of how, if one looks even in the midst of the mundane, there is magic.”
Jivana, a publisher of Osho’s books in Germany, is interviewed by Nirbija on the 20th anniversary of Innenwelt Verlag and Edition Osho
Life in the Amsterdam Red Light District, told by “a young British woman, a newly-qualified nursery nurse who was lured by an advertisement to work in a crèche.” The reflective review by Madhuri concludes with “If Yin was honoured, meditation would become possible for humans.”
Book review by Madhuri; “This book is mostly a description of bliss states, and as such is quite uplifting to read. A special book!”
A question Nirvan asked himself already as a child. An excerpt from his new book, Prelude to Disclosure.
Pankaja on the discovery that one of the novels she had written pre-sannyas is now being re-published, receiving accolades the likes of “a daring writer long overdue for reappraisal.”
Nayana’s review of the just published book by Lasell Jaretzki Bartlett (aka Kavita); “There are so many useful lessons running through the book, all written in a clean and simple style. It’s one of those books I’m sure I will dip back into again and again.”
An excerpt from Lasell Bartlett’s just published book, Getting Along with Rusty: Horses, Healing and Therapeutic Riding
Madhuri announces her new poetry book dedicated to her home in the English Pennines. It’s her 9th book and her second published this summer!
A review by S D Anugyan of Madhuri’s most recent book of poems and paintings in celebration of cats.
Another excerpt from Neelam’s book, Seeing, Watching, Living with the Master and Being at Home. Enjoy!
Madhuri’s review of Brock Talon’s memoir subtitled: Leaving Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Watch Tower after Thirty-Five years of Lost Dreams.
Avikal, author of the recently published book, Who Is In? speaks to Brian D Smith, author and founder of Grief 2 Growth (video and podcast).
Four more stories from Bhagawati’s book, serialized this month on Osho World: Premdaya, Dharm Jyoti, Rammurthi and Dayanand.
A review by Punya of Rajyo’s memoir; “Her recountings run off the pages you hardly notice that, inevitably, you have again gone past your bedtime.”
Excerpts from Rajyo Allen’s recently published memoir, Fumbling Towards Freedom: Initiations on the Path of Awakening.
Four more excerpts from Bhagawati’s book serialized this month on Osho World: Bhagawati, Sneha, Ananya/Mahendra and Amrita.
“Ma Yoga Neelam’s book `Being At Home’ sheds light on how police and PMC tried their best to keep the spiritual guru out of the city after he was deported from USA in 1987,” writes Vinita Deshmukh in PuneMirror on Janurary 21, 2023.
Ponderings by Punya with plenty of input from Madhuri; “Let the original inspiration that led you to write your book carry you through the inevitable labour pains of producing it.”
Now serialized online on Osho World – writes Bhagawati, the author of this compilation of life stories. Here the links to the first 16 stories.
Madhuri reviews Arjava’s latest book. She writes: “This is a playful, loving, happy person, and his understanding of his luck at meeting Osho runs through the whole book like a river.”