Glimpses of a Golden Childhood

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In what may be the juiciest, most intimate tapestry of talks ever given by an enlightened master, Osho paints the stories of his delightful, inquisitive and mischievous childhood. He began his explorations into truth with an incredible innocence and courage. With his spirited nature, he questioned every orthodox belief and everyone who blindly espoused any such belief rather than by their own authentic reason. Here are stories about Osho's childhood encounters with death, his adventures in school and his confrontations with the so- called authorities. The book is full of hilarious incidents and stories about sex, smoking, and religion, along with moving and wondrous dialogues with the local enlightened man in his village.
notes
Dictated in dental sessions in Lao Tzu Grove, Rajneeshpuram. The sessions were a daily occurrence, sometimes twice daily, and preceded by dental treatment. According to Sw Devageet, all tapes were destroyed on Osho's request. See discussion for introductions to this book from two different editions and an exploration of when talks were given. Dates below are a distillation / best guess from that exploration for Glimpses.
Part of the Nitrous Books series.
time period of Osho's original talks/writings
approximately Dec 1981 to Feb 1982 : timeline
number of discourses/chapters
51 (for the 1985 edition)
50 (for the 1991 edition and later)


editions

Glimpses of a Golden Childhood

Year of publication : 1985
Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation International
ISBN 0-88050-715-2 (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 742
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
Edition notes : First edition: September 1985, 10,000 copies. © 1985 Rajneesh Foundation International. Contains 58 pages of B&W photo's.
Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Published by Bodhisattvaa Ma Anand Sheela, M.M., D.Phil.M., D.Litt.M.(RIMU), Acharya
Editors: Sambuddha Swami Devaraj, M.D., M.B., B.S., M.R.C.P., M.M., D.Phil.M.(RIMU), Acharya; Mahasattva Swami Devageet, B.D.S., M.M., D.Phil.M.(RIMU), Acharya
Assistant editor: Bodhisattvaa Ma Deva Ashu, M.M.(RIMU), Acharya
Photography: Mahasattvaa Ma Yoga Vivek, M.M., D.Phil.M.(RIMU), Acharya
Design: Sw Anand Subhadra
Direction: Sambodhi Ma Yoga Pratima, M.M., D.Phil.M.(RIMU), Arihanta
Introduction Mahasattva Swami Devageet, B.D.S., M.M., D.Phil.M.(RIMU), Acharya. See discussion.

Glimpses of a Golden Childhood

The Rebellious Childhood of a Great Enlightened One

Year of publication : 1991
Publisher : The Rebel Publishing House, Germany
ISBN 3-89338-012-4 (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 553
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
Edition notes : Second edition, revised and expanded. Copyright Osho International Foundation. Contains 58 pages of B&W photo's.
Editing: Sw Devaraj, M.D., M.B., B.S., M.R.C.P.; Sw Devageet, B.D.S; Ma Deva Ashu; Ma Anand Vani; Sw Krishna Prabhu
Photography: Ma Prem Nirvano, Sw Premgeet, Sw Omkar Bharti, with special thanks to Sw Niklank Bharti
Design: Ma Krishna Gopa
Typesetting: Ma Prem Arya
End paper paintings: Ma Anand Meera (Kasué Hashimoto), B.F.A. (Masashino Art University, Tokyo)
Back cover painting: Ma Deva Padma
Production: Ma Punyo, Sw Anand Surendra
Printing: Mohndruck Gütersloh, West Germany
Introduction Sw Deva Abhinandan. See discussion.

Glimpses of a Golden Childhood

The Rebellious Childhood of a Great Enlightened One

Year of publication : 1997
Publisher : Rebel Publishing House, India
ISBN 81-7261-072-6 (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 561
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
Edition notes : Revised and expanded edition

Glimpses of a Golden Childhood

The rebellious childhood of a great enlightened one

Year of publication : 2003
Reprint 2008
Publisher : Rebel Publishing House, India
ISBN 81-7261-072-6 (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 558
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
Edition notes : Revised edition