The Book of Wisdom

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The complete series of talks that Osho gave on the early Buddhist mystic Atisha are combined in a single edition. "Meditate on Atisha, listen to his advice. This is not a philosophy, it is a manual to discipline yourself, it is a manual for inner transformation. It is a book that can help you grow into wisdom." An extraordinarily straightforward journey into the world Buddhism as seen by this little-known mystic.
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Read this book as PDF or create a free account at osho.com to read the book online.
Later published as part of Osho Books on CD-ROM.
Previously published in two volumes, The Book of Wisdom, Vol 1 and Vol 2.
The Osho Friends International website has made this entire book available online to highlight the changes made to the original material. Whole chapters of the original have been cut, with many little snips here and there and some small additions. It is believed that all these changes persist from the 2000 Element edition on; in fact, the 2009 OMI edition states that, "Some parts have been edited to keep the work contemporary in accordance with Osho's request." See Editing of sources#Books for more on this.
time period of Osho's original talks/writings
Feb 11, 1979 to Mar 10, 1979 : timeline
number of discourses/chapters
28   (see table of contents)


editions

The Book of Wisdom

Discourses on Atisha's Seven Points of Mind Training

Year of publication : 1993
Publisher : The Rebel Publishing House, Germany
ISBN 3-89338-117-1 (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 545
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
Edition notes : Second edition, revised. © Osho International Foundation.
Size : 215 x 195 x 43 mm
Editing by Sw Krishna Prabhu
Typesetting by Ma Anand Disha
Design by Ma Krishna Gopa
Photography by Sw Prem Ketan, Sw Veet Neeten, Sw Premgit, Sw Deva Rituraj, Ma Prem Padmini, Sw Satyamurti and Sw Krishna Bharti
Production by Sw Prem Prabhu
Printing by Mohndruck, Gütersloh, Germany
Introduction about the same as the introduction to The Book of Wisdom, Vol 1, unsigned.

The Book of Wisdom

The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism

Year of publication : 2000
Publisher : Element Books
ISBN 1-86204-734-0 (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 436
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
Edition notes :

The Book of Wisdom

Discourses on Atisha's Seven Points of Mind Training

Year of publication : 2001
Publisher : Rebel Publishing House, India
ISBN 81-7261-103-X (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 545
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
Edition notes : Reprint

The Book of Wisdom

Discourses on Atisha's Seven Points of Mind Training

Year of publication : 2005
Publisher : Tao Publishing
ISBN 81-7261-103-X (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 545
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
Edition notes : Reprint

The Book of Wisdom

The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism

Commentaries on Atisha's Seven Points of Mind Training

Year of publication : 2009
Publisher : Osho Media International
ISBN 978-0-9818341-1-5 (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 429
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
Edition notes : Copyright © 1979, 2009 OSHO International Foundation, Switzerland.
Osho Media International, an imprint of Osho International. Distributed by Publishers Group Worldwide, www.pgw.com
Size : 234 x 156 x 27 mm
Design by Terry Jeavons
Jacket design: Simon Goggin / Terry Jeavons
Osho comments in this work on excerpts from: The Great Path of Awakening, by Jangun Kongtrul, translated by Ken McLeod, © 1987, 2005 by Ken McLeod.
"This book is a transcript of a series of original talks by Osho given to a live audience.
Some parts have been edited to keep the work contemporary in accordance with Osho's request."
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data is available
Printed in China

The Book of Wisdom

The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism

Commentaries on Atisha's Seven Points of Mind Training

Year of publication : 2009
Publisher : Osho Media International
ISBN 978-0-88050-769-1 (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 362
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : E
Edition notes :

table of contents

edition 2009
chapter titles
discourses
event location duration media
Preface Om Mani Padme Hum ~ 01, q.1 (extract)
1 Atisha the Thrice Great 11 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 33min audio
2 The Enlightenment of the Lily 12 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 40min audio
3 Sitnalta and the Seventeen Chakras 13 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 43min audio
4 The Last Chance to Rebel 14 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 41min audio
5 Sowing White Seeds 15 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 53min audio
6 Empty Yourself 16 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 32min audio
7 Learning the Knack 17 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 37min video
8 Krishnamurti's Solo Flute 18 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 23min audio
9 Watching the Watcher 19 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 48min audio
10 Miracles Are Your Birthright 20 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 32min audio
11 Expelled from the World 21 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 26min audio
12 Buddha in the Supermarket 22 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 29min audio
13 Don't Make Wicked Jokes 23 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 41min audio
14 Other Gurus and Etceteranandas 24 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 50min audio
15 The Smokeless Flame 25 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 34min audio
16 The University of Inner Alchemy 26 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 41min audio
17 Wake Up the Slave 27 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 49min audio
18 Dropping Out of the Olympics 28 Feb 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 49min audio
19 The Three Rung Ladder of Love 1 Mar 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 50min audio
20 Diogenes and the Dog 2 Mar 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 50min audio
21 Vagabonds of the Soul 3 Mar 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 39min audio
22 The Greatest Joke There Is 4 Mar 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 41min audio
23 Behind the Master's Hands 5 Mar 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 47min audio
24 Bring in the New Man 6 Mar 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 34min audio
25 We Are Ancient Pilgrims 7 Mar 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 48min audio
26 The Illogical Electron 8 Mar 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 43min video
27 The Soul Is a Question 9 Mar 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 37min audio
28 Be a Joke unto Yourself 10 Mar 1979 am Buddha Hall, Pune 1h 29min audio