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    Hypnosis in the Service of Meditation
    Hypnosis in the Service of Meditation
    Hypnosis in the Service of Meditation
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    Hypnosis in the Service of Meditation

    By Osho

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    Can hypnosis support meditation? This is the focus and question of this Osho Talk.

    Osho speaks about a time when hypnosis was a recognized door towards meditation. In the Middle Ages hypnosis was condemned alongside witchcraft. That condemnation still lingers on. Osho speaks here about hypnosis as a very helpful tool to enter into meditation. he discusses hypnosis and self-hypnosis as useful tools, combined with modern audio recording technology to support the process.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOsho Media International
    Release dateSep 30, 2012
    ISBN9780880500210
    Hypnosis in the Service of Meditation
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    Osho

    Osho is one of the most provocative and inspiring spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Known for his revolutionary contribution to the science of inner transformation, the influence of his teachings continues to grow, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world. He is the author of many books, including Love, Freedom, Aloneness; The Book of Secrets; and Innocence, Knowledge, and Wonder.

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      Hypnosis in the Service of Meditation - Osho

      Hypnosis in the Service of Meditation

      Osho

      Copyright © 1987, 2012 OSHO International Foundation

      www.osho.com/copyrights

      Images and Cover Design © OSHO International Foundation

      Hypnosis in the Service of Meditation, by Osho

      From a series of OSHO Talks titled: Satyam Shivam Sundaram, #29

      This OSHO Talk is complete in itself.

      The series Satyam Shivam Sundaram is available in book and audio formats.

      Hypnosis in the Service of Meditation is also available as an original audio recording under the same title, spoken by Osho.

      Published by

      OSHO MEDIA INTERNATIONAL

      an imprint of

      OSHO INTERNATIONAL

      www.osho.com/oshointernational

      ISBN-13: 978-0-88050-021-0

      Hypnosis in the Service of Meditation

      Osho,

      While using hypnosis in the service of meditation, I have noticed that the line between therapy and meditation is dissolving. As witnessing can become easy and natural in hypnosis, it seems to provide the ground for a quantum leap into no-mind.

      Would you please speak on the transformation of hypnosis into meditation?

      It is one of those crimes that Christianity is responsible for. There was a day when hypnosis was a recognized door towards meditation, but in the Middle Ages Christianity condemned hypnosis alongside witchcraft. That condemnation still lingers on, even in the minds of those who are not Christians but who are influenced without their knowing by Christian ideas.

      Why was Christianity against hypnosis? You will be surprised to know it was against hypnosis because it leads directly to meditation. Neither the priest is needed nor the church is needed. Not even God is needed. And this was the trouble: if meditation succeeds in the world there are not going to be any religions anymore, for the simple reason that you will be in direct contact with existence and yourself. Why should you go through brokers and all kinds of agents who know nothing, except that they are knowledgeable, except that they have been disciplined for years in how to influence people

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