<div>An indispensable work for understanding the life and teachings of one of the most unusual mystics and philosophers of our time. <br><br>Ten years have past since, in the words of his attending physician, Osho prepared for his departure from the body that had served him for fifty-nine years "as calmly as though he were packing for a weekend in the country." This volume is recognition that the time has come to provide a historical and biographical context for understanding Osho and his work. Who was this man, known as the Sex Guru, the "self-appointed <i>bhagwan</i>" (Rajneesh), the Rolls-Royce Guru, the Rich Man's Guru, and simply the Master? <br><br>Drawn from nearly five thousand hours of Osho's recorded talks, this is the story of his youth and education, his life as a professor of philosophy and years of travel teaching the importance of meditation, and the true legacy he sought to leave behind: a religionless religion centered on individual awareness and responsibility and the teaching of "Zorba the Buddha," a celebration of the whole human being.<br></div> <div>An indispensable work for understanding the life and teachings of one of the most unusual mystics and philosophers of our time. <br><br>Ten years have past since, in the words of his attending physician, Osho prepared for his departure from the body that had served him for fifty-nine years "as calmly as though he were packing for a weekend in the country." This volume is recognition that the time has come to provide a historical and biographical context for understanding Osho and his work. Who was this man, known as the Sex Guru, the "self-appointed <i>bhagwan</i>" (Rajneesh), the Rolls-Royce Guru, the Rich Man's Guru, and simply the Master? <br><br>Drawn from nearly five thousand hours of Osho's recorded talks, this is the story of his youth and education, his life as a professor of philosophy and years of travel teaching the importance of meditation, and the true legacy he sought to leave behind: a religionless religion centered on individual awareness and responsibility and the teaching of "Zorba the Buddha," a celebration of the whole human being.<br></div>