Book Reviews

• Meditation: The first and last Freedom:

A Practical Guide to Meditation

By OSHO

For those Interested in embarking on the journey of self-discovery there can be no better book companion than this one.

The enlightened Mystic Osho offers his extraordinary and practical insights into a vast array of meditations for the seeker to choose from.

Also included are many meditations from the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, a 5000-year-old treatise delivered by Shiva to his consort Paravati.

Osho’s commentary brings this ancient text to new life and into a form understandable for contemporary man.

Hands of Light - Chosen by Light-Puncture Course author, Vidroha Jamie.

He says, "Barbara Ann Brennan is one of the scientists who is intelligent enough to see beyond the scientific paradigm. She has looked inside, found that there are other ways of perceiving and measuring this existence and our connection with it besides those found in the lab, and has the courage to teach it as she experiences it. We need science, but we can't afford to believe it has offered us ultimate truths. The human organism needs healing today and in order for us to find that healing we need to allow, and in fact to immerse ourselves in, the mystery of the source of our life energy, our center. The joke shared by the mystics as they chuckle at the shortsightedness of the scientist, is that the scientist is not separate from his observation as he proposes, but rather he is part of it and shaping it even as he looks through the microscope. Unless the scientist can expand his methods of observation he cannot offer what is needed for the planet to heal. The connection between awareness and our creation of the world needs to be recognized however shattering it may be by more and more of humanity. It would be great if science was big enough to include these paradoxes, but we mustn't wait for it to catch up to start our search.

In this work, meditation is part of the wholistic understanding, but meditation as taught by Osho, a mystic who, above all others, relates from an Eastern understanding to the Western mind and society with the deepest insights of anyone in this century. Today the word meditation can mean anything from relaxation techniques to TM, none of which is what I mean by "mediation". It is a scientific method for transforming energy, transforming consciousness.  The mind cannot be left out of the diagnosis. We have seen in our research clearly that mind / body / emotions are one organic whole, all affected profoundly by the colors, particularly color infused directly into the body via the acupuncture meridians as in Light-Puncture. In "Hands of Light" the major affirmation offered by Ms. Brennan is that we have that source of healing inside us and it is there waiting for us to connect with it - we just need to learn the road map in. Hopefully, I have also pointed to a few of the roadsigns in the Light-Puncture course offered here."

Feng Shui Handbook - Course Author David Johnson says: -

"A superbly illustrated book that delivers a lot of information with very clear diagrams and some famous examples such as the Louvre, Buckingham Palace and the Sydney Opera House. It is particularly strong on ch'i flow in various rooms and structures and with the use of the five animals (Green Dragon, Snake etc.). A highly recommended introduction to Feng Shui, it spans the gap between ancient Chinese culture and modern living with admirable ease."