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I have not read much with which I disagreed more. The surprise, however, was that Osho was able to express so much truth side by side with so much confusion. His book is a collection of "talks." I name them "talks" because they have not the sequence of chapters, nor the formality of lecture, but the casual tone of one sitting upon a rock and giving voice to his midday reflection. As the title of the book indicates the topic which relates each talk is courage. Though that is a bit misleading, for Osho is against courage. He pictures the brave man as merely a coward turned upside down. Both are afraid, the brave man just acts in spite of that fear. The goal, according to Osho, is to be fearless. But even this has it's exceptions because he thinks it right to fear the charging bull or the oncoming bus. His "way" (out of respect for him I hesitate to call it a "conviction" because it is likely he would have rejected the label) is fluid and ambiguous. Borrowing from a broad array of Eastern and Western traditions he stands against any sort of established religion preferring instead the nebulous god which is everything and nothing, the god that can hardly be separated from self, if at all. This New-Age "way" borrows the gravity of words like "God" and "responsibility" with none of the adventure. In Osho there is nothing bigger than yourself. No transcendent Other to meet and get to know. For Osho the "Thou" is lost in the immensity of the "I", if only you have the courage to break the chains of "religion" and "cultural expectation." I did not read Osho without benefit, but he is a world away from anything resembling the Christianity I hold dear. Some may say that is my handicap. I say it is my freedom. Peace to all.