The Dhammapada Vol. 09 continues Osho's celebrated series of talks on the Dhammapada, one of the most influential collections of the Buddha's teachings. In this volume, Osho explores one of the most beautiful dimensions of the spiritual journey: compassion—the natural flowering of meditation and awareness.
Rather than offering a traditional commentary, Osho creates a bridge between the Buddha's timeless wisdom and the challenges of contemporary life. Alternating between illuminating the Buddha's original sutras and responding to questions from his audience, he reveals how ancient insights become practical guidance for modern seekers.
Compassion, Osho explains, is not a moral ideal or something to be cultivated through discipline. It is the natural outcome of inner transformation. As meditation deepens, anger, greed, fear, jealousy, and attachment are not suppressed—they are understood and transcended. The same energies are transformed into compassion, freedom, wisdom, and love.
Throughout these talks, Osho explores the nature of awareness, inner freedom, truth, responsibility, and the courage to live consciously. He presents the Buddha not as a figure to be worshipped, but as an invitation to discover truth through direct experience.
Talks in This Volume
- Be On Guard
- Is There Life Before Death?
- Buddhas Only Point the Way
- Freedom Is Something Inner
- The Risk Is Worth Taking
- Truth Cannot Be Lost
- Two Flowers Bloom
- The Nature of Things
- Consciousness Is the Only Revolution
- Intelligent People Are Dangerous
OSHO TALKS - from original recordings of live events with Osho and his audience of seekers and friends from around the world. Recorded at the Osho International Meditation Resort, Pune, India.
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