On Basic Human Rights

by Osho, Osho International Foundation (Compiler)

Overview

Osho thrusts his sword into the heart of the matter of what we collectively call “Human Rights.”

One of the struggles we face as human beings is how to cope with, how to bring light to, how to dissolve the roots of the perverse and incomprehensible horrors — physical, psychological, spiritual — that we seem capable of inflicting on one another. What are the roots of wars, of torture, of murder and hatred and our all-too-easy dehumanization of the “other” …?

He quotes the language of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS  to expose the hollowness of the words.

Why is our human reality on this planet so far off from these beautifully worded declarations?

Osho exposes the hypocrisy and the vested interests that underlie the core of that document, and so many others like it. But he doesn’t stop there. He challenges us to create a new language, a new narrative, a transformative and liberating vision of what it means to treat one another with awareness, with love, and with respect.

In our individual lives, as in the lives and generations of our society, there is a revolution, a transformation that happens alongside each change that happens in consciousness – individual and collective — as our technology continues to bring us (potentially) all together into a “global village.” And alongside it, the change in consciousness that is now required of us, as a common humanity living on a smallish and rather beautiful, sacred planet. To see ourselves as God’s creation, if you will. Or Gaia, or choose whatever term of oneness most appeals to you.

This small volume is an opening to the revolution in consciousness that is so urgently needed for our times.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780880500715
Publisher:	Osho International
Publication date:	11/28/2017
Series:	Spiritually Incorrect®
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Osho is a contemporary mystic whose life and teachings have influenced millions of people of all ages, and from all walks of life. His often provocative and challenging teachings generate today more and more interest, and his readership is dramatically expanding around the world in more than fifty languages. People can easily recognize the wisdom of his insights, the broad sweep of his familiarity with both ancient and contemporary philosophical thought, and his ability to communicate in a way that is relevant to our lives and to the issues we are facing today. The Sunday Times (London) named Osho as one of the "1,000 Makers of the 20th Century". He is known around the world for his revolutionary contribution to meditation — the science of inner transformation — with the unique approach of his "OSHO Active Meditations" acknowledging the accelerated pace of contemporary life its unique challenges.

Osho International Foundation is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: What Does it Mean? 1

Celebrating the UN Declaration: An Exercise in Hypocrisy 4

Universal Human Rights for the New Humanity 29

The UN and the "Scourge of War" 47

Starting Over: Roadmaps for a Revolution in Consciousness 57

Bravo America? 59

Now or Never 62

Every Woman Should Try to Prevent War 66

A More Human Technology 69

From Revenge to Compassion 74

Public Servants, Missionaries, and Their Kind 82

Whatever the Consequence, Be True 95

The Genius Creates, the Meditator Discovers 103

The Bell Tolls for Thee 110

Every Crowd Is a Motley Crowd 116

Terrorism Is in Your Unconsciousness 121

Freedom and Love, the Center and Circumference 129

The Journey from Hope to Hopelessness 145

Epilogue: A Very Valuable Time 150

Appendix 153

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 154

United Nations Charter: Preamble 161

About Osho 163

OSHO International Meditation Resort 165

For More Information 167