In Search of the Miraculous: Chakras, Kundalini & the Seven Bodies

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Summary: In search of a next step after Ouspensky
Review: I am not a follower of Rajneesh, but happened to have read a large number of his books. This book, with an echo of a book by Ouspensky with a similar title, could be recommended as an escape hatch for that cul-de-sac of 'esotericism'. And a reminder that the contents of spiritual books don't really address what they seem to address. Rajneesh was a controversial guru, to say the least, but, his movement apart (which may have outstripped Gurdjieff groups for nuttiness), his works can be useful for dismissing as fog the hard fixation created by Ouspensky's strange and toxic reactionary 'spiritual' path, by blowing away the pretenses of degenerate versions of 'sufism' and by showing them all to be variants of Indian methods of meditation, by and large. This work, however, has its own context, kundalini, a pile of rubbish, which was not Rajneesh's forte, this context shows that the content or doctrine is without importance. Rajneesh is talking past the content to something else, and, remarkably, was truly enlightened yet could spout nonsense about sacred traditions. Note, then, these traditions will simply confuse you, since they seem to have confused an Enlightened man. Worth remembering in the useless concoction of cosmic hydrogens and theosophical esoteric nonsense called Gurdjieffianity that catches too many in a helpless passivity, when the basic and invariable message is very simple,no bottled water required, as old as the Upanishads, and not controllable by the pretensions of those who run the usual rundown 'sufi' schools for profit, or other motives.
As to Rajneesh and his movement, it is a classic instance of total confusion, and we are reduced to studying this Buddha as a speciment of Murphy's Law of Enlightenment. His movement really stank.

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Summary: The Best Book Ever Written on Chakras,Kundalini, & 7 Bodies.
Review: Osho has written a masterpiece of secret esoteric knowledge about man and his spiritual evolution. Osho (a genuine realized spiritual master) reveals so much profound truth that it will awaken the reader to the "real" truth about himself and his destiny.

Another realized spiritual master that reveals and explains how to achieve spiritual growth is Sri Chinmoy in his books (especially "Beyond Within" and "Meditation").

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Summary: Excellant Book
Review: This is perhaps the best book I have ever read in my life. I recommend every Osho lover to read this book.

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Summary: A mind-bending book.
Review: This the most clear and precise explanation of the chakra and energy body system I have ever seen. This book explains the process of spiritual growth, the levels of enlightenment, practices such as sexual Tantra, and many other topics in a direct, no-nonsense way. The amount of information is staggering, and you will get new insights each time you read the book.

In light of the first review, I would point out that this book was originally published in 1977 under the title The Mystic Experience, and was not a commentary on Ospensky's book In Search of the Miraculous.