In Intelligence: The Creative Response to Now, one of the twentieth
century's greatest spiritual teachers reveals a different approach to
thinking about our brainpower.
In Intelligence, Osho challenges the common conception that the best
way to promote intelligence is to train the intellect. Intellect is
logical, he says; intelligence is paradoxical. Intellect takes things
apart to see how they work; intelligence puts things together to see the
functioning of the whole. Osho posits that when our education systems
put too much emphasis on developing intellect, an imbalance is created
and both the individual and the society suffer. It is only through
intelligence that we can respond creatively to the challenges of a
changing world.
By exploring the distinction between intellect and intelligence,
Intelligence encourages readers to be more aware of how they approach
problems--logical, emotional, and practical--and how they solve them.
Osho challenges readers to examine and break free of the conditioned
belief systems and prejudices that limit their capacity to enjoy life in
all its richness. He has been described by the Sunday Times of London
as one of the "1000 Makers of the 20th Century" and by Sunday Mid-Day
(India) as one of the ten people--along with Gandhi, Nehru, and
Buddha--who have changed the destiny of India. Since his death in 1990,
the influence of his teachings continues to expand, reaching seekers of
all ages in virtually every country of the world.
