Comments on: The Empty Chair

By: Ashok

Ashok — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 05:33:07 +0000

Hi SD,
Many thanks for your prompt reply and clarification. On the grounds of the extenuating circumstances you have outlined, my conscience feels compelled to remove you from the provisional OSPP (Osho Sannyasin Posterior Parasite), list I have been avidly com-piling for several months now.

In addition, many thanks for the info re. the way in which the letters addressed to Osho, were handled. ‘Tis always very interesting to somebody like me who was not around at the time, to receive a first-hand account of the way in which some things were done in those days. I am slightly disappointed however, that the full extent of your previous claim re. having received personal replies from the Master, has not proven to be completely accurate. I will on this occasion nevertheless forgive you your exaggeration, believing that you may have fallen prey to a spell of youthful exuberance in your dealings with B. Eckhampton! Not a major sin in my book. And moreover, and to your credit,at least you have had the courage to be more honest when queried directly.

Please believe me when I say that I was not looking to score points over you, but was in fact genuinely interested as to what the content of the letters to Osho, might be about. I hope that you on this occasion will feel able to forgive me the provocative (tongue-in-cheek), writing style I sometimes employ?

Rgds,

Ashok

By: sannyasnews

sannyasnews — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 20:57:34 +0000

Interesting Link Arps. Thanks.

By: Lokesh

Lokesh — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:51:29 +0000

Shri Shantam, your guru, Osho, talked much about awakening people. Now then, he would not need to do that if people were awake. For such a torch carrier for Osho’s legacy one would expect that you would know that, but it seems that you do not. If you are awake why are you in need of a guru? Or did Osho invite you round the back door for a cuppa in order to share the presence of another awakened one? Somehow I simply cannot imagine that. Strange. I wonder why.

By: satyadeva

satyadeva — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:01:27 +0000

Ashok, back then we were encouraged to write to ‘Bhagwan’ if we felt to, and many people I know did that and received replies. The replies were written by office staff, sometimes including Laxmi, although there was usually (but not always) a hint that they were relaying the ‘Boss’s comments.

In an extremely difficult period of crisis where I hit practically rock bottom in all key areas of my life I wrote several times around 75-77, asking for guidance on various matters, including work/career training, long-term therapy group ‘intensives’ and acutely troubling personal concerns.

The responses were brief, encouraging and practical, nothing ‘special’, but receiving them in itself helped to lighten the burden a bit.

There’s really nothing else to add, except that you’re way off-beam in your attempt to ‘score points’ at my expense, it’s simply laughable from my perspective.

By: swami anand anubodh

swami anand anubodh — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:17:04 +0000

“I made a joke to Madhu…”

I bet you will never try that again.

By: bodhi vartan

bodhi vartan — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:07:40 +0000

>> I felt a maturity and natural self discipline in the commune which, rather than growing, seemed to diminish later.. Yes another mystery…

There are stages and each stage has its own parameters and rules. What appears chaotic is only because in the chaos we cannot see the hidden harmony which will unfold from it. Sometimes, like in the event of the empty chair, we see a manifestation of that hidden harmony (in the commune at the time), and it is magical.

As for myself, I expect more from the Osho ummah before I die.

By: bodhi vartan

bodhi vartan — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:54:50 +0000

Fresch says:
>> Varti, I do not need your sympathy, I am not exactly ”a poor woman”. I was tired of female, side ways attacking.

I apologise for my unconsciousness.

By: bodhi vartan

bodhi vartan — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:53:21 +0000

At the time I considered the act to be spontaneous. And I still do.

By: bodhi vartan

bodhi vartan — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:46:33 +0000

A truly empty ashram (essentially a ghost town) would be terrific.

But unfortunately unless you somehow had it guarded, it would soon be invaded by the locals.

People love symbols. They live by symbols. An empty char was a great symbol for the empty mind. A few weeks ago I made a joke to Madhu about an empty Rolls Royce trundling along…

By: bodhi vartan

bodhi vartan — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:35:48 +0000

Shantam, behave! Your metaphors have gone stratospheric. You are forbidden to use metaphors for 3 months. Speak straight and from your experience.