Comments on: Osho, a man of Zen, the rise of fundamentalism and a case of misplaced trust: Commentary from Lokesh

By: Lokesh

Lokesh — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 18:54:37 +0000

Cool, Baba.

By: Bhikkhu

Bhikkhu — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:34:33 +0000

Thanks, Lokesh. An article well considered. Will look in my library for the book.

It is amazing how many gems are there still to discover in Osho’s words from the 70s.

By: madhu dagmar frantzen

madhu dagmar frantzen — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 20:48:01 +0000

Need to address a special Thanks to Parmartha and to Sannyas News for turning the wheel today…

And yes, Lokesh, snow came down today here; I don´t know about your (outer) place. Here, all is snow white, also in midst of the city. And like always, there is this special Silence that comes with snow – not to speak of the crispy cool and yet warm(ing) air – the kids are in JOY.

Madhu

By: sannyasnews

sannyasnews — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:40:22 +0000

Just for further clarification, though we see the joke, Lokesh!

‘Collective’ is normally defined thus:
“A collective is a group of people that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, and work together to achieve such a common objective. Collectives differ from co-operatives in that they are not focused upon any economic benefit or saving.”

By: Lokesh

Lokesh — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 14:31:51 +0000

Paritosh’s last words: “I leave you my collective.”

Oh, oh, does this mean organized according to the principles of collectivism, the political principle of centralized social and economic control, especially of all means of production?

But didn’t Paritosh once say there is no need for a collective, during his famous Sermon on the Mount broadcast live from Parliment Hill? Time to consult the I-Ching.

By: Kavita

Kavita — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 14:28:08 +0000

Thanx for clarifying, Parmartha, I have an allergy for organisations since quite a while now.

By: Parmartha

Parmartha — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 14:12:44 +0000

Shantam says: “Let us not forget, Sannyasnews too is an organisation”.

Never thought of it that way myself, Shantam. The co-founder of SN, Prem Paritosh, when he was alive, used to call it “a collective”. I would share that view.

By: Lokesh

Lokesh — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 11:13:03 +0000

Obviously, Osho saw that sales of ‘A True Man of Zen’ were not what they should be so, always a savvy businessman, he did a wee bit of PR.
I’ll bet Viral bought at least one copy, if not more.

By: Lokesh

Lokesh — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 10:24:33 +0000

Chudo, from what I have seen, people who are dying are dying of something. It is therefore that, as far as an overall picture goes, it would seem to look at the entirety of a dying person’s life, as opposed to a last-gasp statement, is the best way to gain a clear perspective as to what that person’s life constituted.

A man like Osho’s last words are significant, but I would say that each person’s interpretation of those words could differ in the extreme, as is indeed the case with Osho’s last words. Some do not even believe those were his last words. I was not there so I don’t know anything about that.

By: shantam prem

shantam prem — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 09:57:30 +0000

Let us not forget, Sannyasnews too is an organisation. Maybe not as big as Time Warner or Osho Media International, it is still an organisation. Few people have invested money and time into its operations.

Without this Sannyasnews, we would not have got the platform to share diverse views, opinions and life expressions. My fascination for Sannyasnews is simply for the reason, it is the true representative of diversity of Osho´s Sannyas. It is a small jungle.

I feel immense repulsion for Osho resorts or other Osho media outlets; they are the bodies without the rectum! Naturally they smell like plastic. There is no aliveness of jungle but systematic English Garden. Nothing more disgraceful cannot be to the memory of Osho!