Category Archives: Discussion

Clap! now Clap!!!

Posted on 26 June, 2015 by

Some SN people were at this lecture on Sept 26th, 1985 and the following week’s lecturre referenced below.  We remember how it took people, and it is true that many felt some kind of relief to be freed from the … Continue reading →

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Swami Yoga Chinmaya: Osho’s Joint Secretary in Bombay

Posted on 21 June, 2015 by

  Swami Yoga Chinmaya (Top right with letter N) Swami Yog Chinmaya was for a while in the centre of the cyclone in Bombay circa 1970, being Osho’s Joint Secretary with Ma Laxmi, and was in the first group to … Continue reading →

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Happiness Simulation

Posted on 20 June, 2015 by

Hugh Mackay is a psychologist, social researcher and novelist who has made lateral studies of the attitudes and behaviour of Australians. There has been some discussion on SN lately about the simulation of happiness in sannyas communities.  As Arpana indicates … Continue reading →

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Osho’s early Kirtan groups

Posted on 16 June, 2015 by

In October 1971 Osho started the early Kirtan Mandali groups of Indian and Western sannyasins, who traveled around India giving talks on His teachings, leading meditations, playing music, and singing and dancing.  This seemed a good natural development of Osho’s … Continue reading →

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From Bhagwan to Osho… ..

Posted on 12 June, 2015 by

(There is a lot of material over at Sannyaswiki on this, maybe gone overboard with detail.) When Osho changed his name previously from Acharya Rajneesh to Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (circa 1970),  he actually asked his then Joint Secretary, Swami Yoga … Continue reading →

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