Category Archives: Discussion

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

‘There is no need of any organization.’ Osho I recently met a young woman in the marketplace. She was reading Ram Dass’s Be Here Now. I asked her if I could take a look at it. Be Here Now moved … Continue reading

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Modi Associates in Hindu Conversion Scandals

Indian parliament uproar over conversions by Hindu groups Modi in the firing line A Hindu Conversion Ceremony As promised SN is keeping an eye on Mr Modi and his BJP party.  When he was elected a few months ago some … Continue reading

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UK Sannyasin makes Success of Mindfulness Enterprise

  MEDICATION TO MEDITATION:  AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH MINDFULNESS  by Swami Vivek (John Knap) ‘Medication to Meditation’ was the first of Osho’s books that I read, around 2002. It made a profound effect on me, and I have made … Continue reading

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First Impressions of an Osho Lecture (1975)

  Osho lectured at eight o’clock in the morning, every morning – one month in Hindi, one month in English. And once every month there was an intensive, ten-day meditation camp, where the meditation described in The Silent Explosion and … Continue reading

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Osho’s Favourite Play …

Commentators say that “Waiting for Godot” a play by Samuel Beckett,  was Osho’s favourite play. Performances were made by the theatre group in Pune in the old days, and Osho spoke about the play in various places, and perhaps most … Continue reading

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