Category Archives: Discussion

Osho’s Passport

SannyasNews was given this pic of Osho’s Passport from 1981.   A few observations arise which may in their turn give rise to comments: It is interesting to note that Osho self describes as a “Religious Teacher” .  So there must … Continue reading

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The Centre Cannot Hold

The Co-founder of Sannyasnews, Swami Paritosh, published this article many years ago.   We think however it still answers some of the points constantly reiterated by Shantam and others. At that time there was no facility for commenting on SannyasNews,  … Continue reading

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The Osho/Vinod Khanna Story

Osho and Vinod Khanna(Swami Vinod Bharti) by Shantam As I rewind my memory, I first came to know about Osho during my college days,  and that too, unusually,  through the movie magazines. At that time, 1978-80, Vinod Khanna was one … Continue reading

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Unpainted Wooden Crutches

Ouspensky wrote in 1916 that “I had seen two enormous lorries on a Moscow street loaded to the height of the first floor of the houses full of unpainted wooden crutches. I was overwhelmed by the sight of those lorries. … Continue reading

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Being and Nothingness: the Nonsense of Jean Paul Sartre

Osho spoke in  in the winter of 1981/2,  during dental sessions which involved nitrous oxide about books that had had some sort of significance in his spiritual and intellectual life. These reflections were compiled later and published in 1985,  as  a … Continue reading

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