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LOKESH REPORTS FROM THE MARKETPLACE

My sannyas is far more complex. You have to live in the market-place and yet live as if you were living in a monastery. You have to accept all the distractions of life and yet remain undistracted. You have to … Continue reading

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OSHO MASTER, FRIEND OR TEACHER??

Osho first started out as our Teacher, and then he became our Master, but he finished the journey as our Friend – Bodhi Vartan Sannyasnews has been reminded of this contrary answer to Vivek,  in relationship to Vartan’s earlier contribution… … Continue reading

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An Osho Koan

Dharm Joyti told some short intriguing stories about her close early interactions with Osho.  Here is one with an unanswered koan. Any take on the Koan,  beloved SN readers? After His morning bath, Osho likes to have toast and tea … Continue reading

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Osho – No Occult Powers

Parmartha reflects:  When I was first in Poona in 1974 there was always the whisper of Osho’s occult powers. But frankly, I never looked for them, and never thought that was Osho’s “way”.  I found him fastidious the other way. … Continue reading

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Friendship, the Indelible mark of Sannyas

The only way sannyas can move forward will have to be through friendships – Vartan In ancient Greece friendship was held to be the highest form of relationship that any two humans could participate in. Higher than the alligence to … Continue reading

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