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I was there during the whole name change saga. I assumed it was yet another device related to identity/attachment. There were a whole series of name changes during that time. I thought it was hilarious. It was […]

Great news! To paraphrase Mark Twain: The reports of the death of neo-Sannyas have been greatly exaggerated. Likewise, claims of Rajneeshpuram’s “failure” may be premature.

Nobody knows the future. Anybody […]

Beloved Madhu,
I just watched a six-part Netflix series on Rajneeshpuram. In such a rabidly anti-Osho environment, with law enforcement agencies looking for some way to get the “red people” out of Oregon, if […]

World War 2 civilians killed: 50 million
Rajneeshpuram deaths: Zero

Some lessons about fascism are different than others.

“Osho came to shake things up, to sift through the dross of the mind, personality and attachments and show people a new way to live and he did.” (Dhyan Ji).

Yes, and since millions of Netflix subscribers are now […]

Parmartha, sannyasins were discriminated against in a long line of groups in Oregon’s history. Oregon discriminated against “Red Indians” and Jews and Catholics and Blacks… According to Oregon’s founding […]

“It is frightening to you, Niyama, because then there will be no movement. But I have been in this full stop for thirty-five years and not for a single moment have I felt that I am in a wrong situation. People ask […]

I watched the whole series. There are major gaps. No mention of Osho being asked to sign in as “David Washington” in a jail in Oklahoma. No mention of Osho being poisoned with thallium while in jail or toxicology […]

Netflix refers to the March 16 release as “Season 1″ … will there be several more seasons in the years to come?

So much magnificence!

Thank you, Kavita!

“Don’t make enlightenment a desire; otherwise you will go on missing. What I suggest to you is, forget about enlightenment. It has nothing to do with you, you will never see it; it happens when you are not.

When […]

“What is the point of having same type of car in multiple numbers as one can drive only one car at a time?” (Kusum).

Investment trust?
Tax management?
Stereotype busting for believers?
Button pushing for […]

“What I would ask Osho is, is this a good example to set for your followers?” (Swamishanti).

“Stop seeking: that is the only way to find God. Stop desiring: that is the only way to find God.
I am giving you an […]

“Although scientists have tried in many ways to disprove the theory of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin, the theory has such psychological significance that even if it is proved wrong, its significance
cannot […]

Very nice, Shantam Prem! Thank you for sharing.

My understanding is the word ‘tantra’ just means method, as in ‘Vigyan Bhairav Tantra: Index of 112 Meditation techniques’.

Etymology:

Tantra (Sanskrit: तन्त्र) literally means ‘loom, warp, weave’. The […]

“Maybe you can find a cut & paste Osho answer to that question.” (Swami Anand Anubodh).

Happy to oblige with both the explanation and the quote, swami.

Rebels and misfits found their way to Osho. I am speaking […]

“Osho, an undesirable subversive whose followers instigated a bio-terror attack and who was deported from the US in 1985….” (Swami Anand Anubodh).

Here is a different version:
The purpose of terrorism is to […]

Thanks, Madhu! This story reminds me of Osho’s Eighth Commandment: “Do not swim — float.”

A great crowd gathered around Mulla Nasruddin’s house, and they said, “What are you doing? Your wife has fallen into the stream and the river is in a flood. Go immediately; otherwise the stream will take your wife […]