Homeless/Share a home scheme on the Ranch

Eighty Four Hours of Wakefulness Satya Vedant tells us the story of a journey from New York on a bus full of ‘Share-a-Home’ people in 1984. it is how he saw it. But the placing of this article here is … Continue reading

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Inquiry and Surrender: Teertha gives a view

On the matter of Surrender vs. Inquiry or more technically, bhakti yoga vs. jnana yoga (inquiry) — Ramana Maharshi used to recommend inquiry, but did allow that for one not cut out for that path, bhakti yoga (surrender) was good … Continue reading

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Koan for a Sannyasin

Democracy and Autocracy; is there any difference for a Sannyasin? Shantam states: As one looks at the period of Sannyas during Osho´s life time, the large majority of people who took sannyas were from the developed countries of the world, … Continue reading

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Important Questions about the Ranch answered

Questions from SannyasNews.  Answers from Jayananda, Sheela’s second husband who was with her for the Ranch period. 1. To what extent do you see Sheela as villain/ victim? Sheela was a victim of stress and the ego.  She did not … Continue reading

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An Enlightened Society ?

An Enlightened Society as explored by Maitreya Society is the sum of its parts. An enlightened society means that enlightenment is the highest value and everyone is consciously working towards spiritual awakening. This was the case for the 4,000 years … Continue reading

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