Osho’s Pre-enlightenment

An Account from Sam (Prem Paritosh) “The abyss opens its mouth, the whole existence yawns…” That was pretty much what had happened to Osho. What he later came to understand as ‘enlightenment’ was not the product of any ‘religious’ practice … Continue reading

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Meeta’s Darshan: An early Osho Zen stick

The disciples on whom Osho’s early work, which laid the basis of  all his work, including that which still goes on were small in number. Even at its height the Pune One ashram had a maximum of 500 full time … Continue reading

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Karuno

Karuno from Ireland Died 29 December 2011 We hear from Neeraj that his beloved brother, Deva Karuno, has left his body on Friday 17th December, just before 1am. Neeraj sent us this poem by Henry Scott-Holland, Canon of St Paul’s … Continue reading

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Havel and the Loss of Sannyas Rebellion

The difference between what I understand to be Havel’s Bohemian rebellious legacy and sannyasins group-room based notions of rebellion is this – and I think it is an important one, so as  there is no confusion between sitting in a … Continue reading

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How Still was Osho? The Watch Test

Remarkably is the answer, other worldly another. In his insightful and recently published little book, My Dance with a Madman, (recalling his reflections of his life with Osho,)  Anand Subhuti. a former parliamentary correspondent in the UK House of Commons, … Continue reading

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