A Childhood Cross: A Reflection from Sarlo

Sarlo of “LivingOsho” recently published this reflection.     It feels to us at SN a heartfelt and moving contribution, and we ask bloggers to treat it as such. My father died thirty years ago, around the time of his … Continue reading

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Osho, a man of Zen, the rise of fundamentalism and a case of misplaced trust: Commentary from Lokesh

‘There is no need of any organization.’ Osho I recently met a young woman in the marketplace. She was reading Ram Dass’s Be Here Now. I asked her if I could take a look at it. Be Here Now moved … Continue reading

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Modi Associates in Hindu Conversion Scandals

Indian parliament uproar over conversions by Hindu groups Modi in the firing line A Hindu Conversion Ceremony As promised SN is keeping an eye on Mr Modi and his BJP party.  When he was elected a few months ago some … Continue reading

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UK Sannyasin makes Success of Mindfulness Enterprise

  MEDICATION TO MEDITATION:  AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH MINDFULNESS  by Swami Vivek (John Knap) ‘Medication to Meditation’ was the first of Osho’s books that I read, around 2002. It made a profound effect on me, and I have made … Continue reading

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First Impressions of an Osho Lecture (1975)

  Osho lectured at eight o’clock in the morning, every morning – one month in Hindi, one month in English. And once every month there was an intensive, ten-day meditation camp, where the meditation described in The Silent Explosion and … Continue reading

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