High-Profile Indian Guru Lies About Osho’s ‘Rescue’ From the U.S., Claims Iqbal Singh (Shantam Prem)

SN’s old friend, Iqbal Singh, presents and comments on a video where the high-profile and extremely popular Indian guru, Sri Sri Ravi Shahkar, makes the extraordinary claim that Osho was ‘rescued’ from America by none other than Maharishi Mahesh Yogi … Continue reading

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“Truth Liberates, not the Gurus”, declares Iqbal Singh (formerly Shantam Prem)

Here, an old friend of Sannyas News, Iqbal Singh (formerly Swami Shantam Prem) returns to declare his abiding love, appreciation and gratitude for Osho, and to re-open a specific question about the Master’s death in early 1990: 19th January 2026 … Continue reading

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The Journey from Child Sannyasin to Grown-Up Seeker, by Nityaprem

Here Nityaprem reflects on his life as a child in Sannyas communes and his changing perspective on ‘Bhagwan’ in the light of his post-communes adult experience of making his way in the world and exploring the work of other spiritual … Continue reading

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The Ghost in the Machine, by Lokesh

Here, inspired by a random encounter with Ramana Maharshi’s teachings, Lokesh describes the process of observing and disidentifying with mind-made processes that obscure our awareness of what we essentially are, our fundamental Being. I’d sworn to myself that I would … Continue reading

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Reflections on the Deaths of Paul Lowe (Teertha) and Andrew Cohen, by Simon Dunster

I was reflecting on the deaths of Paul Lowe and Andrew Cohen, both teachers I met in the mid-1980s. Their journeys were not superficially alike, but there were similarities. Both set up communes of one sort or another, encouraging their … Continue reading

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