A joke about your gang.

A man went into the confessional and said to his priest, “I almost had an affair with another woman.”
The priest said, “What do you mean, “almost”? The man said, “Well, we got undressed and rubbed together, but then I stopped!” The priest said, “Rubbing together is the same as putting it in. You’re not to see that woman again. For your penance, say five Hail Marys and put $50 in the poor box!”

The man left the confessional, said his prayers, and then walked over to the poor box. He paused for a moment and then started to leave.

The priest, who was watching, quickly ran over to him saying, “I saw that. You didn’t put any money in the poor box!”

The man replied, “Yeah, but I rubbed the $50 on the box, and according to you, that’s the same as putting it in!”

Which post is this referring to, Klaus?

Yes, that is another way of looking at it.
I wish them well with the new direction.

Not my cup of tea, however.

Stories about Osho’s sex life may upset moralists (many things do), but the end result of any such stories will be that Osho just becomes depicted as another Lord Krishna with his gopi girls. At least in the Indian collective consciousness.

No doubt the podcasts will return in another form sooner or later. I think some of them can still be found somewhere. Osho’s enlightened bodyguard, for example, and several others, can still be found on YouTube.

These banks are famous for exactly which credentials? Neoliberal attitudes much? Egotism extreme?

Bang a gong. I won’t sing along.

To me, there seems to have been an investment into the Osho lifestyle.

Frank,
Any links or hints to the scandal stories? I did not find much there.

Swaram is ok. Seemed a decent man. He’s likely just at a ‘step-back’ place in the ongoing ‘steps-forward’ and ‘steps-back’ process of having a life.

Don`t worry Arps. I`m unlikely to listen to the pod. I`ve listened to a couple of those of people I knew and not to put too fine a point on it, I`d rather have my tongue stapled to the floor of an Indian toilet with a rusty croquet hoop during rainy season whilst listening to some old bloke going on about when England won the world cup!
Cheers!

Your elevated indifference is an inspiration to all.

I really do not care what kind of feedback you get. The podcast is host to a mushy sentimentality and overseriousness about oneself that knocks my cringe meter into the red, not to mention the profusion of hackneyed spiritual cliches. You come across like a drama queen…which is why Shanti can relate to you.

Don’t make a fuss, just get on the bus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LineNDAOThQ