Author Archives: Parmartha

Asanga makes it to the Guardian!

Posted on 23 March, 2015 by

  Some of us remember the old Medina Doctor, Asanga, now making news in today’s Guardian! http://www.theguardian.com/lifestyle/2015/21/he-asked-me-to-be-his-tantric-goddess

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East and West: A False Dichotomy

Posted on 22 February, 2015 by

WE ARE ALL THE SAME: Divisions between Indian and western sannyasins: time to say goodbye One is not sure when people began talking about Osho’s “Indian Sannyasins” and “Western sannyasins”. In 1974 when arriving in Poona for the first time, … Continue reading →

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Kazantzakis

Posted on 17 February, 2015 by

Nikos Kazantzakis, (1883 to 1957),  the author of Zorba the Greek,  was a favourite writer of Osho. Osho seemed aware that the Greek Orthodox Church had excommunicated him,  and mentioned it during his brief stay in Greece in 1986.  (Osho … Continue reading →

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The final period before Osho’s death

Posted on 9 January, 2015 by

As the 25th aniversary of Osho’s death approaches on January 19th,  I observe, that on Sannyasnews, and elsewhere, there are many stories of Osho´s Jabalpur days,  and Poona one,  — and  Rajneeshpuram.  I myself am not so interested in these. … Continue reading →

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A Childhood Cross: A Reflection from Sarlo

Posted on 27 December, 2014 by

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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