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Osho and Gandhi – an Early Example
Laxmi (who is sometimes referred to as Osho’s first secretary – actually she was the third but for some reason anything that Osho did before 1970 is often excluded from accounts of his life, when in fact those years were … Continue reading
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A Widowed Cousin
This response from Osho below is from very early days. It occurs in a little known collection of responses called ‘Lead Kindly Light: Some enlightened moments with Osho’, published by Osho’s first publisher, Jeevan Jagruti Kendra, and put together … Continue reading
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Osho and Islam
Commentators in various places say that Osho did not talk about Islam or the Koran. A bit of a singular fact if true. Of course there are some bloggers here who seem to have access to enormous databases, and maybe … Continue reading
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Osho rejected the name ‘Ashram’
Worship, Ashrams and Samadhis Some, (especially sub-continental) sannyasins have often raised the question as to why the name ‘Ashram’ was changed in Pune. The sad truth for them is that Osho had rejected the term ‘Ashram’ in the autumn of … Continue reading
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Shantam does a spot of house painting
A Day in the Life…. The other day I got the services of a sannyasin (ex?), acquaintance for painting the flat. I have known this person for more than two decades. During his Poona visits during the last of the … Continue reading
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