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UK Sannyasin makes Success of Mindfulness Enterprise

Posted on 19 December, 2014 by

  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)

Posted on 13 December, 2014 by

  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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Osho’s Favourite Play …

Posted on 10 December, 2014 by

Commentators say that “Waiting for Godot” a play by Samuel Beckett,  was Osho’s favourite play. Performances were made by the theatre group in Pune in the old days, and Osho spoke about the play in various places, and perhaps most … Continue reading →

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Ranch Endings

Posted on 5 December, 2014 by

When Ma Anand Sheela left the Oregon Ranch in September 1985, which, in a way was her creation,  the veils of secrecy surrounding her own inner circle and their machinations dropped away. Believe it or not, most commune residents knew … Continue reading →

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Genunine Ranch Memories

Posted on 3 December, 2014 by

(Rajneeshpuram 1981 to 1985) Here are eight Ranch memories worth their salt – and unedited. (actually the Oregonian published them unedited – so good for them – SN) RAMA PREM Germany My long-lasting and overwhelming memory of The Ranch was … Continue reading →

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