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Osho’s place in a New Spiritual Tradition?

Prem Paritosh compares Poonja and Veeresh, and finds them lacking for the leadership of a New Spiritual Tradition The wealth of satori amongst those around him  was both Poonja’s strength and his weakness. Osho, by comparison, always tended to downplay … Continue reading

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The Final Solution and an old Osho disciple

Samudaya was/is a very old Osho disciple. he survived the German Concentration Camp Auuschwitz as a teenager between 1943 and 1945. Subhuti saw him last in 1994, enjoying a trailer home life as a retired gentleman. He had lived in … Continue reading

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Osho’s Pre-enlightenment

An Account from Sam (Prem Paritosh) “The abyss opens its mouth, the whole existence yawns…” That was pretty much what had happened to Osho. What he later came to understand as ‘enlightenment’ was not the product of any ‘religious’ practice … Continue reading

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Meeta’s Darshan: An early Osho Zen stick

The disciples on whom Osho’s early work, which laid the basis of  all his work, including that which still goes on were small in number. Even at its height the Pune One ashram had a maximum of 500 full time … Continue reading

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Karuno

Karuno from Ireland Died 29 December 2011 We hear from Neeraj that his beloved brother, Deva Karuno, has left his body on Friday 17th December, just before 1am. Neeraj sent us this poem by Henry Scott-Holland, Canon of St Paul’s … Continue reading

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