On the occasion of Mahaparinirvana Day this year, Anand Arun writes about his experiences in a meditation camp conducted by Osho in Dwarka, Gujarat, in October 1969.
“The best in art, the best in music, the best in literature, the best in philosophy, the best in religion – all are mysteries,” says Osho.
Every spinning wheel has a center that is still. Maturity is about discovering that unmoving center in the wheel of life, writes Param Srikantia. Published on cleveland.com on January 10, 2021.
A few designers decode Satya Paul’s legacy and influence in fashion, writes Anjuly Mathai in The Week, published in the January 24, 2021 edition.
“You are living surrounded by death, and if this can be remembered, this can become the greatest stimulation for meditation, for awareness,” says Osho.
An atheist on a weekend cruise along the coast of Australia, decides to go for a swim and jumps into the ocean.
“First I want you to be established as a buddha. Then the second step is very easy: any day I can tell you to jump into the cosmos,” says Osho.
“A fine balance between the material and spiritual worlds is needed,” writes Pratiksha Apurv. Published in Times of India and Speaking Tree on December 26, 2020.
The instructor at the antenatal class for couples who’d already had at least one child, encourages them to ask any questions they may have.
Osho comments on the quote from the Desiderata: ‘Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter…’
The local bar was so sure that its owner was the strongest man around that it offered a standing $1,000 bet that no-one could beat him.
Excerpt about Osho from an article discussing Indian godmen Paramahamsa Nithyananda alias Nithyanand and Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan. By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, published in Blitz Weekly on 25 December 2020.
OZYMA (no relation to OZY) is a new martial art based on the teachings of Osho, the late controversial Indian guru featured in the Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country, writes Devyani Nighoskar. Published in OZY on December 18, 2020.
Osho continues with the line in Desiderata: ‘Without surrender, without making any compromise, remain yourself.’
Nan In said to the archbishop, “Whoever has written these sentences will become a buddha in some future life.”
Akhil and six-year-old daughter Premo are called up in darshan to come forward to sit in front of Osho.
138,000 kids suddenly added to ‘nice’ list in middle of night. Published on SOTT and The Babylon Bee on December 6, 2020.
Param Srikantia (Deva Anugraha) offers some sage advice on how to deal with the mind, the ‘chattering monkey’. Published on cleveland.com, November 29, 2020
“They have a thing called society and family: these two are their real gods, the net in which you will be entangled,” states J. Krishnamurti.
The village where Osho was born has all but forgotten him. Sravani Sarkar visits Kuchwada. Published in The Week Magazine, December 13, 2020.
Osho speaks on the line from the Desiderata: ‘If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.’
Intuition that cannot be explained by knowledge or experience is actually the centre of consciousness, writes Pratiksha Apurv. Published in The Times of India and Speaking Tree, November 21, 2020.
“We are to destroy the whole past. It has been a horrible past, it has been a nightmare,” states Osho.
Osho states, “Each system is perfect and works. But don’t mix it with anything else; let it function on its own.”
“Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence,” and “As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons,” are the next lines of the Desiderata.