Corporations implement meditation
Prachi describes one of the several meditation classes she conducts with corporate staff throughout India.
The Turning Point in my Depression
The first part of chapter 5 from Modita's newly released book, 'Depression: A Stepping Stone Towards Bliss', talks about Schema Therapy, Social Isolation, and Entanglement.
Meditate and cheer up
Chaitanya Keerti writes on the benefits of meditation, now recognised globally. Published in Happy Ho on November 19, 2018.
Seven points of mindfulness
A person who lives a life of devotion has a certain direction in life - will not go astray, writes Keerti in the Asian Age. Published on November 26, 2018.
The Middle East’s travelling storytellers
They keep the story of the Kurdish people alive, strengthening Kurdish unity by recognising its struggle through its history and legends, writes Rhiannon J Davies. Published on BBC on November 20, 2018,
Mulla Nasrudin is a great storyteller
Osho says: "Mulla Nasrudin is superb. There is no comparison to him. He can tell a story just by mentioning the name. The way, the gesture, his whole presence may create a great hilarious situation."
Zucchini Apple Eggplant Curry
From Maria-Carin Gala's Organic Kitchen.
Tomato and pear soup
A delicious, an unusual, recipe from Sona worth trying.
Inside the fir forest
A poem by Michael Graber.
Hands
A poem by Laurie Kuntz.
The best birthday gift: our ego
Our ego is an iceberg, only one-tenth is visible. To confront it, dissolve it and offer it as our gift to Osho for his birthday on 11 December is the best gift for him and us, writes Swami Anand Kul Bhushan.
The Great Pilgrimage: from Here to Here (2)
The second part of three of Shanti's essay: How long is that road from the man we are to the man we can be, from our present state to our potential as a human being and as mankind?
Podcasts: Shanti and Anubuddha
Swaram's interviews from these last two weeks: on sharing Osho's meditations and on bodywork.
Podcasts: Madhuri, Pratiksha Apurv
Swaram interviewed Madhuri and Pratiksha Apurv, two well-know writers on Osho News, on the subjects of poetry and art, how objects can connect with Osho and how Osho's words can be put in colour.
The Middle East’s travelling storytellers
They keep the story of the Kurdish people alive, strengthening Kurdish unity by recognising its struggle through its history and legends, writes Rhiannon J Davies. Published on BBC on November 20, 2018,
Taiwan’s Rainbow village
When a 96-year-old former soldier learned that his village was going to be demolished 10 years ago, he picked up a brush and started painting – and he hasn’t stopped since, writes Eliot Stein. Published on BBC on November 29, 2018
Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions
In this video, Russell Brand, widely-known firebrand (pun intended) and comedian, introduces his recently published book about overcoming addiction.
Illuminations for 2019
Padma presents her Calendar for 2019, showing artwork she did between 1998 and 2018, and reminisces about the time Osho told her to drop all ideas of sitting silently, but rather abandon herself in creativity. He had said to her, “Creativity is your meditation.”
A Sufi story about Jesus
Osho says, "Neither those who are living through fear nor those who are living through greed are going to enter into the kingdom of God, but only those who are living in tremendous joy, thankfulness and gratitude."
The doctor and the patient
"I believe that man is both together, spiritual and material ... In fact man is psychosomatic, not material and spiritual, because that ‘and’ creates duality ... Man is materialspiritual," says Osho.
In the flow and in the fire
An insider's account of an encounter group, with an unexpected transformation through processes that would appear horrifying when watched from the outside - by Shivananda.
That’s my name!
Shivananda takes sannyas in February 1978, and Osho gives him his new name.
‘The Cosmic Madhouse’
Bhagawati reviews the English translation of Satyananda’s bestseller, published in German in 1979 ('Ganz entspannt im Hier und Jetzt'): "[It] has lost nothing in its intensity over those four decades; the colourful narrative of Satyananda’s keen and witty observations are as fresh as they were when he penned his experiences."
It is his eyes that fascinate me from the first moment
Excerpt from Satyananda's book, The Cosmic Madhouse. It is 1977; Jörg Andrees Elten and Jay Ullal from 'Stern' magazine arrived in Poona the day before and met with Arup in the ashram. She invited them to go/come for the morning discourse.
The Inter-Parliamentary Union: are they running the planet?
Apparently there's a rather unknown world government group that was established in 1889 and in operation since then; its background and implications are explained by Aaron Dykes in this video by Truthstream Media, published on June 2, 2018.
America is one of the greatest destructive powers in the world
In a press interview in Rajneeshpuram, on 26 July 1985, Osho replies to a question by Swami Shanti Prabhu of the Rajneesh Times.
These holy ones can reveal many things
Osho speaks about those who are called 'the Masters' in theosophy, with reference to Mabel Collins' book, 'Light on the Path'.
Osho speaks about the mala
A selection of quotes by Osho about the meaning of the mala and orange/red clothing (in chronological order).
World’s first Death Parks in Nepal
After a recent visit to Osho Tapoban in Nepal, Deva Dosa writes that the parks are so compelling, one seeker no longer asks if there is life after death, but is there death after life?
A visit to Japan
Shantidharm and Deepa sent us captioned photographs of their visit to Japan: Osaka, Kyoto, Lake Biwa, Nagahama, Arashiyama, Fushimi-inari, Uji.
Cruising at three knots
An old retired sailor puts on his old uniform and goes down to the docks for old times' sake.
50.000 Euro
A lawyer in a court in Naples, Italy was cross-examining a witness.
