What do you do with an old swami?

Fly him to jolly old England, put him on a south-east bound railway train to Dorset, deposit him at Osho Leela’s Summer Festival on a Friday night, and then pick him up on the final day, if anything remains.

When I arrived, the main thoughts in my 79-year-old mind were, “Will I be able to do at least a portion of the Dynamic Meditation, and how will I feel as I hug the perimeter of the meditation hall so as not to interfere with the youngsters?”

Fast forward to the railway train north, 4 days later, and the young Swami Chintan can barely contain the joy that three Dynamics, three Kundalinis, one Nataraj, one Gibberish, three Osho Satsangs and too-numerous-to-count hugs had produced. Did I mention the almost constant dancing?

The joy of seeing the Master’s face all over the place, and hearing his voice in many, perfectly placed sound bites of wisdom kept the tears ready to flow.

I can not imagine a more perfect celebration, and even the weather cooperated. The musicians provided the music, not only for the dances, but also for the Satsangs, and on one emotionally intense evening, a death celebration for a member of the band. The Intensity of the raw expressions of love and respect drew us all in, so that we too could face our ultimate experience of this life. Beautiful beyond words!

So, enough words. Here were the celebrators; the old, the young, the undecided!

Last photo is of the old swami getting ready to board the train back up north.

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Chintan

Chintan (David Hill) is a writer, and author of Mastering Madness.