In the seventh part of a series of 10, Osho answers three questions and speaks on ‘shaktipat’ and his preference for direct grace.
Deidre Macken points out why Facebook’s business model turns users to Instagram, Snapchat; published in The Australian on July 1, 2017.
Having grown up with Rajneesh (Osho) in our student days and as a family friend, I am often asked what his teachings were! I don’t think that even Osho could have given a straight answer, writes S.K. Saksena. Published in ‘merinews’, Mumbai, on July 26, 2017.
Carolanne Wright reports stunning results in the campaign against food waste. Published in WakeUp World.
One morning a blind bunny was hopping down the bunny trail and tripped over a large snake and fell, kerplop right on his twitchy little nose.
In the days of the Wild West, there was a young cowboy who wanted more than anything to be the greatest gunfighter in the world.
While humans are reaching a longer lifespan, afflictions such a dementia and Alzheimer’s are also on the rise. Instead of separating old people from their families who feel they cannot cope with the burden of care, there is maybe another, more humane way than institutions. Video posted on BBC on July 11, 2017.
Kaiyum reviews Catherine Auman’s (aka Dhyan Shaida) latest book and says, “…it shows a refreshing new paradigm in how to approach dating and finding a loving partner.”
In the sixth part of a series of 10, Osho concludes his explanation of the seven bodies and the seven chakras. “The ultimate is the void – nothingness.”
Arun speaks about an incident with the police in Kathmandu, upon being arrested because he sold Osho’s books. Excerpt from his new book, ‘In Wonder with Osho’.
A story about the Sufi mystic and poet as told by Osho. From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
The Jupiter-Pluto square is coming to its close and August will be about a matter of “money is power” or – in the transformative version – “the power of truth”, states Sitara.
A young clinical psychologist in London launched a bold experiment, setting up open-air cubicles in a park to help people solve problems with accidental strangers. Published on BBC on July 23, 2017.
Osho says in darshan, “Listen to people. You will learn much about them, about you. Listen to people and you will feel an opening.”
There is an ancient and well-kept secret to happiness which the Great Ones have known for centuries, writes Shemsi Prinzivalli.
In India, the sharing of food with others is an ancient important concept; yet sharing does not stop there, writes Naina.
In the fifth part of a series of 10, Osho speaks on the sixth and seventh bodies, after which comes “… the journey to non-being, non-existence.”
Working full-on as a painter in the Lao Tzu construction crew in Pune 2 to complete the Samadhi, Surendra narrates the circumstances that made him decide to fly to England to be with his dying mother.
Osho speaks on dropping the intellect, using an apt parable about a hen’s excursion. From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
Unique translation from Japanese to English for the American motorcycle rider; taken from a 1962 Honda Motor Cycle Instruction Book.
Having taken care of bee hives for many years, Rashid relates his latest adventure with bees on the summer solstice.
In the fourth part of a series of 10, Osho continues to speak on the fifth body: “Even though the ego is intrinsically dead on the fifth plane, I-am-ness still persists.”
The temptation is strong to be attached to a Master, to cling to a Master, to become a shadow; but that won’t help, that will be suicidal. Don’t cling to me, I am here to make you free. I am here to help you to be completely, authentically yourself. If you have accepted me as
Arun proposes that the Government of Nepal work with the United Nations to establish an International Meditation Day on Buddha Purnima, the full moon of April/May. Deva Dosa has the details.
Osho talks on the three types of hearing. “Let it be known once and forever: I am not interested in the crowd, I am interested only in individuals. And you have to show your mettle.” From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
In an unexpected turn of events, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Ganges and Yamuna rivers are not ‘living entities’, revoking a recent decision by a High Court in Uttarakhand that they are.
The event will be held at Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Memorial Hall in Koregaon Park, Pune. Published in the Hindustan Times.
“I do not believe in Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Once in a while I mention him, but that is simply a kind of joke and nothing else; I don’t believe in the theory of evolution,” states Osho.
The practitioners of Osho’s meditations have been experimenting with these methods in all sorts of life situations, and places, writes Keerti in the Deccan Chronicle on July 4, 2017.
In the third part of a series of 10, Osho speaks on the significance of the fifth chakra and the fifth body.
Osho makes a distinction between ordinary laughter and laughter that can aid our spiritual practice, writes Swati Chopra in the Asian Age on June 29, 2017.
Buddha has said: Appo deepo brava – ‘Be a light unto yourself.’ From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
Alarm bells have been sounding for years but most smartphone users ignore them, and are seen forever hunched over their device, busy with seemingly urgent transmissions. So here’s another clarion call, published in Science Daily on June 23, 2017.
Kaiyum reviews this very insightful and inspiring real-life book by Janwillem van de Wetering; “The numerous Zen stories are a delightful reminder of the clarity and simplicity of this approach to enlightenment and spiritual freedom.”
A new scientific review suggests that these and other mindfulness exercises can actually reverse stress-related changes in genes, writes Amanda McMillan in TIME Magazine, published June 17, 2017.
The world’s longest and oldest ‘art gallery’ filled with tens of thousands of petroglyphs and pictographs is located deep in the Utah desert in the Western United States, writes Paul Revere at SOTT on October 3, 2016.