Osho talks on the topic of ‘Love’: “You cannot accept the idea that you are worth loving, that anybody can love you.”
Sannyas darshan of Veet Nisha, from Believing the Impossible Before Breakfast, Ch 27, dated 27 February 1978: “To open your eyes needs courage because you may have to see things that you never wanted to see in yourself.”
A series of unpublished photos taken during Osho’s early travels, from Satish’s precious photo album. They were scanned in by Anuragi for us to share.
Chinmaya remembers the bombing of the German Bakery in Pune, India, a popular meeting point of sannyasins, and his Jhuni Benefit Concert that happened at the same time.
Premyog shows a selection of artwork created during the past three years: “While painting or creating objects, there is no thinking, no pondering, no judging, no hesitating, no pushing, no doubting.”
Vasumati explores the causes of our relationship problems and maintains that we can use our relationships as a way to wake up.
Osho answers a question by Vasumati. Osho says, “When unhappiness comes one welcomes it, when happiness comes one welcomes it, knowing that they are partners in the same game.”
Milarepa reviews Sudhananda’s latest album: “He has created something beautiful, straight from his heart to ours. I think everyone will find something on this cd to enjoy and be touched by.”
Track 5 from Sudhananda’s new album ‘Celebrate’: “I wrote ‘We Are One Heart’ in 1982 in Santa Cruz, California shortly after taking sannyas at the Ranch.”
An excerpt from the book ‘Tantric Dating’ by Dhyan Shaida (Catherine Auman): “Romantic love prefers to be unrequited, causing a desire for someone you can’t have so bad you want to tear your heart out.”
Realising, to her horror, that meat is made from animals, five-year-old Zada tells her mother she’s a vegetarian. And her mind is made up. (video)
Madhuri’s adventures while impersonating men to understand and discover their power. She also describes the meditation called Hara Burn. “I enjoyed myself so very much, to feel so strong and muscular… so autonomous and self-contained.”
Osho talks on ‘Intuition’: “There are many people who would like to be intuitive, who would like to find the inner guide, just to succeed in the world. For them the inner guide will be a frustration.”
An excerpt from Meera’s posthumously published book, Dancing into the Unknown: Osho Painting and Art Therapy.
Swaram and Chetna, after many years of promoting Osho in London, are venturing to South-Asia. Punya asked them for updates about their move.
Our online gallery features artwork by Salia (Bernadette Baumgartner) with a short introduction by Punya. Salia said, “I can hardly stop painting, I am making those little square paintings, one after the other.”
Osho talks on the subject of ‘Children’: “…you have to learn from them because they are far more closer to God than you are.”
“The sense of oneness has no effect other than a deep and vast knowing of who/what ‘I’ am. Rather than a physical body, which is merely a necessity for this incarnation and learning phase, there is a perception of boundless energy, entirely joyful and wholly free,” writes Bhagawati.
An introduction, and invitation to Shaking by Nisarga from the Integral Body Institute in Poland (video).
In this first part of an interview, Bhadrena talks to Punya about her passion and life-work, its history, what happens in a session and what the practitioners are trained to do, mainly orienting to wholeness and Health.
Exciting news about a new film, written, directed and produced by Bhikkhu of New Earth Records fame.
Tantra teacher Radha gives an answer on video to “Can you speak about Osho as an ‘ordinary’ man?” (with Italian translation). Radha was one of the first mediums for Osho in darshans.
From Suha’s series ‘Beware: Slippery…. Sacred Ground – Small flashes of real life’. “Once I used to ask myself what I wanted and where I wanted to go. … Then I understood that everything is already given to me, even before I become aware of my needs.”
Tantra teacher Sarita on the importance of discovering, and letting go into our senses. An introduction to the Tantra Festival, that will be held on Corfu in June 2018.
On the occasion of the release of its digital version, Chinmaya remembers his musician friends and the events that led to the creation of this album.
Deva Rashid (Rashid Maxwell) talks about his life, his path with Osho and the book ‘The Only Life’ he wrote about Osho’s first sannyasin and secretary, Ma Yoga Laxmi. The interview was filmed during the book launch on 11th December 2017 at Oshodham, Delhi.
In darshan Osho talks to a sannyasin, asking him to accept sadness, and when it becomes uncomfortable to dance wildly and do latihan.
Laherubhai writes about Osho’s controversial discourses in Mumbai. “It happened that Osho managed to get work done through me for which I had no knowledge, experience or skill. This was a matter of great fortune for me.”
The 2018 Osho calendar and desk diary, themed around Laughter, inspired K. B. Ganapathy of the Star of Mysore, to ponder on Happiness. Published on January 1, 2018.
“My journey towards vegetarianism started 30 years ago for practical reasons, but the more I eschew animal products the better I feel about everything,” writes Michele Hanson in The Guardian on January 1, 2018.
For our international audience: “From gigil to wabi-sabi and tarab, there are many foreign emotion words with no English equivalent. Learning to identify and cultivate these experiences could give you a richer and more successful life.” writes David Robson on BBC.
Amanda Patterson’s (very) useful suggestions.
Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain
Priya writes: “It’s the season for contemplations of what really matters. I was surprised by what arose as I sat with pen and open notebook.”
Ageh Bharti remembers Osho giving several public talks and private interviews, among them a meeting with acclaimed poet Bachchan who also made a prophecy about Osho’s destiny.
Osho talks on the topic of ‘trees’ and tells the story of the Taoist woodcutter: “Either man has to turn back and drop the Western aggressive attitude or man has to get ready to say goodbye to this planet. ”