A new centre in the making – but still much to do. The plan is for it to be the first very large Osho centre in New York that will offer a full schedule of daily Osho meditations, including bodywork, creative workshops and meditative therapies.
“When you celebrate, the whole existence participates with you. Only in celebration do we meet the ultimate, the eternal,” says Osho.
Lokita’s insights on death while seeing her father go: “Standing next to his lifeless form, once again I was … in awe of the mystery of life and death, the mystery of who we are.”
In this TED talk, emergency medical technician O’Reilly describes what happens next when a gravely hurt patient asks him: “Am I going to die?”
Short animation film by Steve Cutts: The story of a rodent’s unrelenting quest for happiness and fulfillment.
An excerpt from Chapter 12 entitled ‘Ukrainian partnership’ of ecodesigner Samudra’s new book, ‘The Freedom of Having Nothing’.
An excerpt from Chapter 2, Life Awakening Center (Jivan Jagruti Kendra) of Laherubhai’s book ‘Blessed Moments with Osho’.
An online exhibition of Prabhu’s artwork; “Art has to be made in such a way that the spectator and the artist can enter into a positive space of harmony and centering.”
Roshani saw the play by the Hand2Mouth Theater Company who used the Rajneeshpuram experiment as an inspiration.
A detailed biography of hypnotherapist Anand Santosh, aka Jeru Kabbal (1930-2000) written by Nishkam, the author of a new book about his life and work, published in Germany, to celebrate 40 years of Dehypnotherapy.
Osho says, “Mind tends to forget. Mind is a forgetfulness. You have to continuously remember where you are, why you are here….” while answering Santosh’s question.
Rashid’s ink drawings: “Every drawing is a different sort of failure. I offer them as milestones on the Way of Meditation.”
From Adhiraj we hear about the buddhafield in Georgia – with an invitation to come and visit. But where is this Georgia?
The title track of the first album by the band Ascension, lead by Amano Manish with his compositions on slide guitar.
Osho talks about the copyright on the meditation The Four Directions. “So my suggestion to you is that the best will be to call it No Directions.”
Review by Krishna Jani of Manish Vyas’s recent album: “Everyone who seeks music for their meditation playlist should hear this. “
Slide guitarist Amano Manish’s score for the film, Rebellious Flower, earned the Alex North Award for Best Original Score at the Tenerife International Film Music Festival. Article by Ashwin Khan in the Pune Mirror on November 19, 2017.
Rafia Morgan, one of the world’s top group facilitators and co-creator of the Path of Love process, talks about his work on video.
Dhyan Tarpan reviews Laherubhai’s book that was self-published in 2016, foreword by Anando: “This book provides not only an important historical record, but also a fascinating story of Laheru’s own journey as a seeker and his experiences with the master.”
In chapter 1 of ‘Blessed Moments with Osho’, Laherubhai writes about seeing and hearing Osho for the first time at Cross Maidan, Mumbai.
“Silence can be anywhere, any time – it’s just in front of your nose. I create it for myself as I walk up the stairs, prepare food or merely focus on my breathing,” writes Erling Kagge in his recently published book ‘Silence in the Age of Noise’.
A letter from Neeraj about the recent European decision to accept the sign OSHO® as a branding / trademark for products and services.
Rumi’s timeless poem, part of the soundtrack of the film Bab’Aziz, composed by Armand Amar, performed by Salar Aghili and Haroun Teboul.
“Only when you have something that is truly worth complaining about … engage in solution-oriented complaining.” Article by Travis Bradberry, published in Entrepreneur.
Devesh shares a mixed selection of photographs; “I rarely go looking for images, rather I find myself surprised and inspired by the things I see around me, almost all the time.”
315 years. 20,528 voyages. Millions of lives. Link to a two-minute animation. Article by Andrew Kahn and Jamelle Bouie, published in ‘Slate’.
In a press interview in Rajneeshpuram, on 26 July 1985, Osho replies to a question by Swami Shanti Prabhu of the Rajneesh Times.
Ojas writes about a reunion of Dutch sannyasins which took place in a pancake café in Soest near Amsterdam, on 10th October 2017.
Rina writes about her experiences as a Manifestor and her inner journey with the help of Osho’s wisdom and Human Design; “It seems our cultural mindset is set out to improve, to fix, to move forward.”
Prof. V. Santhakumar tries to fathom the origins of this, for women, very uncomfortable trait of Indian culture, that does not seem to die off even after years of modernisation and growth of the middle classes.
Praful talks about the creation of a trilogy of music albums. First is ‘Silence Speaks’, next ‘Call of the Beloved’ out this month. “What happened during the four days of recording was beyond all expectations and belongs to my most beautiful and joyful experiences in music and friendship…”
Subhuti writes in detail on how a method for enlightenment ended up in court. “The Enneagram’s deepest value lies within the context of meditation. That is the turning point, at which self-understanding becomes spiritual transformation.”
The court dismissed the petition by Osho Lotus Commune, Cologne (Germany), against the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on the trademark case. The Cologne commune had bitterly contested the ownership of the ‘Osho’ trademark by the OIF, Zurich. Abhay Vaidya in Hindustan Times, Pune, on October 13, 2017
Bodhicitta talks to Nirbija about how to invite Osho’s presence, being with dying friends, letting go, trust and relaxation. “The essential point of the Bardo is the insight that everything that happens between birth, death and afterwards is a projection, when parts of our mind are unravelling.”