(13/7/1928 – 7/6/2017)
More than twenty Russian sannyasins got together for a flashmob performance on Palace Square, St. Petersburg’s main square earlier this month.
An excerpt from Arun’s upcoming book ‘In Wonder with Osho’. “My friend was surprised when I was allowed to sit next to the man, because he almost never allowed anybody to come close to him…”
Journals, sketches and paintings of Cyril Mount and paintings and poems of Madhuri Z K Ewing, exhibited at ArtsMill, Hebden Bridge, UK, from 11 June till 9 July 2017.
During his travels in Eastern Europe, Subhuti visits the cave of the mummified saints in Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Monastery, Ukraine.
Petra Huber’s photographs of olive trees and others that grow on the Greek island Corfu. “Trees give me a feeling of peace and protection…”
“Lexophile” is a word used to describe those that have a love for words and word plays, such as “you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish”, or “to write with a broken pencil is pointless.”
From Suha’s series ‘Beware: Slippery…. Sacred Ground – Small flashes of real life’; “I realised that if everything can be transformed and it depends on me, life becomes interesting, hilarious…”
Madhuri reviews a film that came out in January this year; the story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program.
Flutist Manose answers questions at a gathering during the Gayatri Festival on Corfu in July 2016. “When I was eight, one night I heard a sound come from Boudhanath, the stupa opposite our house. I sat up on my bed in the dark. I heard this amazing sound, amazing… so powerful that I could not sleep the whole night.”
Pravasi’s vivid impressions of life in jail, going through the dark night of the soul, until he started a healthy routine of yoga, silent meditation, reading and writing. “Once you are free inside external freedom is extraneous and illusory…”
When asked what he thinks of the “positive thinking” movement, Osho believes that it’s doing more harm than good. Why? Because it means we’re denying reality and being dishonest to ourselves. Sott.net quotes Osho at length, on May 12, 2017.
Subhuti talks about his experience with LSD, and its limitations, and reminisces about Pravasi who died a few days ago.
Lani speaks about her life after leaving Rajneeshpuram; her travels (Israel, Greece, India, Korea and Russia during Gorbachev’s time), to promote Osho’s books at fairs and to find suitable publishers and, of course, about how she ‘became’ Osho’s World Ambassador.
Subhuti continues his Enneagram series and takes a British Royal as an example of Number Seven’s ‘everything is fine’ attitude.
Sarita writes about a modality she has has been using for healing for many years and about the inventor of Tachyonization, David Wagner.
During a high-altitude hike, Madhuri experiences a change of energy after being total in feeling “so whiny and sad and forlorn and exhausted and unashamed to gasp and groan and be miserable…”
Shaida (aka Catherine Auman) on what these experiences mean and how they can be integrated into our day-to-day lives.
Osho answers a question by Vinod Bharti; “If you see the impotence of the mind, the mind disappears but action becomes for the first time tremendously beautiful.”
In Rajneeshpuram, Osho declared a few sannyasins enlightened. Here is a question of one of them. Osho comments on how they reacted differently mentioning, among others, Vinod Bharti and Maitreya.
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Allan searching for and finding ways to experience the ongoing bliss of the Buddhafield and profound acceptance of the facts of death.
Nandin tells her story: how she first came to Rajneeshpuram, played for Osho in Pune and became a street musician.
While Subhuti examines the lives of both performers, we learn about the Enneagram numbers Three and Six.
Madhuri remembers the jobs she found after leaving Rajneespuram, among others impersonating Madonna.
Priya Huffman on the vulnerability of people who have just moved to a new city, of migrants and refugees.
Ghoshen reviews the latest film by Martin Scorsese, with Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson as actors.
A fascinating exhibition focusing on the history of Fremantle’s Orange People is currently running at the Fremantle Arts Centre, writes Elodie Bouttier in ECU Daily, Australia, April 6, 2017.
Chetan Parkyn co-wrote his latest work, The Book of Destinies, with his life partner Carola Eastwood (Nishtha). Shantamo wrote the review, “For a first taste of Human Design as well as to become acquainted with the Life Themes of yourself and others, I highly recommend this book.”
Three excerpts from ‘The Book of Destinies’, the recently published book on Human Design by Chetan Parkyn and Carola Eastwood (Nishtha). “Understanding and embracing your Life Theme will give you powerful clues for how to align yourself in your journey.”
Subhuti continues his series ‘Famous Enneagram Figures’, this time discussing numbers Nine and Five.
Dhiren writes on the occasion of a meditation weekend, held in Stellshagen, Germany, in memory of Satyananda who would have been 90 years old on March 30, 2017. Dhiren also announces that his translation into English of Satyananda’s bestseller ‘Ganz entspannt im Hier und Jetzt’ will be published later this year.
Navyo reviews Thomas Vinterberg’s film: “Refreshing and familiar, it asks us to look at where we compromise in our lives for the sake of security and society, cutting off the genuine joy and life-energy of who we really are.”
Author and Reiki Master Frank Arjava Petter talks to Punya about the impact his books have had in the Reiki world.