In the East much has been worked out, much has been done to understand the ego, much probing has been done.

Eggs have been part of man’s food chain for thousands of years.

The whole of existence,
The birds, beasts, flowers and air call for our stillness,
Our meditation.
All except one small insect,
This winged parasite
This buzzing disturber
This mosquito.
Is he the devil?

Two men, one old and one young, are pushing their carts around a shopping mall when they collide.

A poem by Oscar

Mark Twain (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)

by Zen Gardner

While speaking about languages and religion, Osho quotes Mark Twain.

A look at the vital connection between eating and meditation.

“When eating or drinking, become the taste of the food or drink, and be filled.”

Who doesn’t like those crunchy, salty, fried snacks?

Here’s the real thing as compared to factory-made adulterated chips.

Osho always favours vegetarianism; we show here the only time we heard him contradict this and the reasons for it.

Spirit at Work: Not a far-flung notion at all… – an essay by Jane Harris.

Brenda O’Malley is home making dinner, as usual, when Tim Finnegan arrives at her door.

Karen Foster of Prevent Disease presents twelve foods that most people don’t know are dyed or adulterated.

Anthony Gucciardi, Editor of Natural Society published on February 5, 2014 a video exposing what ‘natural’ products mean.

Into a Belfast pub comes Paddy Murphy…

An incredible opportunity to acquire an ideal place for a sannyasin community.

After Quasimodo’s death, the bishop of the Cathedral of Notre Dame sent word through the streets of Paris that a new bell ringer was needed.

Why are all your disciples vegetarian?

Bhavika Jhaveri writes in Fractal Enlightenment about Alexis Kriel’s insight that food is a medium for exploring one’s consciousness.

Jayapal recalls the time when Osho was staying at ‘the castle’, Chidvilas.

My whole message is: Accept the you that you are, because God accepts it. God respects it, and you have not respected your being yet. Be immensely happy that God has chosen you to be, that God has chosen you to exist, to see his world, to listen to his music, to see his stars,

Fake-food scandal in the UK revealed as tests show a third of products are mislabelled.

An exhilarating novel by Anand Subhuti

Chaitanya Keerti writes in The Asian Age on March 3, 2014

Mary Clancy goes up to Father O’Grady after his Sunday morning service, and she’s in tears.

You were just talking about food, and now in the West food is a big cult. It’s one of the things coming in as a basis of spirituality.

Veet explains how easy it is to solely eat vegetarian food and have sufficient proteins and iron for the body to function well.

A poem by Oscar

Bhagawati comments on the deplorable new Google Chrome extension

Poem by Prem Geet

Suggestions by Kaiyum about writing e-mails with awareness and care.

Radioactive Fukushima plume to arrive at the US/Canadian Pacific coast within two months.

Poem by Oscar

Sitara says now it would be good to examine your personal life and inner motivation.

A Cup of Tea (50)

A mystery to first-time visitors to India, it eventually grows on most foreigners who find it endearing and quaint.

A novel about becoming and growing through diverse life experiences during the seventies.

Created two years ago by then 19-year-old high school film student Joe Bush.

An Irishman, a Mexican and a German were doing construction work on a scaffolding on the 20th floor of a building.

A famous quote by Meher Baba and used in a song by musician Bobby McFerrin used by mainstream media in the US.

A woman walks into a large discount store for her weekly shopping.

The third world war is coming closer, but I am not interested in avoiding it or bringing it. Who cares? My whole interest is in you, and I want you to become aware that this earth is not going to live for long. If this becomes an awareness in you it will be a transforming

Bailey was in a terrible car accident, which mangled his “manhood” and tore it from his body.

Talk about ‘time’ speeding up!

As our grandmothers used to say, “The weather isn’t what it used to be …”

Now … Nivedano … (Drumbeat) (Gibberish) Nivedano … (Drumbeat) Be silent, close your eyes, feel as if your body is frozen, and gather all your consciousness inwards, deeper and deeper. At the deepest point you are the buddha. And this buddha has to become your whole life. All expressions, actions, have to arise from this

A koala was sitting in a gum tree smoking a joint.

A Cup of Tea (49)

Tribal people living on their own lands generally thrive.

A couple made a deal that whoever died first would come back and inform the other of the after life.

Kul finds some beautiful excerpts from Osho’s discourses.

Brian was sitting at the breakfast table one Sunday morning reading the news.

Naina recalls an event that occurred during her childhood in Assam.

A candid interview with Prem Gayan.

“Papa,” little Sammy asks his father. “What is the stockmarket?” “Oh, Sammy,” replies the father, “you are much too small to understand!” “I am not too small! I want to know, now!” Sammy protested. “Ach, wait a few years, then you will understand better.” “Papa, I don’t want to start life poor, like you, selling

Shanti reflects on the universe and its amazing work to produce us, encourages us to participate in this gift of life and ultimately to wake up.