Mahendra, accompanied by his trusty camera, continues his Greek adventures, visiting the ruins of ancient Delphi and Messene, and the medieval Byzantine city of Mystras.
Continuing his adventures in Greece, Mahendra takes us further south, to the Peloponnese, accompanied as ever by his trusty camera.
Trekking and sightseeing with Mahendra’s camera. Part 1 on Mt Olympus and Meteora.
An excursion in Purushottama’s company.
Kul Bhushan relished a royal lifestyle with ambience, panoramic vistas, dancing and singing – and its sumptuous cuisine (with photos by Nyay Bhushan).
Kiran Singh Sirah on the discovery of the peanut butter & jelly sandwich.
Notes from a 2012, ten-day adventure in Alabama, by Chintan.
An excerpt from Atta’s recently published book, Whispers From Eternity, Chapter 3.
A story remembered by Chinta.
After reading two unique books, Srajan’s fascination with the Himalayas comes full circle.
From a journey in summer 1971. An excerpt from Veena’s book, A Vanished Road.
A caravan holiday on a Scottish island – by Punya.
Srajan recalls an exciting hike in Hawaii, from the Waipio Valley to the Waimanu Valley with a magical intervention.
After their visit to the Mogao Caves, Veena and Michael set out to discover the Singing Sands. Part 3 of 3 of this series.
In Part 2 of 3, Veena describes the magnificent visit to the Mogao Caves that left both her and Michael in overwhelming awe, and made her ponder Osho’s insistent use of the phrase ‘the ten thousand buddhas’.
In Part 1 of 3, Veena embarks on a journey to the ancient city of Dunhuang to find the origin of Osho’s often-used phrase: the ten thousand buddhas. These stories will be part of her next book, ‘Farewell to Song Mountain’ which she is currently writing.
Leeladhar, an enthusiastic nature lover, set out to explore part of the Grindelwald area in Switzerland.
Visiting Osho Jetban in Lumbini, Mahika Mahiya learns the difference between the tourist-trap ‘Disney Buddha’ temple and the real Maya Devi Temple. (Part 2)
Presently visiting China again, Veena writes about an interesting story she heard that is related to Lao Tzu.
Mahika Mahiya celebrates a sacred past life memory that for her, could have happened only at Osho Jetban International Commune in Lumbinī, Buddha’s birthplace, in south-central Nepal. (Part 1)
Chetna travelled to Borneo in Indonesia to visit the Semenggoh Nature Reserve, a sanctuary for orangutans, an endangered species.
On yet another visit to Rishikesh, Pankaja, with Subhuti in tow, looks at the changes that have happened since and documents the plight of the children growing up in the middle of garbage mounds.
In part 2 of his explorations, Surendra describes his visit to Wat Hua Lamphong, a Royal Buddhist temple, third class, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok.
Closer to heaven at the gateway to the Annapurna Range, Osho Upaban’s Bhakti Park in Nepal is a very special place that honors Osho and his early disciples, writes Deva Dosa.
Ageh Bharti travelled from Jabalpur to Rajgir in South Bihar, where an Osho Meditation Camp was held from January 6th to 9th, 2019.
In part 1 of his Bangkok explorations, Surendra focuses on the contrasts in parts of the city that he and Amrapali recently visited, with stunning photographs highlighting his keen observations.
Shantidharm and Deepa sent us captioned photographs of their visit to Japan: Osaka, Kyoto, Lake Biwa, Nagahama, Arashiyama, Fushimi-inari, Uji.
Jayadip writes about his love for the Himalayan regions, which began when he was a teenager. Today, he feels deeply bonded to the region and leads Taiwanese seekers on meditative inner and outer journeys.
A video by Shantidharm he took while visiting the Kennin-ji temple and its gardens in Kyoto, Japan.
A delightful true story by Shastro, January 1996.
Ageh Bharti visited Kashmir from May 23–29, 2018, and had a surprising experience.
A promising-looking four-month retreat at the late Swami Satchidananda’s Yogaville in Buckingham, Virginia, USA, presented surprising obstacles to Mahika Mahiya.
Shivananda talks about his first trip to Africa and his adventures with his new, intrepid friend.
Atul visits Madhya Pradesh, to meet Gond tribal artists and an elusive bana player.
A superb nature video by Mahendra taken in the Alps during his many mountain hikes, accompanied by a short essay on the significance mountains have for him and how they are spiritually regarded in many cultures.
A call from heaven – that’s Tibet to me, writes Urvashi after her recent journey together with Anuragi to the top of the world. (You can view the three slideshows of photos taken by Anuragi in fullscreen mode.)
During his travels in Eastern Europe, Subhuti visits the cave of the mummified saints in Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Monastery, Ukraine.
Dotted around rural Japan are black and white buildings known as dozō kura, writes Surendra. Most of these pictures come from the Azumino area of Nagano, where he lives.
From chapter three (Adventures in Afghanistan) of Devika’s recently published book, ‘The Road East to India’, a diary of her journey in 1976 that eventually brought her to Osho.
A video by Mahendra from an ancient place of Buddhist worship in Central India.
Magic India is well and alive, says Videha after his latest visit during which he also participated in the 2017 World Sacred Music Festival in Jodhpur.
Srajan and Pravina explore the meaning of Dardedel and travel through the Saguaro National Park in Arizona to find saguaro cacti.
Suha visits the north-west tip of France in winter.
Surendra continues his recollections of his search for ancient Buddhist and Shinto sites in Japan, visiting the island of Sado, Nara and Kamakura, and Kyoto.
Surendra recalls his journey setting out to find a legendary site in Japan called ‘Go Hyakyu Rakan’.
Amano Samarpan joins the “Never Born” Osho Meditation Camp, December 8-11, 2016, conducted by Chaitanya Keerti at Osho Tirth near Kuchwada, Madhya Pradesh, the village where Osho lived the first seven years of his life.
Meera participates in the Osho Golden Childhood Tour 2016, visiting the places where Osho grew up, studied and gave lectures as a professor.
Presently enjoying another visit to Song Mountain in China, Veena sent us an email and photographs documenting her experiences.
Towards the end of the nineties, after leaving Ko Hsuan in Devon, England, Surendra found himself in Rome, Italy.
About a love affair with a pair of boots. Srajan sent the story shown in two e-mails.
Navyo shows a small selection of images captured in the manner of the flâneur, the perfect mood for taking stunning photos ‘on the go’.
Srajan writes about his and Pravina’s search for a new home, starting with a visit to north Florida, full of various surprises.
Situated close to Haridwar, Rishikesh invites for an extended stay, writes Bhagawati.
An extract from a diary by Chinmaya Dunster, dated 1979.
Part 3 of Mahendra’s journey notes and photos in Iran.
In the early nineties, Srajan set out to visit Almora, located in the foothills of the Himalaya.
Mahendra continues his journey in Iran, this time not as a hiker but as an art lover.
A photo-video by Pankaja from her journey by train with two friends from the Chinese capital to Lhasa in Tibet.
Srajan writes about the Sacred Music Festival of Fez, Morocco, that takes place every year in May. He had traveled, in 1997, together with Pravina and, as a surprise, met Sadhana and Siddho there as well.
Bhagawati writes: At times India hauntingly calls to come again and stay for a while…