Further to his article on the impact of the Fukushima disaster, Surendra addresses the ongoing dramatic concerns about the global nuclear industry which are widely being kept mum about.
One, the Perfectionist, explained through a famous book character and an equally famous actress who played the part.
Veet Diti writes about her life, always devoted to singing and playing music in various settings, the many travels from Australia across the globe and finding Osho.
In this case study, Subhuti illustrates the strategy of Enneagram Number Two (‘The Giver’) with singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.
Arun speaks about an incident with the police in Kathmandu, upon being arrested because he sold Osho’s books. Excerpt from his new book, ‘In Wonder with Osho’.
In India, the sharing of food with others is an ancient important concept; yet sharing does not stop there, writes Naina.
Working full-on as a painter in the Lao Tzu construction crew in Pune 2 to complete the Samadhi, Surendra narrates the circumstances that made him decide to fly to England to be with his dying mother.
Having taken care of bee hives for many years, Rashid relates his latest adventure with bees on the summer solstice.
Subhuti takes Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) as an example of an Enneagram Number Four: the Tragic Romantic.
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.
In an unexpected turn of events, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Ganges and Yamuna rivers are not ‘living entities’, revoking a recent decision by a High Court in Uttarakhand that they are.
How musician and web designer Jamie St Clair came to run a cafe-cum-art-gallery in Northern Germany. “I love that my place also exhibits art; it attracts creative people for coffee and cake, people who also love to share their own experiences with art, but also with music.”
Shaida writes on the inability to speak the language of feelings if this has not been learned in the context of the family. “Not learning the language of feelings can lead to feeling alienated from oneself and others.”
In the last part of this interview, Lani talks about her life after Pune 2, and her mother Hanya’s death.
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.)
Continuing with the Enneagram of Famous Figures, Subhuti explains numbers Nine and Seven taking more British Royals as examples.
Thoughts for a midsummer’s day – and a poem – by Priya Huffman; “I’d say we do both, dance to celebrate that we are still here to enjoy yet another midsummer, and prepare for the winter yet to come, and to support the ones who are doing the actual work of transformation that is needed for the viable future of our planet…”
The halo is a universal symbol, having been depicted in various art forms for millenia. Marc has a look at the history and what Osho says about it.
Climate change has become a huge catchphrase. Concerned individuals and environmental groups, politicians, big businesses and the often anonymous ‘stakeholders’ have joined the chorus, writes Bhagawati.
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…”
During his travels in Eastern Europe, Subhuti visits the cave of the mummified saints in Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Monastery, Ukraine.
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…”
What transformed a Bollywood superstar, Vinod Khanna, into Osho’s sannyasin, Swami Vinod Bharti? Kul Bhushan traces his bumpy journey.
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…”
A brief look at their well-documented history and the ongoing denial by most governments that they exists; by Bhagawati.
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.
Naina discovers the historical background and significance of Assam’s Namghars, the ethnic community prayer halls.
Sarita writes about a modality she has has been using for healing for many years and about the inventor of Tachyonization, David Wagner.
Excerpt from the book, ‘When A Real Lion Meets A Real Master’ by Swatantra Sarjano, who recalls taking photographs of Osho in Kathmandu, at the beginning of Osho’s world tour.
Excerpt from Arjuna’s (John Hogue’s) recently released book, ‘Trump Strikes Syria: and North Korea?’
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…”
As told to Ageh Bharti by Advocate Heera Singh Chauhan, who tells him about meeting Osho visiting Jabalpur prison while he was incarcerated.
Shaida (aka Catherine Auman) on what these experiences mean and how they can be integrated into our day-to-day lives.
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.
Does Earth Day really mean anything to the 7,5 billion people who crowd this planet? – asks Bhagawati.
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.
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.
Priya Huffman on the vulnerability of people who have just moved to a new city, of migrants and refugees.
This is not another joke on the new Windows version but a quite alarming and sinister bit of information, writes Bhagawati.
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.”
Deva Ashoka wrote the introduction to the darshan diary ‘The Open Door’. He elaborates on the two Bhagwans he perceives, the one who speaks in discourse and the other, in darshan.
Whanganui River in NZ, Ganges and Yamuna in India have been granted legal status of a person, writes Bhagawati.
Subhuti continues his series ‘Famous Enneagram Figures’, this time discussing numbers Nine and Five.