Anand Kul Bhushan reports from Osho’s birthday celebration at Oshodham: “The open-air Buddha Hall became a space vehicle for a journey into inner space in total silence despite the presence of 400+ meditators.”
We hear from Amiyo that on 8th and 9th December she will present the Gurdjieff Movements, together with Chetan and a group of 20 dancers, in Paris and Normandy, following the initiative of Alain Kremski, the word-known pianist and interpreter of Gurdjieff music.
The relentless hunting-down plans for WikiLeaks’ publisher are again coming to a head. His ongoing persecution is widely seen as a threat for freedom of speech. But not enough is being done to support him, and the nature of the charges against him are not transparent.
Nirbija examines the Italian response to Netflix’s Wild Wild Country as reported in the latest issue of magazine Re Nudo magazine.
Indivar’s letter to the editors commenting on the fact that they had omitted to mention Osho’s Meditative Therapy, the Mystic Rose, and explains the benefit of this 3-week process.
After the international success of the first film about Osho’s childhood, Jagdish Bharti is ready to produce the second: “A sequel will be a challenge… but we are determined to translate our dream project to rare visual and sound treats.”
Ambika reported from the final leg in Atlanta of Milarepa and OneSky Band’s US tour, and put together a video of the event: “…such glimpses of these musical moments are difficult to capture with photos and videos, but I guess you just had to be there.”
Viramo reports from the recent meditation festival at Osho Gran Kustal Retreat Center, Mexico – co-organised by Osho Niranjana, USA – with live music by Milarepa and his One Sky Band.
Siddartha Kaufman’s book ‘Longing for the Impossible: Autobiography of a Rebel Yogi’ will be launched tomorrow, Sunday 12th August 2018 in Amsterdam.
Chaitanya Keerti and Kul Bhushan report on the launch of Punya’s book, held during the Guru Purnima Celebration at Osho Dham in Delhi.
A contemporary new online information site about Osho, the creative result of a group of sannyasins who were with Osho from the seventies on, most of them working for his publications.
A one-day visit at the Osho commune in Nepal by Subhash Ghai, who will produce the biopic ‘Osho: The other side of the Ocean’.
Svagito’s report, video and photo slide shows about the exhibition-cum-events held near Munich last weekend.
We ask Milarepa what drives him to go yet again on tour with his One Sky Band and with Steven Walters and Sudhananda.
Painting exhibition and events on creativity and self-expression in Diessen am Ammersee, Germany, May 25–27, 2018 (10 am to 9.30 pm).
Lakshen and director-producer Subhash Ghai will present the film project at a press conference during the current Cannes Film Festival – and it is already a hot topic in the media. (Update: the new working title is ‘Osho: The Other Side of the Ocean’)
Mega is organising an international reunion in November 2018 at Lonely Beach on the island of Koh Chang.
Veena, after hearing Anando say in a recent radio interview in Australia that Nirvano was a schizophrenic, questions this statement and gives her point of view about her long-time close friend’s health. (Updated with reply from Anando.)
Pathika and Ojas wrote about the media attention after the screening of the Netflix docuseries Wild Wild Country and listed the main articles and shows. A nation-wide meeting of friends and lovers of Osho will be held on 5th May at Wajid, The Hague.
The day Satyananda died, friends and visitors came to say farewell to him. After telling their stories to each other they had the idea of collecting them in a book. The result is ‘Abschied von Satyananda’, just out now in German language. Hear how it came about.
An exhibition of Pratiksha Apurv’s paintings to be held from March 18 – 24, 2018 in New Delhi. Published in DNA, India, on March 11, 2018.
Kalyan Mitra Ageh Bharti* writes about the first public meeting to propose One Global Government, which was held in Mumbai on February 11, 2018.
Peter Bloch got in touch with us after Kaiyum, his brother, sent him a link to our recent article, Animals and Humans, in which also the refugee situation in Lesvos was addressed. It turned out that Peter and his wife Madeleine have been working there since last October.
Chintan (David Hill) writes from Florida: “The reason I’m able to finally write this report is you; the young people of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida: you, who are not accepting the bullshit prayers and support of the middle-aged NRA-funded oligarchs that rule this land.”
Swaram and Chetna, after many years of promoting Osho in London, are venturing to South-Asia. Punya asked them for updates about their move.
Exciting news about a new film, written, directed and produced by Bhikkhu of New Earth Records fame.
Big beats of pulsating music, crackling bonfire with leaping flames and unlimited zest and zing of Osho lovers made greeting 2018 a landmark event, reports Kul Bhushan.
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.
Kul Bhushan participated in the event at Oshodham on December 11, 2017 – celebrating Osho’s birthday and the launch of the book about Laxmi, ‘The Only Life’, that has held the media’s attention for days.
A letter from Neeraj about the recent European decision to accept the sign OSHO® as a branding / trademark for products and services.
Ojas writes about a reunion of Dutch sannyasins which took place in a pancake café in Soest near Amsterdam, on 10th October 2017.
A court in the European Union recently upheld rulings of lower tribunals (not courts) that had allowed OSHO as a trademark for OIF in the EU only. Sangeet explains the implications and preceding events, which are of high interest to all.
On October 11, 2017, the European Court of Justice pronounced its verdict in the OSHO trademark case, writes Ramateertha [of Osho Lotus Commune, Cologne, Germany].
After Meera’s death there have been various events worldwide to celebrate and remember her life and work. We asked Svagito, who has been organising many of them, to let us know more.
‘Osho, 1000 Shades of Ocean’, already in the first stages of filming, is the latest project of Italian filmmaker Lakshen. Punya’s account after meeting with him.
While the mass media are outdoing each other with reports from Texas about the massive destructive impact of hurricane Harvey, little is being said about what is happening in Asia. By Bhagawati.
Arun proposes that the Government of Nepal work with the United Nations to establish an International Meditation Day on Buddha Purnima, the full moon of April/May. Deva Dosa has the details.
More than twenty Russian sannyasins got together for a flashmob performance on Palace Square, St. Petersburg’s main square earlier this month.
Because of recent allegations and comments that have been made publicly, Ageh Bharti wrote a letter to shed light on the circumstances of Osho’s death.
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.
Prem Geet reports on a life-transforming meditation retreat at Osho Niranjana in California, facilitated by Arun: “According to Osho, only 100 enlightened souls are needed to steer humanity towards love and avoid a world war.”
Oshodham in New Delhi conducted an Evening Satsang & Celebration on May 6, 2017, in loving remembrance of Swami Vinod Bharti.
Osho’s enlightenment day was celebrated in Jabalpur in the park where the tree Osho became enlightened under still stands to this day. Published by The Hitavada on March 22, 2017.
Upcoming public performance of Gurdjieff Dances by Amiyo’s group (with pianist Alan Kremski) on 2nd April 2017 in Munich – video of 2015 event filmed by Hamido.
“I like to send my salute to Swami Gyan Anugrah who is now, through this unexpected article, a no-longer unknown messenger of Osho,” writes Ageh Bharti.
The long awaited book of Laxmi’s biography is to be published soon [December 11, 2017]. Kul Bhushan reports from Delhi.
Suha watches the preparations of an open-air exhibition of paintings made by participants of a workshop with Meera, in Pune, India.
Kul Bhushan reports on the proposal made during the recent inauguration of Osho Chair at VNSG University in Gujarat.
Prem Geet writes on the significance of establishing Osho Chairs worldwide and the support needed for the early phase of the project.
Responding to the news about the inauguration of the Osho Chair in Gujarat, India, Anugraha writes to Satya Vedant.
Satya Vedant sent us an update about the Osho Chair at the V.N.S.G South Gujarat University in Surat, India.
Ageh Bharti, widely sought-after speaker at colleges and universities in India, continues his travels despite his advanced age. Most recently he visited the Nursing College in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.
Over fifty young women and men gathered under a circular bamboo structure on a Sunday afternoon recently in New Delhi to learn about the emperor of Sufi masters, Rumi, writes Kul Bhushan.