Meet the local architect with ties to the late spiritual leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, popularized in the recent Netflix docuseries Wild Wild Country, writes Stacy Girard. Published in D magazine, Dallas, USA, September 2018 issue.
Beloved Master,
A few people are feeling not to wear their malas or red clothes, but they consider themselves Rajneeshees and want to live here. How does this fit your vision?
A selection of quotes by Osho about the meaning of the mala and orange/red clothing (in chronological order).
Swaram from Love Osho writes that for him Osho’s mala is a device to fuel the inner flame of his awareness.
Karunesh on wearing the mala again and giving new names to meditators.
Mala announces a fundraising event for Ramana’s Garden on 24th October 2015.
You ask me, “Why this mala? Why this picture?”
Why do we wear one hundred and eight beads on our malas? Does this belong to the world of ritualistic religion?
asks Sujeet Rajan in The American Bazaar on February 9, 2015.
Beloved Master,
Just the other day, Suman and I went off to Los Angeles via Portland to buy rainbow clothes.
Ageh Bharti shares vignettes about Nisha, Osho’s youngest sister.
Veena describes the journey of a mala bead and a box given by Osho.
An image of Osho from a Bombay discourse and a quote that went around the sannyas community a couple of years ago, had another recorded strong impact, resulting in taking sannyas. Shahido writes from Australia: