Osho talks on ‘Listening’ at the 1968 Meditation Camp in Ajol, Gujarat: “Listen… and by and by, within you, a humming of silence will begin. The mind is becoming silent.”
Sneha reviews the recently released documentary about Thich Nhat Hanh and his Plum Village located near Bordeaux in southwest France, the first monastic community founded by him in the West.
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.
A new scientific review suggests that these and other mindfulness exercises can actually reverse stress-related changes in genes, writes Amanda McMillan in TIME Magazine, published June 17, 2017.
More than twenty Russian sannyasins got together for a flashmob performance on Palace Square, St. Petersburg’s main square earlier this month.
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.”
Scientists at Northwestern Medicine discovered that the rhythm of breathing creates electrical activity in the human brain that enhances emotional judgments and memory recall. Published on medicalxpress.com on December 6, 2016.
Intimacy is one of the most elementary human needs. Its wealth nourishes the human soul, writes Frank M. Wanderer, PhD, in Wake Up World on December 17, 2016.
“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.
Trees are the real givers as they are the most spiritually-advanced beings on earth, writes Keerti in the Deccan Chronicle on February 27, 2017.
Aneesha shares insights she has gained in her life, and particularly in recent years, as she is moving from an extrovert to a more introspective life in preparation for the ultimate adventure.
We think we are awake, but we continue to live as if we are asleep, states Keerti in the Deccan Chronicle on January 10, 2017.
Osho speaks about the Nadabrahma meditation in a darshan, “Let the body get drunk, let the mind get drunk, let them fall into a deep love-affair with each other, and you slip out of it.”
The latest book by Satya Vedant (Dr. Vasant Joshi) is being released on inauguration day of the Osho Chair in Gujarat, January 22, 2017.
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.
Shaida (aka Catherine Auman) experiments with light box therapy against the winter illness SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder).
Gramya: I would like to ask about prayer, because I was taught as a child to pray and the prayer was of thanksgiving.
For one year now, a Baltimore school implemented a new and holistic approach to disciplining students, writes John Vibes at the ‘Free Thought Project’ and ‘SOTT’ on September 18, 2016.
The mind can affect the condition of the body, just as the condition of the body can affect the mind, writes Keerti in the Deccan Chronicle on October 10, 2016.
Love is a basic experience, which can help you become meditators (Osho). Keerti writes in the Deccan Chronicle on September 26, 2016
Shrila Prem Paras guided a meditation with words and tunes on his guitar in the Rieterpark, on 23rd September 2016.
Nothing seems to be changing deep within the human psyche, writes Chaitanya Keerti in the Deccan Chronicle, India, on September 12, 2016.
In part 5 of 5 Surendra looks at the adults’ roles at Osho Ko Hsuan and the conflict if the school ought to remain an organisation under the name of Osho or, if adults didn’t want to meditate together, it should be merely called Ko Hsuan.
Our lives might be more meaningful if fun embraced facing the world as it really is, full of the mundane and the difficult. Douglas Heaven reviews Ian Bogost’s book ‘Play Anything’ in the ‘New Scientist’ on September 21, 2016.
Life is like one big joke, and the reason it is worth living is its very unpredictability, the unknown element, writes Amrit Sadhana in the Deccan Chronicle, India, on September 21, 2016.
Meditation teachers are devising methods to give instant relief to people, writes Keerti in Deccan Chronicle, India. Published August 31, 2016.
The final article in a series of four on meditations about purification by earth, water, fire, and air by Prem Geet.
In a clamouring world of ever growing noise, a meditative film makes the case for less noise pollution. Sandrine Ceurstemont writes in New Scientist on June 15, 2016.
The future depends upon decisions made in the present, whether of the company, or of life, so it better be the right one, writes Amrit Sadhana in the Deccan Chronicle, India, on September 7, 2016
Osho,
Never belonged,
Never been on the ‘inside’,
Never felt ‘at one’ with another,
Why such a loner all my life?
All the times you didn’t think you were meditating… writes Danielle Colley at mybodyandsoul.com.au on August 11, 2016 – while quoting Maneesha James
Kaiyum reviews the book by Dhyan Shaida (Catherine Auman) on 100 Ways to Personal and Spiritual Growth.
The third article in a series of four on meditations about purification by fire, water, earth, and air by Prem Geet.
Naina discovers her late father’s diaries and finds out about unknown events in his life that have had an impact on her life.
Prem Paras shares ‘Shambu Shankara’ recorded and filmed on top of the Swiss Alps (with some shots of Kailash).
An exhibition of Pratiksha Apurv’s paintings at Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum in New Delhi was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 25, 2016. Published in The Pioneer, July 28, 2016.
We often feel alone when our heart is overflowing with love, writes Keerti in The Deccan Chronicle, June 10, 2016.
The second article in a series of four on meditations about purification by fire, water, earth, and air by Prem Geet.
Joshua Krause calls upon humanity to break free and stop being slaves to technology. Published by ZenGardner.com on April 23, 2016.