Osho speaks on the names he gives to his sannyasins.

Part three of ‘In the West’: Shivananda makes the best out his compulsory three weeks in the Swiss military service.

Shivananda takes sannyas in February 1978, and Osho gives him his new name.

“A really alert man will not feel offended even if somebody insults him personally,” says Osho.

Osho on Sannyas Name.

Krishna Premda puzzles about his name(s).

Katsue Ishida aka Ma Gyan Sharno (194? – 2.4.2015) was a Japanese mystic and seeress.

Rare video of Osho giving sannyas in darshan.

A sannyasin says he is trying to live up to his new name: Now I feel very happy and hope I am strong enough to do it in Germany.

Shahido writes about taking sannyas in 2012 via e-mail: