A letter from Neeraj about the recent European decision to accept the sign OSHO® as a branding / trademark for products and services.
Osho explains to a new disciple that the people who come to a master can be divided into four categories.
Surendra observed the growing of the rice in Nagano, Japan and documented his findings with his new digital camera, saying that “This year has seen a leap from many years of black and white photography into colour.”
“Whatsoever you repress will become your attraction,” says Osho. From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
Once a seeker’s inner world is illuminated, he is bound to radiate light and spread it around, writes Pratiksha Apurv in Speaking Tree, India, on October 14, 2017.
Ageh Bharti remembers a public talk Osho gave at a meeting of all religions in Jabalpur in the late sixties.
During most of my teens I considered myself a fairly thick-skinned, typical guy, writes Antar Marc in an essay about HSPs.
Osho has given over 200 discourses on Bhagwad Gita, and a large number of people have been reading and relishing them, writes Chaitanya Keerti in The Asian Age, on October 31, 2017.
‘Buddha [knew] it was possible to attain here in this house, because it has nothing to do with forest or with town, with family or with ashram… It is available everywhere,’ relates Osho. From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
In a press interview in Rajneeshpuram, on 26 July 1985, Osho replies to a question by Swami Shanti Prabhu of the Rajneesh Times.
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].
Two eminent scientists believe to have located the soul in the human body. Written by Ivan (who added a relevant quote by Osho) at Ancient Code, published on October 18, 2017.
Osho concludes: Meditation changes your life pattern completely, writes Keerti in the Deccan Chronicle on October 17, 2017.
“…Don’t put anybody higher than you and don’t put anybody lower than you. We are one,” says Osho. From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
Osho states about his message: “Its universality means that it is the foundational doctrine of existence,” and that “truth is absolutely uncompromising.”
Osho answers questions asked by a member of the press in Mumbai after he returned from his world tour. “I am an anarchist. I want to see humanity without being governed by anybody, because each government basically means slavery…”
“Indians are so obsessed with money: money seems to be their god. No other country worships money; in India it is worshipped,” says Osho.
The court dismissed the petition by Osho Lotus Commune, Cologne (Germany), against the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on the trademark case. The Cologne commune had bitterly contested the ownership of the ‘Osho’ trademark by the OIF, Zurich. Abhay Vaidya in Hindustan Times, Pune, on October 13, 2017
“Osho points out that the educator, from kindergarten to university, is in the service of the vested interests, is in the service of the establishment,” writes Keerti in the Asian Age on October 11, 2017.
“Down the ages man has been searching to find how to conquer death. And in fact there is no need to search, because death is an illusion,” says Osho
“If you repeat a certain mantra for a long time, that too creates subtle chemical changes in your being. It is better than drugs, but still, that too is a subtle drug,” says Osho.
To be or not to be, to act or not to act, to re-act or not to re-act; those are questions for all of us. Marc delves into the topic of decision-making.
“For understanding to come one has to one day unlearn all that one has learnt,” states Osho. From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
Osho declares, “If we examine the course of human thinking in the last 300 years, we find a steep increase in doctrines of humanity and justice. But never, in all the history of the world, has mankind indulged in such terrible warfares or committed such heinous atrocities.”
Why did Osho change the traditional order used for ‘The Three Jewels’? Purushottama inquired within.
“First, recite the sutra; second, understand intellectually; third, give a sign that you have lived it. These are the three stages,” says Osho. From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
Osho speaks on the complexity of the state of the mind and says it is almost like a bridge between the soul, the universal, and the body, the individual.
In darshan, Osho says, “A man without meditation never comes to know the blessedness of life. He can only feel complaints against life.”
“This whole life is geared around wrong things. Money is more important than meditation,” says Osho, answering a disciple’s question.
‘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.
Pritish Nandy delivers “A shining image of a rockstar gone all wrong.” Published in India Today Magazine on September 15, 2017, including some comments.
Loneliness, one of the latest lifestyle trends is increasingly becoming a regular phenomenon; Naina explores the issue. Published in Daily Excelsior (Jammu and Kashmir), India, on July 2, 2017.
Osho says, “If you have accepted your being – finished. Your journey has come to an end. Now you can flower.” From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
Ashmeet Kaur writes about b-town celebrities. Published on inUth.com, India, on August 10, 2017 (excerpt).
Osho states, “… zero is the root of all mathematics and of all science; you cannot conceive of an Einstein without the concept of a zero.”
Osho says to a new sannyasin, “It is the greatest altruistic act one can do – to become aware – because by becoming aware you release awareness into existence…”
The word ‘sadguru’ means the true guru, explains Keerti in the Deccan Chronicle. Published on August 29, 2017.
“One has to be capable sometimes of not being kind. Great kindness is capable of being kind and of not being kind, both.” says Osho. From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
Osho speaks on the nature of desire and man’s state of mind. “Man is not a being but a process of becoming. Hence there is so much misery, anxiety, anguish.”
In the last part of this discourse, Osho continues to answer the question from part nine: “The inquiry of a man of the fourth plane changes dimensions…”
“If you are walking on soft earth, the best way is to walk barefoot, no shoes. You have a tremendous contact with the earth,” says Osho.
Buddha says, “That which I have said is only like the few leaves in my hand. And that which I have not said is like the dry leaves in this forest.” Osho explains, “The Master will say something only when he feels it is going to help your enlightenment.” From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.
Osho speaks about the Great Indian War – Mahabharata – and explains the significance of the four ages: sat yuga, treta yuga, dwapar and kali yuga
More than 170 million people in India are considered ‘untouchable’ – people tainted by their birth into a caste system that deems them impure, less than human. They continue to face violence and discrimination.
In the ninth part of a series of 10, Osho answers a question with regard to “the fundamental difference between the language of expression of the man of the fourth plane and the scientist.”
Excerpt from Anand Arun’s recently published book, ‘In Wonder with Osho’; ‘meeting’ King Mahendra and King Birendra of Nepal.
“Ananda said, ’Master, the question is the same, but you answer so differently, you answer so contradictorily, that we have become puzzled, confused,’” says Osho. From our series 1001 Tales, compiled by Shanti.