Osho comments on: ‘Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter…’
The election is not a done deal! The 2020 US presidential elections and possible future developments seen from an astrological angle and with insightful understanding… Arjuna’s (John Hogue) remarkable new book has been launched.
From Subhuti’s desk: Enneagram of Famous People – Trump vs Biden.
Iam Saums’ address to the US government (in particular) yet crucially important to every governing body on this planet Earth.
Shantamo examines, using his knowledge of the Human Design system, the characters and potentials of the protagonists of this year’s US elections.
“Good Science offers the opposite of Certainty, but is hijacked by politicians,” writes Guptadana in this essay.
Divakar reflects on finding our own inner wisdom. A way to navigate a path to truth, through an ocean of opinions, beliefs, and information overload.
“We have succeeded only in creating a hypocrite world. It is not civilized, it is not cultured,” states Osho.
“The priority should be your attainment of spiritual freedom, because political tyrannies come and go,” declares Osho
Osho’s vision: “The new man is an absolute necessity… If we cannot produce a new human being, then humanity will disappear from the earth.”
A quote by Mark Twain.
Blessed be British humour! Enjoy the 12 Days of Christmas carol, with specially adapted lyrics by BBC News. Published on December 23, 2019.
Pete Redfern writes about the impact of a painting by Banksy showing the House of Commons run by chimpanzees. Published in SOTT and NewsThump on October 4, 2019.
Osho speaks about the constant effort to defeat the other at whatever the cost.
As part of his ongoing series, ‘Enneagram of Famous Figures’, Subhuti examines two current political leaders.
Marc comes across corruption on his first trip to India, and in this essay, he explains the various practices that are intimately related to dishonesty or criminal activity to acquire illicit benefit.
Osho states, “I am not concerned with politicians but with the way politics functions: it is ugly, it is inhuman, it is barbarous.”
“Out of the mind and you are out of politics; otherwise, whatsoever you do is politics,” states Osho.
While in Kulu Manali, Osho answers a question by M. Achana of Nawabanath, India: “Have you a message for the press?”
Osho declares “the greatest enemy today is science.”
Apparently there’s a rather unknown world government group that was established in 1889 and in operation since then; its background and implications are explained by Aaron Dykes in this video by Truthstream Media, published on June 2, 2018.
Osho answers the question, “Why do revolutions fail?”
“Remember that you are alone, there is no God, there are no messengers, and there is no dictator. You have to be decisive about your own life,” states Osho in 1987 after he returns to Pune.
The endless war on our planet and some of the main performers…
Quote by Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower (1890 – 1969), American Army general and statesman who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
Arjuna (aka John Hogue) just released his 44th book expressing his vision for a community of Americans to emerge after a grassroot revolution, writes Bhagawati.
In a press interview in Rajneeshpuram, on 26 July 1985, Osho replies to a question by Swami Shanti Prabhu of the Rajneesh Times.
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…”
When looking at the world today, one gets the impression of living on a sick planet, with sick world leaders in an ailing democracy. Peter van Els looks at the situation and larger picture.
… and all politicians are criminals, says Osho.
Following the increasing political war speeches on this planet, it is obvious that we, the people, are forgotten in all those grand schemes and threats. Victoria-Lola M. Leon Guerrero, an inhabitant of long-suffering but little-known Guam, writes an open letter, expressing her take on the events. Published in the Boston Review on August 11, 2017.
Democracy has become mobocracy, claims Osho, the enlightened mystic. As India celebrates the 70th anniversary of Independence on 15 August, it is a tantalizing issue worth examining, writes Swami Anand Kul Bhushan. Published by coastweek.com, Kenya.
Osho responds to the question, “Do you resent America?”
On the occasion of the release of a short movie on Sir Cyril Radcliffe about the drawing of a border line in 1947 that was to separate millions of people in India, Bhagawati takes a look at this historical event.
Does Earth Day really mean anything to the 7,5 billion people who crowd this planet? – asks Bhagawati.
Donna reviews a compilation of excerpts from Osho’s talks on a very contemporary topic.
Almost every person is split – for such silly and stupid things you cannot believe. You will not allow a saint just a little bit of smoking?
Andy Borowitz in a New York Times’ satire, January 17, 2017.
Iam Saums writes about the illusion of choice, reality and fear, ultimately resulting in manipulation and the totalitarian approach.
A quote by then Senator John F. Kennedy.
So now scientists are almost in the hands of the politicians. … The world has to be one, and it has to be governed by creative people, not by politicians.
Beloved Osho,
The longing for a better life, for a utopia, has been constantly in man’s mind since he became aware of his consciousness. On the other hand he became more and more afraid of all his irrational powers. Can you please comment?
Beloved Osho,
We find that many intelligent people, like scientists, philosophers, and even politicians, express great admiration and respect for us individually and for the way we live together – but they refuse to understand that we point to you as the source of this. Where is the block?
Arjuna comments on the apology: Leave it alone Hillary, or be prepared to have your abuse and your husband’s abuse of women exposed.
To possess another person is political.
Only a psychopath could read someone else’s lies from their teleprompter with such feigned emotion. Video by The Corbett Report, published July 21, 2016.
A couple, newly returned from the West, are present. The man says that whenever he has to deal with authorities – for example to get a visa – or even sees a policeman, he feels tense.
e. e. cummings has said: “A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man.”
Life is a discontentment because we are living it in a very wrong way.
Osho, it has been said that violence is as American as apple pie. Why is the United States – a country that prides itself as a land of freedom – such a violent place? Is there a relation between violence in America and its so-called freedom?
Two quotes by Osho about John F. Kennedy.
The politician is not interested in children’s intelligence, because leaders are leaders only because people are stupid. Just think: if this country were intelligent, can you believe a man like Morarji Desai would be the Prime Minister of the country? It would be impossible. It is ridiculous! But people are so stupid; they will find
A politician was very much in love with his dog. One day he went to the market to buy some dog biscuits. He entered a shop and shouted, “Have you got biscuits for dogs?” The shopkeeper calmly replied, “Do you want to eat them here or do you want to take them home?” Politicians fight
Beloved Osho,
Why have human beings gone through this struggle since the very beginning? Were there not already highly developed civilizations living on this earth? And yet their consciousness got lost and man had to start all over again.
RT News have had a look at the political scene in the USA in year 2035…
Beloved Osho,
Many contemporaries and enlightened ones – Raman Maharshi, Meher Baba, George Gurdjieff and J. Krishnamurti – have worked with people, but people get more offended by you than by anybody else.
A courageous talk by Monica Lewinsky at TED in March 2015.
Beloved Osho,
What did you do in those years immediately after your enlightenment?
It is the whole idea of private property that has created the father, that has created the family, that has created the ownership of the woman by the man.
Q: Osho, I am a radical revolutionary politician. Have you something to say to me?