A cautionary tale for all tourists – by Subhuti
Abundance of colors in this double show of Michael Sudheer’s photographs from his recent visit to Europe
Part 2 of Sajjad’s photographs from his mountaineering trips with his beloved Saaralya, in the Italian Alps
Spring photographs by Surendra; “Although every year cherry blossoms bring the experience of renewal, they are also a reminder of how fragile and fleeting life is.”
Insights by Amrita Suha. “A sweet joyful old age is mischievously stinging the top of my mouth and is patiently leading me to continue to explore the world within and without with an attentive and amused gaze!”
Photographs by Surendra taken last year, some as late as November and December. “After a number of warm, sunny days, the bright reds, oranges and golds suddenly appeared. The leaves slowly reached their peak around the middle of the month and some were still glowing beautifully in December.”
Kiran, a Glaswegian at home in America! “As a Brit, and as a person of color with an accent, I was in an interesting position to observe and ask questions.”
Mahendra, accompanied by his trusty camera, continues his Greek adventures, visiting the ruins of ancient Delphi and Messene, and the medieval Byzantine city of Mystras.
Kul Bhushan relished a royal lifestyle with ambience, panoramic vistas, dancing and singing – and its sumptuous cuisine (with photos by Nyay Bhushan).
Deva Veena recollects her path to sannyas and years staying at Osho’s ashram in India. Published in Travel Awaits, December 8, 2021.
Andres talks to Nirbija about playing guitar, Osho‘s friends in Chile, working as a composer for documentaries, and his wish to create more understanding about Nature with sound and music.
Shunyam Bansi reviews Prem Atta’s recently published book: “It’s as grand a human story as one could wish for.”
Bhagawati reviews Purushottama’s book, From Lemurs to Lamas. “I heartily recommend this book to all travellers on the outer and the inner paths.”
Atisha’s extensive travels to meet his guru, told by Akanksha Damini Joshi. Published in eSamskriti on March 10, 2021.
Madhuri reviews a book by Raynor Winn; “Excellent writing by a first-time author; and a tale very close to the bone. Highly recommended!”
Srajan recalls an exciting hike in Hawaii, from the Waipio Valley to the Waimanu Valley with a magical intervention.
The celebrated writer reflects on how this once-in-a-lifetime experiment of global stillness can teach us to see the world with new eyes. Published on BBC, June 11, 2020.
After their visit to the Mogao Caves, Veena and Michael set out to discover the Singing Sands. Part 3 of 3 of this series.
Part 3 of Shantidharm’s life story: Once around the world, landing in Tuscany after some more stops in between…
In Part 2 of 3, Veena describes the magnificent visit to the Mogao Caves that left both her and Michael in overwhelming awe, and made her ponder Osho’s insistent use of the phrase ‘the ten thousand buddhas’.
In two slide shows a preview of the photos that will be included in Michael Sudheer’s upcoming photo book.
In Part 1 of 3, Veena embarks on a journey to the ancient city of Dunhuang to find the origin of Osho’s often-used phrase: the ten thousand buddhas. These stories will be part of her next book, ‘Farewell to Song Mountain’ which she is currently writing.
Just back from a months-long journey in South East Asia, Chintan reports on what he found back home in Florida.
Birmingham cameraman films unusual rickshaw run for charity across India. Published on BBC, December 21, 2019.
Presently visiting China again, Veena writes about an interesting story she heard that is related to Lao Tzu.
Most days, there are articles about or mentions of Osho, and his disciples, in the Indian media. Here are the ones we selected from last week.
An item crossed off on Priya’s bucket list: a journey to the Sahara; “I suspect that sometimes just doing something that is compelling becomes as important as the thing you were actually drawn to do.”
Shantidharm and Deepa sent us captioned photographs of their visit to Japan: Osaka, Kyoto, Lake Biwa, Nagahama, Arashiyama, Fushimi-inari, Uji.
Jayadip writes about his love for the Himalayan regions, which began when he was a teenager. Today, he feels deeply bonded to the region and leads Taiwanese seekers on meditative inner and outer journeys.
A series of unpublished photos taken during Osho’s early travels, from Satish’s precious photo album. They were scanned in by Anuragi for us to share.