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Rajneesh's ashram in Pune has become the OSHO International Meditation Resort [270] Describing itself as the Esalen of the East, it teaches a variety of spiritual techniques from a broad range of traditions and promotes itself as a spiritual oasis, a "sacred space" for discovering one's self and uniting the desires of body and mind in a beautiful resort environment. [30]
- Rajneeshpuram, Oregon
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In 1981, after running into problems with the Indian government, Rajneesh closed his ashram in the city of Pune in central India and invited devotees from all over the world to join him to create an extraordinary community in central Oregon. Some Rajneeshees bought houses in the closest town, Antelope. Most, however, journeyed for another 19 miles ...
Fifty-four percent of Rajneesh’s devotees were women. Many had abandoned relationships, successful careers and occasionally young children in order to create a utopia around their spiritual leader. In our conversations, they disclosed that they followed Rajneesh to Oregon because they felt that he had transformed their lives, and they wanted to con...
The guru himself may have retreated into private meditation, delegating all organizational decisions to Sheela, but devotees still believed that he watched over them. Every woman and man wore a locketwith Rajneesh’s picture and used the new Indian name that he had bestowed on them. They broke into joyful tears when they lined Rajneeshpuram’s main r...
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May 4, 2021 · Osho had immense love for cars and people say that he has more than 20 Rolls Royce in his car collection. More than 50,000 westerners approached Osho to find the path of enlightenment. Before the 1980s an estimated number of 200,000 members came to his ashram to find the divine self. However, the numbers dropped after the scandals he faced.
Apr 9, 2018 · Osho returned briefly to India, where he was greeted devotionally by the rest of his followers in the country. Taking off to Kathmandu, he started a “world tour” of sorts, where he was ...
Apr 2, 2018 · I was in my early 20s when I stepped through the gates of the Osho Ashram in Pune for the first time. I was accompanied by my partner Claudia, a Croatian cellist and composer, who at the time was ...
Jun 5, 2018 · Updated on June 05, 2018. In the 1970s, an Indian mystic named Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (also known as Osho) founded his own religious group with ashrams in India and the United States. The sect became known as the Rajneesh movement and was at the center of numerous political controversies. Conflicts between Rajneesh and law enforcement escalated ...
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Jan 19, 2016 · Here are some interesting facts about the mystic, Osho: Osho was born as Chandra Mohan Jain in a small village in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh state in India. He studied philosophy at the University of Jabalpur and earned his Bachelor's Degree in 1955. After completing his MA from the University of Saugar, he began teaching.
