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Osho

Rajneesh Chandra Mohan Jain (December 11, 1931 – January 19, 1990), better known during the 1960s as Acharya Rajneesh, then during the 1970s and 1980s as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and later taking the name Osho, was an Indian spiritual teacher. He lived in India and in other countries including, for a period, the United States, and inspired the Osho movement, a controversial spiritual and philosophical movement. Image File history File links Osho1. ... Image File history File links Osho1. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... Rajneesh Chandra Mohan Jain (1931 - 1990) The Osho movement is a new religious movement founded and inspired by the Indian guru and philosopher Osho (aka Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) (1931 - 1990) that has survived the gurus death. ...

Osho's philosophy

Osho claimed that the greatest values in life are (in no specific order) awareness, love, meditation and laughter. He said that enlightenment is everyone's natural state,^[1] but that one is distracted from realizing it – particularly by the human activity of thought, as well as by emotional ties to societal expectations, and consequent fears and inhibitions. A large statue in Bangalore depicting Shiva meditating Meditation describes a state of concentrated attention on some object of thought or awareness. ... Look up Enlightenment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

He was a prolific speaker (in both Hindi and English) on various spiritual traditions including those of Buddha, Krishna, Guru Nanak, Jesus, Socrates, Zen masters, Gurdjieff, Sufism, Hassidism, Tantra and many others. He attempted to ensure that no "system of thought" would define him, since he believed that no philosophy can fully express the truth. Hindi (Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is one of the official languages of the Union government of India. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Media:Example. ... Krishna with Radha, 18th C Rajasthani painting Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari, in IAST ) is a deity worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism. ... Guru Nanak (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ, Devanagari: गुरु नानक) (20 October 1469 - 7 May 1539), the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Gurus of the Sikhs, was born in the village of Talwandi, now called Nankana... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... Socrates (Greek: , invariably anglicized as , SÇ’cratÄ“s; circa 470–399 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher who is widely credited for laying the foundation for Western philosophy. ... Zen is a form of Mahāyāna Buddhism notable for its emphasis on praxis and experiential wisdom, particularly as realized in the form of meditation known as zazen, in the attainment of enlightenment as experienced by the Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama. ... George Ivanovich Gurdjieff George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (January 13 / January 14, 1866? - October 29, 1949), the Greek-Armenian mystic and teacher of dancing born in Alexandropol, Armenia (then of the Russian Empire, now Gumri, Armenia), traveled to many parts of the world (i. ... Sufism is a mystic tradition that found a home in Islam and encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to Allah, divine love and the cultivation of the heart. ... Hasidic Judaism (also Chassidic, etc. ... Tantra (Sanskrit: तन्त्र weave denoting continuity[1]), tantricism or tantrism is any of several esoteric traditions rooted in the religions of India. ...

An experienced orator, he said that words could not convey his message^[2], but that his basic reason for speaking was to give people a taste of meditation:^[3] A large statue in Bangalore depicting Shiva meditating Meditation describes a state of concentrated attention on some object of thought or awareness. ...

I am making you aware of silences without any effort on your part. My speaking is being used for the first time as a strategy to create silence in you.

This is not a teaching, a doctrine, a creed. That’s why I can say anything. I am the most free person who has ever existed as far as saying anything is concerned. I can contradict myself in the same evening a hundred times. Because it is not a speech, it has not to be consistent. It is a totally different thing, and it will take time for the world to recognize that a tremendously different experiment was going on.

Just a moment … when I became silent, you become silent. What remains is just a pure awaiting. You are not making any effort; neither am I making any effort. I enjoy talking; it is not an effort.

I love to see you silent. I love to see you laugh, I love to see you dance. But in all these activities, the fundamental remains meditation.^[4]

He was often called the "sex guru" after some speeches in the late 1960s on sexuality. These were later compiled under the title From Sex to Superconsciousness. According to him, "For Tantra everything is holy, nothing is unholy",^[5] and all repressive sexual morality was self-defeating, since one could not transcend sex without experiencing it thoroughly and consciously. In 1985, he told the Bombay Illustrated Weekly, 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Osho said he loved to disturb people – only by disturbing them could he make them think.^[7] Accordingly, his discourses were peppered with offensive jokes^[8] and outrageous statements lampooning key figures of established religions such as Hinduism, Jainism or Christianity. Concerning the virgin birth, for example, he said that Jesus was clearly a bastard, since he was not Joseph's biological son, and that the Holy Ghost was a rapist – or God's genitalia.^[9] An attempt on his life^[10] was made by a Hindu fundamentalist in 1980. Osho, however, said that the only thing he was serious about in his discourses were the jokes – they were the main thing, and everything else was spiritual gossip.^[11] Hinduism (known as in some modern Indian languages[1]) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ... Jainism (pronounced in English as IPA ), traditionally known as Jain Dharma (जैन धर्म), is a dharmic religion and philosophy originating in Ancient India. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... For other uses, see Saint Joseph (disambiguation). ... The Holy Spirit, from the Christian viewpoint, while related to Gods will, is not Gods will personified. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Fundamentalism is a movement to maintain strict adherence to founding principles. ...

Osho on meditation

According to Osho, meditation is a state of watchfulness that has no ego fulfillment in it, something that – A large statue in Bangalore depicting Shiva meditating Meditation describes a state of concentrated attention on some object of thought or awareness. ...

... happens when you are in a state of not-doing. And that is the question: how to do that non-doing? If you ask how, you have missed the point, because "how" means doing. ... You will have to understand that no doing is going to help. In that very understanding, non-doing happens.^[12]

He said it is very difficult for modern man to just sit and be in meditation, so he devised so-called Active Meditation techniques to prepare the ground. Some of these preparatory exercises can also be found in western psychological therapies (i.e. gestalt therapy), such as altered breathing, gibberish, laughing or crying. His most significant meditation techniques are known as "Dynamic Meditation", "Kundalini Meditation", "Nadabrahma" and "Nataraj". They have a strong physical element. He said Dynamic Meditation was – Osho created some Active Meditation techniques. ... Gestalt Therapy is a psychotherapy which focuses on here-and-now experience and personal responsibility. ... Gibberish is a generic term in English for talking that sounds like speech, but has no actual meaning (such as the maves rint ist slanpehed up uthep yongrish). This meaning has also been extended to meaningless text or gobbledygook, such as yrudnvncdkeggsuwigdllvmbk. The common theme in gibberish statements is... Kundalini ( ) is a Sanskrit word meaning either coiled up or coiling like a snake. ... Osho created some Active Meditation techniques. ... Shiva as Nataraja, from the collection of the Smithsonian Institute Nataraja (literally, The King of Dance) is the dancing posture of Lord Shiva, the aspect of God as the Destroyer in Hinduism. ... Dynamic Meditation is an Active Meditation technique developed by Osho. ...

... absolutely necessary for the modern man ... If people are innocent there is no need for Dynamic Meditation. But if people are repressed, psychologically are carrying a lot of burden, then they need catharsis. So Dynamic Meditation is just to help them clean the place. And then they can use any method ... It will not be difficult. If they, right now, directly try, they will fail.^[13] Dynamic Meditation is an Active Meditation technique developed by Osho. ...

He also reintroduced minimal parts of several traditional meditation techniques, stripped of what he saw as ritual and tradition, and retaining what he considered to be the most therapeutic parts. He believed that, given sufficient practice, the meditative state can be achieved and maintained while performing everyday tasks and that enlightenment is nothing but being continuously in a meditative state: A large statue in Bangalore depicting Shiva meditating Meditation describes a state of concentrated attention on some object of thought or awareness. ...

Nature has come to a point where now, unless you take individual responsibility, you cannot grow. More than this nature cannot do. It has done enough. It has given you life, it has given you opportunity; now how to use it, it has left up to you.

Meditation is your freedom, not a biological necessity. You can learn in a certain period of time every day to strengthen meditation, to make it stronger – but carry the flavor of it the whole day.

First, while you are awake – the moment you wake up, immediately catch hold of the thread of remaining alert and conscious, because that is the most precious moment to catch the thread of consciousness. Many times in the day you will forget – but the moment you remember, immediately start being alert. Never repent, because that is a sheer wastage of time. Never repent, "My God, I forgot again!"

In my teachings there is no place for any repentance. Whatever has happened is gone, now there is no need to waste time on it. Catch hold again of the thread of awareness. Slowly, slowly you will be able to be alert the whole day – an undercurrent of awareness in every act, in every movement, in everything that you are doing, or not doing. Something underneath will be continuously flowing.

Even when you go to sleep, leave the thread only at the last moment when you cannot do anything because you are falling asleep. Whatever is the last thing before you fall asleep will be the first thing when you wake up. Try it. Any small experiment will be enough to prove it. Just repeat your own name while you are falling asleep: half awake, half asleep, go on repeating ... Slowly, slowly you will forget repeating, because the sleep will grow more and more and the thread will be lost. It is lost only because you are asleep, but underneath your sleep it continues. That's why in the morning when you wake up and just look around, the first thing you will remember will be [the sound of your name]. You will be surprised: Why? What happened? You slept eight hours, but there has been an undercurrent.

And as things become deeper and clearer, even in sleep you can remember that you are asleep. Sleep becomes almost a physiological thing and your spirit, your being, becomes a flame of awareness, separate from it. It does not disturb your sleep; it simply makes your sleep very light. It is no more the sleep of the old days, when your house was on fire and you went on sleeping – that was almost like a coma, you were so unconscious.

Your sleep will become thin, a very light layer, and your inside will remain alert. Just as it has been alert in the day, it will be even more alert in the night, finally, because you are so silent, so relaxed. The whole nuisance world becomes completely silent.

Patanjali, the first man in the world to write about meditation, says that meditation is almost like dreamless sleep, but with only one difference. In dreamless sleep you are not aware; in samadhi, in the ultimate state of meditation, there is just a little difference – you are aware.^[4]

Biographical notes

Early life

Osho was born Chandra Mohan Jain in Kuchwada, a small village in the Narsinghpur District of Madhya Pradesh state in India. At the time, an astrologer predicted that he might die before he was seven years old according to the birth chart.^[14] His parents, who were Taranpanthi Jains, sent him to be with his maternal grandparents until he was seven years old. Narsingpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ... Madhya PradeÅ›   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... The Taran Panth sect of Digambar Jainism was founded by Taran Swami in Bundelkhand in 1506[1]. Taran Swami is also referred to as Taran Taran, the one who can help the swimmers to the other side, i. ... Jainism (pronounced in English as IPA ), traditionally known as Jain Dharma (जैन धर्म), is a dharmic religion and philosophy originating in Ancient India. ...

Osho said this was a major influence on his growth because his grandmother gave him the utmost freedom and respect, leaving him carefree; without an imposed education or restrictions.

At seven years old he went back to his parents. He explained that he received a similar kind of respect from his paternal grandfather who was staying with them. He was able to be very open with his grandfather. His grandfather used to tell him, "I know you are doing the right thing. Everyone may tell you that you are wrong. But nobody knows which situation you are in. Only you can decide in your situation. Do whatsoever you feel is right. I will support you. I love you and respect you as well."^[15]

He was a rebellious, but gifted student, winning the title of All-India Debating Champion.[1]

He started his public speaking at the annual Sarva Dharma Sammelan held at Jabalpur since 1939, organized by the Taranpanthi Jain community into which he was born. He participated there from 1951 to 1968.^[16] Eventually the Jain community stopped inviting him because of his radical ideas. Sarva Dharma Sammelan (Meeting of all faiths) is an assembly organized in several places in India. ... The Taran Panth sect of Digambar Jainism was founded by Taran Swami in Bundelkhand in 1506[1]. Taran Swami is also referred to as Taran Taran, the one who can help the swimmers to the other side, i. ... Jainism (pronounced in English as IPA ), traditionally known as Jain Dharma (जैन धर्म), is a dharmic religion and philosophy originating in Ancient India. ... Jainism (pronounced in English as IPA ), traditionally known as Jain Dharma (जैन धर्म), is a dharmic religion and philosophy originating in Ancient India. ...

Osho said he became spiritually enlightened on 21 March 1953, when he was 21 years old. He said he dropped all effort and hope and after an intense seven-day process went out at night to a garden, where he sat under a tree: March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The moment I entered the garden everything became luminous, it was all over the place – the benediction, the blessedness. I could see the trees for the first time – their green, their life, their very sap running. The whole garden was asleep, the trees were asleep. But I could see the whole garden alive, even the small grass leaves were so beautiful.

I looked around. One tree was tremendously luminous – the maulshree tree. It attracted me, it pulled me towards itself. I had not chosen it, god himself has chosen it. I went to the tree, I sat under the tree. As I sat there things started settling. The whole universe became a benediction.^[17]

He finished his studies at D. N. Jain College and the University of Sagar,^[18] receiving a B.A. (1955) and an M.A. (1957, with distinction) in philosophy. He then taught philosophy, first at Raipur Sanskrit College, and then, until 1966, as a Professor at Jabalpur University. At the same time, he traveled throughout India, giving lectures critical of socialism and Gandhi, under the name Acharya Rajneesh (Acharya means "teacher"; Rajneesh was a nickname^[19] he had acquired). In 1964, he led his first meditation camp. He resigned from his teaching post in 1966. The University of Sagar, (Saugar) also known as Doctor Harisingh Gour University, is a public university in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The philosopher Socrates about to take poison hemlock as ordered by the court. ... Raipur   (Hindi: रायपुर) is the capital city of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Jabalpur is a city in the Madhya Pradesh state of India. ... Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called... An acharya (आचार्य) is a prominent guru, teacher and scholar who teaches by his own example (from Sanskrit achara, behavior). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

In 1968, he offended Hindu leaders with his non-traditional views on sex; at the Second World Hindu Conference in 1969, he enraged Hindus by criticizing all organized religion and the very institution of priesthood.^[20] 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...

In 1969 a group of Osho's friends established a foundation to support his work. They settled in an apartment in Mumbai where he gave daily discourses and received visitors. The number and frequency of visitors soon became too much for the place, overflowing the apartment and bothering the neighbors. A much larger apartment was found on the ground floor (so the visitors would not need to use the elevator, a matter of conflict with the former neighbors). For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... “Bombay” redirects here. ...

On September 26, 1970 he initiated his first disciple or sannyasin at an outdoor meditation camp, one of the large gatherings where he lectured and guided group meditations. His concept of neo-sannyas entailed wearing the traditional orange dress of ascetic Hindu holy men. However, his sannyasins were not expected to follow an ascetic lifestyle. September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Sanyasa symbolizes the conception of the mystic life in Hinduism where a person is now integrated into the spiritual world after wholly giving up material life. ...

1971–1980

From 1971, he was known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Shree means Sir; the Sanskrit word Bhagwan, which can also be used to refer to an aspect of the supreme being, means "blessed one"[2]. It is commonly used in India as a respectful form of address for spiritual teachers[3][4][5][6] 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ...

The new apartment also proved insufficient and the climate of Mumbai was deemed very bad for his delicate health. So, in 1974, on the 21st anniversary of his enlightenment, a caravan of cars departed from the Mumbai apartment to the newly purchased property in Koregaon Park, in the city of Pune, a four-hour trip from Mumbai. Pune had been the secondary residence of many wealthy families from Mumbai because of the cooler climate (Mumbai lies in a coastal wetland, hot and damp, Pune is inland and much higher, so it is drier and cooler). “Bombay” redirects here. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... “Bombay” redirects here. ... Pune (Marathi: पुणे), is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... “Bombay” redirects here. ... Pune (Marathi: पुणे), is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... “Bombay” redirects here. ...

The two adjoining houses and six acres of land became the nucleus of an Ashram and those two buildings are still at the heart of the present-day Osho International Meditation Resort. This space allowed for the regular audio and video recording of his discourses and, later, printing for worldwide distribution, which enabled him to reach far larger audiences internationally. An Ashram (Pronounced aashram) in ancient India was a Hindu hermitage where sages (See Rishi) lived in peace and tranquility amidst nature. ...

During one of his discourses in 1980, an attempt on his life was made by a Hindu fundamentalist.^[21] 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Fundamentalism is a movement to maintain strict adherence to founding principles. ...

Osho taught at the Pune Ashram from 1974 to 1981. Pune (Marathi: पुणे), is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1981–1990

On 1 May 1981, having discoursed daily for nearly 15 years, Osho entered a three-and-a-half-year period of self-imposed public silence[7], and satsangs (silent sitting, with some readings from his works and music) took the place of his discourses.^[22] May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The company of the highest knowledge and Truth; the company of a Guru; contact with a person or an assembly of persons who listen to, talk about, and assimilate the Truth. ...

In mid-1981, Osho went to the United States in search of better medical care (he suffered from asthma, diabetes and severe back problems). His followers bought (for US$6 million) a ranch in Wasco County, Oregon, previously known as "The Big Muddy", but later renamed Rajneeshpuram where they settled for the next several years.[8] 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ... Look up Back in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Wasco County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Osho stayed in Rajneeshpuram as the commune's guest, living in a trailer.^[23][9] Over the coming years, he acquired fame for the large number of Rolls-Royces[10] his followers bought for his use. Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by: Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973) Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003), which was owned by Vickers between 1980 and 1998, and after that by Volkswagen. ...

Osho ended his period of silence in October 1984. In July 1985, he resumed his daily public discourses in the commune's purpose-built, two-acre meditation hall. According to statements he made to the press, he did so against the wishes of Ma Anand Sheela, his secretary and the commune’s top manager.^[24] 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Osho Rajneesh Chandra Mohan Jain (December 11, 1931 - January 19, 1990), better known during the 1970s and 1980s as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and later taking the name Osho, was an Indian spiritual teacher. ...

Increasing conflicts with neighbors and the state of Oregon,^[25] as well as serious and criminal misconduct by the commune's management (including conspiracy to murder public officials, wiretapping within the commune, the attempted murder of Osho's personal physician, and a bioterrorism attack on the citizens of The Dalles, Oregon, using salmonella), made the position of the Oregon commune untenable. When the commune's management team guilty of these crimes left the U.S. in September 1985, fleeing for Europe, Osho convened a press conference and called on the authorities to undertake an investigation.[11] Location in Oregon Coordinates: County Wasco County Incorporated 1857 Government  - Mayor Robb Van Cleave Area  - City 14. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In late October 1985, Osho himself was arrested in North Carolina as he was allegedly fleeing the U.S. Accused of minor immigration violations, Osho, on advice of his lawyers, entered an "Alford plea" – through which a suspect does not admit guilt, but does concede there is enough evidence to convict him – and was given a suspended sentence on condition that he leave the country. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... In the law of the United States, an Alford plea is a plea in criminal court. ...

Osho then began a world tour, speaking in Nepal, Greece and Uruguay, among others. Being refused visas by several dozen countries, he returned to India in July 1986, and in January 1987, to his old Ashram in Pune, India. He resumed discoursing there. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pune (Marathi: पुणे), is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ...

In late December 1988, he said he no longer wished to be referred to as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and shortly afterwards took the name Osho. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 19, 1990, four years after his arrest, Osho died, aged 58, with heart failure being the publicly reported cause. Prior to his death, Osho had expressed his belief that his rapid health decline was caused by some form of poison administered to him by the U.S. authorities during the twelve days he was held without bail in various U.S. prisons. In a public discourse on 6 November 1987, he said that a number of doctors that were consulted had variously suspected thallium, radioactive exposure, and other poisons to account for his failing health: January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... General Name, Symbol, Number thallium, Tl, 81 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 6, p Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 204. ...

His ashes were placed in his newly built bedroom in one of the main buildings (LaoTsu House) at his last place of residence, his Ashram in Pune, India. The epitaph reads, "OSHO. Never Born, Never Died. Only Visited this Planet Earth between Dec 11 1931 – Jan 19 1990." Pune (Marathi: पुणे), is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... An epitaph ( literally: on the gravestone in ancient Greek) is text honoring the deceased, most commonly inscribed on a tombstone or plaque. ...

Legacy

Today, excerpts and quotes from Osho's works appear regularly in the Times of India [12] [13] and many other Indian newspapers,[14] in various regional languages. Prominent admirers include the Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh,^[27] the noted Indian novelist and journalist Khushwant Singh^[27] and the German philosopher, author and TV host Peter Sloterdijk.^[28] The Common Man featured on a commemorative stamp released by the Indian Postal Service on the 150th Anniversary of the Times of India - 1988. ... Dr. Manmohan Singh (Punjabi: , Hindi: , literal translation: Charming) is the 17th and current Prime Minister of India. ... Khushwant Singh , born on 2 February 1915 in Punjab (Hadali, now a part of Pakistan) is one of the most prominent novelists and journalists of India. ... Peter Sloterdijk Peter Sloterdijk (born June 26, 1947 in Karlsruhe, Germany) is a philosopher. ...

Osho is one of only two authors whose entire works have been placed in the Library of India's National Parliament in New Delhi. The other is Mahatma Gandhi.[15] This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhī, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ...

Osho's Ashram in Pune has become the Osho International Meditation Resort, a popular tourist destination.[16] Pune (Marathi: पुणे), is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ...

Controversy and criticism

Osho had a penchant for courting controversy.^[29]

His libertarian views on sex and emotional expression, and the resulting unrestrained behavior of sannyasins in his Pune Ashram,^[30] at times caused considerable consternation, dismay and panic among people holding different views on these matters, both in India and the U.S.^[31] A number of Western daily papers routinely, and falsely,^[32] claimed that Bhagwan, a traditional title[17][18] for spiritual teachers in India, meant "Master of the Vagina", and focused their reporting on sexual topics. Pune (Marathi: पुणे), is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... An Ashram (Pronounced aashram) in ancient India was a Hindu hermitage where sages (See Rishi) lived in peace and tranquility amidst nature. ... Bhagwan is a Sanskrit word meaning Blessed one. ... The vagina, (from Latin, literally sheath or scabbard ) is the tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. ...

Osho claimed that he was "the rich man's guru",^[33] and that material poverty was not a spiritual value.^[34] He was photographed wearing sumptuous clothing and hand-made watches.^[29] He drove a different Rolls-Royce[19] each day – his followers wanted to buy him 365 of them, one for each day of the year.^[35] Publicity shots of the Rolls-Royces (more than 90 in the end) appeared in the press.^[36] Yet Osho himself said about the Rolls-Royce collection: Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by: Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973) Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003), which was owned by Vickers between 1980 and 1998, and after that by Volkswagen. ... Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by: Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973) Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003), which was owned by Vickers between 1980 and 1998, and after that by Volkswagen. ... Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by: Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973) Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003), which was owned by Vickers between 1980 and 1998, and after that by Volkswagen. ...

And do you think a certain simple law of diminishing returns...? If you get one Rolls-Royce, you are immensely happy. I have ninety. What difference does it make to me that in the garage there are ninety-one? The number of that one will come in three months' time only for one day for ninety minutes. What does it matter to me? For that I will commit suicide?

I have never gone to the garage. I have never looked into the garage, how many cars are there, what kind of cars are there. And that too belongs to a trust.

I had declared that all those cars should be given to the commune. They are basically commune property. I don't own anything. For thirty years I have not owned a single cent.^[37]

In his discourses, Osho consistently attacked organizational principles embraced by societies around the world – the family, nationhood, religion.^[38] He condemned priests and politicians with equal venom,^[39] and was in turn condemned by them.^[40]

In a 1998 preface to Osho's book Books I Have Loved, his personal dentist, Swami Devageet, stated that Osho dictated three books while undergoing dental treatment under the influence of nitrous oxide (laughing gas): Glimpses of a Golden Childhood, Notes of a Madman, and Books I Have Loved. This led to widespread allegations that Osho was addicted to nitrous oxide gas. In addition, on the American CBS television show 60 Minutes, his former secretary, Ma Anand Sheela, claimed that Osho took sixty milligrams of Valium every day. R-phrases S-phrases Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... R-phrases S-phrases Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... 60 Minutes is an investigative television newsmagazine on United States television, which has run on CBS News since 1968. ... Osho Rajneesh Chandra Mohan Jain (December 11, 1931 - January 19, 1990), better known during the 1970s and 1980s as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and later taking the name Osho, was an Indian spiritual teacher. ... Diazepam, brand names: Valium, Seduxen, in Europe Apozepam, is a 1,4-benzodiazepine derivative, which possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. ...

When questioned by journalists about the allegations of daily Valium and nitrous oxide use, Osho categorically denied both, describing the allegations as "absolute lies".^[41]

Further reading

• Osho, Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic (St. Martin's Griffin) 2001 ISBN 0-312-28071-8
• Osho, Glimpses of a Golden Childhood (Osho Viha) 1997 ISBN 81-7261-072-6
• Sue Appleton, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh: The Most Dangerous Man Since Jesus Christ (Osho Intl) 1987 ISBN 3-89338-001-9
• Harry Aveling (ed.), Osho Rajneesh and His Disciples: Some Western Perceptions (Motilal Banarsidass Publishers) 1999 ISBN 81-208-1598-X (Cloth); ISBN 81-208-1599-8 (Paper)
• Ma Satya Bharti, Death Comes Dancing: Celebrating Life With Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Routledge) 1981 ISBN 0-7100-0705-1
• Satya Bharti Franklin, The Promise of Paradise: A Woman's Intimate Story of the Perils of Life With Rajneesh (Station Hill Press) 1992 ISBN 0-88268-136-2
• Lewis F. Carter, Charisma and Control in Rajneeshpuram: A Community without Shared Values (American Sociological Association Rose Monographs) 1990 ISBN 0-521-38554-7
• Frances FitzGerald, Cities on a Hill: A Journey Through Contemporary American Cultures (Simon & Schuster) 1986 ISBN 0-671-55209-0 (includes a section on Rajneeshpuram previously published in two parts in The New Yorker magazine, Sept. 22 and Sept. 29 1986 editions)
• Judith M. Fox, Osho Rajneesh. Studies in Contemporary Religion Series, No. 4 (Signature Books) 2002 ISBN 1-56085-156-2 Excerpts.
• Tim Guest, My Life in Orange: Growing up with the Guru (Harvest Books) 2005 ISBN 0-15-603106-X
• Bernard Gunther, Swami Deva Amit Prem, Dying for Enlightenment: Living with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Harper & Row) 1979 ISBN 0-06-063527-4
• Rosemary Hamilton, Rosemary Lansdowne, Hellbent for Enlightenment: Unmasking Sex, Power, and Death With a Notorious Master (White Cloud Press) 1998 ISBN 1-883991-15-3
• Win McCormack, Oregon Magazine: The Rajneesh Files 1981-86 (New Oregon Publishers, Inc.) 1985 ISBN B000DZUH6E
• Hugh Milne, Bhagwan: The God that Failed (St Martins Pr.) 1987 ISBN 0-312-00106-1 Osho's one-time bodyguard
• Bob Mullan, Life as Laughter: Following Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Routledge & Kegan Paul Books Ltd) 1984 ISBN 0-7102-0043-9
• Donna Quick, A Place Called Antelope: The Rajneesh Story (August Pr.) 1995 ISBN 0-9643118-0-1

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References

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• Website of Osho International Meditation Resort, Pune, includes fully searchable library of Osho's books (Hindi archive free, English archive charged)
• Instruction video for Osho Dynamic Meditation
• India's greatest bookman / Pierre Evald in: LOGOS – The Journal of the World Book Community, vol. 12, 2001, no. 1. Page 49-51.
• Video on the first Ashram in Pune, includes 20-minute discourse by Osho (video quality not perfect)
• University of Oregon video on The Rise and Fall of Rajneeshpuram
• Resumé of the Osho movement's history
• Collection of photos of Osho
• Osho videos on youtube