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Silent Period
Talks given from the Silent Period of the Ranch.
This "title" is mentioned on the CD-ROM as a container for seven interviews and purported statements of Osho reported by Sheela, given during Osho's Silent Period on the Ranch.
These were published in the The Rajneesh Times (USA), but were never published in book form.
time period of Osho's original talks/writings
May 1982 to 1984 : timeline
number of discourses/chapters
7
Chapter 1. "May 1982 pm in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA", according to the CD-ROM.
Ed Bradley of the 60 minutes team visited Rancho Rajneesh in May to get footage for last Sunday's program. Since it was not possible for him to interview Osho directly, he sent Osho a letter containing four questions. Osho gave his replies to the questions through Ma Anand Sheela and they were forwarded to Bradley.
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 5 Nov 1982
Chapter 2. "14 October, 1982 in INS Portland Oregon"
Osho's visit to the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service was in connection with an application for permanent residence in the USA, filed on his behalf a year earlier. These extracts are highlights of what Osho said about his work and vision.
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 26 Aug 1983
Chapter 3. "1983 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA"
Interview with Kirk Braun
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 19 Aug 1983
Chapter 4. "1983 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA"
Osho explains the coming crisis. (Message given by Sheela?)
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 2 Sep 1983
Chapter 5. "1983 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA"
Rajneeshism allows everyone into its fold, states Osho.
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 28 Oct 1983
Chapter 6. "19 August 1984 Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA"
Excerpts from the words of Osho during his deposition with Mr. McMurray.
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 24 Aug 1984
Chapter 7. "1984 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA"
This morning some journalists asked, "Why do you call yourself a religion?"
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 26 Oct 1984
This "title" is mentioned on the CD-ROM as a container for seven interviews and purported statements of Osho reported by Sheela, given during Osho's Silent Period on the Ranch.
These were published in the The Rajneesh Times (USA), but were never published in book form.
time period of Osho's original talks/writings
May 1982 to 1984 : timeline
number of discourses/chapters
7
Chapter 1. "May 1982 pm in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA", according to the CD-ROM.
Ed Bradley of the 60 minutes team visited Rancho Rajneesh in May to get footage for last Sunday's program. Since it was not possible for him to interview Osho directly, he sent Osho a letter containing four questions. Osho gave his replies to the questions through Ma Anand Sheela and they were forwarded to Bradley.
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 5 Nov 1982
Chapter 2. "14 October, 1982 in INS Portland Oregon"
Osho's visit to the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service was in connection with an application for permanent residence in the USA, filed on his behalf a year earlier. These extracts are highlights of what Osho said about his work and vision.
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 26 Aug 1983
Chapter 3. "1983 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA"
Interview with Kirk Braun
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 19 Aug 1983
Chapter 4. "1983 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA"
Osho explains the coming crisis. (Message given by Sheela?)
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 2 Sep 1983
Chapter 5. "1983 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA"
Rajneeshism allows everyone into its fold, states Osho.
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 28 Oct 1983
Chapter 6. "19 August 1984 Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA"
Excerpts from the words of Osho during his deposition with Mr. McMurray.
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 24 Aug 1984
Chapter 7. "1984 in Lao Tzu House, Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA"
This morning some journalists asked, "Why do you call yourself a religion?"
Published in The Rajneesh Times, 26 Oct 1984
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First published May 1, 1982
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About the author
Osho
4,354 books6,779 followersRajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain, 11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990) and latter rebranded as Osho was leader of the Rajneesh movement. During his lifetime he was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader and mystic.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
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December 10, 2022
A unique collection of interviews that happened when Osho was in silence. One significant passage goes like this:
"The really enlightened person has no desire to influence the masses. If they are influenced, that
is another matter: ”The wild geese do not intend to cast their reflections; the water has no mind to
receive their image."
"The really enlightened person has no desire to influence the masses. If they are influenced, that
is another matter: ”The wild geese do not intend to cast their reflections; the water has no mind to
receive their image."
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