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An
Eye Opener
Osho Commune International. From the very beginning, has always been functioning under various trusts - known as Jeevan Jagruti Kendra, Rajneesh Foundation, Rajneeshdham etc. Later when Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh dropped his name and became known as Osho, some of the trusts also had a name change like: Osho International Foundation…. etc
The commune in Pune has been the meeting place of Osholovers and disciples coming from over hundred countries. This place was host to thousands of such people year after year, even after Osho left his body in 1990. The main center of all Osho meditations, sannyas initiation and celebrations, was Gautama the Buddha auditorium. There was a beautiful Zen style pagoda on marble podium, which was the heart and soul of this auditorium. This is where Osho sat for several years and gave darshan and discourses on Buddha, Krishna,
Patanjali,
Ashtavkra,
Meera, Nanak,
Kabir,
Raidas, Upanishads, Sufi masters, Yoga,
Tantra, Tao and Zen.
Recently, after the inauguration of new Osho Auditorium and a Hotel type Guest House, next to Godrej Millennium building, the original Osho Dhyan Mandir (Zen style pagoda) and the marble walls and glass door from where Osho always made his entry to the podium, was destroyed without proper permission from the Pune Municipal Corporation, as has been already published in the media. Thousands of Osholovers around the world are deeply hurt by this sacrilegious act and want this to be restored to its original form.
Behind this insensitive destruction is an organisation of people known as Osho International Foundation registered in Zurich and operating from New York. It has five members:
(1) Mr. Michael O'Byrne (Canadian)
(2) Mr. John Andrew (British)
(3) Mr. Klaus Steeg (German)
(4) Mr. Peter Kreutzfeld (German)
(5) Mr. Mukesh Sarda (Indian)
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ABOUT
BUDDHA HALL
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THE
SACRED PILGRIMAGE
Buddha
Hall in Osho Commune,
Pune, is the most
sacred pilgrimage for
all Osholovers - now
and forever. Over a
quarter of a century,
from 1974 to 1990,
Osho strove to create
what he termed as 'a
Buddhafield' at this
venue.
By
Buddhafield, Osho
meant a special energy
field in which anyone
can easily go into
deep meditation in the
presence of an
enlightened master and
many people have meditated there for a
long time - as in the
case of the Buddha
Hall.
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Buddha Hall: Osho and hundreds of Sannyasins for the White Robe Brotherhood
in the sacred auditorium
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Live
music played as
thousands of Osho
Sannyasins entered the
dhyan mandir every
evening to sit
silently...
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QUOTES |
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OSHO
Talks on
Symbols
YOU TALK ABOUT A LIVING RELIGION YET IN SOME CENTRES PEOPLE KNEEL OVER THE CAST OF YOUR FEET. I AM REMINDED OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION WHERE I LOST THE MEANING OF THE TEACHINGS AND INSTEAD VENERATED THE SYMBOL. PLEASE TELL ME WHY WE NEED YOUR SYMBOLS. THEY ARE NOT
YOU, NOR YOUR TEACHING.
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more...
"Just a
hair of
Mohammed is
kept in
Shrinagar,
in a mosque
-- just a
single hair!
-- and it
has
tremendous
effect on
those who
know how to
be in the
presence of
that single
hair because
that single
hair has the
same vibe as
Mohammed. It
continues to
vibrate in
the same
way...
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more...
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PEOPLE
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Letter
From Priya
Priya
I have been born and brought up in sannyas environment. Till the age of 28 I have been living in Osho’s communes in Oregon and Pune in an atmosphere of love and intimacy......
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Speaking
Out
Ma Prem Vijaya
The disrespectful way a spokesman of the resort has spoken about
Osho in The New York Times......
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From
Holland
Ma Veet Kalpa
I was reading the response of the spokesperson Sw. Amrit Sadhana regarding the letter of Sw. Keerti and Ma Neelam.
I am a sannyasin for 21 years, Osho is present in my day to day
life.
After his leaving the body Osho's presence has become even
stronger.....
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Trustees of destruction
Dhyan
Chaitanya
I register a strong protest against senseless destruction which took place at Buddha hall at the behest of so-called (DIS)-Trustees. I have no more faith left with these destructors who are supposed....
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Insider
Speaks Up
Ma
Anupamao
As I have been in Pune until August and worked in the commune for many years I would like to share some of my experience. Not much is known directly about Osho's guidance for the new pyramid. Mostly we have only the words of some people. To the perception of some friends...
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Croatian
Osholovers
Aghast!
Ogi, Chesanto, Ashanta, Peruva, Maatmohira
Beloved, we were saddened to learn from you that a few days ago the tent of Buddha Hall in Ashram (Osho Commune, Pune) was pulled down.
We understand wholly that there might be reasons for development, but why destruction of the place which is so associated with the Master. We see no reason for two Halls to be placed in Ashram. Please use your best influence in order to preserve the old Buddha Hall as monument of Osho’s heritage...
Expressing
Solidarity
Ma
Mangla -
Cologne
I want to express my deep solidarity with your letter to the Pune circle. I just cannot believe this destructive act which shows such disrespect and insensitivity towards us
sannyasins...
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Part of our heart is there!
Ma Alok Afrodita
I had heard about the demolition of Buddha Hall. I've been there last year. I took sannyas there and I felt the
energy of Osho and the energy of all the sannyasins around the world. I celebrated life every day in
Buddha Hall. I felt life going through my body in Buddha Hall.
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Current situation in the Commune
Author's name withheld on request
Today I came to know that during White Robe yesterday they had taken down the marble from the wall,
from where Osho used to enter. Pieces were lying on the ground afterwards
and
the friend I
spoke to
said he and
his friends
had taken
whatever
small pieces
were there...
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Farewell to Buddha Hall
Posted by: Anonymous
Hello Friends,
Just came from the final Buddha hall farewell celebration. Very very touching! The evening meeting was FULL - many people came to say goodbye. And they even showed Osho namastčing going
out!...
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Adieu To The Old Buddha Hall
Posted by: Clown
Hi Folks !
Here is another story for you from OSHO RAINBOW CLOWN -- Thursday, October 31, 2002.
EMOTIONS BEYOND
ENLIGHTENMENT.
Only those who were present could feel it!...
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Letter from Ghoshana
Beloved
travelers, friends of Osho,
This letter I have written to Keerti as he and others, will try to do something about Buddha Hall being taken apart. But I also want to send this letter to the people in the Resort who are deciding over these
matters...
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Both
can co-exist
Ved
Pratap Vedik
Chairman,
Council for Indian Foreign Policy,
Veteran
Journalist
I am bewildered to know that the place that became scared with Osho's continuous presence, for that very reason it
became a movement in itself. What is the compulsion to destroy such a
Dhyan Mandir? However grand and beautiful the newly built auditorium is, can it be as important as the Buddha Hall that was graced by Osho Himself. What's the harm if both co-exist? Can a trailing gown of of an empress be matched to the holy shroud of Jesus?
Can this sacred space be transferred to another?
K.S. Radhakrishnan
At Buddha Hall Dhyan Mandir in Osho Commune Pune, Osho delivered discourses for more than two decades and this Buddhafield is not just a structure but a spiritually charged space where the masters presence is strongly
felt..
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MEDIA
REPORTS
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The emptiness of the energy field
- The
Indian Express
Almost like the adage ‘Ring out the old and ring in the new,’ the marble-floored and mosquito-net veiled the Gautama, the Buddha Hall was deserted for the swanky and sprawling Osho Auditorium next door, a fortnight back....
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Old
Rajneesh Commune Lightens Up in
Afterlife
- The Newyork Times
Participants in the Osho Commune International wear maroon most of the time, because that is what Osho wanted....
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Osho vanishes from commune
- The Times of India
Osho, it seems, has gone 'missing' from Osho Commune International, Koregaon Park...
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Auditorium adds new hue to commune canvas
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The
Indian Express
THROWING open its doors at a ‘press reception’, the Osho Commune invited members of the Fourth Estate on Thursday...
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Some disciples are destroying Osho memories
- Central Chronicle
The conspiracy to wipe off all Osho memories which involved destruction of sacred Buddha Hall Dhyan Mandir by Canadian disciple Michael O' Bryne...
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Hope and reality at Osho Commune
- The
Times of India
When Vinod Khanna, Union minister of state for tourism and cultural affairs, halted...
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Oshoites seek Khanna's intervention
- The
Times of India
Osho disciples and the friends of Osho Meditation Centres on Friday urged...
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Khanna for protecting Buddha Hall
- The
Indian Express
OSHO followers who have been demanding restoration...
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Rebel
sannyasins issue ultimatum
- The
Indian Express
DETERMINED to revive the dignity and purity of
Gautama...
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Buddha hall dispute raises core issues
- The
Times of India
The Buddha hall controversy has once again brought the mysterious...
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