Restore
Buddha Hall or quit - Osho Friends International
25
November 2002,
Pune: In a latest development over the Buddha Hall Dhyan Mandir
issue, Osho Friends International urged the authorities at Osho
Commune to restore the sacred Buddha Hall. In a letter written to
the trustees of the Commune, Ma Yoga Neelam, secy. of Osho in
India and Swami Chaitanya Keerti, spokesperson of Osho Friends
International asked the commune authorities to quit the place
gracefully in the event of the latter being unable to restore this
global spiritual heritage.
The letter is presented here:
To
The Trustees
Osho Commune International
17 Koregaon Park,
Pune 411001
25th Nov,02
Subject: Restoration of Zen-style Pagoda on the Podium in Gautama the Buddha Auditorium of Osho Commune International, Pune
Beloved Friends,
We, the members of Osho Friends International, are representing Osho Sannyasins, disciples, friends and lovers around the world. We are extremely shocked and hurt to know that you have demolished the beautiful Japanese style Zen Pagoda temple structure situated in the Gautama The Buddha Auditorium in the first week of this month, November 2002. This place was created at the wish and direction of our Beloved master Osho in 1987 by his own disciples out of love and reverence. It was graced by the continuous physical presence of our master from 1987 to January 1990. Osho gave darshan and discourses here, led thousands of his disciples into meditation. This place vibrated with sannyas initiation celebrations of thousands of people who went into their mystical spiritual journey. Even after Osho left his body in 1990, such meditations and celebrations continued till the last day of October 2002. For all of us this particular place has been very valuable and incomparable and no other place on earth can be compared with it. It became a place of global heritage. Any damage to this place is totally disgraceful and disrespectful to the feelings of millions of Osho lovers around the world.
But now since you have already pulled down the marble walls which were charged with mystical and spiritual energy of our master's presence and of thousands of seekers meditating around this place, we request you to start the restoration process of construction of this place as it was originally built there, and do it with the same marble. No piece of marble of the Zen pagoda walls should be sold off or thrown away. Please take the permission for building this from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC ) immediately. If you need any help for this process, thousands of Osho lovers are ready to support you in every possible way. On behalf of Osho Friends International we extend you all cooperation for this constructive work.
We suggest that all the formalities of permission from PMC must be done before December 11, Osho's birthday so that sannyasins could start the construction work on the same day, and it must complete before 19 January the day of Osho Punyatithi, when Sannyasins from all around the world will come for annual Osho Mahotsav. All of us will participate in this major celebration, and your crime of insensitive destruction of this temple will be forgiven by Osho lovers. The silent meditations such as Nadbrahma, Vipassana, Zazen, Moonlight could start again to keep this place vibrating and alive with meditative energy as before, and no other club activities in which people come with their shoes on, should take place in this open auditorium.
And if you are unwilling and unable to do this, please quit gracefully as soon as possible and let others do this job. You have no right to continue as the trustees of this global heritage if you cannot maintain it in its originality.
His Blessings
Yours in Osho
Ma Yoga Neelam
Osho's Secretary for India
Swami Chaitanya Keerti
Spokesperson
Osho Friends International
