Osho
From NonSpiritual
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| Real Name | Chandar Mohan Jain |
| Date of Birth | December 11 1931 |
| Date of Death | January 19 1990 |
| Spiritual Tradition | Non-Denominational |
| Methods | Meditation, Presence |
| Headquarters | Pune, India |
| Website | http://www.osho.com |
| Teacher | None Known |
| Region | India, US |
| Language | English, Hindi |
Contents |
Introduction
An Indian philosophy teacher turned spiritual guru.
Teachings
- Rejection of society's morals and conditioning
- Enlightenment is possible by multiple paths
Influence and Followers
Vastly influential in new-age circles
Famous Followers
Controversies and Criticism
- Amassed a vast personal fortune, including his famous fleet of 99 Rolls Royce automobiles.
- Allegedly used morphine and nitrous oxide as analgesics, and died of sustained overuse.
- Followers were involved in criminal activities in USA
- Deported from the USA after pleading guilty to immigration fraud.
- Extremely contradictory teachings.
- Used explicit sexual jokes at the end of his lectures.
- Asked his followers to remove their clothes before him.
Organizations and Websites
- The Osho Commune in Pune is now a mostly commercially operated "Spiritual Resort".
- Osho World makes most of his works freely available on the internet.
Works
- Almost all his "books" are transcriptions of his talks and lectures, with most of them being available at the Osho World website.
Further Reading and Links
Audio and Video
Articles
- Wikipedia article on Osho
- Osho, Bhagwan Rajneesh and the Lost Truth
- http://www.strippingthegurus.com/stgsamplechapters/rajneesh.asp, Chapter on Osho from the book Stripping the Gurus.
- http://www.actualfreedom.com.au/richard/selectedcorrespondence/sc-rajneesh.htm
- http://www.actualfreedom.com.au/actualism/peter/selected-correspondence/corr-rajneesh.htm
- http://www.actualfreedom.com.au/actualism/vineeto/selected-correspondence/corr-rajneesh.htm
Books
See Books about Spiritual Teachers and Groups#Osho.
