Comments on: Before He Was Osho

By: D--

D-- — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:50:53 +0000

@ShallowThinker Do you know the name of the show? Sounds interesting

By: ShallowThinker

ShallowThinker — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:43:48 +0000

There is a reason the slogan for Portland is "Keep Portland weird." And speaking of Portland, "Portlandia" on IFC is so damn funny.

I also just saw a show on NatGeo, where this Indian guy goes sround India showing people the tricks of "Spiritual healers" so that they are not tricked into giving all their money to them. These "gurus" get really violent when he shows up and shows people how full of crap they are.

By: voiceinthehead

voiceinthehead — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 06:44:20 +0000

Jesus Saves Osho Spends ! You should have atleast included few youtube videos of osho.

By: Fajita

Fajita — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:29:59 +0000

This is fascinating stuff.

There seems to be something unique to Americans/Christians to seek out cults. Of course all religions are cults, but these smaller, concentrated communes, like the Kabbalah (see http://www.newsweek.com/2011/04/03/madonna-s-malawi-disaster.html ) or these various Ashrams or Jonestown koolaid suicides, Dravidian compound, etc., seem very much a unique post-1960s American social revolution.

Good post, Taz. Thanks.

By: Rag

Rag — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:17:25 +0000

It’s so rotten; criminals, pedophiles, racketeers like Rajneesh end up being hoisted as cult leaders and saints. They write books on Philosophy and live elite lives. Another sex crazed, psycho “godman” someone should write about – Jaggi Vasudev of Isha Yoga… crazy.

By: my_dog_jagat

my_dog_jagat — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:34:21 +0000

On a different note, imagining the buff handsome Vinod Khanna prancing around half-naked in Rajneeshpuram, makes me smile. What a delicious thought.

By: brown

brown — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:24:18 +0000

fascinating stuff. john updike’s S (from memory, I read it years ago) reads like a lightly fictionalized version of rajneesh’s escapades in oregon. worth reading as a complement to the oregonian piece you cited here …

By: Neeraj Bhushan

Neeraj Bhushan — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 07:28:28 +0000

Taking a dig at gurus, sadhus, preachers is easy. Seldom do they fire back.

But I am alarmed by the frequency of attacks and slinging on the Indian souls - irrespective of being great or false. Few of my journalist friends feel high writing against Gods even.

There is no harm in such reporting. The world stands so open today. But can we bring to light the similar acts (or even heinous sometimes) of the people we know so closely, or of all those who are public figures.

Everyone now knows about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. Will you shun, shy or epitomise Clinton if you happen to stand together at a function! This is a question people should ask themselves.

Nevertheless, a good piece indeed. Keep sharing.

By: RamFan

RamFan — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:19:31 +0000

Would it be too politically incorrect to suggest that Hindu sexual indiscretions tend to be at least–interesting–whereas Muslim ones tend to the all-to-familiar ? Just a thought.