Osho's cult: Sex to Superconsciousness

You say funny stuff, Guru. You must be awake.

Osho was Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain, Dec. 11, 1931–Jan. 19, 1990), also called Acharya Rajneesh [2][1], now commonly referred to as Osho.

He was an Indian godman [3], hippie sex guru, philosopher, mystic [4], and founder of the Rajneesh Movement [1].

I'm like India's Einstein in silly slippers.

He was a controversial new religious movement leader during his life. He rejected institutional religions [5][1][6], insisting that spiritual experience could not be organized into any one system of religious dogma [7].

As a money and sex guru, he advocated meditation and taught a unique form called dynamic meditation.

Rejecting traditional ascetic practices, he encouraged his followers to embrace life fully [hedonism] while remaining unattached to worldly desires. More

Sex holyman Bikram on his cross

Those interested in Osho (Acarya Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) may also be interested in other psuedo-holymen sex gurus selling easy enlightenment to the West:

• Bikram (rape charges in Bikram Yoga)
• Nithyananda (on the lam in India)
• Sakyong Mipham (Shambhala's alleged rapist)

Inside Osho's controversial cult: The dark side of the Rajneesh Movement

Tibetan deity Kubera (Jambhala) in yab-yum pose with consort (Tantrika), 18-19th century

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Not the Buddha but Vajradhana

(wocomoHUMANITY) April 16, 2024: The wild 1970s followed after the liberating 1960s. There was a quest for higher consciousness, spirituality, and sexual freedom. In his ashram (religious compound) in Poona, India, Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh (aka Osho) urges his disciples to meditate and practice tantric sex in order to reach a higher level of consciousness.

Hugh, the guru’s bodyguard, watches his ascent on people. Sheela becomes his [killer] secretary and the powerful boss of Bhagwan Rajneesh’s community in the mountains of Oregon.

Send money, and I will "initiate" you into tantric sex?

The guru, decried as "sex-guru” by the Western media in the 1970s, is now making headlines with his Rolls-Royces and Rolex watches. The dream turns into a nightmare, for Hugh it turns into a mental breakdown, for Sheela into a prison sentence. Where did it all go wrong?

CHAPTERS

• ▷ 0:00:00 - Intro
• ▷ 0:03:58 - Rajneesh as a religious movement
• ▷ 0:06:50 - Osho's family background
• ▷ 0:13:09 - Bhagwan Rajneesh
• ▷ 0:14:53 - Feelings
• ▷ 0:17:16 - The pressure on Rajneesh
• ▷ 0:03:58 - Rajneesh as a religious movement
• ▷ 0:23:07 - Love for life
• ▷ 0:26:30 - Paradise
• ▷ 0:31:31 - Therapy
• ▷ 0:47:58 - The beginning
• ▷ 0:49:22 - Working Vision
• ▷ 0:51:45 - Big Muddy Ranch
• ▷ 1:33:13 - Credits

Bikram Yoga's 26 pose sequence in high heat

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