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OSHO GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

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"If through our meditation, love, and celebration we can create 10,000 buddhas, that will be enough to save this beautiful planet. This is a crucial moment of great responsibility and of great challenge. We have to create a tremendous consciousness around the globe. This is our protection against the destructive science, religions, and politics.

Your responsibility is great, but it has to be a joy, your sharing of love, your blissfulness, aliveness, your songs, your dances. I want my people to be what they want to say to others.

So be meditative, be loving, be accepting; don't be judgmental – be human, be respectful. And something will start radiating from you; you will be radiating an atmosphere full of fragrance, rich of clarity, overflowing of love.

This is for the first time that you are required to be buddhas not just for you, but to create an atmosphere in which a third world war cannot happen. A wild fire of consciousness has to be created around the globe. And if you catch fire, there is no need to spread it – it will spread on its own."

- Osho

The Buddha: The Emptiness of the Heart

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INTRODUCTION

SPIRITUAL AFFILIATION

In the mid-1970s, when increasing numbers of Westerners were traveling to India to see Osho, learning meditation and participating in workshops, many of these visitors wanted to continue their meditation together with like-minded people in their home countries. Osho suggested creating centers that could offer the meditations he had created, and make available the books and recorded discourses he had authored. These suggestions have been implemented since that time by a foundation set up inhis name.

Centers that were opened in these early years were offered or could ask for a unique center name to be used in publicizing their activities. In 1987 this practice of giving unique names was discontinued and instead all centers now use the name Osho Meditation Center. Although OSHO Meditation Centers, Information Centers, and Institutes are now, and have always been, independent entities, the privilege of using the OSHO Meditation Center, OSHO Information Center or OSHO Institute name is granted according to an agreement to comply with certain guidelines, which are outlined in this publication.

All policies and guidelines specified herein have been designed by OSHO International Foundation and OSHO Global Connections, are consistent with guidance given by Osho during his lifetime, and are enforced by OSHO International Foundation and OSHO Global Connections accordingly.

OSHO Global Connections maintains a list of recognized OSHO Meditation Centers, Information Centers and Institutes, and publishes contact information for these entities on the Worldwide Web at http://www.osho.com/centers . In addition, the list contains contact information for individuals or groups that offer a regular program of OSHO Active Meditations to the public. The latter are listed as “Meditation Activities.”

A BRIDGE TO THE OSHO INTERNATIONAL MEDITATION RESORT

One of the primary functions of an OSHO Center or Institute is to serve as a bridge to the OSHO International Meditation Resort in Pune, India. People who participate in activities at OSHO Centers and Institutes should be made aware that the full breadth and depth of the transformative work developed by Osho is available in Pune. The Centers are available to offer a “taste”.

Updated program schedules, travel information, and answers to common questions are all available on the osho.com website. OSHO Centers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the website and help those planning to travel to Pune (especially for the first time) to make use of the website to plan their trip and find any other information they may need.

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ECONOMICS

OSHO Centers are encouraged to operate on an economic model that is self-sustaining and to ensure that operating an Osho Center does not become an economic burden to any person or group of people. All OSHO Centers are based upon meditation and contribution.

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

OSHO MEDITATION CENTERS

An OSHO Meditation Center is a place where OSHO Meditations should be offered on a regular basis (minimum 5 times per week), particularly the OSHO Active Meditations like OSHO Dynamic Meditation, OSHO Kundalini Meditation and the OSHO Evening Meditation Meeting.

OSHO Centers provide a drug free environment for their participants, and observe guidelines regarding AIDS awareness and prevention. OSHO Meditation Centers also may conduct workshops, individual bodywork or healing sessions, and related activities.

As a requirement to open an OSHO Meditation Center one first needs to participate in the OSHO Meditation Center Training Program. This is an individual program offered regularly by OSHO Global Connections and it is meant to give a taste of the OSHO International Meditation Resort in Pune, India, and to support bringing this flavor back to the OSHO Center. The program is free of charge and lasts for a minimum of one week.

In addition to the Meditation Center Training Program, it is strongly recommended that at least one member of the OSHO Center staff should have completed the OSHO Meditation Facilitator Training. (see below under “Center Activities”)

An OSHO Meditation Center also serves as a contact point for information as described in the functions of an OSHO Information Center, below.

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OSHO INFORMATION CENTERS

OSHO Information Centers are contact places where people can find information related to visiting the OSHO International Meditation Resort, and about OSHO books, videos, audio tapes, CD’s and the OSHO Times. They are also places where people can receive information about how to contact other places in their country that offer OSHO Meditations.

OSHO Information Centers can offer introductions to the OSHO Active Meditations once or twice a week, and make people aware of the www.osho.com website, including the “self sufficient meditator” section on this site. They can also refer people to the list of “places to meditate” around the world published at www.osho.com/centers.

The most important function of an OSHO Information Center is as a contact point. The number of people involved in the OSHO Information Center is not important. An OSHO Information Center might even be in someone's living room.

OSHO INSTITUTES

There are a number of OSHO Institutes located around the world that function in various fields such as fine arts, performing arts, martial arts, bodywork, therapy and business/ human resources management. As they are similar to OSHO Meditation Centers, the OSHO Institutes are also drug-free zones and should observe the AIDS guidelines. They are spiritually affiliated with OSHO Multiversity in Pune, although they function independently. Permission to operate as an OSHO Institute is generally given to one person with a specific area of interest or skill.

Similar to an OSHO Meditation Center or OSHO Information Center, those who are responsible for an OSHO Institute understand that participants in their programs should be encouraged to visit the OSHO International Meditation Resort whenever they can, where they can experience the “complete experiment."

CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF THE OSHO^® TRADEMARK

OSHO^® is a registered trademark of OSHO International Foundation, used to promote and protect the work created by Osho and owned by the Foundation, and can be used only with permission by Centers and organizations which make Osho’s and the foundation’s work available.

The OSHO^® trademark is legally protected in order to ensure that it is used only in connection with the vision, meditations and works created by Osho or endorsed and owned by OSHO International Foundation. OSHO Centers that are granted permission to use the OSHO^® trademark in printed advertisements,

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publications and for other purposes agree not to mix these OSHO-brand activities with those affiliated with, or representing other schools, philosophies, or individual spiritual teachers. This policy is in order to avoid misleading or confusing people.

For those who wish to offer activities, to host speakers, or offer workshops other than those that are in accordance with the trademark guidelines set by OSHO International Foundation, the policy of OSHO International Foundation and OSHO Global

Connections is to act in accordance with Osho’s statement that: “It is fine for them to do whatever they want, but then do not use my name.” (Osho, Interviews with the World Press)

OSHO Center Names – phone book – directory listings - advertising

OSHO Centers are simply called “OSHO Meditation Center” and list themselves in advertisements and phone directories as such. If the OSHO Center does have a particular name, then the full Center name is used after the term “OSHO” in all its advertising and official dealings. For example: “OSHO Leela Meditation Center” or “OSHO Institute for Breath.” Note that certification as an OSHO Center or Institute can only be given from OSHO International Foundation by way of OSHO Global Connections, Pune.

OSHO CENTER ACTIVITIES

OSHO Active Meditations

One of the first questions to ask when thinking about opening an OSHO Meditation Center is whether you have the capacity to offer the OSHO Active Meditations on a regular basis. The four “basic” OSHO Active Meditations are:

OSHO Dynamic Meditation
OSHO Kundalini Meditation
OSHO Nadabrahma Meditation
OSHO Nataraj Meditation
OSHO Devavani Meditation
OSHO Gourishankar Meditation
OSHO Mandala Meditation
OSHO Evening Meditation Meeting

(music and celebration followed by OSHO audio or video discourse)

OSHO Dynamic Meditation and OSHO Kundalini Meditation were especially designed by Osho to help the modern mind throw out its noise and the body to throw out its tensions, so that the meditator can have a taste of silence. It is recommended that these two meditations in particular should form the core of any meditation program in an OSHO Center, with others added as is practical to do so.

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Guidelines and Instructions for the OSHO Meditations

The OSHO Meditations should be done exactly as Osho created them, as they are scientifically designed.

On occasion people have been tempted to create shortened versions of these one-hour meditations out of a concern that participants “don’t have time” for the full hour. However, this is contrary to the science underlying the design, which is the understanding that it takes between forty and sixty minutes for a person to move into the space of meditation. Therefore, the OSHO Active Meditations should never be less than sixty minutes.

In addition, people decide to offer older original versions of these meditations. Like Osho’s work the development of these meditations went through a process and all meditations have a final version and final music.

All the major OSHO Meditations are described in the book, Meditation: The First and Last Freedom. When giving instructions for the OSHO Meditations, it is important to use the same words to describe the stages as those that appear in this book. The language used in the instructions has been developed over long experience and many years, and each word is significant. Meditation: The First and Last Freedom is available in many different languages.

There are CD's of music specially composed to accompany each of the OSHO Active Meditations, and only this music should be used. In addition, instructions and video demonstrations of many of the OSHO Active Meditations can be found on the Internet at www.osho.com/meditation.

Details about the music CDs can be found in the shop area of osho.com

OSHO Meditation Facilitator Training at the OSHO Multiversity, Pune

An OSHO Meditation Facilitator Training is offered regularly by the OSHO Multiversity in Pune. It is recommended that at least one person from each OSHO Center takes part in this training, and specifically the people who are involved in leading the meditations at the OSHO Centers. Please contact the OSHO Multiversity directly for more information at multiversity@osho.net.

Setting Up the Space for an OSHO Meditation

The basic guidelines for a space where an OSHO Meditation is offered are as follows:

1. A protected place for people to arrive and change from their street clothes to comfortable, non-restrictive clothing.
One room with enough space for everyone to participate in the OSHO Active Meditations. The room should have good ventilation and no disturbing smell. It is good if it is located in an area where noise will not disturb neighbors.

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2. (If neighbors are close by, the meditations can be done silently.) Of course, the room can also be rented; it does not have to be in your own house or flat. The room should be clean and free from clutter or unnecessary decoration, as the main purpose is to focus on one's own meditation. The ideal circumstance is to use the room only for meditations – but this is not absolutely necessary.

3. The architecture, furnishing and floor covering of the room should be safe for a group of people to jump and move around with their eyes closed, without danger of hurting themselves. There should be no disturbance of people walking in – it is good to have a sign at the door like "Meditation in progress – don't disturb" (No telephone in the room or cell phones!). Also make sure people outside cannot look into the room (curtains).

4. A sound system of good quality.

5. CD's of the OSHO Meditations and Discourses. Music recordings from the OSHO Auditorium in Pune are also available for use in the Evening Meeting Meditation.

(Note: If electricity is not available and therefore playing CDs or audiotapes is not possible, participants can sit silently in meditation for a specified period of time. Some of the OSHO Active Meditations can also be done without the music; one person can be designated to watch the time and signal with a bell, gong or drum when there is a change from one stage of the meditation to the next. )

6. Have one person who is in charge of leading the meditation, and who is introduced to participants as such, so they can ask questions of this person if needed. (Note that robes are not meant to be worn outside OSHO International Meditation Resort in Pune; neither maroon robes for meditators, nor black robes for facilitators.)

7. Necessary accessories for different meditations, if possible, e.g. blindfolds, zen or vipassana stick, stroboscope or candle, etc.

8. Tissues and wastebasket (s).

9. Toilet and bathroom facilities, ideally with shower(s).

10. Drinking water.

11. A safe place for meditators to put valuables.

Introducing the OSHO Meditations

There are no rules other than honoring the process of the meditations themselves, doing them exactly according to the instructions created by Osho. What is most important is that you do what feels comfortable to you within the context of the meditation structure.

Once all participants have arrived, and any first-time participants have been greeted personally and introduced to the staff or meditation facilitator as

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appropriate, announcements regarding OSHO Center activities and upcoming events can be made before the meditation begins.

One person should be responsible for introducing the meditation, and giving clear directions as to how the meditation is done. A second person can be available to demonstrate the different stages such as shaking, hand movements and so on. Note that it is useful to go over the instructions from time to time even when all the participants are “veterans” of the meditation, because the mind has the tendency to “forget” that which goes against it.

It is advisable to dim the light, but not make it totally dark – except for the darkness meditations.

After starting the meditation it’s best not to interfere in the way people are doing the meditations except if they disturb the other meditators through noise or extreme movements. If you feel it will be helpful to the person in getting more out of the meditation, you can speak to them after the meditation has ended.

After the OSHO Meditations: Dealing with Questions and Feedback

After the meditation, it is good to allow time for participants to sit or move about silently if they wish. Sometimes people might have questions, which should be answered as simply as possible, without giving too much space for the mind to come in and try to hang on to, or interpret, experiences. It is important not to criticize how someone is doing the meditations but rather to encourage people to keep going, and perhaps to try out a different way. Dealing with questions and finding ways to help participants to get the most benefit from the techniques without interfering are among the many important skills covered in the Meditation Facilitator Training offered in Pune.

OSHO Evening Meditation Meeting

If possible, the OSHO Evening Meditation Meeting should happen at 7 p.m. (local time) each evening. The OSHO Evening Meditation begins with about ten minutes of high-energy music, during which everybody is invited to participate with great totality, dancing or clapping and punctuated with a few shouts of "Osho." Just as in the OSHO Active Meditations, the greater the totality during the music, the deeper the silence will go in the meditation.

The second stage is ten minutes of sitting silently, with three sections of music and silence, ending with three drumbeats.

It is suggested that newcomers be given the opportunity to look at a video of the meditation first (there are three videos available available for this purpose.

A common misunderstanding for newcomers, especially with the video discourses, is that this event is something like watching television. It is helpful to make it clear that this is a meditation, and just like the other OSHO Active

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Meditations, participants should not move around or speak to others during the talk, and should be able to commit to staying for the entire time.

Music for the OSHO Evening Meditation Meetings:

The music that begins the Evening Meditation Meetings is specially designed to help the process go deeper. It should support people to be total in their energy, and to reach a peak. A selection of CDs containing pieces for the evenings, including Osho guiding the Gibberish and Let-go meditations at the end of his talks are available at the OSHO International Meditation Resort Bookshop and selected OSHO distributors (contact global@osho.net for addresses) around the world.

For more understanding about the OSHO Evening Meditation Meeting, OSHO Global Connections can provide OSHO Centers with a chronological account of how they evolved, including excerpts taken from discourses, and private comments made by Osho about the purpose and process.

OSHO Meditations for Children

OSHO Meditations suggested for children include:

For children up to age 12: 10 minutes gibberish, 10 minutes laughing, 10 minutes lying down.

For teenagers: 10 minutes gibberish, 10 minutes laughing, 10 minutes crying, 10 minutes lying down as if dead.

A note about fees

Osho has often noted that people value meditation more when they have to pay for it. OSHO International Foundation agrees with that principle. Just as a daily entrance fee is required to participate in meditations at the OSHO International Resort in Pune, an entrance fee should be charged for OSHO Meditation events in the world.

OSHO Meditative Therapies

The OSHO Meditative Therapies were developed by Osho as an important new direction away from traditional therapies and towards individual responsibility and meditation. They include the OSHO Mystic Rose Meditation, OSHO No-Mind Meditation, OSHO Born Again Meditation and OSHO Reminding Yourself of the Forgotten Language Talking to Your Mind and Body. If an OSHO Center or Institute wants to offer one of more of these as part of their program, here are some important points to take into consideration:

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OSHO Meditative Therapies Training - For Facilitators

Facilitators for the OSHO Meditative Therapies, just as those for the OSHO Active Meditations, need a solid grounding and experience in the technique before they are qualified to offer it to others. Trainings in all these meditative therapies are offered several times a year by OSHO Multiversity in Pune. The OSHO Multiversity also maintains an up-to-date list of people who have gone through these trainings, and who can be invited to offer them at your center.

Under no circumstances should anyone offer any of the OSHO Meditative Therapies without having been trained.

OSHO Mystic Rose

The OSHO Mystic Rose Meditative Therapy is described in detail on the osho.com website, and in the book, Meditation: The First and Last Freedom. This process should be offered only by a trained facilitator.

Note that some OSHO Centers, wanting to offer the OSHO Mystic Rose but concerned that the full program is too demanding for people with full time jobs, shortened it. In response, Osho said: "It should be the full three hours a day for three weeks, otherwise you don't get the full effect. If there is such a limited time, you can do any other meditation: Dynamic, Kundalini, etc."

Additionally … some parents wrote to ask about doing a parent-child group that would include the OSHO Mystic Rose. Osho advised against this, saying that it would be inhibiting for the children to see their parents crying.

OSHO No-Mind Meditation

This meditation lasts two hours a day for seven days, and should be led by trained facilitators. The first hour consists of gibberish, and the second of witnessing. See the osho.com website or Meditation: The First and Last Freedom for more details.

OSHO Born Again Meditation

This meditation lasts two hours a day for seven consecutive days. During the first hour, one re-enters the world of childhood innocence, “doing what you always wanted to do”, and the second hour is for sitting silently. To be offered only by those who have been trained in the program at the OSHO International Meditation Resort in Pune.

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OSHO Reminding Yourself of the Forgotten Language of Talking to Your Mind and Body

A deeply relaxing guided meditation with hypnosis, designed to become friends again with your body/mind and to promote self-healing and harmony. It lasts one hour a day for seven days, and should be offered only by those who have been trained. A CD containing this process together with a related book is now published in several languages – in English it is titled, “Body Mind Balancing” by Osho.

Other Therapy and Transformation Programs Within OSHO Centers

Many OSHO Centers offer programs which may include, therapy and individual sessions of various types. These can be helpful as a bridge to meditation, clearing the ground. In an OSHO Meditation Center these activities should be provided only in a context of regularly scheduled OSHO Active Meditations.

Duration and Kinds of Programs to Offer

Full time workshops and courses in OSHO Meditation Centers should be short (i.e., weekends or week-long programs but no longer than two weeks). This suggestion is offered with the understanding that if people have more than two weeks available to spend on their personal growth and self-discovery, it is much more valuable to make the journey to Pune and participate in programs there. Before each workshop, course or program, the facilitator should announce, “This [group] is just a taste of the real thing, which is happening in the OSHO International Meditation Resort in Pune."

Who Can Lead Personal Growth Courses at OSHO Centers

It is recommended to find group leaders/therapists/facilitators who have been trained as OSHO Therapists. Osho has developed a unique and priceless understanding about the use of "therapy" within his work, and over the years many self-exploration programs have been developed in keeping with his philosophy. He has explained that therapy in the Western world "...continues to work within the mind, goes on round and round in the mind, and the East has taken steps out of the mind long before, centuries before. And what the West is searching for in the mind, the East has found beyond the mind, without any difficulty."

According to the understanding given by Osho, therapy is used to prepare the ground for meditation: "Therapy is not the end; therapy is a preparation, clearing the ground for meditation. This is the only place in the whole world where therapy is being used as clearing the ground for a tremendous transformation from mind to no-mind."

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Therapists and facilitators trained at OSHO Multiversity, Pune, or trained in the context of OSHO Meditations are most suited to offer workshops and therapeutic processes in OSHO Meditation Centers.

In addition, OSHO International Foundation provides very clear guidelines about who should NOT conduct programs in OSHO Centers: OSHO Centers may not offer programs designed or led by ex-sannyasins, or by any therapist or workshop facilitator who is against Osho and his teachings in any way. When participants come to an OSHO Center, they should be able to know that all activities offered are in harmony with the vision created by Osho. Otherwise, they may feel confused and exploited.

If an OSHO Center wants to offer a program designed by a non-sannyasin or by someone unfamiliar with the OSHO Meditations or the works of Osho, it is the responsibility of the OSHO Center to make sure that the technique they offer is in accordance with the understanding and vision outlined by Osho during his lifetime. An example: one OSHO Meditation Center offered a course dealing with "manifesting" and "positive thinking." Osho’s comment was: "These [types of courses] put us in difficulties – when people come here [to the resort] they have to think in another way, and it creates difficulty for them and for the people here. So it is best they do not happen in OSHO Centers."

Remember that people who come to OSHO Meditation Centers come in order to have a taste of the OSHO Meditations and related programs with OSHO staff. They assume and trust that program facilitators and session givers have a close connection with, and understanding of the OSHO work. Therefore it is the OSHO Center’s responsibility to select facilitators and programs with this understanding. This selection will be easier if you make sure that people offering programs have both a solid personal experience of the OSHO Meditations and an equally solid understanding of Osho’s approach to therapy & growth programs in relation to meditation

OSHO MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS

A January 2006 OSHO TIMES article “Thirty Years of Osho International Publishing” from January 2006 can be downloaded as pdf file from here.

OSHO Books

Osho is the first mystic in history to live in an age where his complete message could be recorded in his own words and preserved for future generations. Wherever possible his daily discourses were recorded on audio and later, when the technology was available, also on video. He said “Whatever I am saying is not just for you…I am talking also for the future generations” -- and tremendous care has been taken to preserve this record and to make it accessible to

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Drugs

The general guidance given by Osho about drugs over the years has emphasized the importance of not creating legal problems for the Centers, and specifically not to do anything illegal. It goes without saying that all local laws related to illicit drug use should be followed by OSHO Centers.

Osho has spoken many times about taking drugs, always making it very clear for our understanding that drugs keep us asleep, while meditation wakes us up. In the event that questions come to you about drugs, everything that Osho says about drugs in general, and in particular about meditators using them, is available online in the Osho Library.

Sannyas

Initiation into sannyas is a personal affair and what brings an individual to jump into this adventure is uniquely his or hers. The very essence and only requirement of sannyas is meditation.

Anyone who is interested in sannyas can go to: www.neosannyas.org.

There are many statements about sannyas there, and perhaps the most relevant for all our centers is the following:

"The 'entrance' to sannyas was there, but the 'exit' was missing. One could go in but couldn't come out. But even a heaven in which there is no exit door becomes a hell - it becomes a prison cell. You might well say, 'Not at all, if some sannyasin really wanted to leave, what could anyone else do? He could leave. ' But you would condemn him, insult him - there would be a condemnation behind it. "That is why we have created a trick that whenever someone takes sannyas, we make a whole lot of publicity and pomp and show around it; whenever someone takes sannyas we play a whole lot of ceremonial music; whenever someone takes sannyas, we wreathe him with garlands and flowers, praise him, honor him and show him great respect. We indulge in such a profuse display of everything as if a great event were taking place. But there is another side to this display. This sannyasin does not know that should he withdraw tomorrow then just as he is being showered with garlands today, stones and shoes will be thrown at him. And it will be done by none other than the very same people. In fact in garlanding him these people are warning him never to withdraw. Otherwise just as you are being honored insults will be awaiting you. This is a very dangerous situation. Because of this, who knows how many people who could have tasted the joy of sannyas remain deprived of it."

Osho, Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy, Number 22

So, at the OSHO International Meditation Resort, (OIMR), Pune, we have a beautiful weekly celebration which is called "Celebrating Sannyas" with music, singing and dancing unrelated to "taking sannyas." Anyone, no matter when they decided they were a sannyasin, is invited to celebrate sannyas, the search for truth. During the celebration, audio quotes are played of Osho speaking about sannyas and about the qualities of a meditator, along with some jokes to remind everyone that it is not a serious affair. Some people may choose to celebrate by sitting in the center of a circle, while everyone else in the Auditorium can celebrate with and around them to the music. If Centers choose to celebrate sannyas, it is recommended that they follow the flavor of the celebration done in OIMR Pune.

For information, here is the final message to the Academy of Initiation on Malas, 1989:
Osho sends a message to the Academy of Initiation that there is no need to wear malas any more. Sannyas is about going inwards and nothing to do with the outer.
Some people are disturbed, so it is taken in to Osho again and his response, passed on again to the Academy is: "If you must wear your mala, then at home in meditation only." For questions contact: info@neosannyas.org.

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Press Relations

Local OSHO Centers that are in contact with reporters and editors in their area should be aware to deal with the press only in reference to their own local events, people, and programs. If reporters or editors are seeking information about the OSHO International Meditation Resort in Pune, or if they approach OSHO Center staff with an interest to do a broader story about Osho or OSHO International Foundation, or with questions about the “OSHO organization” worldwide, please refer them to the press office in Pune or to OSHO International in New York.

FILMING at the OSHO Resort and in OSHO Centers:

Based on our experience and Osho’s insights, we need to be careful about filming in OSHO Centers, and in meditation or group situations. We especially need to take care of aspects like the following:

a) People's privacy needs to be protected when they are going through a transformative process, and

b) People and activities may look weird from an “outsider” point of view. This can be (and often has been in the past) used out of context to give a false picture. (for example during OSHO Dynamic Meditation)

Before TV or film crews are allowed into the OSHO Meditation Resort in Pune they must provide a detailed description of their proposed project. They must also agree to participate in the meditations and activities of the Resort in order to have their own personal experience. OSHO International in New York and the people taking care of these issues and dealing with the press and TV at the Resort are available for any questions you might have in this context.

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SUPPORT AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR OSHO CENTERS

OSHO Global Connections

OSHO Global Connections, located at the OSHO International Meditation Resort in Pune, acts on behalf of the OSHO International Foundation and is the international office for all OSHO Meditation Centers, OSHO Institutes, and OSHO Information Centers around the world.

In particular, OSHO Global Connections is responsible for granting permission to start an OSHO Meditation Center, OSHO Institute, or OSHO Information Center, and to use the mark “OSHO” in this context. Global Connections coordinates and informs interested parties of all the relevant information related to the following:

Details of the year-round, OSHO Center Leader Trainings at the OSHO International Meditation Resort, India.
Conferences and seminars related to the functioning of OSHO Centers.
The OSHO Meditation Center Orientation Handbook, which contains all the existing guidelines regarding the functioning of these entities.
Other information that may be needed for specific situations at OSHO Centers related to specific local situations.
Copyright, trademark, and licensing questions regarding OSHO Centers

In addition, Global Connections:

Stays in touch with the OSHO Centers around the world through personal visits, a newsletter, and ongoing correspondence.

Coordinates, liaises with, monitors and lists venues around the world (on the www.osho.com website) where OSHO Meditations are offered, and where information about related events and activities may be obtained.

Coordinates with individuals who wish to help making the meditations and other work created by Osho available worldwide.

Answers questions from the general public related to questions about the OSHO Meditations, in particular the OSHO Active Meditations and places to meditate.

Supports activities to promote OSHO Meditations which can be done simultaneously around the globe such as the Global 21-Day OSHO Dynamic Meditation Project.

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The OSHO Global Connections office at OSHO International Meditation Resort provides a "networking" point for related activities world-wide. As part of its focus on helping to facilitate the connection of sannyasins and friends of Osho around the

globe with the Meditation Resort in Pune, and with each other, the office is a meeting place for people arriving and departing. It provides information and resources for those already involved in OSHO Centers/Institutes around the world, and those who want to start something new. In the office, a visitor can browse through the country folders, talk to someone about opening an OSHO Center, or pick up ideas on projects he or she might want to initiate in their home countries.

OSHO Multiversity

A listing of currently scheduled OSHO Multiversity programs for the coming months can be found at http://www.osho.com/multiversity. Additional programs are often added to the calendar from time to time. Advance registration is possible for most programs, but is generally not necessary. People who want to take part in a specific workshop or training can write to multiversity@osho.net with any questions or concerns about whether advance registration is advisable. Some of the processes offered by the OSHO Multiversity have prerequisites and/or require an interview with faculty staff on arrival. It is generally recommended that participants arrive a few days prior to the beginning of their Multiversity program to give them time to settle and adjust their bodies to time and climate changes.