Osho Ashram - Address
Osho Commune International
17 Koregaon Park,
Pune - 411 001
Maharashtra India.
Osho Center - Location
Pune is easily accessible via air, road or rail as it is just 180 km from
the nearest metro, Mumbai Though road travel should be avoided during the
monsoons that is June to August, as the Mumbai-Pune highway. Private
airlines like Jet Airways, along with the domestic carrier Indian Airlines
conduct two flights to and from Mumbai daily to Osho ashrams. The train service between Pune
and Mumbai is an excellent one. Buses frequency is good enough as every half
an hour to Mumbai and back.
About Rajneesh Bhagwan - The Founder
The foundation of the centre was laid by the Shree Bhagwan Rajneesh. Osho
Ashram or Osho meditation centers over the period of time, has become a virtual refuge for anyone
looking for Indian spirituality. World of Osho still continues to hold people's
imagination even after his death. Though in the life of Osho he was raised as a Jain, he
practiced his own form of spirituality after his samadhi. This was first
called Rajneeshism and then Oshoism. He taught philosophy in Jabalpur for
nine years, while preaching his own faith. After that, he left his post and
focussed on his own teaching. Local opposition from the public forced him to
close down his ashram in Mumbai in 1974, he was rebuilt it in Koregaon Park,
a more isolated suburb. Many of his students came from the US. Today, the
ashram have thousand of followers.
About The Osho Society
The society had about 2,00,000 members and 600 centres around the world. To
the outside world, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Osho, both the leader and the commune, has been the
centre of controversy. And targeted by many anti-cult groups as an evil,
mind control cult. One source, in a masterful stroke of religious
disinformation, claimed that Bhagwan means Master of the Vagina. He has been
called the "sex guru." Spanning over 32 acres of land, Osho Bhagwan carefully converted into an oasis for spiritual health. It provides
a multitude of possibilities for inner discovery and exploration.
Coming To Rajneesh Ashram
Thousands of visitors throng to commune every year from all countries and
from all walks of life. The commune is open to all. To participate in the
commune's activity, one needs to have an AIDS negative certificate. The
testing is to be done in the commune itself.
What Is Osho Meditation
On daily basis, there are six different meditations that happen for the
duration of one hour each. The high point of the day is the Osho White Robe
Brotherhood which starts at 7:00 pm and incorporates music, dancing,
meditation and discourse.
Meditation At Osho Ashram
Interestingly, the followers of Osho wear a typical dress in maroon robes
for meditation and white robes for the discourses, with a necklace of 108
rudraksha beads with an attached picture of Rajneesh. Recently, they have
been assigned a new name as men are given the title of "Swami" and
women "Ma". They are not expected to continue relationships with
their family, when they are in the commune. Accommodation at Osho Rajneesh ashram can
be cost-effective as one desires or as expensive. There are numerous
moderately priced as well as high priced hotels and lodges dotting the
verdant Koregaon Park neighbourhood. For those intending to stay on for a
longer time, there are many willing to accommodate Pgs near the ashram.