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September 6th, 2007
Beloved Friends from the "Places to Meditate" around the world,
As I mentioned in my letter to you in January, we have now
completed the renovation and deep cleaning of Chuang Tzu, making the changes
to
the location of the sign to accompany his ashes, as Osho had
originally asked.
There have been some silly rumors and letters flying around with
all
kinds of crazy suggestions.
I am attaching a letter which Sadhana has sent out to the Osho
Centers in India, which includes some current photos of Chuang Tzu,
to clear up any misunderstandings.
I am also attaching a letter from Anando which she wrote after
reading an email from Neelam fueling these rumors by suggesting this
beautiful space is being "destroyed."
Anyway, just to reassure you that everything is fine.
Love,
Vatayana
Beloveds,
I have read a recent email from Sadhana from the Osho
International
Meditation Resort Management Team and also Neelam's email that seems
to be circulating about the space where Osho's ashes are.
Like Neelam, I am also no longer involved in the operations of
the
Osho International Meditation Resort in Pune.
However I have tremendous respect, and gratitude, for those who
have
chosen to take care of this unique place, and am always thrilled to
visit each year and discover the ongoing improvements.
I know how difficult it is to maintain such a huge property in
India,
and I can only say, thank you for keeping it available.
I am also reminded that Osho did not want a religion, or any
trappings of a religion, to be associated with him. He himself never
used the word 'samadhi' in connection with the place where his ashes
lie, and I think he would be quite perplexed, and maybe also a bit
amused, to see the fuss that is being made by some people about it.
His only interest is our transformation through meditation, and
Chuang Tzu is, and has always been, a beautiful place to meditate. I
would suggest to anyone who wants to get involved in this soap
opera,
to first go and sit there and feel for yourself.
As to the 'cathartic groups' happening there, they are meditative
therapies created by Osho, and he himself suggested they happen
there.
He used to eat his lunch in the room next door when they were
happening, and always chuckled during the gibberish stage of No-Mind.
Regarding the latest story of what Osho is supposed to have said
about his ashes to Neelam and myself ?This simply never happened.
Osho had stopped meeting with Neelam long before, and this has been
confirmed more than once by all the people who were taking care of
Osho at that time.
And can you imagine Osho, who designed in great detail the whole
new
look of the Meditation Resort, and who spoke so poetically and
eloquently on every topic, asking for a suggestion from someone's
unenlightened mind about where to place his ashes and what to write
about them?
He did dictate to me the inscription to go with his ashes, but
that
is all. He never selected a piece of marble for it. For a start, he
was confined to his bed the whole day at the time the meeting is
claimed to have taken place, only coming out for half an hour in the
evening to join us in the Evening Meeting meditation. And I
certainly
didn't lug a huge piece of marble into his bedroom for him to
select!
I trust that anyone who has any respect for, and understanding
of,
Osho's vast vision will not get caught up into these petty things
that distract from his incredible contribution and the enormous
expansion of his work.
With love, and gratitude,
Anando
OSHO International Meditation Resort Management Team
Dt 3-9-2007
Dear friend,
I am very happy to connect with you after a long time. It gives
me
immense joy to share with you the developments of this beautiful
place from time to time.
The management of Osho International Meditation Resort is
entrusted
with maintaining this paradise on earth so that more and more people
can come and participate in The Osho proposal of Zorba the Buddha.
As part of this responsibility, recently we have refurbished
the "bedroom" where Osho asked for his ashes to be placed, as he put
it, "under the bed."
We checked Osho's original instructions which were that the
wording,
were to be placed "over" the bed, not, as we have originally
placed
it, "on" the bed. At that time there was no reliable or beautiful
way
to do as he had asked, especially in the time available. So now, we
have been able to do exactly as he had asked, and put this
wording "over" the bed. You can see this in the photos attached with
this letter.
At the same time, the photo that has been there since that time
was
getting a little old and frayed so we have placed the bronze statue
of Osho there instead. It was a statue he liked.
And when we were looking at Osho instructions at that time, it
was
clear that he referred to this "bedroom" as "Chuang Tzu," it was we
who called it the Samadhi, not Osho. So, we have also used the name
of the room exactly as Osho has, and the sign outside now
says, "Chuang Tzu."
At the same time we were able to clean every crystal of the
chandelier, and do a very deep clean of the whole area, which has
never been possible before as there have been meditations in there
every day for the last 17 years without a break.
Again, looking at the original instructions, it was nice to read
his
very simple statement about this room: "You just put my ashes in
Chuang Tzu, under the bed. And then people can come in and meditate
there." That is exactly what is happening today.
As he had already asked that his Meditative Therapies happen in
Chuang Tzu and didn't ask that they be stopped, those too have
continued. What better way to "meditate there" than as part of the
very processes of meditation he created.
Of course, despite Osho saying so clearly, "love change,"
whenever
anything in the Meditation Resort changes, no matter how slight,
there are always those who want to keep everything static and
unchanging, make a fuss.
So, we are sending these photos so you can see this beautiful
space
for yourself, and open that invitation to you all to come whenever
you have time.
Also, we have now put up a new website, www.neosannyas.org. Now
you
can go to this website, and read what Osho says about sannyas:
"The sannyas movement is not mine. It is not yours. It was here when I was not here. It will be here when I will not be here. The sannyas movement simply means the movement of the seekers of truth. They have always been here."
And the site extends Osho's invitation to everyone.
If you are such seeker, you can now go ahead and complete the
process
of confirming that you are indeed a sannyasin ? without anyone
else's
assistance.
Also, we recently discovered that many of you may be unaware that
you
can read all of Osho's talks in Hindi online at
www.osho.com/libraryhindi. And if you understand Hindi but prefer to
read the sounds in your own script, you can change the text to many
different Indian scripts.
Love,
Amrit Sadhana
for the management team
