Osho: Intimate Glimpses
The last words Osho spoke before leaving the body:
“Anando will be my medium.”

Through a series of poignant memories and anecdotes, Anando offers a glimpse into the private life of the twentieth-century mystic, Osho, through her unique perspective as one of his caretakers and secretaries in the last years of his life.

These stories, never before shared publicly, show another side of the man described by The Times (London) as “one of the makers of the twentieth century”. Anando reveals the sense of humor and fearlessness with which he navigated the controversies that hounded him in his later years, as well as the immense compassion and love with which he worked on those closest to him.
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Osho: Intimate Glimpses
The last words Osho spoke before leaving the body:
“Anando will be my medium.”

Through a series of poignant memories and anecdotes, Anando offers a glimpse into the private life of the twentieth-century mystic, Osho, through her unique perspective as one of his caretakers and secretaries in the last years of his life.

These stories, never before shared publicly, show another side of the man described by The Times (London) as “one of the makers of the twentieth century”. Anando reveals the sense of humor and fearlessness with which he navigated the controversies that hounded him in his later years, as well as the immense compassion and love with which he worked on those closest to him.
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Osho: Intimate Glimpses

Osho: Intimate Glimpses

by Anando
Osho: Intimate Glimpses

Osho: Intimate Glimpses

by Anando

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The last words Osho spoke before leaving the body:
“Anando will be my medium.”

Through a series of poignant memories and anecdotes, Anando offers a glimpse into the private life of the twentieth-century mystic, Osho, through her unique perspective as one of his caretakers and secretaries in the last years of his life.

These stories, never before shared publicly, show another side of the man described by The Times (London) as “one of the makers of the twentieth century”. Anando reveals the sense of humor and fearlessness with which he navigated the controversies that hounded him in his later years, as well as the immense compassion and love with which he worked on those closest to him.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9788183285698
Publisher: Wisdom Tree Publishers
Publication date: 08/01/2021
Pages: 172
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Anando is one of the women in the ASHA Foundation, UK, list of 240 "influential, inspiring women from all walks of life and from around the world who are outstanding in their fields".

A former attorney and businesswoman, she quit her lucrative and successful worldly careers in the mid-1970s and travelled overland to India, where she met Osho. Intending to stay at his ashram for just two weeks, she stayed thirty years.

Along the way, she became his personal secretary, one of his caretakers, and an original member of his Inner Circle.

Table of Contents

Preface: The Story xi

Introduction 1

The Day Osho Left the Body (19 January 1990) 5

Osho's Final Words 8

Osho has said that the last words of a master are significant. What does it mean that Osho's last words were, 'Anando will be my medium'? 11

Becoming Part of Osho's Personal Household 12

How did you come to be Osho's secretary? 12

And how did you come to also be one of his caretakers? 19

How did you become a sannyasin? How did you meet Osho? 24

What did you do in Pune in the seventies? 28

And then at the ranch, in America, you were part of the legal team? 29

Personal Experiences With Osho 30

Can you tell us about Osho's dental sessions? 30

Who was there? 30

Didn't Osho use laughing gas in those sessions? 32

What happened in these sessions? 33

Tell the story of the ghost. 39

Were there any mysteries with Osho? 47

What about the blue 'Om'? 48

Tell us about the time you had to bow down to everyone in Buddha Hall. 48

Wasn't there a time when you really did leave? 56

What other insights did you have about yourself? 58

Other Glimpses of Osho's Private Life 64

Can you say something about the last nine months Osho was in the body? 64

Tell us about Osho's room. 68

What was his lifestyle? 70

Osho's body became more and more fragile; we could all see that. What can you say about it? 71

Why did Osho want his room so cold? 73

What kind of music did Osho listen to? 74

And didn't he watch some monies? 74

J heard Osho had a photographic memory and read many books a day. 75

And what about his own books? How many are there? 76

What did he talk about? 77

Was there anything different about the last period of discourses? 78

It was a little unusual, wasn't it, to be a 'rich' guru as Osho was? 80

Is that why he used jokes in what were essentially religious discourses? 81

What was Osho's involvement in his hooks? 81

Why was Osho's photo so important that he wanted it on all his books? 84

Didn't Osho leave a list of books to be published? 85

And didn't Osho give you a special project, Philosia? 86

Osho in America (June 1981 - November 1985) 89

What can you tell us about Osho's experience in the United States? 89

What is the story of Osho's poisoning? 92

So the after-effects of this time lingered on into Pune Two? 95

Why did Osho go to America? 96

How did the problems in America start? 97

Why didn't Osho stop Sheela? 100

What happened to all the Rolls Royces? 104

Touring the World With Osho 107

After Osho was thrown out of America, he spent some months in Kulu Manali. Why did he again leave India? 107

What was the problem with Laxmi? 108

Osho traveled to a lot of countries after he left Kathmandu, but he was denied entry or deported. Why? 111

What happened after Osho went to Kathmandu? 113

So, what happened in Greece? 114

What happened in Sweden? 117

Then where-London? 118

What happened in Ireland? 120

After Ireland was Uruguay? 121

Last stop-Portugal? 123

The Last Period-the Return to India and Pune Two 127

Talk about when Osho returned to Mumbai. 127

Why did Osho return to Pune (Pune Two)? 128

Why was he called the 'sex' guru? 130

Why did Osho decide to change his name? 131

Wiry did Osho always have women in positions of responsibility? 132

Did Osho leave something like a will? 133

Did he give any guidance about what will happen when he leaves the body? 134

Did Osho leave a successor? 135

As well as the Inner Circle, wasn't there another committee? 136

How did the Inner Circle work? 136

What do you mean that the Inner Circle didn't work out? 138

How was life for you after Osho left his body? 139

Osho's Biography 143

Appendix: The Inner Circle Members 153

Glossary 154

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