RickshawFan
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I certainly do remember. This all exploded shortly after we moved to Oregon in 1984! The Rajneeshees had gained a tremendous amount of power before they were brought down. As I keep saying, do NOT underestimate this group at the refuge. They may seem like a joke, but they are absolutely and dangerously focused on their ultimate agenda. Even if they leave the refuge, they will keep going elsewhere and gather followers. JMO
Agree. I got to Oregon shortly before you. It was unreal how rapidly the Rajneeshees took over and how extensive their hold was on local jurisdictions. And they were spreading into the Columbia River Gorge and Portland.
Good thing Oregon had some astute prosecutors. IMO, they never did come down hard enough on the Bhagwan, though. The hypocrisy of this man. It makes me ill to see how big his Osho business is, the books, the recordings, the Ashram visits, international reputation, meditation retreats....
Meditation and "spirituality" and militarism and consumerism and Rolls Royce ownership (didn't he have, like, 26?) all rolled into one? Bwahahaha!