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FLOWERS AT OSHO, PUNE. DAY 4 - DYNAMIC MEDITATION & SILVER!September 26th, 2008 by Jim

...The early morning dynamic meditation started at 6am and re-sisting the temptation to settle for the early morning sleepingversion, showered and stepped into my maroon robe and head-ed to the dark side of the moon auditorium...

...The black robed, white belted instructor announced that...once the session had started nobody would be allowed to joinin as I prepared for one of the most surreal hours of my life onthis earth...

...Having walked by the Osho shop & the Osho Multiversity(still to explore) I passed maroon robe couple hugging - not inthe ‘we’re a couple’ way, just a ‘ we’ve bonded, we understandand we’re enjoying this moment’.Fair enough - not something seeneveryday so good for them but themore I looked for it the more it wasclear the hugging was big here.

...A German guy (appeared) whowas with Osho 29 years ago, usedto teach healing here but left a fewyears ago. He reckoned that Oshowas poisoned by the CIA / FBI andbit by bit his health deteriorated.

Now living off site but ‘eats hereall the time’ and has his own silverjewelry business which sustainshim nicely. “Now is a great time tobuy silver my friend.”

“I don’t wear jewellery,” I repliedshowing him my empty and un-marked wrists. “No I mean buy asin trade, people watch gold, oiland apple stocks but silver is theone that will increase 5-fold in thenext 2 years, just you wait”.

Wow. I chuckled at the thoughtof a Zen like ticker tape stream be-ing played under the Osho screenat his evening discourses. Ohm....The peace, the spirituality or theopportunity to meet women, haverandom hugs or trade silver andclose the deal quickly with an un-cluttered focus?

...Who does run OSHO now, Iwonder?

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