The inner workings of the Osho Ashram.

Aurangabad, Before we left Pune Rasta-Hair-John decided to take one of the many discourses at the Osho Ashram in order to associate himself a bit with what goes on their. He took an introduction at the Osho International Comune and joined their meditative dancing. "Funny monkey sounds they make" he said when we met later on in the day. Apperently 21 people are in commant of the Ashram and all the expensive courses done by volunteers who get no pay, the aids test fee plus the 20 Rp. a day to get inside the Ashram. All this money goes to these 21 people..... Whatever happens to this money is an open question that nobody can answer and is kept in big secrecy. All sort of intrique seems to be going on. People who have convinced themselves that they are very happy and benefit greatly from what they learn from these costly discourses. Whenever I have contact with them I can`t but wonder about this intense tangible feeling of self-deceit that radiates from this facade that hovers around them, and around this whole damned Ashram!!! I dutch sanyassin I met in Colombo told me he got expelled from the Ashram for beating up his korean girlfriend. The poor chap goes around on crutches and is in such a bad physical state he can barely lift his arms. His korean lady is now romantically involved with one of the infamous 21 sanctum sanctorum group.