Popular among the masses as a mystic Indian guru, Acharya Rajneesh has many followers who visit the Osho ashram in Pune for meditation, relaxation and to spend some relaxing moments in the serene ambience of the ashram. However, the place and the guru have a controversial side wherein the teachings, preaching and philosophy of the spiritual leader has faced heavy criticism from other famous and eminent people. Yet, the fan following hasn’t reduced and the followers keep visiting the ashram to go on with their belief.
Originally, Acharya Rajneesh was a professor of philosophy and a public speaker who travelled all through India during the period of 1960s. His viewpoint toward sexuality earned him the label ‘sex-guru’ wherein international followers are more in number. Firstly, he lived in Bombay during 1970’s for a while; but later shifted his base to Pune, which was earlier known as Poona. In Pune, Osho Ashram was established by him that attracted a large number of people from the west as the ashram offered various therapies in the midst of a lenient ambience and to attend his lectures. However, due to his method of teachings, Acharya Rajneesh received heavy condemnation from the Indian government and the social circle because of which he then moved to United States in 1981.
In Unites States too, Osho established his own community in the state of Oregon called as ‘Rajeeshpuram.’ However, it also faced lots of criticism for reasons like conflict due to land usage and food contamination on citizens of Dallas. Osho was denied entry from almost twenty one other nations and had to return back to India. He travelled around the world and came back to Pune wherein he died in 1990. The Osho ashram is now widely recognized as ‘Osho International Meditation Resort’ where the followers from the west still keep visiting.
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