Osho world biography

Indian mystic (1931–1990)

"Osho" redirects here. For other uses, see Rajneesh (disambiguation) and Osho (disambiguation).

Rajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain; 11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990), also known as Acharya Rajneesh,^[2]Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and later as Osho (Hindi pronunciation:[ˈo:ʃo:]), was an Indian godman,philosopher, mystic^[4] and founder of the Rajneesh movement.

Osho world biography

He was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader during his life. He rejected institutional religions,^[5][6] insisting that spiritual experience could not be organized into any one system of religious dogma.^[7] As a guru, he advocated meditation and taught a unique form called dynamic meditation.

Rejecting traditional ascetic practices, he advocated that his followers live fully in the world but without attachment to it.

Rajneesh experienced a spiritual awakening in 1953 at the age of 21.^[7