June 15, Chidvilas

Today’s day started very liseurly. Samadhan also stayed with us. Sw Arun talked with Kumar Sw ji about going to Chidvilas. There was a tentative plan but not sure. We inquired at the Kip’s Castle about the timings. They said they will close at 4pm.

After sometime, Sw Arun and Kumar sw ji decided to go and see Chidvilas and of course we were going too It was already 5 when we reached there, with only hope that we will see at least from outside and it started raining too.

Samadhan Tried to knock and talk to the people inside, no luck. Then Kumar sw asked one of his disciples to go and talk and amazingly, the manager himself knocked at the door and asked us to come in. He even let us into the 2nd Floor which was closed for the public. We were delighted. Not Surprizingly, the manager pretended that he did not know about Osho / Rajneesh and his occupancy of the place before the law firm.

The county owns the property now. The guys got annoyed when we started talking about buying the property.

But we finally were able to locate Osho’s bed room and the posh bathroom

It was a great day. We came back to the center and rested.

July 14th 09, evening meeting with Kumar Sw ji

Kumar Swami Ji invited Sw Arun to his Samagam program. Me, Chanda, Samadhan , Satyanand, Narinder ji went to the event. THere wer about 700 people who came to see Kumar sw ji and he touched Sw Arun’s feets as his initiating Guru.

He spoke of Arun Sw ji so highly and respected him, very humble for the man of great reputation and fame. The program lasted for about 4 hours, very tiring. We then came (Me, Sw ji and Raman) back with Kumar Sw ji to his hotel (Hilton) where we three stayed over for a night.

I too sneaked into his room to meet in person. I was amazed by his simplicity and  gratitude towards Sw Arun. We were booked a suite, bigger than his. Slept at 3am.

July 12-14 09

Day 1 – This day started with about 10 people who took the whole day off for the meditation camp. And it was Friday. Dynamic was great. But due to less sleep, I could not be total. Then Sw ji talked about Osho and we did Natraj meditation. Narinder has hosted the event very nicely. Due to uric acid problem, sw ji had pain in his legs.

I could see the pain in his voice,  not for his body, but for his inability to be mobile for Osho’s work. I am always amazed to see his passion for Osho. I wish we could have a speck of this devotion.

We then went to the Vedic Society for some talks that Sw ji delivered.  Surprising that there are still people who do havan and vedic studies.

Day 2 – People started showing up for this Saturday event. ABout 30-35 folks did Dynamic meditation. Sw hi then talked about Osho’svision, the disciplines. As we were going to visit Kumari Swami ji on Sunday evening, he announced that there will be sannyas on Saturday evening. I did not feels that there would be anyone to take sannyas. Sw ji explained about Osho’s way of life, and his incidents. At the end of the day 3 people were ready for Sannyas. 1 ma took mala again. It was fortunate to meet Sw Anand Ghan. He had planned to shoot Osho, but later became a sannyasin. I have recorded the intimate discussion and taken a lot of pictures.

Sannyas was explosive, So much energy and so much bliss. We danced for long. It was like being in Tapoban for me. Old sannyasins told us, “It was just like being with Osho during the sannyas initiation.” Above all Sw Ji was happy.

Day 3: Pain in Sw ji’s legs was not getting low, so he was worried about that. But he decided not to take more medicines. We did stop meditation in the afternoon. We had to go to Kumar Sw ji’s program in New Jersey, so we could not participate in the evening Satsang.

11 June 09, another day of rest.

Sw ji rested all day. We were just around him. Talking and resting.

Camp is from Tomorrow. People have already started showing up.

10 june 2009, Sw Arun Arrives at NY

Me, Chanda, Samadhan and Narinder head to JFK at 6am to pick sw Arun up from the airport. His flight landed 6:12 am (right on the money!) Rajesh Sw ji made it easy that he came to NY with Sw Arun. He was tired after a 30hrs after he left from Nepal.

He complained about pain in his knees and ankle, probably a uric acid attack due to exercsion. A whole day of rest made things a little bit ok.

We are happy that he is with us for quite some time. I hope that we take the best care of his health and keep him as comfortable as possible. talked with Rakesh and other friends, all are excited.

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Summary of Osho Meditation camp in USA

“You need to work for Osho, make environment that we can have some camp in the USA”, were the words of our beloved Swami Arun when I was bidding goodbye for my studies in the USA. I had no clue, rather disbelief that I could arrange anything without any resources and any active contacts in USA.

And here we are, we were able to organize Osho meditation camps in 6 different cities in US and Canada in the first try. I am still amazed how everything happened. Swami Parimal and Ma Rachana were instrumental in this effort.

Swami Arun landed on 26th June at New York. On 28th a talk program on Strees Management for life style management was organized at Empire State College (State University of New York). Faculty and staff of the college participated in the event. We did two small Osho meditations. On 29th June, we had a satsang program at Hindu temple where 40 people participated and two days evening programs at (30 June and 1st August) Thai Buddha Vihar where 20 people participated. In these events three friends joined Osho neo Sannyas. Talks about opening a new center at NY has materialized and a new center was planned to be inaugurated on 6th August when we were to return back to NY from the trip.

Next we had a weekend Meditation camp at Atlanta from 4-6 July. The camp had 25 participants. Ma Abha, Swami Paritosh and friends had organized the event with immense love. Swami Arun talked about Osho and his early days. Six friends were initiated during the camp. The Atlanta group decided to do regular meditation meetings every week (initially it was once a month). For last two days we held a satsang program at Swami Ananda Teertha and Ma Chetna’s residence.

From Atlanta we travelled to Columbus and then to Chicago where we had two days residential meditation camp from 11-13 July. The efforts of Sw Murali, Ruchi, Ma Shanti and Shakti beared good fruits. 40 friends participated and 10  took sannyas. Many old time Osho sannyasins participated in camp.

After Chicago we took a detour to North and South Carolina and went to see the Medissage center run by an old time Osho sannyasin Swami Gyan Keerti.

Then we headed for greater Washington DC area, where Swami Yoga Prabhat had arranged a weekend meditation camp from 19-20 July. Total of 30 friends participated in the meditations and 2 were initiated into Sannyas.

It was followed by a meditation camp at Brampton in Canada from 26-27 July which was organized by Swami Sukhminder and friends. More than 45 people gathered for the camp on both days, many of whom where new Friends. 6 friends were initiated into Sannyas. Meditation Camp in Brampton resulted in opening up of four meditation centers, namely, Maulshree, Jagaran, Madhuban, Guru Kripa Osho meditation centers on 30 and 31st July. Celebrations were organized in the centers. All of them have daily meditations and weekly satsang programs. On 28th July a talk program was organized at the University of Guelph on the topic “meditation for Busy people”. The program was coordinated by Swami Dhyan Amrit and was attended by about 55 people. Swami Arun talked about the need of meditation in daily life and we experimented with a short Osho Meditation. It was followed by an interesting question and answer session.

After Canada, we had our final meditation camp at Dallas Texas (2-3 August). Friends in Dallas had never organized a two days meditation camp before and were quite skeptical about the number of participants. But to their surprise friends from as far as Houston, Oklahoma and Atlanta joined in the meditation camp. About 30 people attended the camp and five were initiated into sannyas. Sw Arun spoke about Osho, his ways and need for discipline and the freedom it brings. Ma Azti and friends did a marvelous job in coordinating the event.

Now the camps were over, we had to return back to New York to catch our flights. A new center was inaugurated amidst a celebration in New York’s Long Island City on 6th August. “Osho Sadhana Meditation center” was the name of the center. Swami Parimal is a resident in the center and is managed by him and Swami Narendra. The center will conduct daily evening meditations and weekend meditation camps.

During all the meditation camps, I had the fortune to Travel with and assist Swami Anand Arun. I was amazed by his patience and the way he presented Osho to each and everybody. His love for our master brings tears in my eyes. I can never thank him enough for all the love and sharing. In all the camps he emphasized on the importance of daily meditations, mala, Osho’s pictures, need for a meditation center and how a disciplined life can bring about transformation and freedom in life. Wherever he went, his goal would be to talk as much about Osho as possible, inspire friends, wake them up to open a meditation center in their city. In all the cities, something of this sort started. In places where centers were already in place, they made a commitment to meet as often as possible. All want him to come back soon to US for more meditation camps and we have already started planning for the next summer. More details will be posted on www.tapoban.com as we roll out some events.

7th Aug, Departure to DEL and me back to TOL.

Today was the departure date for Swami ji and me too. Made some quick breakfast and got some fruits. We had completely missed the packet from Niagara Falls. Sw ji was not happy with that. But we finally managed to pack everything up and left for Airport. At the airport, we had some food and then swami ji left for security check. It was sad to see him go away. It was a long company of 6 weeks. I do not know if we could keep him in good comfort but he was so cooperative, never complained. We could not keep him to the standards but we tired our best. Next time we plan a trip we will be very careful about the trip timings and sequence.

On my way back, talked with Sudi and I was in tears when they talked about swami ji. I was really missing him now. Went back to the center to take shower and some rest. Picked up Bhuwan and then they dropped me to the Subway station. Grey hound was a bit delayed but the travel was comfortable and took me to Cleveland without any problem. I had let Molly know about Swami jis arrival to Delhi and they are making arrangements to pick him up from the Airport.

6th Aug Back to NY, Center inauguration

Today was the day to leave. Rakesh took us to airport. I could see him change from normal person to a very loving person in these three days. Flights and connections (via Cleveland) were on time. Narinder and Bhuwan had come to receive us at the airport and we went straight to the center. Swami ji was extremely delighted to see a new center open up in New York. The name was “Osho Sadhana Meditation center” at 18-52 21st Drive Astoria, NY 11105. We did evening meditation and then a friend was initiated into sannyas. Bharati didi, Madhu ji and many friends had gathered in the center for celebrations. After dinner, we went over to Bharati didi’s house for some rest.