Wow! time just flies. Looks like we went to the retreat in March and then again we are meeting swami ji this month. He is visiting New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Dallas and Chicago from June 9 – July 15.
As per his hints, there will be fewer camps in days to come.
New York team had been looking for a place for a three days meditation retreat to be conducted by Swami Anand Arun. The criteria was – a place with plenty of green, water and a little far for the city, that can accomodate all the participants for the whole duration of the camp. The Streling Inn in South Sterling, PA met all those criteria and the owner of the resort was also a Osho Lover.
The camp started on 11 June with some 40 participants, some new comers and some seasoned meditators. A whole house was converted to a mini-commune for the participants. We started with Dynamic meditation, followed by sharing, Nadabrahma, Kundalini and evening satsang. Swami Arun talked about the early days of Osho’s work and his struggle to establish Osho centers in Nepal. “All we need is a dedicated team who is ready to work hard. Money has never been a problem, once you have dedicated people”, emphasized Swami ji. He further added, “I love to stay in Nepal and speed up the work that is happening there, but I take all the pains of travelling to USA with a hope that we will build a Osho Commune in US very soon, and I try to inspire people for dedication and hard work.”
The Energy of the place had changed in a day. Everyone was enjoying the retreat. On the second day, Swami Arun shared about developments in Osho Upaban, an upcoming commune in Pokhara, Nepal, which is taking its steps in a fast pace. Today was the sannyas day, two friends were initiated on sannyas amidst an energetic sannyas celebration. After sannyas celebration, some participants also got a chance of experiencing Shaktipat. Over all the energy was at its peak this evening.
The last day ended with group prayer meditation – one-of-a-kind group meditation that everyone loved. Its difficult to explain the magic of the moment. The camp ended after lunch, but no body was willing to return back, and time seems to fly away very fast. Next year, we will be hosting a 5 days retreat in the same resort so that much work can be done on ourselves, than to just leave at the crescendo of energy.
Osho New York team, (Sw Narendra and friends) did a great job in managing the camp and for taking care of all the participants.