The life and works of OSHO

Question: Can you please comment on the life and works of OSHO? Is Gautama Buddha his personal teacher? Is his soul already ascended or does it have a new embodiment considering that he was attracted to luxurious cars late in his life. What will be the future of his followers? Are they forming a new religion? I find that his preachings are sourced from other establish religions.

Answer from Jesus: - July 9, 2011

OSHO is not ascended. Gautama was never his personal teacher. OSHO was tied to beings in the mental realm. These beings have for centuries tried to portray Gautama's teachings as being very mental or intellectual, and many people – especially in the West – have believed this. Yet Gautama's true teachings were not intellectual, as mine were not intellectual.

OSHO's lifestream is currently in the realm of wish-fulfillment (Devachan), where it might remain for a long time. This is a realm in which lifestreams can fulfill the wishes they never had fulfilled on Earth. OSHO is there having sex with young devotees and driving a fleet of Rolls Royces, being revered as the most advanced guru ever. It is doubtful he will ever take embodiment again on Earth, although some will indeed claim to be a reincarnation of OSHO.

OSHO was a typical example of a guru that comes out of India without having fully internalized the timeless, non-dualistic wisdom of India and without understanding the mindset and culture of the West. He then attracts followers in the West, who likewise do not understand the true wisdom of East or West, and thus are impressed by the fact that the "guru" has pulled together knowledge from known sources and is expressing it in a distinct way.

They do not see that his personal behavior simply cannot be that of a true guru, and they do not see that there is little of originality in his teachings. Thus, they do not see that the guru's teachings are little more than a personality cult—despite claims to the contrary.

The followers of OSHO are likely to follow the pattern seen in so many other organizations centered around one leader. When the personality is no longer there, how can the cult continue? Well, it can continue only by people being in a state of denial, in which they insist the guru was perfect and that his teachings are complete, which is why they must never be changed and why no member of the organization must look at other teachings or new revelation.

People can easily be stuck in that mindset for the rest of their current lifetime.

Copyright © 2011 by Kim Michaels