Surprisingly it is still active, although it seems that some of their controversial practices are defunct (not sure), but it attracts little attention nowadays.
It appears that after two decades of scandal there followed a period of accommodation in the East, with some scholars now praising Osho.
It appears that an HIV test is still required to live in an Osho ashram, and those who are HIV positive are not allowed to live there.
Unfortunately it is hard to find a clip suitable for ATS.
Rajneesh once taught that the f-bomb was the most important and spiritual word in the English language!
(Actually, in the 1970s that was not very unusual).
Here is a clip of the cult's compound in 1982 - Rajneeshpuram in Oregon (apparently after the cult was booted out of India, and a Hindu fundamentalist had attempted to assassinate Rajneesh, believing him to be a CIA agent).
Here the group came under the command of a hardcore female leader dubbed the "tigress", and internationally family members became concerned that a clash with locals or law enforcement seemed likely.
Rajneesh remains a rapist and self-enriching opportunist and fraud to some, and a misunderstood, persecuted mystic to others.
For further research see also the Rick A. Ross Institute's website on various news related to cults and fundamentalist religions, which also has a link to the current Osho websites:
www.rickross.com...
edit on 12-10-2011 by halfoldman because: (no reason given)



