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Part V : Osho holds Meditation Camps
1962-1974 Osho holds many Meditation Camps of 3-10 days, during
which he gives several daily discourses and leads meditations.
I used to talk to crowds of fifty thousand people or one hundred
thousand people, and I knew that everything was going beyond their
heads; they were just sitting there....
These people loved me, not because they understood what I was
saying, but just because of the way I was saying it. They loved
my presence but they were not seekers. They had just taken an
opportunity.
Soon I became tired. It was utterly useless because they were
listening with one ear, and from the other ear it was going out - that
was the men! Women listen with both the ears, and everything goes
out from their mouth. Just a little difference! Have you ever
seen two women sitting silently together?
The world is so full of gossiping, and you are talking about meditation.
It is so juicy to gossip about what is happening in the neighborhood.
As far as meditation goes, there is enough time in old age, or
even after death. Silently lying down in your grave you can meditate
as much as you want. But right now there is so much happening
all around - somebody's wife has escaped, somebody's husband
is cheating his wife....
Seeing the situation, that it is almost futile to talk to the
crowd, I started gathering a few people. The only way was to drop
speaking to the crowds. I would go to a mountain and I would inform
people that whoever wanted to come to the mountain for ten days,
or seven days, could come and be with me. Naturally, if somebody
takes ten days out of his work, he has some interest, it cannot
just be curiosity. If he leaves his wife and children and job
for ten days, at least he shows a sign that he is not only curious
but he really wants to know. That's how the meditation camps began.
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I used to go often to Udaipur, in Rajasthan. In Udaipur I had
my first meditation camp; and I had a very beautiful gathering
of people. mess212
To a friend Osho writes:
I have just got back from a camp at Ranakpur.
It was just for friends from Rajasthan, that's why you weren't
informed.
It lasted five days and about sixty people participated.
It was a wonderful success and it was obvious that much happened.
Encouraged by the results the organizers are planning a Camp on
an all-India basis.
You must come to that. teacup01
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