Founded 1974 | Founder Rajneesh | |
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Location Koregaon Park, PUNE, INDIA | ||
Osho International Meditation Centre was founded by Rajneesh also known as OSHO in the year 1974 in Pune, India. The meditation resort earlier known as Rajneesh Ashram and then as Osho Commune accounts 38 per cent of its vistiors from all over the world.
History
During 1974 Rajneesh established the Poona Ashram in Koregaon Park in Pune. He gave a 90 minutes discourse nearly every morning, alternating every month between Hindi and English. He also spoke on Gautam Buddha, Jesus, Lao Tzu and other mystics. In these years, he answers questions on personal matters such as love, jealousy, meditation. The commune that arose around Osho offers a wide variety of therapy groups which combine Eastern meditation techniques with Western psychotherapy. Therapists from all over the world are attracted and by 1980 the international community gained a reputation as ‘ the world’s finest growth and therapy center.’ One hundred thousand people pass through its gates each year.