People associated with the movement Rajneesh movement

1 people associated movement

1.1 literature , thought
1.2 spirituality , psychology
1.3 performance arts
1.4 politics
1.5 others

people associated movement
literature , thought

joachim-ernst berendt, jazz musician, journalist , author. became member of movement in 1983. when osho died in 1990, wrote obituary calling him master of heart holiest scoundrel ever knew .
elfie donnelly, award-winning anglo-austrian children s book author. joined movement in 1980s , among disciples osho appointed inner circle , group entrusted administering estate after death.
jörg andrees elten, german writer , journalist. known reporter stern before joining movement, , later took name swami satyananda.
tim guest, journalist , author. grew in movement name yogesh , later wrote critical book, life in orange, difficult childhood.
bernard levin, english columnist. joined movement girlfriend arianna huffington in 1980s , later published glowing accounts of osho , movement in times. osho, stated: conduit along vital force of universe flows. levin later joined movement of spiritual inner awareness huffington.
peter sloterdijk, german philosopher. joined movement in 1970s. in interviews given in 2006, credited experience having had fundamental, beneficial , continuing effect on outlook on life.

spirituality , psychology

margot anand, teacher of tantra. student of osho , first began teach tantra in ashram.
jan foudraine, dutch psychiatrist, psychotherapist, writer , mystic. sannyasin name swami deva amrito.
nirmala srivastava, indian spiritual teacher. member of rajneesh movement , later founded spiritual movement of own, sahaja yoga, repudiating osho.
ma prem usha, indian tarot card reader, fortune teller , journalist. member of movement 30 years, until death in 2008.

performance arts

parveen babi, indian actress. joined movement in mid-1970s former boyfriend, producer mahesh bhatt, , later became devotee of philosopher u. g. krishnamurti.
mahesh bhatt, indian film director, producer , screenwriter. became sannyasin in mid-1970s, later left movement , instead found spiritual companionship , guidance u. g. krishnamurti, biography wrote in 1992.
georg deuter, known swami chaitanya hari, musician of rajneesh movement. composed music accompanies osho s meditation recordings in poona , later @ rajneeshpuram.
mike edwards, british former member of electric light orchestra, known swami deva pramada or pramada.
ted gärdestad, swami sangit upasani, swedish singer , former tennis player
albert mol, dutch actor , author.
nena, german singer , actress. in 2009, stated had become fan of osho, books , meditation techniques, had discovered few years earlier.
ramses shaffy, dutch singer , actor. once heavy drinker, stopped drinking when joined movement in 1980s , became swami ramses shaffy. later relapsed alcoholism.
terence stamp, british actor. in 1970s, spent time in poona ashram, meditating , studying teachings of osho. stamp initiated sannyas osho , became swami deva veetan.
anneke wills (ma prem anita), british actress famous role doctor sidekick polly. moved india stay @ poona ashram son jasper (swami dhyan yogi) during 1970s , moved again sannyasin commune in california during 1980s.

politics

arianna huffington, greek-american political activist, , partner bernard levin disciples in 1980s. later joined movement of spiritual inner awareness.
vinod khanna, indian film star , politician, osho s gardener in rajneeshpuram. later became india s minister of state external affairs (junior foreign minister), holding office 2003 2004. became sannyasin on 31 december 1975 , received name swami vinod bharti.
barbara rütting, german actress, author , die grünen politician. sannyasin name ma anand taruna.

others

pratiksha apurv, artist, osho s niece , has been member of movement since age of 11.
prince welf ernst of hanover, eldest son of prince george william of hanover , princess sophie of greece , denmark. joined movement in 1975, died ruptured cerebral haemorrhage @ age of 33, while @ poona ashram. osho gave him name of swami vimalkirti.
turiya hanover (born wibke van gunsteren), german spiritualist , wife of prince welf ernst of hanover. took sannyas husband, , given name turiya osho.
shannon jo ryan, daughter of former congressman leo ryan, investigated jonestown commune of people s temple in guyana , killed there followers of temple. joined rajneesh movement shortly after father s death in 1981. took name ma prem amrita pritam, , married sannyasin, peter waight (swami anand subhuti), @ rajneeshpuram in 1982.
ma prem pratiti - lady zara jellicoe, daughter of earl jellicoe




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