Today our guest is Ma Dharam Joti. Joti met Osho in 1968 and traveled with him in the very early days when Osho used to give talks around India. Joti was part of the very first group of 21 people initiated into sannyas in 1970. Nowadays Joti continues to lead meditation camps around the world.
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Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:
01:03 - How Joti came across Osho
02:55 - Osho when he was 36 years old
04:37 - Osho asks Joti to work for him
05:57 - In 1970 Osho moves to Bombay and Laxmi becomes his secretary
06:35 - September 1970: Osho initiates the first 21 people into Neo-Sannyas
09:09 - Sannyas as a device for awareness and to spread his vision and
12:22 - Osho starts Kirtan Mandali
15:08 - In 1974 Osho moves to Poona and asks Joti to stay in Bombay and run a meditation centre until 1979
17:47 - Osho goes to Oregon and Joti follows him there
19:31 - In 1995 Joti starts conducting meditation camps in India
20:10 - In 2000 Joti moves out of the commune and brings Osho meditations around the world
22:31 - Joti stops travelling and is preparing for the “last journey”
24:32 - Sannyas initiation after Osho left the body
29:36 - The most potential country for Osho to grow
32:33 - Do you need a living Master?
34:22 - Joti’s morning routine
37:04 - Joti’s favourite meditation
37:44 - Joti and Osho today
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Love Osho Free Guide - How to meditate if you can't sit quietly
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