Osho International Meditation Resort, formerly known as Osho Commune International is a Meditation center located in Pune, India.[1][2] Established in the year 1974 is now considered as world’s largest centre for meditation and personal growth by Harper's Bazaar. [3][4][5] The Meditation Resort operates the Osho Multiversity which offers courses in Meditations, Consciousness, Creativity and Zen Martial Arts.[6]
Etymology
editThe name Osho International Meditation resort is envisioned by Osho as a combination of meditation qualities of Gautama the Buddha and the resort qualities of Zorba the Greek.
Architecture
editThe campus has many pyramid shaped buildings the largest of which is a vast black pyramid, the Osho Auditorium which is used for meditations and has a capacity of 3000 people. Buddha-Groove is an open-air space with a marble floor, surrounded by bamboo groves and which is used for classes such as Tai-Chi. The Osho Guesthouse is also one of the attractions on the campus with 60 air conditioned rooms for singles and couples with attached bathrooms. Four of them are designed to accommodate people with physical difficulties.
Osho Teerth Park
editOsho Teerth Park is a 12-acre park created out of a publicly-owned former wasteland. Osho Meditators, from many different countries, created natural filtration systems to deal with the polluted drainage water and undertook tree plantation and landscaping.
References
edit- ^ "India's top 10 places for a spiritual vacation".
- ^ "India: in the center Osho, zen always at the zenith".
- ^ "Club Meditation" (PDF).
- ^ "Guns and Roses: Osho's disciples recall their days in the wild, wild country".
- ^ "The world's best prescriptive spas" (PDF).
- ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (1998–2006). Yoga Journal. Active Interest Media, Inc.
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