LoveOsho podcast E031 Pratiksha Apurva
- This is one of the LoveOsho podcasts. It was recorded on 27 November 2018.
- Episode E031: Osho meditative art
- with Ma Yoga Pratiksha
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- Blessed by being born into Osho’s family, Pratiksha matured into a famous artist. Pratiksha is the pioneer of a new genre called Meditative Art, acknowledged and awarded by the highest political figures in India. Pratiksha sees Osho words in colours and her art is a vehicle for expressing Osho’s vision on canvas.
- Today our guest is Pratiksha Apurv. Pratiksha was born into Osho’s family and spent intimate time with Osho as a child. Pratiksha has grown into a well-known painter without any formal training. In 2016 Pratiksha won the National Award in India and her exhibition Mystical Moments was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:
- Pratiksha memories as a child with Osho
- How Pratisksha would find the way to spend time with Osho
- Pratiksha sitting on Osho’s lap
- Osho enjoys cutting Pratiksha’s hair
- Pratishka describes how she took sannyas at 11 years of age on her own request
- Pratiksha designs the Mala for children
- Pratiksha talks about how it was to be in the commune as a child
- Pratiksha tells the story how Osho’s father (her grandfather) took sannyas
- Osho declares his father’s enlightenment
- Osho asks Pratiksha to draw and encourages her future talent as a painter
- Pratiksha moves with her whole family in Oregon, USA
- Pratiksha witnesses the miracles of a desert turning into an oasis
- Pratiksha returns to India and becomes a famous fashion designer running a 400 people company
- Pratiksha picks up the brush and turn into a famous artist without any formal training in painting
- Pratiksha describes her art as giving colour to Osho’s words
- Pratiksha is the pioneer of Meditative Art and explains how it differs from traditional art
- Pratiksha’s art has been acknowledge and praised by the highest political figures in India
- Pratiksha expresses Osho’s vision through painting
- Pratiksha explains the creative process which enables her to produce her artwork
- Pratiksha’s art has healing properties
- Pratiksha’s current projects (building a permanent exhibition centre in Pune)
- Pratiksha's morning routine
- Pratiksha's favourite meditation
- Pratiksha and Osho today
