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language = English | | language = English | | ||
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stitle = LAST408 | | stitle = LAST408 | | ||
notes = CD-ROM on this chapter: This discourse will be in the book ''[[India: Coming Back Home]]'', which has not been published, as of August 1992. | | notes = CD-ROM on this chapter: This discourse will be in the book ''[[India: Coming Back Home]]'', which has not been published, as of August 1992. | ||
::Audio from 31:55 had 3rd side of another interview ([[The Last Testament (Vol 4) ~ 07]]). | | |||
syn = Interview. Questions read by [[Ma Prem Hasya]] : questions from India Today. | syn = Interview. Questions read by [[Ma Prem Hasya]] : questions from India Today. | ||
:CD-ROM on this chapter: Interview by India Today. | :CD-ROM on this chapter: Interview by India Today. | ||
:Question 1 | :Question 1 | ||
:: | ::You say you have a million followers, but are they being encouraged to spread the concept of awareness through meditation? If so, at what frequency, and after getting what number of enlightened persons around, you will say "thus far and no further?" | ||
:Question 2 | :Question 2 | ||
::Of late, you have relaxed the | ::Of late, you have relaxed the system of recruiting sannyasins; no more of dress restrictions -- orange, red, saffron or lavender. Why? | ||
:Question 3 | :Question 3 | ||
::I see you don't wear red, but why | ::I see you don't wear red, but why do your followers wear red? What is so special about the color anyway? | ||
:Question 4 | :Question 4 | ||
::You are still regarded as the guru of free sex in many parts of the world. Is that a misnomer? | ::You are still regarded as the guru of free sex in many parts of the world. Is that a misnomer? Could you state the recent position more clearly? | ||
:Question 5 | :Question 5 | ||
:: | ::In your earlier lectures, you have harped on a high degree of sexual repression and sexual hypocrisy in man-woman relationship in India. Is it continuing? Aren't there signs that the Indian society is opening up? | ||
:Question 6 | :Question 6 | ||
::In India we have created a tiny but powerful rich class in the last forty years. They are not | ::In India, we have created a tiny but powerful rich class in the last forty years. They are not like Maharajis of the past, but are in business and industry, don't you think that they have contributed very little to progress of India? | ||
:Question 7 | :Question 7 | ||
::In the light of your recent experience, what | ::In the light of your recent experience, what did you think of Ronald Reagan as a leader? | ||
:Question 8 | :Question 8 | ||
::The communist countries today account for nearly half of humanity. Is it the fault of their leaders that communism has gone under | ::The communist countries today account for nearly a half of the humanity. Is it the fault of their leaders, Lenin, Stalin, Brezhnev, Gorbachev, or Mao, or Deng, or Ho Chi Minh, that communism has gone under, or do you think that Marx's basic philosophy is misconceived? | ||
:Question 9 | :Question 9 | ||
::Gandhi is dead and gone | ::Gandhi is dead and gone in 1948 and has left no legacy behind except the surname. Why are you still attacking him? | ||
:Question 10 | :Question 10 | ||
::What do you think of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | ::What do you think of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi? Do you think he is doing a good job by propagating his views on Transcendental meditation? | ||
: | :Question 11 | ||
::Do you think India should make the nuclear bomb? | |||
:Question 12 | |||
::Do you feel that AIDS will ultimately be the biggest scourge for humanity since Hitler, Napoleon, and Attila the Hun? If so, can it be stopped only by condoms and avoidance of kisses? | |||
:Question 13 | :Question 13 | ||
::Will it help | ::Will it help modern day business magnets of our time, say a J. R. D. Tata or a K. K. Berla, to take lessons in meditation? | ||
:Question 14 | :Question 14 | ||
::When you are no more, what would you like to be remembered as -- mystic, spiritual leader, philosopher, | ::One last question. When you are no more, what would you like to be remembered as -- mystic, spiritual leader, philosopher, what? | ||
: | :Question 15 | ||
::Your Rajneeshpuram commune provides a very important model for growth. This is because it clearly showed a practical way of mobilizing money from the rich and to channelize it for creative purposes. But in India, there is very little surplus. What kind of redistribution justice are you visualizing for India? | |||
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prevevent = The Last Testament (Vol 4) ~ 07 | | prevevent = The Last Testament (Vol 4) ~ 07 | | ||
Latest revision as of 15:47, 18 April 2024
| event type | interview |
| date & time | 19 Nov 1985 15:30 |
| location | Span Resort, Manali (HP) |
| language | English |
| audio | Available, duration 0h 31min. Quality: not good, strong noise. Audio seems incomplete. (under revision). |
| online audio | |
| video | Not available |
| online video | |
| see also |
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| online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
| shorttitle | LAST408 |
- notes
- CD-ROM on this chapter: This discourse will be in the book India: Coming Back Home, which has not been published, as of August 1992.
- Audio from 31:55 had 3rd side of another interview (The Last Testament (Vol 4) ~ 07).
- synopsis
- Interview. Questions read by Ma Prem Hasya : questions from India Today.
- CD-ROM on this chapter: Interview by India Today.
- Question 1
- You say you have a million followers, but are they being encouraged to spread the concept of awareness through meditation? If so, at what frequency, and after getting what number of enlightened persons around, you will say "thus far and no further?"
- Question 2
- Of late, you have relaxed the system of recruiting sannyasins; no more of dress restrictions -- orange, red, saffron or lavender. Why?
- Question 3
- I see you don't wear red, but why do your followers wear red? What is so special about the color anyway?
- Question 4
- You are still regarded as the guru of free sex in many parts of the world. Is that a misnomer? Could you state the recent position more clearly?
- Question 5
- In your earlier lectures, you have harped on a high degree of sexual repression and sexual hypocrisy in man-woman relationship in India. Is it continuing? Aren't there signs that the Indian society is opening up?
- Question 6
- In India, we have created a tiny but powerful rich class in the last forty years. They are not like Maharajis of the past, but are in business and industry, don't you think that they have contributed very little to progress of India?
- Question 7
- In the light of your recent experience, what did you think of Ronald Reagan as a leader?
- Question 8
- The communist countries today account for nearly a half of the humanity. Is it the fault of their leaders, Lenin, Stalin, Brezhnev, Gorbachev, or Mao, or Deng, or Ho Chi Minh, that communism has gone under, or do you think that Marx's basic philosophy is misconceived?
- Question 9
- Gandhi is dead and gone in 1948 and has left no legacy behind except the surname. Why are you still attacking him?
- Question 10
- What do you think of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi? Do you think he is doing a good job by propagating his views on Transcendental meditation?
- Question 11
- Do you think India should make the nuclear bomb?
- Question 12
- Do you feel that AIDS will ultimately be the biggest scourge for humanity since Hitler, Napoleon, and Attila the Hun? If so, can it be stopped only by condoms and avoidance of kisses?
- Question 13
- Will it help modern day business magnets of our time, say a J. R. D. Tata or a K. K. Berla, to take lessons in meditation?
- Question 14
- One last question. When you are no more, what would you like to be remembered as -- mystic, spiritual leader, philosopher, what?
- Question 15
- Your Rajneeshpuram commune provides a very important model for growth. This is because it clearly showed a practical way of mobilizing money from the rich and to channelize it for creative purposes. But in India, there is very little surplus. What kind of redistribution justice are you visualizing for India?
- (source: a transcript)
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