Spiegel TV - Die Jünger Bhagwans (1999)

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This video is a Spiegel-TV documentary about the Poona II commune, which is just getting ready to enter the twenty-first century.

From YouTube:

„Seitdem die Jünger Bhagwans ihren Ober-Guru los waren, hatte sich die Moral der Truppe deutlich verbessert. Vorbei waren die Zeiten, in denen die Sannyasins ihrem Meister einen Rolls-Royce nach dem anderen schenkten. Ende 1999 ging es in Poona, dem größten esoterischen Freizeitpark der Welt, fast so lustig zu wie im Disney World. Doch damit nicht genug: Pünktlich zur Jahrtausendwende wollten sich die Lila-Laune-Bären in ganz neue Menschen verwandeln.“

(Translation: “Since the disciples of Bhagwan got rid of their chief guru, the moral of the troupe had improved significantly. Gone were the days when sannyasins gave their master one Rolls-Royce after another. In late 1999, Poona, the world's largest esoteric theme park, was almost as fun as Disney World. But that's not all: Just in time for the turn of the millennium, the purple mood bears wanted to transform into completely new people.”)

The film shows a little bit around in the commune presenting some people in interviews, scenes of working meditation and Osho Mystic Rose and lastly, a funeral celebration for an Irish sannyasin. Talks were done with Sw Amrito, Sw Dayan Gyanydaya, Ma Harito, Sw Nirvika, Ma Bodhi Hanna and a unnamed Ma at the funeral celebration.

editor’s comment

This documentary covers Osho and his Sannyasins with Spiegel-TV's customary highly critical perspective. They convey the idea of some amusing folks waiting for the new century and the new humanity to arrive in a rather cynical manner.

language

German

released

German RTL Spiegel TV Magazin first aired it on December 12, 1999, from 22:30 to 23:20. Spiegel TV is also available on YouTube. It was rerun multiple times, latest primarily on September 13, 2019 and January 5, 2020.

length

8:24 min

credits

Unknown

see also

OshoFilmArchive catalog no : OFA00,358

sources

YouTube

Title: Die Jünger Bhagwans

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