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:A description by [http://www.swami.de/prison_e.htm Osho Film Festival] : | |||
: | ::'''Live from Mecklenburg County Jail, Charlotte, North Carolina''' | ||
::'''A Buddha in chains: a mirror of our times''' | |||
::This event will probably one day be mentioned in history books with the same importance for the spiritual evolution of mankind as the crucifixion in Palestine. | |||
::The only real non violent man of our epoch, one of the wisest men in the history of mankind, is being put into chains and forced into imprisonment by a corrupt government because of his teachings and his criticisms against vested interests and power structures. | |||
::The intention of the Reagan administration was clear: Osho should be remonstrated, humiliated publicly and silenced. | |||
::However, Osho's kidnapping came as such a surprise for all involved that the supervision personnel in the first detention institute had not quite understood exactly who had been put in chains there. | |||
::Stemming from this ignorance and also against the state’s intention of silencing Osho, Sheriff C W. Kidd, head of Mecklenburg County Jail in Charlotte/North Carolina authorized interviews with Osho in prison on 29th October 1985 with television teams from ABC and Channel 6. | |||
::A decision which probably did not help further his career in government. | |||
::Strangely fascinating photographs developed: | |||
::The man who had had hundreds of thousands of people at his feet, letting his wisdom inspire them, suddenly sat like a criminal in prison uniform in a state prison. | |||
::Completely surprised by the kidnapping which took place without concrete reproach or an arrest warrant, Osho expressed his indignation of the US authorities. | |||
::For 30 years he had attacked all religions and all powerful and state leaders in India but he had never been confronted with such national arbitrariness against his human rights. | |||
::At this time, those at the commune still hoped Osho would soon return and it was clear to him that he would leave the USA afterwards. | |||
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Revision as of 15:46, 30 July 2019
- A description by Osho Film Festival :
- Live from Mecklenburg County Jail, Charlotte, North Carolina
- A Buddha in chains: a mirror of our times
- This event will probably one day be mentioned in history books with the same importance for the spiritual evolution of mankind as the crucifixion in Palestine.
- The only real non violent man of our epoch, one of the wisest men in the history of mankind, is being put into chains and forced into imprisonment by a corrupt government because of his teachings and his criticisms against vested interests and power structures.
- The intention of the Reagan administration was clear: Osho should be remonstrated, humiliated publicly and silenced.
- However, Osho's kidnapping came as such a surprise for all involved that the supervision personnel in the first detention institute had not quite understood exactly who had been put in chains there.
- Stemming from this ignorance and also against the state’s intention of silencing Osho, Sheriff C W. Kidd, head of Mecklenburg County Jail in Charlotte/North Carolina authorized interviews with Osho in prison on 29th October 1985 with television teams from ABC and Channel 6.
- A decision which probably did not help further his career in government.
- Strangely fascinating photographs developed:
- The man who had had hundreds of thousands of people at his feet, letting his wisdom inspire them, suddenly sat like a criminal in prison uniform in a state prison.
- Completely surprised by the kidnapping which took place without concrete reproach or an arrest warrant, Osho expressed his indignation of the US authorities.
- For 30 years he had attacked all religions and all powerful and state leaders in India but he had never been confronted with such national arbitrariness against his human rights.
- At this time, those at the commune still hoped Osho would soon return and it was clear to him that he would leave the USA afterwards.
- language
- English
- released
- 1985
- length