Chronology
This page is under construction --Sugit (talk) 11:19, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
This table shows major events in Osho's work and in the community around him.
It is a short version of the timelines, click here to see all events of that year:
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- Chronology of major events
| date | event |
|---|---|
| 11 December 1931 | Osho's birth, Kuchwada (Bhopal State, now District Raisen, MP) |
| 1951 - 1955 | Jabalpur: studies at Hitkarini College, then D. N. Jain College (BA in philosophy). Also worked as an assistant editor at "Nav-Bharat", a local newspaper during studing. |
| 21 March 1953 | Osho's enlightenment, Bhanvartal garden in Jabalpur, under a Maulshree Tree |
| 1955 - 1957 | Sagar (MP) : studies in the University of Sagar (MA in philosophy) |
| from 21 Sep 1957 to June 1958(?) |
teaches sanskrit at Sanskrit College, at Raipur (MP) |
| 1958 - Aug 1966 | teaches philosophy at Robertson College of Jabalpur University, Jabalpur |
| 2 or 3 Aug 1966 | Osho resigns as a professor from Jabalpur University ** |
| 29 Jun 1970 | Osho leaves Jabalpur for Bombay |
| 8 Dec 1970 | Osho has shifted to a new residence: A-1, Woodland Apartments, Peddar Road, Bombay-26 |
| 21 Mar 1974 | Moving from Bombay (Mumbai) to Poona (Pune) on the anniversary of Osho's enlightenment**. Apparently an Enlightenment Day celebration was held in each city**. Then, before the first discourses in Poona, there was an eight-day silent period **. |
| 30 Mar 1974 pm | first discourse in Poona, at Lao Tzu balcony: Geeta-Darshan Adhyaya 16 ~ 01 ( गीता-दर्शन, अध्याय १६ ) |
| 1 Dec 1974 am | first discourse held at Chuang Tzu Auditorium: Ek Omkar Satnam ~ 11 ( एक ओंकार सतनाम / The True Name, Vol 2 ) |
| 10 Dec 1975 pm | first, held at Lao Tzu porch: Hammer on the Rock ~ 01 |
| 11 Apr 1977 am | first discourse held at Buddha Hall: The First Principle ~ 01 |
| 8 Sep 1979 om | Osho's father, Sw Devateerth Bharti, dies enlightened. Osho visited him in the afternoon. |
| 23 Mar 1981 pm | last of the darshans: The Sound of One Hand Clapping ~ 23 |
| 21 Apr 1981 | The beginning of the (mostly) Silent Period is announced ** |
| 1 May 1981 am 31 May 1981 am |
A month with satsangs after 5 weeks of seclusion: Satsang May 1981 ~ 01 etc. |
| 1 Jun 1981 | Osho drives from Poona to Bombay, to take a flight to New York, USA. Then is driven to Chidvilas, (Kip's Castle), New Jersey. |
| 29 Aug 1981 | Osho moves to Oregon: driven to NY airport, charter flight to Redmond OR, then driven to Rancho Rajneesh |
| 3 Jul 1982 am 7 Jul 1982 am |
First Annual World Celebration ~ 01 etc, Buddha Hall, Rajneeshpuram |
| 2 Jul 1983 am 8 Jul 1983 am |
Second Annual World Celebration ~ 01 etc, Buddha Hall, Rajneeshpuram |
| 30 Jun 1984 am 6 Jul 1984 pm |
Third Annual World Celebration ~ 01 etc, Buddha Hall, Rajneeshpuram |
| 30 Oct 1984 pm | End of the silent period. Osho starts speaking for a small audience ("The chosen few"): From Unconsciousness to Consciousness ~ 01 etc, at Lao Tzu Grove, Rajneeshpuram |
| 30 Jun 1985 6 Jul 1985 |
a week of festivities at Rajneeshpuram (Fourth Annual World Celebration) |
| 30 Jun 1985 8:30 | Osho gives discourse in public again, at "Rajneesh Mandir": From the False to the Truth ~ 03 etc. |
| 17 Jul 1985 om ** | Osho starts giving interviews to the world press, at Jesus Grove: The Last Testament Vol 1 ~ 02 etc. and The Last Testament (Vol 1) ~ 01 etc. |
| 14 Sep 1985 | Ma Anand Sheela leaves Rajneeshpuram
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| 27 Oct 1985, 17:30 | Osho leaves Rajneeshpuram |
| 28 Oct 1985, 01:30 | Charlotte, North Carolina : Osho lands in Charlotte and is arrested |
| 28 Oct 1985 pm | Osho is moved from the Marshal's lockup to Mecklenburg County Jail, then is moved from jail to jail. He is possibly poisoned with Thallium and/or exposed to radioactive material. |
| 7 Nov 1985, 20:00 | Osho finally lands in Portland and is taken to the Multnomah Justice Center, Portland, Oregon |
| 8 Nov 1985 pm | Osho is released on bail and returns to Rajneeshpuram |
| 13 Nov 1985 pm | Osho leaves Rajneeshpuram for the last time to return to Portland, Oregon |
| 14 Nov 1985, 17:30 | Osho is sentenced and leaves the USA via Allentown, Pennsylvania. Start of The World Tour. |
| 17 Nov 1985, 02:30 | Osho lands in New Delhi, India, and at 7:00 am gives an interview: Press Conferences ~ 09 |
| 17 Nov 1985, 12:00 | Osho lands in Manali (HP), stays in the Span Resort, 14 Mile, P.O. Katrain, Kullu Manali Highway, 175129, Himachal Pradesh. |
| 19 Nov 1985, 09:30 | Osho starts giving interviews: The Last Testament (Vol 4) ~ 07 etc. |
| 2 - 3 Jan 1986 | Osho visits New Delhi , India |
| 3 Jan 1986 pm | Returns to Oberoi Soaltee Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal, gives discourses: The Last Testament (Vol 5) ~ 17 etc. |
| 15 Feb 1986 am 16 Feb 1986, 07:00 |
Osho leaves Nepal, flies via Bangkok Thailand and Bahrain to Greece, stays in the villa of a friend in Agios Nikolaos, Crete. |
| 19 Feb 1986 pm | Osho starts giving discourses in the garden: Socrates Poisoned Again ~ 01 etc. |
| 5 Mar 1986, early afternoon | Police break into the house, arrest Osho. For film footage, see Socrates Poisoned Again After 25 Centuries (1988). |
| 6 Mar 1986, 01:30 7 Mar 1986 am |
Osho leaves Greece, flies via Geneva Switzerland, Stockholm Sweden, and London UK to Shannon, Ireland. |
| 18 Mar 1986 pm 19 Mar 1986, 22:00 |
Osho leaves Ireland and flies to Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 12 Apr 1986 pm | Osho starts giving discourses: Beyond Psychology ~ 01 etc, at Punta Del Este, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 19 Jun 1986 am 21 Jun 1986 |
Osho leaves Uruguay and flies to Lisbon, Portugal |
| 30 Jul 1986 am | Osho leaves Sintra, Portugal |
| 30 Jul 1986 pm | Osho lands in Bombay, India after more than 20 countries had either denied him entry or deported him. |
| 31 Jul 1986 am | Osho stays in the house of a friend in Sumila, Juhu , Bombay and starts giving interviews: The Last Testament (Vol 6) ~ 05 etc. |
| 3 Jan 1987, 02:00 | Osho returns to the Poona ashram. The end of the World Tour. |
| 8 Jan 1987 pm | Osho starts giving discourses: The Messiah Vol 1 ~ 01 etc, at Chuang Tzu Auditorium |
| 7 Jul 1987 am | Starts giving discourses in the renovated "Gautam the Buddha Auditorium": Bodhidharma ~ 05 etc. (Later this year there are some changes back and forth to Chuang Tzu Auditorium. From 22 Dec 1987 pm discourse was only in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium.) |
| 10 Apr 1989, 19:00 | Osho's last discourse: The Zen Manifesto ~ 11. At the time, this was to be the start of a new series: The Awakening of the Buddha, Akashics re Buddha Hall: Osho’s last discourse |
| 23 May 1989 pm | A silent satsang: Silence Meeting 1989 ~ 01 at Gautam the Buddha Auditorium |
| 14 Jul 1989 pm | Start of the series of silent satsangs: Meeting of the Osho White Swan Brotherhood ~ 001 etc, at Gautam the Buddha Auditorium Akashics re Buddha Hall: Full Moon Celebration |
| 1 Oct 1989, 19:00 | The Osho White Swan Brotherhood is renamed to Meeting of the Osho White Robe Brotherhood ~ 020 etc. |
| 15 Oct 1989, 19:00 | Meeting of the Osho White Robe Brotherhood ~ 034 : message from Osho: “Yaa-Hoo!” out, “OSHO” in |
| 19 Jan 1990 | Osho leaves his body. See film I Leave You My Dream (1990). |
