Enlightenment Intensive (group)

Enlightenment Intensive was a three-day Pune One introductory group given to many newcomers. The group first started in Oct 1975, and continued to be offered, as far as we know, until Jun 1981, when Osho left for the States, and possibly a little afterward. The group's form was created in the 60s by Charles and Ava Gardner. In the commune it was led by Ma Amida (possibly Prem), assisted by Sw Vimalkirti, Ma Anand Ganga and Ma Anand Parijat. The Community to Provoke God brochure said of it:

The process used here combines the eastern meditation on a zen "koan" -- concentrating and meditating on a question -- with western communication techniques. Eighteen hours a day for three days, participants sit in pairs alternately answering the question "Tell me who you are", and maintaining total isolation within the rigid structure of the group. Layer by layer the mind is cleansed of superficial identifications as the question "Who am I", penetrates deeper and deeper layers of being.

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